The Ordway new era., 1906-11-30
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO.
An Earnest Plea viii Be Made for lts
Liberal Support.

An Earnest Plea viii Be Made for lts
Liberal support.
Boulder.-Among the important mat.
ters Of appropriation which will be
presented to the Legislature In Janu.
ary. will be that of funds for the State
university. When the Legislature
doubled the mill.rate 1t was the general
expectation that the measure would
provide for the support ad growth OF
tho University for several years, but
tnis expectation has not been fulfilled.
The university, according to the re.
gents report. which will be submitted
to the Legislature, Is in immediate
need OF money. At the time Of the in.
crease OF the mill-rate everybody
thought the state valuation of property
Tor taxable purposes would advance
materially from year to year. but in.
stead 1t has remained nearly station.
ary In the face OF a great development
OF the wealth Of the state. The ex-
pected increase In revenue has been
only In small part realized. Again, the
growth OF the university has passed all
the expectations OF the Legislature
and OF the regents. What few years
ago was thought to be provision for
prospective enlargements, is now In
ADEQUATE even for present necessities.
The state has In its organic law
pledged itself to provide through the
State University. "a liberal education
and thorough knowledge of the differ.
ent branches of literature, the arts and
sciences. with their varied applica-
tions." That this intent may be full.
hlled, II Is necessary that the univer-
sity be given adequate funds. The stu
dent body of the University Of Colo
rado represents every section OF the
state. Its influence upon the life and
ideals Of the entire commonwealth is
thus made far-reaching. Through its
work OF investigation: through the
ideals OF culture and character which
It places before the students; through
the standards It maintains; through
the practical demands 1t meets in fit
ting young men and women for service,
It finds abundant Justification for its
existence.
An excellent idea OF the progress OF
the university Is shown by the enroll.
ment. In 1912 there we're sixty.six
students In the university proper, now
there nre $50 students, not counting
the summer school and preparatory
school. This increase, according to
Mr.. Merritt OF the Boston Transcript.
is tho second largest in tho United
States. These facts are important.
not only rs indicative OF the growth of
the university, but as a means OF show.
Ing the influence Of the states highest
institution Of learning upon the sec.
ondary and grade schools Of the COM
monwealth. The experience Of edu.
Gators shows higher standard Of Sec
ondary schools with the rise OF uni
versities. More pronounced than ever
before are the demands for college
men and women In the high schools
and even the grade schools as well.
Broader sympathy and truer scholar
ship are now necessary for the teacher.
It Is n,t only in this one direction. but
in those OF general standards, require
ments and curricula. that the univer-
sity influences the lower schools, espe-
cially Is this true Of n state university.
The state university Is the peoples
university. maintained by them for
their children. As part Of the educa.
tional system OF the state 1t may well
claim the same support and loyalty on
the part OF all citizens as all the other
public schools demand. Il Is to be ex-
pected that the Sixteenth General AS
sembly will be as generous In its treat
ment Of the state university as former
Legislatures.
The citizens Of the state who are IA
miliar with the work OF the university
what It does for the young men and
women Of the state-appreciate that 1t
needs generous support. No doubt the
members Of the Legislature will do what
ever is possible. Colorado demands the
best of education for her sons and
daughters. The regents OF the univer.
sity are furnishing such education now
and will continue 1t In Just as full
measure as the funds placed at their
disposal will permit.