The Ordway new era., 1908-12-18
AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGE WORK
THE INSTITUTION WILL ASK LEO
IsLATURE FOR INCREASED
APPROPRIATIONS.
FUTURE IS PROMISING
PRESIDENT AYLESWoRTH REC
oMMENos FOUR YEAR PRE-
PARAToRY SCHOOL.

The board of control OF the Colorado
Agricultural college met In annual
session at Fort Collins on the Sth inst.
President Aylesworth's annual report
stated that there were as many sem
Tors In attendance as last year; that
there were twenty-five more juniors.
| eleven more sophomores and three
more freshmen. or 112 of the latter al.
| together. In the short course the en-
rollment is log.
His report recommends the estab-
| lishment of n four.year industrial pre-
para;ory 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- is as follows:
The present ambiguous condition
has rendered It possible to so inter
pret the contract that knowledge of the
development or progress has not been
on record even in the office OF the sec
retary. 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 we're made di-
rect to the government.
While the institution is shown TO be
in better financial condition than
ever before In its history, there is
large deficit In its funds for general
purposes and this condition Is further
complicated and the experiment sta
ton retarded by the peculiar restric-
tion OF the special government 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 CT these funds.
In the reports of the heads OF nearly
every department are declarations that
each is unable to meet the demands
made upon II because of lack of funds,
and requests more money.
Notwithstanding this the board feels
that good showing has been made In
hn 1aa OF a
stated that within three years the COL
lege world be able to show n clear
financial record. The tax fund is used
for general purposes and 1t is this that
shows shortage which at present
Amounts to $4,000. This represents
. deficit at the close Of 1907 OF SIG, 900,
while the deficit for the year Just
closed is only $4,000. At this rate 1t is
predicted that the appropriation by the
government Of $4,000 under the Merrill
fund and $1,000 under the Adams fund,
together with funds realized on valua.
BILE coal lands owned by the institution,
will clear the college Of all indebted
ness and place II on a sound financial
basis at the end Of three years. With
each year the work Of the institution
grows and its expenses swell, hence
tho necessity Of calling ON the legisla.
ture for larger appropriations.
The board unanimously authorized
that contracts be made with the two
new professors selected by the commit.
tee and recommended at recent meet.
ing in Denver. They are Carl w. Gay
as head Of the agricultural department
and Alvin Keyssr as agronomist. The
formers salary is placed at $1,000, with
house. heat, and light. and the latter's
at 92,260.
At the closing session of the board
Thursday morning a committee wal
appointed to draft bill embodying the
needs Of the college. The measure will
be presented to the next legislature
The demand will run somewhere be
tween 100000 and $780, This sun
will include the amount necessary te
finish the irrigation engineering build
Ing. which can be only about half com
pleted with the funds now available.
The committee appointed to obtain {
new president for the school was in
structed to continue its work.
DR.. George H. Glover, dean, head O
the veterinary department, was author
lied to secure the services of Profes
sors z. I. Newsom and H. e. King
man a. soon as they have finishe,
their work at the Kansas City Veter
mary college. They were formerl,
.. connected with the institution here.
Miss Virginia Corbett. a member O
the faculty, was made preceptress @
women.
,, Modern languages was made . d
, partment, and Miss Sarah I. Kettle
|, who has been the teacher, was give
full charge Of the department ana mad
. member Of the faculty.
fuiverixed sheep manure II q mos
nutritious iood for plants. It ID fine 70