Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-18
PETITION FOR HALF MILE
SALOON LIMIT.
COLLEGE PAPERS ARE HIT
No Liquor or Tobacco Advertise.
ments to Be Allowed in the Stu
dent Publications-Spend All Day
on Budget-lmportant Matters
Still 20 Be Settled.
Madison, April L

The board Of regents of the univer-
slty, who are in quarterly session at
the administration building, had
busy day of it yesterday and though
they worked until late at night they
were unable to finish their task. All
of the forenoon and afternoon were
passed in the consideration of the
budget for the year, and it was late
last night before they took up the
consideration of resolutions and, the
presidents recommendations. Be
fore adjourning two resolutions of
Importance were passed unanimously.
They were a resolution endorsing the
bill before The state legislature for
the prohibiting Of the sale of liquor
within distance of One-half mile
from the university, and one disap-
proving Of the advertising of liquors
or narcotics in all university publica-
lions, and requesting the faculty to
take measures to prohibit this adj
Vertising.
The resolutions are as follows:
For Prohibtory Bill.
Whereas, there is now pending be-
fore the legislature Bill No. 4O3S..
entitled, an act to amend section
1913 OF the statutes OF 1898 relating
to the sale of Intoxicating liquors,
and providing that no license shall
be granted for the sale of any sucn
liquors within a distance of one-half
mile of any state university build
ings; and
"Mhereas, the regents of the uni
verslty of Wisconsin believe that it
will be for the interest Of the univer-
sity of Wisconsin that said bill
should be enacted into law; and
Whereas, it Is for the best inter
est Of the whole state that all the
surroundings of the state university
should be made better, safer and
more orderly,
wherefore, be it resolved that we
approve of the measure and that the
board of regents as a body join in a
petition already presented to the
Legislature for the passage of said
bill No 403S."
Disapprove Liquor and Tobacco Ads !
Whereas, in the interest of true
scholarship and the development OF
the highest and best citizenship, the
university ought to discourage amons
its students habits which do not tend
to the elevation of character anu
which are apt to bring the univer-
sity into disrepute with the citizens
of the state, and
Whereas, very few of the univer-
sity buildings are fire proof and
ger,
Wherefore, be it resolved that the
board Of regents of the university OF
Wisconsin disapproves of the adver.
tisements of tobacco and intoxicating
liquors in periodicals published by
the students of the university, and
also disapproves of the use of tobacco
in the public rooms, corridors and
entrances of the university buildings.
Resolved, that the president and
faculty of the university be and they
hereby are requested to take suitable
action with respect to said matters
in accordance with the spirit of this
resolution"
Though no provision is made IN
the last resolution for the recOmpens-
ing Of the publications which have
made large advertising contracts with
liquor and tobacco dealers, the board
referred the matter of adjusting the
settlement of such contracts, to the
executive committee of the board of
which President Van Hise is the
head
In speaking of this resolution after
last nights meeting, one of the re.
gents said that it meant that the uni
versity publications would either have
TO throw out the obnoxious advertising
or not claim 20 be student or university
publications. In the case of the
Badger, which has cOntrats for
nearly $500 worth of the tabooed
ads" he said the regents would be
willing to buy enough Badgers 10
make up for the loss. The Sphinx
and Wisconsin Literary magazine
will not fare so easily, but it is
thought that some arrangement will
be made with the executive commit
tee for he completion of. contracts
already made and carried out within
but few issues. The Daily Cardinal
will suffer but slightly as 1t carries
only a few tobacco advertisements.
The board adjourned until ~
o'clock This forenoon when more re-
solutions and the presidents recon-
mendations will be considered.
The election of a new dean for the