, 1906-12-20

Expenditures.
$75,739.55

palahNS ouAs loNt 1900
s75,739.55
Hon. Otto Gramm is the president of
the board. Mr.. A. c. Jones is the treas
urer and DR.. Grace Raymond Hebard
is the secretary. The salient features
Of the presidents report are contained
in the following paragraphs:
Attendance at the University.
The attendance at the university
shows a steady and healthy growth In
spite of the fact that the courses have
been considerably strengthened in
scholarship in all departments and that
the high schools of the state are very
rapidly developing and thus taking up
on themselves some of the work hlther-
to performed by the preparatory de-
partment of the university. The at
tendance has been as follows: 1923,
1871; 1904 2O5; 19O4-5, 213; 19O5.6,
241. The next catalogue will proba-
bly, show for the present year in the
neighborhood of $50. 1t is worthy OF
notice that the largest department is
the college of agriculture and mechan'
ic arts, which numbered in 10000 81
students, in 19O4-5 so, and in 1866 81.
These include the students in agricul'
ture, engineering and commerce. The
next largest department is the college
of liberal arts, in which were enrolled
in 1904 &c, in 1904-5 sc, and in
1866 IS.
The Summer School.
One of the most promising develop
ments of the last two years has beer
the establishment of the summer
school, primarily, though not exclu'
sively, intended for teachers. At the
first session, the summer of 1905, there
were 81 students enrolled; at the sec
ond session, 1906, there were As stu
dents enrolled. A large percentage OF
these students are from outside OF
Laramie, coming from places scattered
over a large part of the state. At the
session of 1906 a primary observation
training department was introduced
under the charge of Miss Ruth Adsit,
a member of the faculty of the Iowa
state normal school. There were be
tween 20 and 80 children in this de-
partment and many OF the teachers OF
the summer school enrolled for the
course.
The Experiment Station.
At the last session of congress the
Adams bill was passed, appropriating
to each state for the state experiment
station in agriculture the sum Of $4,000
for the first year and $4,000 additional
each subsequent year until the maxi
mum of $4,000 is reached. This mon
| ey, like the Hatch fund of $4,000, is
to be used exclusively for experiment
purposes. 1t cannot be used in the
acquisition of land or the erection o.
buildings or in any way in the develop
ment of the university proper. To make
this appropriation thoroughly effective
in Wyoming it is necessary for the
state to provide land, buildings, ant
equipment for the proper carrying OF
of the work. l wish, therefore, to urge
the d~esirability of transferring to the
university the ownership of the oil
penitentiary buildings and grounds
This would assist very largely in solv
ing u problem. These buildings ant
grounds, however, are not in suitable
condition for the experiment. purposes
Some money ought to be expended IL
repairing and improving the property
1t does not seem possible to secure THU
money from the regular income oil tn
university. 1 wish, therefore, to urg'
upon you the d~esirability of a small ap
preparation by the next legislature TO
this purpose-s5,00 900 would perhaps sui
fee.
A Woman's Building.
When the State Federation OF VIC
mans clubs met in Laramie in Octobe
they showed much interest in the &c