The log cabin Democrat., 1909-04-27
PROTEST AGAINST REDUCTION
Resolutions Adopted by Conway
 Board of Trade.
Legislature Asked to Restore Dormitory Item in Normal Appropria-
 tion Bill.

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 | 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 appropriation 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, ,ooo 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 if 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 1t works great hardships on the young ladies who attend, for them to board in the private hom as 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 i'll the bill; and,
 , Whereas, we have the greatest l confidence in the wisdom and prudence of 'the senate, therefore, ; be 1t resolved,
 ; I. That we would represe nt 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.
 ?. That the citizens of Conway in order to secure the location of the Normal, subscribed the sum of -OO ,OOO, out Ol WuiNu ouAh |" ihoS
 nifcent campus of So acres was purchased and deeded 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 l electric light connections were , made, and wide concrete sidewalks
 were built to connect the Normal , with every part of the city, all be- , ing a gift of the people of Conway | to the state, and the state has not
 yet expended dollar ill the way of a permanent investment in its
 Normal School.
 5. That we urge the friends of the Normal to give the members of the Senate and the House an op- r 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 hill