Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-18
discussing THE
COLLEGE MERGER,
Dan stOokey Of Salt Lake Takes
I,sue With Rep Fisbburn Of
BOxelder
MIS- ESTIMATE NOT CORR
s,t Iaker Figures that College Per
Capita Exceeds That Of the
University.

MIA, the University Agricultural col
,.oe merger Is far from being dead IS
.na "a evident from the discussion heard
~ avery hand. There are those VINO
Do, that the problem Il far from being
so,yed and that while the late Leglsla-
,,ro nassed It up to It's successor the
,,,otter must be threshed out at an early
da,e These people argue that the cost
81 maintaining these institutions sep
or,tely is becoming more burdensome
avery year, and that the issue must be
met fairly and squarely and the matter
rroperly adjusted for all time.
nurIng the discussion in the Leglsla-
,ure Representative Flshburn stated
,Sst The University OF Utah was recely-
,ng an appropriation OF $40 per capita
nar annum while the Agricultural COLI
lee was getting but 500 This state
,nent has been dlssected by Rep. S. j.
eiookey Of Salt Lake. who finds that
he lawmaker from Boxelder figured In
he University estimate the amount APP
rrnnrlated for expensive supplies and
apparatus, which, instead OF being but
two.year proposition, as would APP
near from the argument OF Mr.. Fish
burn. win continue 10 do service for
generatlons, and thus become a lasting
benefit 10 the state. The college per
oaplta was not figured on this basis.
To support his argument Mr. Stookey
submits the following:
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
Number Of students In university
proper ,.s,tsts''ss sss.'' t'ss'sss's. JVS
Number Of pupils in training school
al state expense .,....,..,..,,,.... l15
Number of students in kinder
garten ,.,,,,,,.,.,,.,., bO
Estimated number In summer
school .,.,.,,,.,,.,..r.,'.. 10y
Total number Of students, Y. OF
T., at state expense .'.,,,,.,.,.',,l,2S
Total cost to state for general
maintenance apparatus and
supplies. University OF Utah,
for TWO years .,,...,..s.s...sslb9, sou w
Cost per capita for two years 1900
Cost per capita for one year.. 1850
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Total enrolment, including those
taking special winter course. .. 726
Total cost to state for main
tenance for two years 90. $3.50, 900 90
Income from federal govern
ment for two years ......,. 10000 90
Total cost 70 state and gov
eminent, general mainte-
nance, supplies, etc, ..,,.nSlSO 900 90
Cost per capita for two years 247 90
Cost per capita for one year 1850
In the latter estimate, VIZ, that show
ing per capita maintenance figure OF
the A. c., Mr.. stookey figures in the
sum Of $4,000, which the college viii
receive from the federal government
during the next two years The cost
per capita, leaving out this item. Is
shown as follows
Total cost for general malnte-
nance etc. A. c., for two
years ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $3.50 600. 90
Cost per capita for two years 40 90
Cost per capita for one year $3.50
Difference in cost per capita, U. OF
u, and A, c. per year, In favor OF the
University $3.50, minus $3.50, equals,
$40
Another estimate made by Mr.. Stoo-
key also fayOrs the University OF Utah.
THIS Is based en- the aggregate sums
that each institution will receive from
all sources, as follows,
Total income OF University OF
Utah, 1866 including in
terest from state lands
fund ..,"".,............, 1901 100000
Total income Of Agricultural
college, including federal
appropriation ...,.,....... 1870, 900 90
Cost per capita, University
OF Utah. two years ...,-n 2i0. 90
Cost per capita, University OF
utah, one year .....,.,,... 800 90
Cost per capita, Agricultural
college, two years ....,... 2i7 90
Cost per capita, Agricultural
college, one year ".,.u,", 1880