The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-08
SOME OF CHARGES TRUE.
But X. U. Will Not Have to Refuse
Any Students.

Some of the charges made by the
Graduate Magazine of the University of
Kansas regarding needed repairs and
improvements at the big school, which
can not be made on account of a lack
of funds are true. The regents of the
university, in a letter to GoVernor
Stubs, say that there is danger in the
electric wiring and that the founda-
tions of Snow hall are sinking and
that it is probable that some of the
general maintenance fund must be
taken for repairs to buildings and
grounds. But the talk of Dean Tenn
pin about the university being COM
PEELED to refuse admission to some stu
dents because of a lack of funds was
not correct and without authority.
The regents were unable to reply to
all the questions the governor asked in
his two letters as the new budget had
not been taken UP and discussed by
the board since the legislature ad-
journed. The regents answered all the
questions it could and promised
more information when the board had
made it's disposition of the budget. The
letter to the governor follows:
Dear Sir: In partial answer to
your favors of March % and April s.,
the board of regents of the University
of Kansas has the honor to say that in
regard to the matters there referred
to, neither the board nor the admin
istratiOn of the university has author
lied the statements which you ques-
ton, and disclaim responsibility for
them. The board sincerely hopes that
all controversy may cease, and Will
lend its authority and influence in that
direction.
In regard to the condition of the
university's income. for the next two
years. which is really the center of
the discussion, the board will at the
earliest moment that the budget Of
the university can accurately be re-
vised. make you a detailed statement
which will fully answer your more
specific questions.
The board has never contemplated
closing the university to any student
of the state as announced in the press
through an interview, so inaccurately
reported as to be essentially untrue.
Such a statement of course should car
ry it's own denial as the university
would have no legal right to refuse
any student entrance who was proper
ly qualified to enter. 1t will receive all
that come to it and care for them in
the best possible manner, making
full return to the state for every dol
lar expended on the university.
Now as to some of the specific in
quiries in your letter of April 8: it is
difficult to answer these categorically,
but it may be said that when we ask
ed the legislature for money to i'm
prove the electric wiring, we believed
and we believe now that an improved
system would materially lessen the
danger to both life and property in
the institution. The wiring was in
stalled many years ago. It IS of an
old type from which incipient fires
have occurred. We have no informal
ton today indicating just how much
of this inferior wiring creates seri-
Gus and critical emergency, but we
feel sure that some of the wiring must
be repaired and reinstalIed, even out
of the reduced apprOOriatioO fOr nm
keep.
AS to the foundation: We regard the
foundations under Snow hall to be in
such a condition as to call for immedi-
ate and extensive repairs. We have
asked the state architect to make a