The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-01
THE STATE UNIVERSITY AFFAIR
THE CHARGES OF SkAGGS ELICIT SOME
CORRESPONDENCE

silly mas received very lew students
from the new mining camps, due to
the fact probably that most OF the
people in those camps are past the
school age. AS the camps assume
permanency and the miners bring their
families the university will undoubt-
edly receive a largely increased at
tendance.
"Q-3. Why do the people send
their children out Of the state to be
educated?
Al have no statistics showing
how many students are sent out Of the
state to be educated at the universi.
! les in California or in Utah, but do not
think the number is very large. There
are many private reasons that enter
into this proposition that would still
control, regardless of any conditions
which might prevail at the university
CT Nevada. Some send their children
to converts, other prefer to have them
educated in larger universities; but
feel that the University Of Nevada Of
fers adequate facilities to give any
young man or any young woman an
educatio sufficient to fit him or her
for the duties of after life.
"Q-4. What becomes of the regis.
ter fee and why should a state insti-
tuition have register fee?
A-All state institutions charge
laboratory and other fees and the fol-
lowing comparative statement of the
fees charged by the University of Ne
vada, and by the University of Cali
fOrnia (our nearest neighbor), may
perhaps be instructive:
Nevada California.
Chemistry.
$3.50 ..... Freshmen. .S15.O 90
go .SOphOmoreS. ......250 90
California students have to buy plat
inum crucibles at $500 each).
$3.50 ........ .Mineralogy. ....S $3.50
80 .Assaying. ....25.0 90
Metallurgy.
1000 ...... Senior. $500
of the chemical fee at the Univer-
sity of Nevada $3.50 is charged for ma
terial used and is probably insufficient
; to cover the item; $500 is charged for
: breakage and each student receives
back out OF this sum whatever credit
remains after charging against it his
. actual breakage and damage. The
{ moneys received for materials and
i breakage is applied in replacing the
L materials used and articles roken
'5. Another item which you do not
t mention is called the athletic Fee,
) and is voluntary and was voted by the
d student body and which the students
/ themselves disburse and keep track O
Il and the payment of which is entirely
) voluntarily.
II The average fees for the four years
le course at the University of Californi;
Is amounts to $21S for the four wears
whereas, at the University of Nevad
Is in no single case will the amount eA
'e ceed SIS. and will average probabl
a less than $50
OF The University of Nevada ha
l. nothing to conceal from the people {
W. this state, and | again cOurteously 7,
X quest you-in so far as you an go
as ern the policy of your committees o
state institutions and education I
ne promptly prosecute a full, complet
and public investigation Of the inst
os- tuition and it's affairs, and on behalf
at the board Of regents and the facult
of the institution, promise your cor
ast mittee every assistance and encou
ice agement in such investigation.
no Very respectfully yours.
2r OSCAR J. SMITH,
chairman of the Board of Regents
'er- the University of Nevada"