Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-26
GROWTH Is now
High Price Of Downtowl r
striets Extension
REASONS FOR THE CONSOLIDATION
Regents Csupisna aud HsIier Pre-
seat Repsrt 90 Governor shAIieR-
bsrEer nevseuinE situh-
tea IN Detail

HeEerts c. arEs Couplard ard Frank L
Hausr of ths EniverEitF ~ SshraEza unite
in the foliov.ng rninosity report % TIRE goy-
s-ro- srd th=ouEh him 20 TIRE legislature
or TIRE subject Of cousolldating the great
Trsvs-sftv ~ Nebraska on one csDpgs
and that 70 bs - the Etats farm
To His Excsuency the Governor. Hon
Ashton &. Ehsllsnberger. s1d the Hon
u-atIs Members q the Senate ard House
OF Rep-eser tatives % Nebraska
- provided ~ iaw. u is the duty of ihs
Board Of Regents o. TIRE State university
tc present 81 each legislative bienniun q
rsporr of tire uuivsrsity-s present condition
and shat 70 considered BY ths boa-d 20
- the future needs for is maintenance
ard dsrslopusnf- such a report has beer
prepared and made fn accordance with
Law. To the major portion q this report
ne most heartily consent knowing a. re
60 that the uuiversfty's educs tionsl stand
ards are high ard that its finances have
been carefully and economically admins
tered But to that portion of the report
the EuEgesssons snd ccnciusions contained
herein which particularly refer 20 The
future policy that ssiuuli govern the De-
v-lopulent q What Is known as the down
toun campus ana the Agricultural colsgs
located a. the state farm. we most
duty as ths servants q the people % the
STATE 10 present 20 you and throuEh you 10
the repressntatIvss of the taxpayers %
the state ne grounds Of our objectons-
Unusual ana uupTecedentsd thoHsh this
course ulav be. Ee feel sure that both you
ard uiey win give our objections careful
Mud confederate attention
ohJecttons In order.
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great waste q putiic money 10 cevs'op
two distlncs plants. Which must ueoessar b
- aone u IN imperative needs of the
present inssituugu snd the Agricultural
-oBeEe are 20 he met II - fnapossihls 20
aresd ftfs AZ spch aoiieV ahtAins and
wjR -,tnrut Sounf Entail an farreas NJ
ana unneesSsary tax upon shs revenues o'
ne state.
ss-ora We are absolutely arr unouaiE
hsdlr a. me OPINION that sspa alton o.
tns AErtcuItural college from the Collsg-
~ Arts ana Sciences would. from an odu-
rstfonni STANDPOINT be q most seriO1s ri e.
fske sreresatIuE as Il would the AEacul-
tural college student from the lz-Esr uni
rs-sitv Ife uhich Is hts educational pTtHi-
eEe and heritags
Third t-niess ahsolute Implications O
t-oze deusrtrnents - the ColleEe of Arts and
s--sente must he associated with are built
and maintained % the state farm should
no rresent poacs- b continued. vsry
-o-sise-sble portion of the Agricultural
-,l,er. rtudcnts time would be wasted
since he would b compelled 10 spend in
t-nveltnE bets7een the two campuses a.
east one hour each ohy- on an average
n four davs each Eeek making during
his College Mfe q loss In ali Of ENty -four
ssvs o. eight hours length Al the pres
ne time there are IN the Agricultural COL
ere "a s,1dslts Eho. under present con
sitions. wIn spend in travelling 70 and fro
between the two campuses during their
collegs nfe n sc days and the money ex-
eenses which are Incidental thereto
How a Affects Wsmsn-
Fourth. The same thing Is true in re-
card 20 the young women students In the
reaehers' ooileEs and the COLLEGES of Arts
and SCIENCES. who are taxing oourse in
domestic science. they having 20 make the
TIN iron tie doWn-toWn campus 20 the
state fare where that department is 10
ratsd Thrrc are now rs o. tfese stu
dents ard tbs number wfil in four years
spend kso DAYS 90 travel made Necessary
~ the separation of plsnts- The head Of
mis- departrrsnt informs 10 that owing %
inadquats facilities. no more students car
- takeu IN which of course. means its
enlargement Al The STATE farm o. ITS
supl,cstion a. the downtown campus
uurlur recent years the great inlportanos
% this department has besn recognized
ana Ne feel certain that the humbsT oi
-ouur women Wishing 10 take TITS course
siu greatly Increase That these younE
peon.s should be called upon 10 make this
trfp. mace necessary by the separation oi
o,ants. ana especially during the cod and
r-lerrent seasCu q the year. ue fee IS
Ebzs'utelT uustefll q their tinae and
money ana detrimental % their best in
tFresfE
AErIrsIturaI Edacatfoa Important.
FTnt- RecoEniEinE. IS We DO that the
1aslc lrd1str-- Of NehrasEa Is purely aETi-
-uitarsL zul Ihat the problems peTtaining
20 ths laUd ard rlral Ife are among t1J
most important that the safe and nation
ras 70 solve Ee realize hoW necessary d,
that our state should s-ek 90 provide ths
ser, hest means And opp-ortunity for th.
s6lcalion 90 tire NoErE men ara uoulen
aho expect 70 ror-ru 20 ths s1iL We Zee
that these sr-de-ls are eztItrd 20 sa5os
noe uTltilsErs % q run-oI slated instlfutIun
and uot hs couipsned % waste 81 large q
-ps-tiOu % tEsr valuable rus. Which is
GREER present o5ndiuons. q -os- serious
hsnticsp 90 the Erouth cf the AgrtcaL
tural coiiese- Tuon the aus1roTsr5 o. nos,
uha are in a position 20 knou. us beIsr,
u Is q fac thst toiay. if conLItions u.sr,
a. faNoTsh'e 20 agrcuiturzl stld=nts a.
thty are 10 The sJudeuts tn oJhsr college.
q The uEiyersit2. thsre would b. a ven
ml-h iauEer nuniber taking t1is c1lrs.
than there are n,w-
SEnth- Tie uaruraI affHartc- of fra Fsf
frrent CnlleEcs- Hhose stufents iuterullnEi !,
tn rhe sane class rocms and lahouat1~ifs
are thg Arts. Scisness- Teacher Gradusti
ans Agricultural colieEes. snd On this con
nscticn 10 fnelude1 ths Schcol % Pm,