The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-02
BIENNIAL REPORT
MADE TO GOVERNOR
Regents of Agricultural College
Submit Recommendations
to Executive.
NO MONEY ASKED
FOR NEW BUILDINGS
Cost of Maintaining Institution
for Biennial Period Esti-
mated at $219,361.

The regents OF the State Agriculture!
college at Logan filed their biennial re-
port most voluminous typewritten
document. with Gov. John c. Cutler yes
terday. The financial portion Of the re-
port shows that the valuation OF the
college property is sGO2. .936.2S and that
insurance Is carried In the sum OF Sl77.
300. The report states that the loss on
the mechanical arts department build
ing. which was destroyed by fire in 1905.
was S33. sSS. and tine Legislature is asked
to make good the amount OF the loss.
The regents do not ask for any appro-
priation for new buildings for the com
ing biennial period, Appropriations are
asked as follows: Salaries. $l27.000: addi
estimates that the light, heat and power.
the services OF janitors, foremen, watch
men and additional employees, together
With incidental expenditures Will cost
Appropriation for the cost OF supplies,
labor. feed. milk. etc. less the income
which viii be derived from the sale OF
students products, amounting 10 $l9, 500.
Other appropriations asked for are: For
repairs 10 steam heating, painting and
sewer connections. $7505: equipment for
various departments. $1S,67G-
Cost of College.
The, total cost OF maintaining the in
stitutlon for the biennial period is esti-
mated NJ s2i8.301. OF which the Federal
Government with pay $4,000 The esu-
mated lnteEeSL on Iis cO!leEe lanO grant
is $4,000, and fees estimated are $40. 600.
a total OF SIS 900. This viii leave an esti-
mated balance for the State 10 pay OF
sl4l .a6l. Some improvements are recon-
nended. which win cost an additional
Sd235. and the livestock expenses are
estimated at S5720. making a grand total
to be met by the State of Si52,3iS,
The report recommends that Il course
in irrigation engineering be Installed in
the college the estimated cost for the
biennial period being $4500. This sum is
included In the estimate for additional
instructors already noted.
During the year le045. 733 students
were enrolled IN the college. but during
the year l906-6 but 663 were enrolled.
OF the mechanical arts building, which,
II is claimed forced large number of
those intending 10 enroll In those courses
10 seek instruction elsewhere.
Ages of the students range from IS to
So years. The abandonment OF the sub
preparatory course. 1t Is stated, will re-
college has turned out 21l graduates since
its organization, and more than 1000 stu
dents have attended during the several
years OF its existence.
Increase OF Salaries.
The report urges an increase in the
claims that valuable members OF the
faculty have resigned because Of their
ability to command higher salaries else
where. The establishment Of chair OF
veterinary science is recommended. and
the value of experiment stations Is COM
mended The report asks for the ap-
pointment OF n botanical instructor and
notes great Improvement In the musical
department OF the school The work OF
the summer school is commended, The
work OF the summer school of last year
is also highly commended,
President w. j. Kerr, In his portion of
the report. commends highly tho services
of w, S. Mccormick, president of the
board OF regents.