New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-21
WORK OF THE UNIVERSITY
Secretary Parsons Makes Public His
Annual RepOrt.

Albany. March aO-The report Of Secretary James
Russell Parsons. IT., covering the work OF the Uni
versity OF the State OF New-York FOR 1893, made
public tonight comprises a review OF the powers
and duties OF the Regents and a historical sketch
OF the development OF the interests in their charge
1t states that since October 1892 the Regents held
2o4 committee meetings and forty-three full board
meetings every committee meeting having quo
rum in attendance and the full board meetings
being attended by average Of fourteen members
During the year there were twenty-five changes IN
the stan OF the University. The preceding year
saw forty-foUr changes.
A thorough financial review IS presented BY means
OF tables. summaries and comparisons. The total
expenditures OF ths University IN 1903. including
grants to schools and libraries. the statutory allow
ances 20 professional examiners. returns TO the
State Treasurer salaries services and ell other ex-
penses Of maintenance. show decrease over 1902
OF 81, T73. The transportation account. including
both mail and express. shows in 1901. 1902 and 1858.
compared with 1900 average decrease IN cost
OF 1888.
The report quotes the statement o: the committee
education in tia Constitutional Convention OF
1884 in the regard OF other states and countries.
It IS this University which has given New-Hork
her reputation and her position IN the literature
OF education
Until last year the bills for legislative printing
were paid by the Controller under the printing con-
tract without the audit OF the University. Since
October l. 1902 duplicates OF all bills for legislative
for examination and report to the Controller. The
department IS also informed Of any changes made
IN the bills. and now knows ct all times the cost
OF this work. Since 1900 there has been an annual
reduction IN the cost OK legislative printing and
IN 1905 the amount paid was less By S59593 than
in 1902 In 1903 bulletins for al apartments Of the
university except the State Museum cost S3.452.
while receipts from sales Of the same bulletins were
S5SJi. Though only $50 was realized from the safe
Of the State Museum bulletins. these publications,
ton, agriculture and the commercial development
Of the natural resources Of the State and they
have great financial value in that they enable
the State Library to procure by exchange valuable
works which must otherwise be purchased. Since
1890 the additions from this source. excluding dupi
Gates (s6 555 volumes and 1224s2 pamphlets and
periodicals. have greatly exceeded the additions
paid for 90 rs volumes and $50 pamphets) from the
direct appropriations Of Sy2soO for new BOOKS
serials and binding.
between the State Library and other large Libraries
in this country. 4 table based on Official reports
received In August, 1903. showing the NUMBER or
volumes ratio Of employees 70 volumes, stan, aver
age and total salaries excluding those for Janitor
services I'm twelve libraries. seven Of which are
1orted nv state or government gives this result
when comparison IS made with the New-Nork state
library and Home Education departments COM
bi1ed: Only three OF the twelve nave lower aver
age salaries, and those arc city public nDraries'
clerks and pages. TIE report declares that the
Ncv-York state Library can fairly be compared
only with the Library Of Congress, since ooth nave
RESPONSIBILITIES that do not fan on the ordinary
public library. The Library Of Congress win only
i-.o and Cue-half times as many books, has three
times the staff Of tho Network State Library and
Home Education departments combined ana nearly
five times as large a salary appropriation