The Holly chieftain., 1908-12-18
THE INSTITUTION WILL Ask Leg
isLATuRG PoR IR1cRGAsEo
APPROPRIATIONS.
FUTURE IS PROMISING
pREsloGMT AYLGewonrH REG
oMMEMpe FOUR vgAR PRE-
PARAToAv SCHOOL.

The board of csatrol Of the Colorado
Agricultural college mst In annual
session ut Fort Collins on tie Sth inst.
President AyiesvorthS annual report
stated that there we're - many sen.
iors In attendance - last year: that
there were twenty-five more juniors,
eleven more sophomorss and three
moro freshmsn. or liz Of the latter al.
together. In the short course the en-
rolImsnt u 1os.
His report recommends the estab-
lishment Of . foar-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-
guests for institutes and short courses
had to b turned down because Of lack
Of money.
In his report on tho work Of the
state experiment station. Professor L.
@. Carpenter. the director, suggests
changes in the contract between the
state and the government covering the
horse breeding work. The reason CIV
en- Il - follows:
"Ths present ambiguous condition
has rendered 1t possible to 20 inter
prst the eontract that knowledge Of the
dsvslopment 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
msnts and whose reports were made di.
rest to the government.
! While the Institution u shown to bs
IN better financial condition than
evee be1ors IN its history, there II .
lafge defieit b III funds for general
purposes and this condition u further
complicatsd and the experiment sta
tioa 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 Of these funds
In the reports Of the heads Of nearly
every department arc declarations that
,each u 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 It was positively
stated that within three years the col
less would be able to show clear
financial record. The tax fund 10 used
Tor general purposes and it 10 this that
shows shortage which ut present
amounts to $4,000. This represents
deficit at the close Of 1907 OF 316, 900,
while the deficit for the year Just
closed is only $4,000. At this rate It 10
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 1t on sound financial
basis at the end Of three years. With
each year the work Of the institution
grows and its expenses swell, hence
the necessity Of calling ON the legisla-
turs for larger appropriations.
The board unanimously authorised
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
~ head Of the agricultural department,
and Alvin Keyssr ~ agronomist. The
formers salary 10 placed at q. 900, with
house. heat. and light, and the latter's
at $3.50.
AZ the closing session OF the board
Thursday morning . committee was
appointed to draft bill embodying the
needs Of the college. The measure will
bs presented to the next legislature.
The demand win run somewhere be-
tween 100000 and 3250.00o. This sum
win include the amount necessary to
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 Of
the veterinary department, was author
lied to secure the services OF Profess
sors e. I. Newsom and H. q. King
man ~ soon a. they have finished
their work At the Kansas City veter-
mary college. They were formerly