East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-13

Richard Wilbur. at the Grand This
Week
-ana M 5rrsr. repre- snang the
u1i.arity
recanls Turn Ont WcH
Cr Diz-tla ol the joint meeting
ae-ed 1y elec,ns Governor
'sl-- chairman and Charles GaI.OWar
secretary Both boards Of regents
swere represented by nearly fun mem
bership. The members of the state
university board present wee judge
r. s Bean of Portland, Judge William
Smith of Baker, Judge ]. w. Hamilton
of Roseburg, Cyrup Dolph of Port
land, j. c. Ainsworth of Portland, S.
H. Friendly, George Fisher and L. H.
Johnson of Eugene, and NJ A. Miller
of Lebanon. Representatives of the
agricultural college present were
Judge j. X. Weatherword of Albany.
f. f. Wilson of Corvallis, B. F. Irwin
of Portland, Senator Won der HELEN
of Jackson county, c f. Spence, mas
ter of state grange, and Senator Haw-
| ley of Polk county. Governor West,
| Secretary of State Olcott and State
School Superintendent Alderman were
present as members of both boards.
Both Sides Favor Plan.
When the question of consolidating
the two institutions was presented, it
was gnown that the full membership
! Of both boards was opposed to such a
move. At meeting some time ago
| the regents of the agricultural college
went on record as opposed to consol-
| idaton, and at the meeting of the uni
versity regents held this morning
| this sentiment was unanimous among
| the members
Reflection will show that it is not
| to the best interests of the two instl-
| tutions to consolidate them,'' said
| Judge Hamilton. There is no better
agricultural college in the northwest
than outs and it would be hazardous
| to consolidate it with some other in
| stitution. This is also true of the
state university Both are working
along broad lines. History has showp
that in like attempts at consolidation
the institutions have suffered. 1 be-
lieve if you put the institution on a
high plane of endeavor the people of
! the state will uphold and maintain
! them
A Comparison With California.
"The oregon Agricultural College
leads all like institutions in our neigh
boring states,' said Judge Weather
| ford. "It is far ahead of California,
where the agricultural college is a
| part of the university. / would be
very sorry to see the people of oregon
take chances of injurihg it by tack
ing it onto another institution. l do
not believe the people of oregon care
so much about the cost of its educa-
tional institutions if they are satisfied
that every dollar is being judiciously
expended and is bringing good re-
turns We think we are doing that
at the agricultural college,"
Mr.. Irwin spoke of the need of the
two institutions working together in
harmony and declared that joint
meeting of the two boards should
have been held years ago.
Resolution Opposes Merger.
In reply to a motion offered By
Senator Miller that a committee be
appointed to draft resolutions setting
forth that the relationship of the two
institutions was harmonious and tina
the meeting go on record as being
opposed to consolidation. Judg,
Bean said he had been a member o
the board of regents of the niversit!
for many years, that he never knew
of any i'll feeling between the two in
stitutions and that he objected to an!
resolution that would intimate tina
such feelings existed
This caused the withdrawal of tn,
motion and the substitution of one b!
Judge Smith placing the regents OF
record as opposed to consolidation.
Il am not in favor of consolidating
the two institutions" stated Cover
nor West, "If the people of the stat,
think we have too many institutions
let them wipe out one or both of then
but if they are maintained, let us keel
them separate"
Suggests Turning Back $4,000.
He then took up the discussion o
the university appropriations beinG
held up by the referendum case il
court and suggested that as the seasol
was so late, the appropriation o
100000 could not be used this year
that the regents go on record as ia
; voring in case the court decided il
the university favor, returning to th'
state an appropriation of S175,00O
which is unit of one bill. He sait
this would show to the people tina
the university wanted only what wa
actually needed to build up the insti
tuition to meet present needs.
. The governor said he believed if tn
r 100000 appropriation was put up t
/ the people it would not carry stat
= Senator Miller of Lebanon said he di
: not believe it would carry in singl
t county in the state. President Camp
4 bell took issue with this and said h
r thought it would carry as the peopl
would realize how badly the institu
I tion needed the amount.
g President Campbell gave in deta
v the arguments of both sides on con
r solidation and submitted figures fror
:, the institutions of other states t
s show no large economy was effecte
h by conducting the two institutions to
gether. He pointed out that an et
. fort ot consolidation might inyolve