Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-09
UNIVERSITY ASKS STATE AID.
Legislative Bills Provide Appropria-
ton Necessary for State School.

Legislative Bills Provide Appropria-
ton Necessary for State School.
Appropriations necessary for the
support and development of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin are provided for
by bills introduced in the senate and
assembly. Provision is made in these
bills for the establishment and main
tenance of medical college, equipped
to give the first two years of four
year medical course. A new woman's
building, including gymnasium
which the investigating committee rec
commended be provided for forthwith
by the legislature, is also asked for in
the bill The university authorities
likewise desire the continuation of the
present building appropriation, which
was made by the last legislature for a
period of three years, for three years
more, and TIE continuance of the pres
ent provision by which the university
is authorized to borrow money from
the general funds of the state from the
beginning of the fiscal year in July to
the time of the collection of the taxes
provided for it's support.
AS the appropriation by the last leg
islature in the form of two-sevenths
mill tax was for the support and de-
velopment of existing colleges and de-
partments, and was conditioned upon
the securing of legislative consent for
the creation of new departments or
colleges, the university asks the legls-
lature for permission to establish a
college of medicine and requests that
$4,000 be appropriated annually for
such a college equipped to do the first
two years of medical school work
The establishment of medical school
| incorporating the present pre-medlcal
course Of the university is made nee
cessary by the laws of surrounding
states, which require of those who de
sire to practice medicine that they
shall have four years in medical col
| lege In consequence Of these laws
the chief medical schools of the cOun
try no longer grant credit to students
who have taken the pre-medical course
at the university. In Justice, therefore
| to the young men and women OF Wis
consin who wish to gain as much OF
der the most favorable circumstances
it is said to be necessary to incorpo
rate a medical school as a part of the
university.
The university bill also provides for
the appropriation of 100000 annually
for four years with which to construct
and equip a woman's building, with a
woman's gymnasium, and to begin the
construction of dormitOries for, men
This appropriation is asked for in &C
cOrdance with the recommendation OF
the legislative committee that investi-
gated the condition and needs of the
university. The committee reported
as follows: I'VE recommend that pro
vision be made forthwith for suitable
woman's gymnasium and that the gym
nasium in ChadbOurne hall be aban-
dCned as such and converted into such
use as the regents may deem best.
The visiting committee last year also
recommended: The erection at once
of cottages and dormitories large
enough and of sufficient number to
house all of the women connected with
the university who must now live in
boarding houses" President Van Hise,
in his biennial report, shows that 1.-The
health of hundreds of young women is
suffering because of the shameful lack
of facilities for their physical train
ing"
Two years ago the university author
tiles asked for an annual appropria-
ton Of 100000 for six years, with
which to provide the necessary build
ings for the maintenance of the scho-
lastic work of the institution. The
appropriation was made for three
years instead of six, and the university
| therefore desires that it be continued
three years more, or six years in all,
as originally requested. AS during the
past two years, this fund is to be used
for the construction and equipment of
additional buildings in the order of the
greatest need. 1t also makes possible
a more economical and effective plan
ming for necessary new buildings.-W