The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-03-09
100000 FOR
STATE COLLEGE
THIS AMOUNT is APPROPRIATED
FOR BUILDINGS.
CLOSE CALL IN THE HOUSE
BILL VOTED DOWN, BUT PASSES
UPON RECONSIDERATION.

The session of the legislature which
came to a close Friday night, passed
a bill appropriating the sum OF 500, 900
for an agricultural building at the
State College in this city. The college
had asked for 5000, 000, as it was felt
struct a suitable building, but although
the bill vas ut in two, the sum APP
propriated is thankfully received and
appreciated on the hill.
The bill was first brought up for con-
sideration in the house on Wednes-
day of last week and went down to de-
feat by four votes, there being an anti
appropriation combine which killed it
as we'll as a lumber Of other special
appropriation bills. The supporters of
the bill brought it up again Thursday
evening and by some lively work they
bers to secure its passage by two
votes. All of the Brooklngs county
delegation worked hard for the meas
ure of course, and credit is especially
due to the members. outside of this
city, Messrs. Simonson and RibStein,
whose effective work was largely re-
sponsible for the passage of the bill in
the house on Thursday. Senator Miller
took care of the bill in the senate and
it passed almost unanimously.
The legislature also appropriated
$4,000 for an addition to the creamery
been so crowded in this department
that it has been impossible to care
for the students, and the addition will
be much appreciated by Prof. Larsen
and his assistants.
Plans have already been secured for
the new agricultural building, but it
will undoubtedly be necessary to cut
them down somewhat on account of
the chopping in two of the bill. The
preliminary plans as drawn call for
a two-story building of pressed brick,
with a VIM on each side, but it will
wings until the next legislature meets
and makes provision for putting on
these useful appendages. A large
flight Of stone steps will lead to three
massive doors, ranged side by side,
on the first floor. This floor will be
taken up principally with a big as
sembly room or chapel which will seat
900 people, with a good sized stage.
On this floor viii also be the Offices
of the president and secretary and
other administrative officers and some
class room The second floor will be
devoted to class rooms altogether. The
basement will be high and will provide
some good class rooms as well as Of
fees of the Collegian, the Jack Rabbit
and other student organizations. 1t
was also planned to have rooms for
the literary societies, but there may
not be room until the wings are added.
The location of the new building has
not been decided upon. There is some
talk of placing it between the expert
ment station and mechanical buildings
and it is also possible that it will be
built on the little knoll where the OBJ
servatory stands on the northwest
corner of the campus.
In addition to the special approprla-
tons of $1O4,O 900 the college was al
lowed $4,000 for maintenance for the
next two years, making a total of
S227,5OO that the college received from
the legislature at this session. How
ever, the experiment stations scattered
over the state are under the direction
of the college and will have to be pro
vided for out of the maintenance
fund. The special bill for 100000 IS
the largest appropriation ever made by
the legislature for buildings at any
state institution.