The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-31
Indiana University Will Ask
Lump Appropriation of
S25O,OOO to Relieve Con-
uested Conditions.
LARGER SALARIES FOR
INSTRUCTORS Is ASKED
State Board of Health Consid-
ering ACCESSIBILITY Providing
Medical Inspection for the
Schools of State.
Palladium Bureau,
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 81.

The state educational institutions
OF the legislature to give them large
sums OF money for engagements of
their plants and also for an increase
in th1lF tax revenue.
Fur instance. it has been learned
that Indiana university will ask for a
lump sum of 3250,O0O with which to
erect q building to relieve the crowded
condition of their institution. It is
said that the capacity of the university
is more than taxed by the unusually
heavy attendance of students and that
more room Is necessary. The univer-
sity will also ask the legislature to
increase it's revenue. Indiana univer-
atty now receives from the state one
cent on each 800 of taxable property
In the state and it will ask that this
be Increased to two cents, just double
what It gets now.
Normal Asks Increase.
The State Normal school at Terre
Haute Will ask that it's levy be raised
from 2-3 OF a cent to one cent on each
500 Of taxable property and that the
legislature appropriate $4,000 for the
erection of a new building for manual
training purposes,
Purdue will also ask for an increase
in it's tax levy. 1t now receives one
cent, and while the amount of the in
crease to be asked for has not been
stated, 1t is understood that it will ask
for two cents. Purdue also wants
ut 1,,rtI xx,;l
lature to appropriate large sum for
this purpose.
Legislature May Refuse.
Just what the legislature visitation
committee will do in the way of max
ing recommendations for these insti-
tutions is not known and will not be
known until the report is made dur
ing the session of the Legislature. But
1t Is seldom that any institution or
department of the state government
ever gets all It asks for. The commit
tee has been visiting all the institu-
tions and looking into their needs.
President Bryan, of Indiana univer-
eity, says that the legislature ought to
do something for the university to
increase salaries so that instructors
will stay and not leave for more profit
table employment in other institutions
Of the kind, which he says is now one
of the drawbacks of the university
He has this In mind in asking for large
appropriations at the hands of the leg
islature.
For Medical Inspection.
A bill that will compel medical in
spection In the schools of the state is
under consideration by the state board
Of health and will probably be intro
duced in the legislature. Members of
the board believe that such a law
compelling an examin 1tion of the ply
steal condition of each child at stated
periods would prevent many epidem-
les of childrens diseases.
The executive committee of the Re-
tail Hardware Dealers association of
the state met here and made a study
OF the merchants platform of legisla-
ton for uniform system of bookkeep-
ing and business management in the
county offices and other public offices
OF the state. They decided that such
plan is needed and they came out in
favor OF its enactment into a law.
They said that all fees in public office
should be eliminated. and that if there
' must be fees in any office then fee
book should be kept. They also favor
ed the bonding of county commission
ers.
legislative committee was appoint
ed. consisting of the following mem
hers: Charles Hall, Indianapolis: Her
vey Trueblood, Washington: Fred
Bartholomew. Michigan City; NJ. L.
Corey, Argos; Walter D. Greed, New
Albany.