The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-12-26

professors from that institution hang around Boise for
time agtatng for big appropriation for the University
They there the expense of the University working to
money for the University they keep
adding and charging and adding professors to
look after more departments that call for money
the session of the oons ABOUT the only way which
pepe of Southern Idaho receive any benefit from that nst
tuition through the farmers institutes and movable schools
conducted time during the winter, and only few far
attend them. Announcement is made in this ISSUE of
the dates of the farmers institute for Backfoo and al
though it will be in the idle season, hundred farmers
will take the trouble ook and probably less than fifty
will attend all the sessions. 2' d.. "'.,'':' 81
The Lewiston normal the largest expense bill in ed
ucation and they have much offer and there little
demand for it. they maintain press bureau advertise the
school and to find peopeto there and accept the service
and teachings TheAlbon normal conducted in the
way and advetses and sends special representatives to
find young people and induce them 60 Albion to join the
classes The last appropriation was $4,000 year, and
latter all their advertising and soliciting for students they
have only 1885, and this costs the state $272 head for the
school year. If people do 60 normal schools
do not think good policy to lay taxes upon the people
build these institutions and then them again furnish
money to pursuade them to make of what provided
We think the schools might better be built only response
popular demand for them This principle may not hold
good when applied to norma but in the of the Idaho
academy there question but that most of the pupils
might better be their high schools their home and
the 100000 appropriated by the last session left off the
Blacfoot, Arco Mackay Chals Idaho Falls Rexburg ST.
Anthony Pocateo and various other does reduce
the expense of operating those schools and nearly the
things havebeen taught the Idaho academy greater
pense The Academy established in response
demand but the result of political ambition and desire
the part of Bannock county to have institution
there They have always had to advertise and solicit get
studentsto fill it.
While people asking where the tax money goes, and
insisting that must be reduced they will be
bearabe will be in order for them reflect upon the mat
covered in these articles referring expenditures by the
state and they form very small part of the total of the
When consider the expenditures of the
y government the situation may look acute but when
municipal and school district expenditures convassed the
heavy end of the budget will have been reached and the
question will bebrought home to the individual where the
responsibility cannot be evaded People assane the
collector every day demanding to know why their
high when the largest items the bill made by
themselves in their school houses the annual election when
by their voice and they fixed big special school tax
The next largest item notices the towns the NUM-
cpa tax and the council fixed that after listening all the
demands for lights, walks and street crossings
filled in, hydrants hose carts,
chemical engines, sprinklng moving of weeds
appropriations for improving the cemetery and the city
park