The Dolores star., 1909-02-19
stat. school. Criticised.

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ucational Institutions of the state IL
embodied in report submitted by a
Joint committee on state institutions,
headed by Senator Burger. that was
Legislature.
The committee declares that It has
found that the educational institu.
tions. with the exception Of the nor
NAL school. are duplicating courses.
one seeking to teach the same
branches as each Of the others. The
committee strongly denounces this
tendency as a waste of money and
energy. rt
The State university at Boulder
asked over 100000 in immediate
funds-more in certain concessions it
demanded. But Boulder will get only
$4,000 II the report of the commit
tee is adopted by the finance commit
tee and the Legislature
The committee recommends that the
Colorado Workshop for Blind. Adults.
which fell into considerable financial
trouble recently, be given an appro-
priation for 10000. as was done two
years ago. 100000 for a building for
factory purposes and $4,000 for
buildings for the men and women it
employs there. Though 1t pays 33Ia
per cent more in wages than the la
Dor union scale, Ii would then become
self-supporting. 1t is claimed in the
report.
dnr'u f-r flr
building was turned down by the COM
mittee because the university will re-
ceive $225,000 for building from 4
private source this year.
The state insane asylum, 1t is re-
commended, should get $15O,0OO for
new cottages, $4,000 for maintenance,
but nothing for additional land.
The Agricultural college, it is re-
commended, should confine its work
to agriculture and not compete with
the educational universities, as it has
recently done. 1t was given over
double its last years appropriation,
$4,000 for a civil and irrigation engi.
neering school and $4,000 for a vet.
erinary science school.
The School of Mines appropriation
was reduced $2S5.OO0 to $4,000 by the
committee for an ore testing and
metallurgical plant.
The State Normal school was given
100000 for practice school building.
The committee recommended that
the workshop Of the Industrial school
at Golden be changed from chess
board plant into a real carpenter and
wheelwright shop.
For the penitentiary 1t recommend
ell that roal work be substituted for
convicts instead of stone quarrting,
as these are about exhausted. F0r in
side work 1t recommended that a
twine factory be established. ALSO
that the female prison be converted
into a hospital. and insane ward, for
insane prisoners. fa
Following fs a comparative list
showing the difference between the
appropriations for state institutions by
the Sixteenth general assembly and
the recommendation by the vacation
committee.
The committee recommendations
are $21,S13.31 less, but it is probable
that more money will be appropriated.
| Appropriations for 1907 and recon-.
mendations of committee:
Penitentiary, $4,000; increased
to $242,600. "a f-o.
Reformatory, 100000; increased to
s10s.5O0. -. ...,.,
School Of Mines, $3s5, 900; decreased
to $4,000.
Industrial School for Girls, $751;
471.96; decreased to $48,50O.
Industrial School for Boys, $4,000;
increased to $171 1,O9S.65.
Colorado Workshop for the Blind,
$4,000; increased to $45,OO0.
Agricultural college, $4,000; in.
creased to $780, 900.
Insane asylum, 100000: increased
to 1921, 500.
Colorado School for the Blind, &c..
900; increased to $4,000.
Home for Dependent and Neglected
Children. $4,000; increased to 500,
900.
Colorado university, 100000; de.
creased to $4,000.
Normal library. $4,000: increased
to 100000.
Soldiers and Sailors home, $4,000;
decreased to $67, 500.
The total appropriations for state
institutions, excluding $4,000 for a
travelling library and $4,000 for a pa
role officer at the penitentiary. pro
vided for in special bills in the Seven
teenth were S1.431471
The total appropriations recon-
sre $1.4os,65s.65.
Civil Service Nominations.