The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-03-13
FARES
RATHER POORLY
AT THE HANDS OF THE LEGlSLA-
TIVE SESSION THAT JUST
CLOSED
$4,000 N SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS
Is All That Comes to the Local Instltu-
tion-$1o,000 Of This Goes for
Addition to Heating Plant

The State College Jared rather poor
ly at the hands of the legislature that
closed it's session on Friday. But $17,-,
600 in special appropriations was
given for the local institution, and all
of the other bills, for an addition to
the dormitory, for an addition to the
gymnasium, and one or two other
smaller favors, fell by the wayside.
The 1000 includes $4,000 for an
addition to the heating and lighting
plant, $4,000 for the construction Of a
cold storage plant at the creamery
and $4,000 for alterations at the annex
to the chemistry building. The addi-
ton to the heating plant is badly need
ed, as with the completion of the new
building the present plant would be
unable to handle the load. The appro-
p~riation for the dairy department was
also badly needed, and the $4,000 for
the alterations of the chemistry build
ing was most important. The school
of agriculture has been occupying
the chemistry annex since it was COM
pleted a couple of years ago, but when
the new building is completed the
school will be moved there and the
annex will be given owe to the chem
istry department, a use it was original
ly intended for. The building was di-
vided up into small class rooms to &C.
commodate the school and it will be
necessary to make a large number of
alterations to prepare it for labora-
tories for the chemistry classes.
The maintenance fund for the col
lege for the coming two years carries
AL po11au ip- nrnnriotinnc Salaries
$54, 900; equipment and repairs, library
$50, 900; library books and furniture,
$4,000; farm expenses and purchase Of
stock, $4,000. The following appro-
| priations were made for statewide
work, the money to be spent under the
direction of the college: Farmers in
%stitutes, $25, 600; state dairy expert,
$4,000; bulletins, $4,000; s~eed-testing,
1000; Highmore s~ub-station, $4,000;
Eureka sub station, $4,000; Cottonwood
sub-station, $4,000. A bill was also
passed creating another sub-station at
Vivian, which is located west of Cham
berlain and which will be under the
direction of the college.
An appropriation of $4,000 was made
to start the college extension work, of
which we made extended mention a
short time ago.
The reason why the college did not
get more in the way of new buildings
is not known, but there is said to have
been a "gentlemen's agreement" made
in the session two years ago that the
local institution was to get a new build
ing at that session, Vermillion a new
one this veal the normal schools some
new ones two years from now and the
State College to come in again four
years hence. 1t looks like a fool
arrangement, but it is probably true,
as Vermillion received a $4,000 build
ing at this session. If this agreement
holds good the local institution cannot
expect anything for four years and
by the time the buildings are ready at
least six years time will have elapsed.
In the meantime we do not know how
on earth the college is going to take
care of the increasing attendance.
Prof. Hansen secured $4,000 for
the propagation of alfalfa west Of the
river and $780, 900 to make another trip
to Siberia in search Of more seed. The
serum station at the college received
an appropriation of $4,000 for the man
ufacture of hog cholera serum Both
Of these appropriations, however, are
for the benefit of the state at large
and not the college particularly.
The new bill placing all of the live
stock interests under one board will
take the stallion registration work
away from the college, and that will
go to Pierre July LIST.
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