The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1908-12-19
THE iNsrlrUrIoN WILL ASK LEG,
isLATuRE FOR INCREASED
APPROPRIATIONS.
FUTURE IS PROMISING
PRECEDENT AYLEsWoRrH REC
oMMENos FOUR YEAR PRE-.
PARAroRv SCHOOL.

session at Fort Collins on the sth inst.
President Aylesworth's annual report
stated that there were as many SEN
Tors in attendance az last year; that
there were twenty-five more juniors,
eleven more sophomores and three
more freshmen. or liz of the latter al
together. In the short course the en-
rollment 10 LOG.
His report recommends the estab.
lishment Of four-year Industrial pre-.
paratory school. where prospective pu.
pills OF the college who have not had
the advantage Of high school education
may get the necessary preparation.
The report on farmers institute
work indicated that the funds for this
purpose were inadequate, and that re.
quests for institutes and short courses
had to be turned down because of lack
Of money.
In his report on the work Of the
state experiment station. Professor l..
g. Carpenter, the director, suggests
changes in the contract between the
state and the government covering the
horse breeding work. The reason Civ.
en- 10 ~ follows:
The present ambiguous condition
has rendered It possible to so inter-
pref the contract that knowledge of the
development or progress has not been
on record even In the office Of the Sec
Rotary. president or director"
The records Of his work have been
entirely in charge Of Professor Car.
lyle. who has conducted the expert.
ments and whose reports were made di.
rect to the government.
While the institution IL shown to be
In . better financial condition than
ever before In its history. there IL .
large deficit In its funds for general
purposes and this condition 10 further
complicated and the experiment sta.
ton retarded by the peculiar restric.
ton Of the special governnent funds.
Professor L. g. Carpenter. di.
rector Of the experiment station,
In an exhaustive report. explained
the peculiar situation Of his
department due to the conditions
which govern the use Of these funds.
In the reports Of the heads OF nearly
every department are declarations that
each 10 unable to meet the demands
made upon It because OF lack Of funds,
and requests more money.
Notwithstanding this the board feels
that . good showing has been made in
the last year and II was positively
stated that within three years tho col.
less would DO able to show . clear
financial record. The tax fund ID used
for general purposes and It 10 this that
shows . shortage which at present
amounts to $4,000. This represents
deficit At the close OF 1907 OF $4,000.
while the deficit for the year tuxt
closed 10 only 5000. At this rate It 10
predicted that the appropriation by the
government Of $1,000 under the Merrill
fund and 5000 under the Adams fund,
together with funds realised On valua.
bic coal lands owned by the institution.
Will clear the college Of al Indebted.
ness and place II on . sound financial
basis ct the end Of three years. With
each year the work OF the institution
crows and IL expenses swell, hence
The necessity Of calling ON the icgisla.
ture for larger appropriations.
The board unanimously authorised
that contracts b made With. the two
new professors selected by the commit.
~ and recommended 1t . recent meet.
Ing In Denver. They are Carl W. Gay
- head Of the agricultural department.
and Alvin keyssr ~ agroaomist. The
formers salary 10 placed at $1,000, with
hoase. heat. and light. and the iattsr.s
q $3.50.
AZ The closing session Of the board
ThurodAy morning Q committee was
eppoests1 to draft bill smbodying the
needs q The college. The Measure viii
b Deeoeatsd TO the nsxt Legislature.
TAe demand will run somewhere -.
tween e3oe.eoo and esso.ooo. This sum
viu inelu4e ths amount AeeeoDasy 70
0aioA tAo irrigation engineefiag build.
~ Which ca b only about half CON.
pleleA With tAe funds BOW available,
TAo e000itteo appoiatsA 70 obtain Q
Dew Dresi1sat Tor the school wss 10.
d. 0ooree II. Glover, dean, bead OF
the veterinary department. WAS author.
iseA . secure the services a Prosss.
eoes 4 !. Nswsom and H. 4 King.
nan - soon - they have finished
tAsoe work q ~ Kansas City vote9.
mary oo1laee. They were formerly
eeQeectod With ~ instltutiea here.