The state herald., 1908-12-18
AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGE WORK
THE INSTITUTION WILL ASK LEG
IsLATURE FOR INCREASED
APPROPRIATIONS
FUTURE IS PROMISING
PRESIDENT AYLESWORTH REC,
oMMENDS 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 Aylesworths annual report
stated that there were as many sem
lors 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 106.
His report recommends the estab-
lishment of a 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 were made di-
rect to the government.
While the institution is shown 10 be
In a better financial condition than
ever before In Its history. there is u
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 cf 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
the last year and Il was positively
stated that within three years the col.
lege world be able 10 show clear
financial record. The tax fund is used
Tor general purposes and II Is this that
shows shortage which at present
Amounts TO $4,000. This represents
. deficit at the close OF 1907 OF SIC. 600,
while the deficit for the year Just
closed is only $1,000. At this rate Il is
predicted that the appropriation by the
government OF $1,000 under the Merrill
fund and $1,000 under the Adams fund,
together with funds realized on yaiua-
BILE coal lands owned by the institution,
will clear the college OF all Indebted
ness and place II on sound financial
basis At the end Of three years. With
I each year the work Of tho institution
grows and Its expenses swell. hence
the necessity OF calling on the iegisla.
ture for larger appropriations.
The board unanimously authorized
that contracts be made with tho two
new professors selected by the commit.
tee and recommended at n recent meet.
ing In Denver They sro Carl W. GAY
as head OF the agricultural department.
and Alvin Kcyssr ss agronomist. The
formers salary IL placed at 5000. with
house. heat. and light. and tho latters
Al $3.50.
Al the closing session OF tho board
1 Thursday morning committee was
/ appointed TO draft bill embodying tho
needs u the college. The measure will
be presented TO the NEXT legislature,
The demand will run somewhere be.
tween 100000 and t2bo.ooo. This sum
will include the amount necessary TO
finish tho irrigation engineering build.
ing. which can DO only about half com.
pieted with th. funds now available.
Tho committee appointed To obtain n
new president for the school was In.
strucicd 10 continue It's work.
DIR. George ". Glover. dean. head OF
the veterinary department, was author.
ir~d 10 secure the services OF Pfofes.
sors Y. !, Newsom and II. y. King.
man Ms soon M they have finished
their work st the Kansas City ve,sr.
mary college. They we're formerly
connected with the institution here.
Miss Virginia cofbe,t. a member Of
the faculty. was made pfooep,reas OF
women.
Modern languages was made a de.
par,ment, and Miss Sarah l. Kettle.
who has been the teacher. was given
full charge ~ the department and made
a member Of the faculty,