The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-29
PROTEST AGAINST REDUCTION
Resolutions Adopted by Conway
Board of Trade.
Legislature Asked to Restore Dormitory
Item in Normal Appropria-
tion Bill.
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY.

At called session of the Board
of Trade this morning, which was
attended by almost every business
and professional man of the city.
resolutions protesting against the
cut made by the senate committee
in the State Normal appropriations
bill were adopted.
The bill was considered in the
senate as committee of the whole
last week, at which time amend.
ments striking out the appropriation
of $40, 900 for a girls dormitory
and about SIS, 900 in other items
were passed, the bill as amended
being made a special order for
Thursday of this week at p. m.
In discussing the resolutions this
morning, several members of the
Board expressed the telief that il
the need of the new building were
properly set forth there would be
no hesitancy on the part of the leg
islature to make the necessary ap-
propriations. The resolutions as
adopted are given below:
Whereas, the State Normal
School appropriation bill now in
the senate has been greatly re-
duced in the committee of the
whole, especially by the striking
out of the item of the girls dormi-
tory; and,
Whereas, the location of the
school is such that it works great
hardships ON the young ladies who
attend, for them to board in the
private hom IS of the town, as the
average distance they have to
walk through rain and snow to
school is about mile; and,
Whereas, we feel that the action
of the committee of the whole was
on account of not having consider
ed the above condition or the fact
that such building would also offer
opportunity for great number of
additional young ladies to come
who do not, at present, feel that
they can afford to make the daily
trips to and from their boarding
houses in the bad weather, and,
Whereas, the members of the
senate and the house who have
visited here see this necessity,
have used their good efforts to have
the building included in the bill;
and,
Whereas, we have the greatest
confidence in the wisdom and
prudence of the senate, therefore,
be it resolved,
1. That we would represent to
the senate and the house of rep
resentatives the great need of the
dormitory and the willingness OF
the people OF the town of Conway,
at all times, to help to make the
Normal great school.
2. That the citizens of Conway.
in order to secure the location OF
the Normal, subscribed the sum of
POS ,OOO, Oul VI WuI(u ouiL q AoS
nihcent campus of SO acres was
purchased and decided in fee sim
pie to the state; the handsome
building now in use was built and
equipped; private system OF water
works and sewerage was installed;
electric light connections were
made, and wide concrete sidewalks
were built to connect the Normal
with every part of the city, all be-
ing gift of the people of Conway
10 the state, and the state has not
yet expended a dollar in the way
of permanent investment in its
Normal School.
g. That we urge the friends OF
the Normal to give the members
of the Senate and the House an OPP
portunity to understand the con-
dition, in as much as we are sure
with their understanding of the
situation, they will not hesitate to
include the much needed item in
the bill.