The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-22

 ASK FOR AID Appear Before Joint
 Committee. SPEAK FOR INSTITUTIONS Legislature is Now Figuring on
 Amount to Each. Prcsidents of state University, Auburn, and school For Deaf. Dumb and
 Riind Present Their
 Claims.

In carrying out the State admInis- tration's policy Of being liberal toward the Educational interests of the State, joint meeting of the House Commit- tee on Appropriations, and the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation. was held yesterday afternoon In the Senate Chamber and addresses were made by Principal J. H. Johnson. of the School for the Deaf and Blind. Pres ident John w. Abercrombie of the State University, and Presidnt c. c. Thach, of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
 All the representatives of the educa- tional interests of the State could not be heard at yesterdays meeting, and another joint session of the two com mittees will be held, at which the State normal schools and the District agri- cultural schools will be given hear ing. lege men yesterday were the commit tees which pass upon all appropriations made by the Legislature. The joint committee yesterday was taking stock of the requests that were to be made of it bv the educational interests of Alabama.
 The common school appropriations may now be considered safely out of the way The House has passed a bill increasing the fund which goes annual ly to the common schools of the State by s300,000 This bill has not. of course. yet passed the Senate, but 1t will do so with ease It Is known that the meas- ure embodies the wish of the adminis- tration on the appropriation to the common schools.
 LewisIafure Is Figuring.
 The Legislature. through its commit tees, is engaged in figuring out how much is to go to the other schools and
 Ia made It's final apportionment. 1t is safe to say the Legislature will have carried out the wishes of Governor Conner on these subjects, as 1t did on the common school appropriation.
 The state University Is asking the Legislature that 1t give an additional appropriation of $25.0eO year for maintenance. Its bill also calls for an annual appropriation of $10o,0oo for building purposes.
 The Alabama Polytechnic Institute is asking for an annual appropriation Of S56,50O for building and equipment pur- poses. No request Is made by Auburn for an increase of its maintenance fund.
 The appropriation which will be ask ed by the Alabama Girls Industrial School, is not known. At the meeting yesterday, Representative Sol Bloch' who is, a member of the Board of Trus- tees of Montevallo. asked that the school be given an opportunity to pre- sent its claims at another meeting, as no meeting of the Board of Trustees could he had on account of the tie-up of the appointment of members of the Board of Trustees.
 The Tailadega School for the Deaf. Dumb and Blind Is asking at the hands of the Legislature an appropriati&1 of SS0OOO half Of which is to be avail able at once the other half is to be due January, 1908.
 The appropriation is intended first to pay the obligation incurred by the school in building Taylor Hall. and to pay for all buildings which 1t is neces- sary to erect in the next four years to keep pace with the growth of the in- stitution. The immediate erection Of some buildings, and the immediate re- pairs of others is necessary.
 Individual Requests.
 The claims of the State University were presented to the joint committee yesterday by President John W. Aber- crombie, who delivered the longest ad- dress, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Thomas C. Mcclellan, member of the Board of Trustees. and Hill Fer guson. President of the State Alumni.
 Auburns claims to the appropriation which it Is asking were advocated by
 
 President c. c. Thach.
 For the school for the Deaf. Dumb and Blind. President J. H. Johnson ap- peared. His address was seconded Major W. W. Screws and Judge J. R. Lyons members of the Board of Trus- tees.
 The four normal schools of the State did not get an opportunity to present their plea to the joint committee. Each of the Normal Schools is now getting $lO.O0O annually. They will ask the Legislature to increase this $i5.0O0 annually.
 The nine district agricultural schools will also ask further aid from the State. These schools are now receiv- ing only $2500 annually from the State Treasury. They will ask the Legisla- ture to increase this appropriation to $5.O00.
 The joint meeting yesterday was pre- sided over by Senator Nathan Miller. of Jefferson.