The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-02-16
The University Football Coaches
and Taxes.

The University FootDHA
and Taxes.
The editor of the Reno Journal gets
funny in a recent issue as follows;
.sThe editor of the White Pine News
shows an amazing Ignorance OF college
affairs by endeavoring to attach the ~
creased University tax with the pros
nact of an eastern football coach next
season. My dear unsophistocated
friend. we're you raised so utterly for
elgp to institutions OF higher education
that YOU are not aware such proceed
ure on the part OF any college IN the
world would cause universal condemna-
ton by every thinking man, woman
and child who heard ofit!"
Now, my dear old fogy. mossback
friend, can II be possible that you have
entirely overlooked the fact that ''de
earth do move? Since you left the
halls Of your Alma Mater, II you ever
had one, yes. even In the last five years
college athletics have been revolution
lied, as you would know II you had
been q close reader OF Harper's Week
", which you recommend to me. Per-
haps you are not aware that the CHI
cago University supports Professor OF
Athletics, in the person OF the famous
Yale athlete, Mr.. Stage, and that he
acts both rs football and baseball
coach for the University teams. Yet
we have not heard any violent protest
from the thinking men, women and
children among the good Baptists who
help to support that institution. The
University OF Michigan employs an ath-
letic Director. who superintends the
training of all of the teams, and We ven.
turs to say that every college OF i'm
portance In the East employs such a
man. OF course, In many instances,
the students hire a special coach for a
few weeks, but there was no reason to
believe, from the article that appeared
In the Journal, that such was TO be the
case in such progressive institution as
the Nevada University. As we remem-
Der It, the article said that Pres. Stubs
had surprise In store for the students
in the form OF genuine live coach from
an eastern College. II seems now that
he expected them to pay for their own
surprise party. Very good, We are glad
10 bs corrected, but We would advise
the mossback metropolitan editor OF
the Journal to be little more sure OF
his facts, before jumping at conclusions
in the future.
In this connection, 1t might not be q
bal idea to say few words about the
Nevada University. To begin with, we
DO not believe that there class of PEG.
pie In Nevada that is more interested
In educating its children or more will.
ing to stand It's share of the expense OF
maintaining University than the peo-
pie OF White Pine. They also believe
In fair play, and with their backs al
ready breaking under n tax rate OF SO.
II on the hundred, the recent addition
OF cents for the benefit OF that institu-
tion has caused many to reflect.
A reference to the report OF the Pres
ident OF the University shows that last
year the total enrolment OF students
was 366. OF this number, SO were from
the wealthy State OF California, and ii
from other States Ga students from
outside OF Nevada that her tax ridden
people are educating for nothing. We
know OF no other State institution in
the country that Is so liberal. We also
notice that of hsremaining 302 students
from this State, Washoe county sends
les or 81 per cent, yet Washoe county
only pays 20 per cent OF the taxes.
White Pine county sends 2, or six tenths
of one per cent, and pays per cent OF
the taxes. II Is true that Washoe Co.
has at last come forward with astound.
ing generosity and proposes to buy a
farm for the University at a cost oil
$4,000.
Some means should be devised OF
equalizing the cost OF this institution
among the various counties. students
from other States should be made to
pay tuition fully equal to the cost Of
their instruction and we can see no oh.
lection to charging resident students 0
small tuition. Even the University Of
AZ rich State as Michigan charges the
students from its own State from s25 &c
$40 year and non-residents from s4t
TO s76. 1t Is no more than right thai
those who enjoy the privileges, should
help pay the expense. Students wht
are able to hire eastern football coaches
can help pay for their education.
suitable system of free scholarships fol
the deserving poor could be arranged 5,
that none would be debarred the chanc'
of q good education who desire one
We hope To see President Stubbs real
ize his ambition to make the Nevad,
University one OF the best on the Coast
but let's have Justice to the taxpayers