University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-30
ABOUT AMENDMENT NO. II

One of the most important of the
amendma nts to b. voted on at thi
approaching election is that PROUD.
ing for the levy of tax of oue-thinI
OF . mill for the permanent main.
tenance OF tne state University There
should be no politics in such an issue
The adherents OF all the candidates
may we'll join in supporting meas
ure which will place the leading in.
stituttOn OF the states educational
system on a permanent basis. III.
hampered by the necessity OF a BIZ
Snnial appeal TO the Legislature.
Voters are affected by the Ordinar,-
weaknesses OF human nature and 50
are legislators. In the heat of E
campaign and in the excitement of Z
legislative session matters are 10.
nored which are of much greater
moment than the immediate cause II
ali the bother.
Thus far, however, there seems %
be no active opposition to this par
ticular amendment, which must
commend itself to all who take a a.
trtotic and intelligent interest in the
states educational welfare. In fac,
the greatest danger appears to ba
that the. voters will not take sufi-
cient interest in the subject to ex-
press their views upon ii. letting tn,
amendment lose by default.
Missouri State University has taken
rank among the educational institu-
ticns of the country which is Just
cause for pride on the part OF all Mis-
sourians. But its present position in
this respect is as nothing compared
with what it can be made if good
business judgment is permitted 10
take the place of the present method
OF dealing with the problem. The
University is here to stay. Ii is not
temporary affair. 1t will be here
twenty-five and fifty years from now,
but its relative rank and its actual
effectiveness then depend very large
iy upon the action taken by the
voters of the state November of the
present year.
A permanent institution should
have a permanent foundation tinan-
cially What could be more logical
than that the University authorities
should know with reasonable GER
tainty just how much money they may
count upon receiving annually for
their necessary purposes?
1t has been figured that a levy Of
3 cents on the s100 valuation will
assure TO the university at the start
not far from half a million dollars,
with the reasonable hope that 100000
can be made the minimum with
in 4 few years. This is no extrays-
giant sum for such a scnool as the
University is today, to say nothing
OF what it can be made. Other states
law iiSSi Win pau IOtlSiu anu IL
telligence to the problem and have
solved it by placing their universities
on a solid and certain financial foun.
dalton. An endowment OF $1,000
600 TO S10,000.00O is no more than
the University OF Missouri deserves,
but that is not asked. All that the
institution, the alumni, the business
and professional organizations OF
the state are asking from the voters
IS that they authorize a levy of three
2-cent postage stamps on every $500
OF assessed valuatior-a 2-cent ard
a 1-cent stamp on each 500 of as
sessed valuation; paltry 1-cent
stamp on each $33, with q fraction
too small to be considered With
this support assured the shackles %
biennial inendicancy will be struck off
and the University viii start upon az
FRA of prosperity which will vastly sur
pass the wonderful progress it has
made in the past, despite many dis
;ouraging Observation-Disclosures City
journal.