The Colorado statesman., 1907-02-02
OWNED BY STATE.
k.PoRT ON COLORADO STATE IN
STlTUTlONS.
REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS
Nearly All Need New Buildings, Which
the Committee Reeommends-Re-
port Highly Compliments the Va
rious Boards of Trustees.

Denver.-It Is apparent that the
present Legislature will not slight any
of the state institutions in dealing with
their various needs. The Senate COM
mittee, consisting of Senators Barela,
Anfenger. Lewis, Taylor and Dayton,
appointed by the last Assembly to in
vestigate the needs of all state institu-
tions, made a report Monday covering
fully the situation. Both majority and
minority members of the body are ap-
parently harmonized on the subject
and the institutions will undoubtedly
be well taken care of.
Following are some of the principal
statements of the report, which is
lengthy and goes into painstaking de-
tails:
1.-THE State Normal School at Gree
ley needs sufficient appropriation for
the payment Of the present deficiency
of said institution and a sufficient ap-
preparation to enable the board of trus-
tees to finish the Few library building
now in course Of construction. The
large attendance of the institution and
the estimated growth in the future
makes it necessary for said institution
to have a new assembly hall as soon as
possible.
1.-THE State Agricultural College at
Fort Collins is in urgent need of new
barns and corrals for experimental
purposes concerning live stock, and
also an additional tract of ground in
the vicinity of the college for farm ex-
perimental purposes.
"The State University at Boulder is
in need of many new buildings, the cost
Of which would be sufficient to con-
sumo all available funds in the state
treasury, and which we know is impos-
sible to grant to any one state institu-
ton. The most urgent need seems to
be building for the anatomy class of
the medical department. Also build
ing for the law department of the uni
versity.
Your committee, after an investi-
cation of the matter, are of the opin-
ion that it would be of great benefit to
the university and to the state to have
the branch of the medical department
located in the city of Denver, as out
lined in Senate Bill No. CT.
"The State School of Mines at
Golden is in need Of an appropriation
to pay the present deficiency, also an
appropriation for building for gym
nasium.
Your committee desires to compli-
ment the various boards of trustees in
control of the educational institutions
Oh the state for the splendid manner in
which said institutions appear to be
conducted. The committee, however,
in its investigation could not help but
note the duplication of various depart
ments and courses of study in said
educational institutions.
unless some better plan could be
devised, we favor the passage of Sen
ate Bill No. 20, by Senator Sapp, pro-
viding for the appointment of COM
missioner or commissioners to outline
the courses of study for the various in
stitutions in conjunction with the Off
GERS of said educational institutions.
"The industrial school for girls near
Morrison, appears to have been neg
lected by the state, and this institution
has many needs the appropriations for
which should be made if any good
work is to be expected from this in
stitution. Your committee firmly be-
lieves that an industrial school for
girls is necessity and should be main
tanned as a separate institution. The
troubles of recent years in this insti-
tuition and the wholesale resignation
of members of the board of control
have been caused by the fact that the
said institution were absolutely with
out funds or credit or any other means
to enable them to carry on the work
expected.
"The institution is now dependent
upon the various counties of the state
to pay a per capita amount for in
mates sent to said institution from the
various counties. This is wholly in
adequate for the maintenance of said
institution, and we earnestly recon-
mend that proper legislation be en-
acted to place this institution on the
same basis of financial support as the
Industrial school for boys and other
reformatory institutions of the state.
"The present needs of the institu-
tion require an appropriation for the
deficiency amounting to about $4,000
and also an appropriation for the erec-
ton of an isolated discipline building.
Also an appropriation for general re-
pairs of the present buildings and i'm
provement of the grounds with side
walks, etc.
THE State Home for Neglected and
Dependent Children is greatly in need
of additional buildings for the proper
care and sheltering of the children. At
the present time the children are
housed in buildings which are ade-
quate to properly shelter not more
than one-third Of the present number
now forced to occupy them. The con-
dition is almost pitiful, and
your committee sincerely re-
quests and urges that an ap-
preparation be made for the erection
of three additional cottages and the
furnishings therefor so that the chill
dren NAV he cared for prODarly and
morals.
THE State Institute for Deaf and
Blind Children at Colorado Springs
appears to need less than any of the
other state institutinns Annrnnria=