Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-14
5. ]. |. RECEIVES
GOOD ENDORSEMENT
Legislative Committee Finds
University Has Made Great
Advancement
RECOMMENDS s254,ooo FOR IT
Larger Part Of This Sum Needed For
Support =und-Site For Tuberculosis
Hospital Endorsed-Stock Food Bill
Opposed Before Committee on Ground
II ls Unnecessary.
RECOMMENDS s254ooo FOR IT
Snec,al to Times-Republican.

was decidedly flattering to that eou-
cational institution. The trustees hao
asked appropriations aggregating $44o'-
600, and the visiting committee en-
dorses appropriations for $254,000. OF
this. $4,000 is for additions to the
support fund, $4,000 for land. $4,000
for equipment of new science building
etc. and $4,000 for general equipment
and supplies. In general the commit
tee stated:
"Your committee desires to congrat-
ulate the people of the state on the ap-
parent advancement OF the university
in all lines and departments of its ed
ucational work Its attendance Tor the
year 19O4-ii was 1860, and for 1905
was 1915, an increase Of Is per cent,
being a greater per cent of increase
than that of any school OF like rank
and character in the United States.
The increase so far this year is over
200. the proportionate increase being
about the same as that OF last year.
With this great increase In attend
ance the university in all departments
is ovsrcrowdad Notwithstanding the
substantial new buildings that have
been erected the past few years. me
completion of the new science hall Will
give relief to some of the departments.
The registration, in some instances, has
had to be refused on account of lack
of room. We think the university is
as we'll managed as the means at COM
mand and the system in vogue will
permit. and we feel that the university
has become one of the foremost uni
versities of this country. We are par
ticularly gratified with the large and
substantial growth Of the graduate
college, which is the apex OF all uni
yersity work The enrolment in the
graduate college is larger than that OF
any of the western states, exceeding
that of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois,
Missouri, Nebraska and Minnesota"
The sumrner school last year had 2S2
students and the expenditure was So
546.
The chief item of the large appropri-
alton endorsed by the committee Is
that relating to the annual support
fund On this the committee says:
1.-THE present annual appropriations
already fixed by, law for the university
amounts to $205,500. We fell that at
the present time there should be no
additions to the annual appropriations
Cor educational instruction, but what
ever of appropriations are made by
this general assembly should be special
appropriations. We feel that the time
IA c,lnnnrf of
the three educational institutions will
be on the millage basis. The legisla-
lure of Michigan, now in session, has
increased the millage tax for the sup
port Of their university from u mill
to 4 mill, thus doubling their appro-
priation. but we make no recommen-
cations for millage tax for support of
this general assembly. The first con-
sideration that the university should
receive is that Of dts support fund.
Without it the university would be UNI
able to exist. The large and gratifying
growth of the university has necessi-
tated and will continue to necessitate
much larger support fund. We feel
that the asking of 100000 for addi-
tional support is likely to be all needed
before the end of the .biennium, but
when we take into consideration the
many deman Of the available funds at
the disposal OF the general assembly;
curtailment of this asking Of $4,000,
and we therefore recommend special
appropriation Of $4,000 for support
for the ensuing biennium, and we ask
that there shall be no curtailment of
this amount, as we feel assured that
a.! of this will be needed"
The committee recommends $4,000
, for repair and contingent and $4,000
for library fund support. The commit
tee. Gisapproves Of the asking of money
for land for a woman's dormitory; but
does recommend $4,000 for land for
.he proposed new law building and Cor
other purposes Just west of present
campus. The asking for $4,000 for
equipping the new science building,
the new wing of the hospital, steam
laboratories. etc., Is approved; also the
$50, 900 for general equipment. While
recognizing the need of women's
dormitory the committee declines to
recommend the $125,000 therefore The
asking of $4,000 for paving and side
walks is approved, and $4,000 for inn
provement of the grounds. The SO =
900 asked for mechanical stokers is
approved
The same committee visited the state
meteorological laboratory at Iowa City
and highly commended the work. The
laboratory examined $3.50 specimens
the first year and 5,199 the past quar-
ter. and the total for the third year is
likely to be 10000. The value of this
work based on commercial rates would
be about $4,000 year. An appropria :
ton of $1,000 is recommended.
The committee also visited the site
for the state tuberculosis farm near
Iowa City and declares 1.-The board of
control should be commended in Sc
lecting so favorable a location for the
proposed hospital"
At the hearing before the joint COM
mittees of the house and senate on
agriculture on the pure stock food bill,
yesterday evening, representatives OF
the manufacturers Of commercial and
continental stock foods argued that
the bill was unnecessary for the rea
son that the subject is already covered
by the state pure food law, that the
subject Of pure foods and pure seeds
should not be treated in the same bill;