The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-05-31

and answering few of the queries
arising in the minds OF the people.
For instance a person not informed
as you profess to be might and good
many are asking why it costs so much
more per capita now TO educate stud
ent at the a. G. than il did In 1867
and SS? Again they are wondering
why the increase In cost exceeds the
increase in the enrolment?
a person not informed as your paper
would indicate that you are would
naturally suppose that the cost of
maintaining all the departments
would be practically the same despite
the number enrolled as long as none
of them became crowded to such an ex-
tent as TO necessitate more room and
equipment, yet we find from an exami-
nation of appropriations made by the
state during the last seven years that
the increased cost OF maintenance is
entirely disproportionate with the in
creased enrolment as will be seen by
an examination OF the following.
During the two school years ending
June 1898 there was appropriated from
the State treasury for general main
tenance s24, 900. The average enroll
ment OPS making per capita cost OF
! $2G. 40.
During the two school years ending
June 1901 there was appropriated from
the state treasury for general main
! tenance $4,000 An average enroll.
ment OF ST. making per capita cost
Sf2. q per cent decrease in EN- ollment
and 80 per cent increase appropriation
1t must be remembered that one
reason for the increased appropriation
during the last named period was that
winter course was provided for by
the legislature Of 1890.
During the two school years ending
June 1908 there was appropriated
from the State treasury for general
maintenance $4,000. The attendance
was 1861. Cost per capita S43.10.
Here was an increase of attendance
of u per cent and an increase In ap-
preparation of about 30 per cent.
During the two school years ending
1908 there was appropriated from the
State treasury for general mainten-
ance S9S,035. The attendance was
1854 Cost per capita 5000.
Here was an increase OF attendance
OF y per cent and an increase Of APP
preparation of over 100 per cent.
There is now appropriated for the
coming two years from the State
treasury for general maintenance
$3.50, 800.
Assuming that the attendance will
increase as In the past it will be some
thing like 1892 or an increase Of % per
cent with an increase of appropriation
of 37i per cent.
During the several years mentioned
extra appropriations have been liber-
ally made to provide more room and
new equipment and stock as follows:
In 1879. e.. ............S 1905
III 1871. ...........,.... bl,0OO
In l9O3. ....... ............... 1900
Now the writer among many others
would like TO know why it is that an
appropriation for the next two years
of $l30,50O, for general maintenance
and education of say 1892 students is
necessary when in 1898, 92S could be
educated for S24, 800? or course / do
not pretend that this is the entire
amount OF revenue the college has as
II receives we all know the regular
governmel appropriation, nor do j
pretend to the above figures are
Don't you think in view Of the above
facts that more good will be accom-
plished by correcting If you can any
and all misaprehensions which people
at home and abroad will become pos
sessed OF by an examination of the
foregoing record than the course re-
ferred to? Would IL not be wise TO
rebuff the growing sentiment outside
OF this county, where their ideas are
not colored by self interest, that at
the present rate of increase il will
not be very long before the A c.
and one other state institution will
absorb all Of the present revenues of
the State?
Then speaking of the cause of the
present agitation. Is il any wonder
II arose when the A. c. not content
with the extraordinary rate at which
its appropriation had been increased
in the past but came in and asked
that the former sum OF sos, 935 be
thrilled, asking for in the neighbor-
hood S2S0,000 or nearly one half the
revenue of the state
The writer is just as good friend
as the a. G. has, and is also interested
IN the financial development of our