Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-04

appropriation of $4,000 for the sup
port of the university extension and
correspondence school work; the
third, introduced by Assemblyman
Ledvina, aims to put the college of
law on the same basis as the other
departments of the university by
abolishing the tuition feature of that
college.
Assemblyman Clearys general ap-
preparation bill provides that the ap-
preparation of 100000 for the main
tenance and improvement of the uni
versity, voted for three years, be ex-
tended to six years. The secretary of
state is authorized, as he was by the
terms of the last appropriation bill,
to transfer current running expenses
from the general fund into the uni
versity fund until such a time as the
regular appropriation is collected.
Then the amounts SO loaned from the
general fund are to be transferred
back from the university fund. A
special appropriation of $4,000 is
added for the construction of a wo-
mans building This appropriation
is to continue for four years.
The womans building has been ag-
itated by the president of the univer-
sity and others for some time, and is
one of the greatest needs of the insti-
tuition at the present time The build
ing, which is provided for by the
bill and which is contemplated by the
authorities, is to be a wOman's gym
nasium and fully-equipped dormito-
ries all in one. At the present time
the only accommodations for housing
the hundreds of goods is ChadbOurne
hall. The facilities of this building
are so limited. however. that barely
100 girls can be housed there, and
quirements AS a result a rule had
to be made recently to accept as
roOmers in Chadbourne hall only
freshmen and sophomores, compelling
upper classwOmen to seek lodgings in
the various rooming houses about
town, unless they we've affiliated with
Greek letter societies.
College of Medicine.
The bill further provides that a
new department shall be added to the
university in a college of medicine,
placing this department on a co-ordi-
nate basis with the colleges of engi-
neering. law, agriculture, and letters
and science. Up to now only an en-
maintained, but progress has been
made to such an extent that in order
to rank with the first class UNIVERSE
ties of the country, a college of med
icine seems to be imperative.
Assemblynan Smiths bill provides
for , special appropriation of $4,000
Tor university and correspondence
school work The example set by
other institutions in Introducing the
correspondence school feature, thus
permitting night study by those not
so situated that they can take regu-
lar university work. particularly in
engineering, has urged upon the uni
versity authorities the necessity of
falling in line and establishing such
an institution at the Madison seat of
learning. The correspondence school
has been started and is developing
rapidly in the college of engineering
and in other departments.
Against Law School Tuition.
An amendment to the statutes is
suggested by Assemblyman Ledvina
in his bill providing for the abolition
of tuition in the law school. Of all
the departments in the university. the
law department is the only one for
which the statutes permit the charge
Of a regular tuition fee The three
year course requires a fee of $3.50,
whereas the other colleges require no
more than Incidental fees. which, in
The college OF letters and science, for
Instance. amount to only $50 year.
II the engineering course the fees