Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-12
Topeka, Feb. 9th, 1906.

trips to the various institutions, per.
mltting the state to not only pay the
salaries of the members while thus
absent from duty, but also the bills,
In other yearsit was the custom Of
the two bodies, and by the way the
senate has not gotten over it yet,
when adjournment could be taken
from Friday noon to Monday after.
noon. This would mean two days
vacation on full pay. But it remained
for this legislature after worrying
with an anti lobby bill for some time,
to permit the boys at the Agricultur.
al college at Manhattan to pay for
a special train with which to convey
the members of the two houses, with
their wives and others to the college,
and to royalty treat them. This feat
was accomplished last Wednesday.
, 1t was all brought about by the
rumor that the state university, back
ed by the Legislature, was about to
perpetrate an act Of grand larceny on
the agricultural college, by removing
the engineering course from the lat
institution to the university. Every
member has been flooded with letters
from the boys and girls iu' his own
county who are at Manhattan, as well
as by the men who manage the in.
'tisutioa themselves, and ndMAtHEthsEI
argument that this said grand larceny,
=
soduH not be perpsirated, the boys
aitsnding the school oAipped mp thy
aecessary money, as'the rate Of a dol
lar per boy, to pay the bills. The.
removal Of the engineering depart
ment seems to bea pet hobby Of Ed
win Taylor, one Of the regents, back.
ed by Chancellor Strong Of the
university, who Of course is anxious
to consolidate as many of the various
. departments at educational institu
tons at Lawrence as possible. The
argument was brought to bear that
we were maintaining duplicate cours.
es. 1t was a strong one but not
strong enough. 1t was also said that
bows who went to Manhattan for the
agricultural courses were lured away
BY the other courses, which took them
from the farms and placed then in
the cities. This argument was also
weak, and in rebuttal many facts were
presented showing that it was the
proper place for an engineering de-
partment at Manhattan. Whatever
chance there was for the removal to
Lawrence of the contested depart.
ment certainly disappeared. For the
fev thousand dollars that are needed
to maintain the institutions in dupli-
cate, Kansas cannot back down, The
strongest argument that can be
brought in favor Of such duplication
is the fact that IS per cent of those
Who enroll at Manhattan, could not
enter Lawrence,
The train arrived in Manhattan
,bout 1890. Citizens with their au.
tos, and carriages, and hacks, and
buggies, met the train and at once
escorted the visitors to the college.
"A hasy trip was made over the
grounds, followed by meeting in the
auditorium at which various members
responded to calls for speeches, and
then came the best Of all, the lunch
con by the girls Of the Domestic
Science department, in the new build
ing Of their department. This was
one of the occasions Of a life time
Such luncheon. That is what they
called it. We would describe it as a
. square meal, for that would nearer
fll the bill. Every one had all they
wanted. This was followed by f;
closer visit to the various institutions
and we are under obligations to Mis-
Alice Giles Of our home town to
her assistance and guidance in goinI
through the various departments no
even omltting a visit to the girls gym
nasium where we saw large class Q