The Elbert County tribune., 1909-01-14

classification which would locate this
institution definitely with the educa-
tional institutions of the state. The
attendance for the biennial period has
advanced from LAT to 100. In addition
to the usual training of the school
room, the deaf boys are taught car
pentry, shoe making, printing. paint
ing and outdoor work. The blind boys
are taught piano tuning. broom max
ing. hammock making, chair making,
mattress making and rug weaving.
The girls receive the best possible
training in the domestic department
and are taught such useful occupa-
tions rs can be taught to girls. Much
is made of music In the instruction of
both boys and girls. DO not embarrass
this beautiful school with inadequate
appropriations They ought to have
every dollar for which they ask
Education of Collegiate Rank
| There are two general varieties of
educational institutions of collegiate
rank, namely, Independent institutions
and Institutions supported by the tax
alton Of all the people The independ-
ent institutions are mostly supported
| by the great religious bodies.
Taking the country over there are
! approximately five times as many in
dependent institutions as state insti-
tutions. Ohio has forty-five educa-
uonal establishments of collegiate
rank, OF which three are supported by
the state. one is supported in part by
the state and in part by private enter
prise, and forty-one are supported ex-
clusiveiy by private enterprise.
Colorado is the most extreme exam
pie OF the opposite sort. We have
eight institutions of collegiate rank
now. including the Normal school, of
| which four are supported by private
enterprise and four are supported by
| taxation. | name the indepe ndent in
| stitutioas first because they came in
the order of time. They are. the Uni
yerslty of Denver, the Colorado Col
| lese, the College of the Sacred Heart.
and now Westminster College. The
state institutions are, the State Uni
versity at Boulder, the State School of
Mines at Golden. the State Agricul-
tural College at Fort Collins and the
State Normal School at Greeley.
Consider what service the indie
pendent institutions have rendered the
State of Colorado 1862 graduates
have been given us by the University
OF Denver; 37S graduates have been
given us by the Colorado College; and
eighty-four graduates have been given
us by the College of the Sacred Heart
The Westminster College has Just now
opened its doors and has not had time
as yet to bring out a graduating class
So we have ALA graduates which have
been given to the state by the inde-
pendent institutions.
Now consider the record of the state
institutions: 1,163 graduates have been
given us by the State University and
479 graduates have been given us by
the State School of Mines. That means
that 1872 graduates have been given
to the state by these two state institu-
tions. The University of Denver alone
has done a trifle more work for the
state than these two institutions to-
gether.
The gifts from the State Treasury to
the State University to date aggregate
$2,205,S33. The value of the plant. as
reported by the Regents to the Public
Examiner. is s743,2G9. The cost of the
State University therefore to date. ex-
cluding the value of the plant. is ST.
462.564. That means that the net cost
to the state for each one of our 1,163
graduates of the State University has
been $1.249.
The gifts from the State Treasury to
the State School of Mines to date ag-
gregate $1,300,OOO. The value of the
plant as reported by the Trustees is
s64s.OO0. The expense for the School
of Mines, excluding the value of the
plant. has therefore been $652. 900. That
means that the net cost to the state OF
each of the 479 graduates of the State
School of Mines has been 1851.
The University Of Denver alone. with
It's l,o52 graduates, has saved the state
precisely what the State University
and the State School OF Mines have cost
together, namely. s3,305,s33. When
you add what has been done by Colo
rado College and by the College of the
Sacred Heart, with 462 graduates to-
gether, you have saved again approxi-
mately the total cost of the School of
Mines. That is to say, these three indie
pendent institutions have saved the
State of Colorado a trifle less than five
million dollars
| l say again that 1t would be lust and
right to pass resolutions of apprecia-
ton for all this service which is rend-
cred the state by the independent in
stitutions. Is 1t seemly or fitting for
any one in tax sustained institution
to put himself in an attitude of AFRO
gance or discourtesy toward these indie
pendent institutions? Should letters
| ever be sent out or representatives
ever be sent from any one of these
state institutions with message of ar
rogance and discourtesy toward insti-
tutions which are doing a great work
for the state without penny of ex-
pense to the state?
Tht Regents of the State Univer-
sity in their biennial report make ref
erence twice to their desire to bring
the last two years OF the state medical
course to Denver. | find myself CON
strained to withhold my concurrence
with this recommendation of the Board