The Elbert County tribune., 1909-01-14


in Colorado wants to be a doctor. we
have "a thousand boys who wish to
learn trades. Why not give some time
to thinking about those thousands OF
Colorado boys who for the most part
are the sons of mechanics and labor
ers?
The State Agricultural College has
the largest field OF any of our state in
stitutions. The college has been seri-
ously embarrassed for some time. from
lack of harmony in the faculty. and
from serious lack of harmony be-
tween the college and the vast constit-
uency which the college is designed to
serve. This controversy was quite
naturally reflected then in all the
meetings of the State Board of Agri-
culture. The only remark desire to
make on the whole situation is that
the inscription over the gate of every
Agricultural College should read.
THE FARMERS BOY SHALL BE
EDUCATED FOR THE FARM AND
NEVER AWAY FROM THE FARM.
| hope you will amend the act which
makes the president of the Agricul-
tural College member of the State
Board of Agriculture. The head of the
employed body should never be the
most conspicuous member of the en-
ploying body.
The college has an immense revenue
as have all the state Institutions. 1t
has received from the state nearly
two millions OF dollars and receives
every year from the national govern
ment as much money as is required
| for the maintenance of an independ-
ent institution. II the art of econom-
ical administration were understood
In state institutions as It is understood
| by independent institutions. and II
students were asked to pay Just
enough money to give them some
deeper interest in their studies,. the
incom from the mill levy would prob
ably be adequate to carry all the state
schools. We make extremely low
charges. or no charges at, all In all
out state institutions except at the
| School of Mines. where we now charge
| $3.50 FER annum to outside students.
| So student from outside Colorado at
| the School of Mines now pays 5000
| for the education which costs the state
s1,361.
State Licenses to Teach for CoIleqe
| Graduates.-You will be asked again
to pass law which shall give some
| proper recognition to the degrees
which are won by teachers in all our
Colorado institutions. Approximately
half the states in the Union have such
a law now. While our Colorado bache-
lors of arts can take the examinations
without embarrassment, yet 1t is not
fair to require these students to take
| such an examination when the Nor
NAL School graduates, with only two
years of training. are given life GER
tificates on their diplomas. 1t is per-
fectly right to give this Normal School
graduate this life certificate No one
objects to that. But why should a
graduate OF a four-year course, both
In the State University at Boulder
and In the Independent institutions
with prescribed amount of theoreti-
cal professional training and much
| training in general culture, be denied
the life certificate?
state Treasurer's Suggestions.-The
Sixteenth General Assembly enacted a
Dill submitting to the people an amend
ment to the Constitution authorizing
the funding of the outstanding war
rants of the state for the years 1887 to
1897, inclusive, eliminating all accrued
interest thereon. 1t is to be regretted
that this amendment failed to carry
The vote stood: For 26,254; against
| 21352. In view of the fact that three
iitths OF this Indebtedness is held by
|
OF the further fact that its continued
reputation is a very serious cloud ON
the credit OF the state, 1t would seem
desirable that measure be pa.ised re-
submitting this question to the people.
certainly II Will be approved II we try
the fourth time to remove this stigma.
Suggested by Report Of AUDITOR
| me sum of $4,000 was appropriated by
the Sixteenth General Assembly for
the general incidental fund for this bi-
ennial period. With this small amount
| OF money we were required to meet the
needs OF the various departments Of
state for a period of two years. OF
course the expenditures have exceeded
the appropriation by several thousand
dollars. 1t could not be otherwise.
We have been compelled again and
| again to refuse the necessary supplies
to various departments of state. A
| number OF new departments were Great
ed by the last Legislature but no cor
| responding provision was made for the
increased incidental expenses. You
| ought to appropriate at least $75, 200
| for the general incidental fund for tine
next biennial period. Even with that
| appropriation It will be necessary to
| guard the fund every day
The Attorney General was sent into
the District Court by authority of the
governor, during this biennial period,
for the first time in the history of the
state. Successful prosecutions were
carried through the District Court of
| Denver county by the attorney general
| for the dissolution of the grocery
trust; that is. a combination in re-
straint of trade. That case was heard
before Judge Allen. Two other sim
liar cases were then carried through
the District Court, before Judge Shat.
tuck. for the dissolution of the brick