The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-22
DRS. ALDERMAN. M1NER AND
OTHERS SPEAK FOR SPECIAL.
APPROPRIATIONS.
REV. mo. WHITE OPPOSED THE INCREASE
In Addition to Regular Appropriation Each
Institution to Receive SIS, 900 for Two
Years. To Loan $40, 1000 to Un-
wersity. $4,000 to
the Normal.

The joint Committee ON Education
met yesterday afternoon in the State Lii
brary TO consider the appropriations for
the State Normal and Industrial Col
lege and the State University. 1t was
a full meeting of the committee. num-
Der of interesed persons were present
1t was a most Interesting meeting and
eloquent speeches were made.
DIR. Charles II. McIyer. president of
the State Normal and Industrial Col
lege, spoke ably in behalf of an addi-
tional appropriation for his institution.
Mr.. w. ID. Turner. director in the
same institution. addressed the com
mittee.
DIR. Il. A. Alderman. president of the
State University, made strong and elo-
qhent argument for an increased appro-
priation for the University. DIR. Lewis,
a trustee, also spoke for the University.
Mr.. Jno. Il. White strongly opposed any
increase in the appropriations to either OF
the institutions.
After the addresses were concluded
the committee went into executive ses-
sion and decided TO recommend spe-
cial appropriation of $1,000 per year for
to the State Normal and Industrial Col
lege, and the same for the State Uni
versity in addition to the regular appro-
priation. 1t also recommended that the
State Board of Education invest $4,000
Of the per cent Educational bonds in
permanent Improvement at the State
Normal and Industrial College, and
$4,000 of such bonds in permanent inn
TO hn faf mi Tha
State Board of Education to receive
4 per cent interest on these investments
from each of the said institutions-the
State Board of Education to hold the
property of each Institution in trust to
secure the payment of interest.
The investment of these bonds does
not affect the State treasury ut all. nor
the income for public schools received
by the State Board of Education; i'll
fact the State Treasurer is now paving
interest on these bonds to the State
Board of Education and hereafter the in
terest will be paid by the State Normal
and Industrial school and the University.
DIR. ALDERAIAN'S SPEECH.
President Alderman ably presented tho
needs of the University. He showed
that the attend Bce had increased dur
ing the past len years from o3O To 1913.
Since the last meeting Of the General
Assembly 900 70 ing men. regiment,
had received instrueien there. IL these
figures the enrolment at the summer
school is excluded. OF the enrolment
during the present year, 400 or % per
cent are from North Carolina. This
shows that more North Carolinians at
tend their own State University than
the young men Of any other State in the
Union.
Fonr-fifths Of the students are sons of
poor men who have gone there at great
sacrifice on the part of their parents
on money borrowed or labor done Fifty
or more are working their own way
through the University at all sorts of
honest labor, from cutting hair TO cut
ting wood.
The income of the University from
all sources is S4S,000. Eour-tifths of
this amount is spent on the teaching
Of the students. The present appro-