Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-09-01

1914--This was to buy apparatus fol
the laboratories of this department
They can not run without the proper
supplies.
Library, $4,000 for each year--Wt
have about 5000 volumes in the Ii
brary at present, a pitifully small col
lection. There Is absolutely no incen
tive for student to get the library
habit, which is essential to thor
ough college course.
Extension work, $17,5OO for each
Iyear-Unless We can arrange to sup
port this department out OF some out
side fund, for instance, the feed con.
troll, We will lose it forever. The ex'
tension work has Just reached the
lplace where it is able to do real good
Ito the farmers of Texas, aud its loss
Twill be felt all over the State. Even
liz we find that we can give 1t enough
to exist 1t can not expand one atom.
For every dollar appropriated to this
department by the State, the United
States government gives $40. If we
had received the amount asked for
we would have received each year
$4,000. or course this goes mostly
to the demonstration agents, but their
work is under the supervision of the
college. What splendid opportunity
the people of Texas have lost!
Hog cholera serum, $4,000 for each
year-This serum is manufactured by
our department of veterinary science
for the prevention of hog cholera, one
of the most dangerous diseases OF
hogs. 1t is sold below cost to stock
men and has been the means of saw
ing thousands of dollars to them. Ii
seems that this work must now stop,
unless the price is doubled, or per
haps tripled.
Highway engineering, $1,000 for
each year-This leaves the depart
ment without one cent to carry on
the work which it is by law directed
to do.
Operating power plant, $4,000 for
each year-Unless we find means to
run the power plant the college must
close at once. 1t may be possible to
provide for it out of the feed control
fund. but as this fund is uncertain as
to amount, the result can not be fore
told. OF course every effort VIII be
made to keep from closing the col
Iege. Every department of the col
ege-light plant, waterworks, all en-
divisions, the laundry-all
are absolutely dependent on the steam
plant 1t is the very life of the in
stitution.
Repairs, $4,000 for 1913, $4,000 for
l914-Not a hammer nor brush can
be applied to any building for the
lext two years on account OF the loss
If this item.
Waterworks and air compressor,
$500 for 1913, $4,000 for 1914-At
present we have three wells, all
pumped by the use of one air COM
,ressor. Should this air compressor
,et out of fix the water supply OF the
entire college would stop instantly.
rhe present water is strongly impreg-
lated with sulphur, and can hardly
,e used for anything but bathing. IL
s indeed a serious situation.
To meet all these things the col
ege must depend entirely upon the
eed control-varying in amount from
to $4,000 per year. In the
ace of such uncertainties 1t will be
,nly by the most rigid economy in
very department that we will be able
o exist for the next two years. EX-
,ansion is out of the question. The |
,reat problem is to keep the college !
live. The condition of the University |
S equally as bad as the Agricultural
md Mechanical College. All the State
have suffered a blow from |
which they will not recover in years.
r. II. MILNER.