Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-06

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limitations. have necessitated being made
adiunCtE n the governor office. A quarter
% q century of state expansion and de-
velopment has produced new conditions.
and. therefore. it Il unfair and unjust 20
expect men 10 serve the state ct personal
loss 20 themselves. because Of the low
salaries paid and the demands placed upon
them by reason Of the positions which
they hold and which they cannot escape
The state can and should provide fair and
adequate salaries for its servants The re
spunsibilities Of the governor Of this state
and the demands made upon him are
greatly IN excess Of those Of q congressman
or a United states senator and the dignity
OF the state and justice 20 the executive
demands that the governor should. At
least receive a salary equal 70 that Of
member % the national house or senate.
The attorney general Of this state should
b. lawyer competent to combat the best
counsel that the bar Of this state OF any
other commonwealth affords. Corporations
pit against him the brightest and keenest
LEGAL minds that money can hire. Questions
involving millions Of the peoples money
are often-tin1es staked upon his ability
and judgment He should be paid q salary
Of at least $500 per annum. and the state
treasurer should receive a like salary. be-
cause Of the responsibilities Of the. office
and the great business Judgment needed
there. The other state officers should have
their salaries increased in a degree com
mensurate with their responsibilities and
duties. ] recommend that an amendment 20
cur constitution be submitted to the pso-
pie for their approval. providing for
proper increase in salaries As suggested
herein, which Is in line with that also
made by my predecessor, Governor Shell
don. believe the people Of Nebraska viii
sanction a reasonable increase OF salary
TO their officers. II given the opportunity
to do 90.
FOR n New BuiIdinK.
A tax levy 10 raise $4,000 for the pur-
pose Of erecting a building to house the
supreme court the state library the at
torney generals office and the State His
torical society is recommended. This II the
present legislature is not ready to under
take the task Of providing the state with
a proper state house building. The gov
ernor expresses the opinion that the pres
ent state house can be repaired 30 that It
will be OF service for a long time. and
that with the $4,000 building proposed. the
state can worry along with its present
capitol building mill levy is proposed
a monument to General John NJ Thayer
on the Vicksburg battlefield Is recon-
mended. The governor hopes the George
Chester French monument to Abraham
Lincoln will be suitable when completed. A
state reformatoTy for first offenders 20 be
established in connection with the juve-
nile reformatory at Kearney is suggested
state University.
university in an exceedingly small situa-
ton 1t is tightly wsdged in between bus
mess blocks. street car lines and rail-
road tracks. until IL has been squeezed
into all sorts Of shapes both as to the
1 style Of the architecture OF its buildings
and as TO their places upon the campus.
/ The university should expand and spread
out nightly in the near future. II it Is
10 meet the expectation OF its friends and
the hopes and the wishes OF the people OF
the state. To acquire sufficient ground
for an adequate addition % the present
campus VIII cost from three-QuArterH OF q
million to round million dollars. Ad-
joining the outskirts OF the city. the state
has go acres Of land. which is ideally To-
Gated for university campus. and upon
this splendid site a plan Of university de-
beauty and utility. Eighty acres Of this
land should be devoted TO the purpose of
university campus The college OF arts
and sciences should be removed to this
new campus as rapidly as possible The
/ law, medical and engineering colleges can
remain for a time as at present located
II desired. the present location could ulti-
mately be disposed Of 70 the city Of Ian
coin and would make first-olass site for
a city high school building. The cost OF
maintaining IN separate situations two
great educational plants as is at present
done Is greatly IN excess OF what Il would
be Il the two institutions were combined
under one general scheme. We have nov
reached a period OF growth and develop
ment N Nebraska when We can look viii
courage and understanding into the fu
ture. and we should begin 10 build for al
time in matters such as the permanent
development OF this our great central eou
cational institution. the University Of Ne
braska- Competent architects should pre-
pare a plan Of such magnitude and beaut,
as VIII make this work when completed
a monument 20 our devotion TO education
and a source Of pride and continual bene
ffH 10 future generations. The legislator,
from session 10 session should with judg
ment and generosity provide funds necea
sary 10 carry forward and finally com
plete some such plan OF university devel
opment when once IL has been adopted an,
approved by the legislature and the boar,
OF regents
ssThe money that would be needed &
alone buy the necessary land adjoining IN
present campus would so far toward erect
ing the buildings designed for the farm
} site. II the state needs more ground 70
experimental farming. because of the set
ting aside OF portion OF the present farn
J Tor the university campus. such land a
would be needed can be purchased az
short distance from the present farm for
; mere baEstelle compared with the price o
! a single city block IN the heart OF LIN
: coin. The university Is measuring Up I
the expectations and desires OF the PEG
: pie as an intellectual center and its lead
: ership in all educational matters is IN
5 questioned, inspiring and effectual Yo
should provide literally for its needs an
r at the same time with Judgment as 70 IN
e manner OF the expenditure OF the fund
5 provided by the legislature"