University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-11-03
4 Plea for Amendment No. II.

amendment does not necessitate AL
increase of the tax very much-though
! if the increase should result, it would
not go to the University, but to other
state purposes.
The voters will be working in their
own interests if they adopt the elev-
enth amendment The State Univer-
sity is the greatest instrument for pro-
noting the geenral welfare of the Cit
izens of the state that we have. PUB
lie instructions in all branches is pro-
vided for three thousand students each
year. No tuition is charged to resi-
dents of this state and only nomi-
nal one to non-residents. A nominal
fee is charged the students upon enter
ing the different departments or col
leges.
The college of agriculture conducts
a general campaign of education
among the farmers of the state, main
tains experiment stations in ninety
SIX out of one hundred and fourteen
counties. publishes bulletins on agri-
culture for the farmers, sends lectur-
ers over the state, and shows the pee
pie how to develop the natural re-
sources of the land
AS respects the individual depart
,Nn of thn n,,s,
College has sent out two hundred and
fifty-One graduates into the state in the
last six years, and has instructed
nearly thousand who did not grad
uate. The professional schools-law
medicine, journalism. and engineering
are recognized the world over as be-
ing among the best schools in the
world. The standard of education all
over the state have been raised
through the influence of the University
which in various ways reaches every
school district in the state.
Missouri is'not alone in advocating
a tax for the support of her University.
This plan of permanent support has
been adopted in most of the middle
western states. In Colorado the rates
are six cents, in Michigan it is four
and three-fourths cents. Minnesota
three and three-tenths, Wisconsin
three cents, North Dakota five and
three-tenths cents, Wyoming three and
three-fourths cents, Kansas four cents,
and Nebraska, ten cents. Why should
not Missouri adopt this plan? None
of the other states have an assessed
property valuation equal to two-thirds
of the assessed valuation of Missouri.
! If this amendment fails to pass, it
will not be because it lacked support
ers. Both parties have indorsed it
| in their platforms. The Business Mems
League of st. Louis has advocated it's
adoption. Intelligent farmers all over
the state have expressed their ap-
proval of it. The students of the Uni
versity are working to secure its pas
sage. Hundreds Of students are send
ing out letters in the interest of the
amendment to papers and influential
men in their home counties in the
interests of the amendment. In fact
this amendment meets with the uni
versai approval of intelligent men
every where.
In. summing up, I wish to state
briefly, all the arguments in favor
ol the adoption OF the eleventh amend
ment. First it will make the Unver-
slty seif-supporting, thereby doing
away with all the abuses that go with
the present system of appropriations
by the legislature. Second. it will take
the University out of politics. Third.
it will Indirectly benefit the public
schools Of the state or some other
public improvements. Fourth, it would
put the University in a position to
maintain an equality with other uni
versities. Thus it is plain that if the
voter votes against the amendment
he will be voting against his own in
terests.