The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-06-17

to quoting and constituting the statute
relative to State Normal Schools. We
were somewhat edited by the construc-
tion he put upon said acts, especially in
view OF the fact the same were written
largely by two of the members of the
Board, namely: Sullivan and Cammack.
With due respect to the Inspector, we
prefer to adhere to the construction put
upon said acts by those who wrote them,
for we believe that they we're in better
position to understand them than your
Inspector.
About three-fifths of the report con
sists of tables and financial statements
furnished to the Board of Regents, by
the President and Treasurer OF the
school, as is done every month. These
statements were not taken from our
books by the Inspector or his account
ant, but were our own regular monthly
and quarterly statements. They were
accepted by him, apparently, and he did
not even suggest doubt as to their &C
curacy. The remaining portion of his
report, less than one-ffth of the whole,
seems to be original, and consists of the
Inspector views as to how the school
should be managed, wherein he thinks
the Regents should have acted different
ly. 1t is to this portion of the report
that we desire to give attention.
h.
gents bought farm for SIS, 800, house
for the Presidedt for sl2,5 and built
an addition to Sullivan Hall for 500, 400,
without warrant of law; to quote him:
The Legislature never intended to give
the Board of Regents such latitude, and
they have certainly exceeded their au-
thority and have paid out money and
contracted obligations for which there is
no warrant of law"
In presenting to the last General AS
sembly the needs of the institution, we
placed in the hands of every Represent
alive and Senator copy of the Eastern
Kentucky Review for January, 1912,
sembly metz, in which we presentnd, on
page s the following as recommended
by the then State Inspector and Exam
liner in his report to the Governor on
this school:
(a) The present girls dormitory is
very inadequate and another is urgently
haA no
$50, 600 and this same amount is needed
for new one. About 100 girls are now
compelled to seek room and board in
private homes"
(bJ about 100 acres of adjoining
farm land is very great need indeed,
as it would enable them to raise all that
is required for dormitory purposes and
table use. In addition to this, it is
needed for the purpose of teaching ag-
ricultural pursuits, which is becoming
very generally taught and is destined to
prove of the greatest good to the whole
State. The necessary buildings, such as
a farmers house, dairy, stable, etc,
the 100 acres and buildings could be Sc
cured for about $50, OOO."
(c) "Old Burnam Property. - This
consists of two-story building of about
eight or ten rooms and occupying 200x
400 feet of ground, and is located in a
corner of the school campus and to any
one passing by it would be supposed that
it was part of the school property, and
it should be, because it would square oil
the campus. The Board of Regents de.
sire TO purchase this property and con.
vert it into a residence for the President
of the school, and it should be done by
all means. | am advised that the own
ers are willing to dispose of it and are
asking about Sl2, 900, and do not think
this price is at all unreasonable, but on
the contrary, reasonable"
Besides placing this publication in thu
hands of members of the General Assem-
bly,, the same urgent needs were pre-,
sented to the Committees of both houses
and to members individually.