Arizona republican., 1914-03-29
UNIVERSITY REGENTS TELL GOVERNOR HOW STATES b|G
 INSTITUTION |S MANAGED

the long course, and generally full details percentages. etc. President Wilde's report furnishes, we think. ample documentary and other evl- dence to refute this charge made against him. but We desire to call your special attention to the letter ot State Senator John Hughes, dated February 18th. 1914. Senator Hughes vas d member of the senate commit tee on appropriations. which had in charge appropriations for the uni versity Senator Hughes letter not only refutes every charge made against President Wilde in this line, but also states that the information furnished the senate by President Wilde. Professor Forbes and others. instead of misleading members, gave them clear insight into the work ings of the university in all the various departments. that we could frame our appropriations so as to do justice to all of the departments of the institution"
 SECOND:
 It was charged that the university has but 1S0 students and A teachers: The facts as shown by the register of the university are:
 Students regularly registered in
 the office .................... .249 Special students taking lectures in military science in regular at tendance. but not for university credit ...... ........ .....-..... l9 Special students taking evening course in gasoline engines, in reg ular attendance, paving fees for materials, etc. ..............-.. F Students in short C weeks) course in agriculture ........1 1o3 The present number of instructors at the university, excluding those members of the experimental station faculty, who do no teaching. is 35. Some of these, as for instance Dr. MeseIve, the state chemist, are em- p!oyed for, and give part of their ! time to other state work and teach ! ing. From data obtained from the ublished annual report of the United i States commission of education 1912 | Ga copy of which book We hand you l herewith, we were able to compare the ratio of instructors to students | in some twenty -four state schools and universities: the ratio is more than one instructor to nine students that in four of these states, viz: North Dakota, Alabama, University of Illinois and University of Mime sota, the ratio is one instructor tC nine, students, while in the remain ing eight said state schools and uni \ ersities, the ratio is l to 10, Il, r. or 13 students We find the ratio al the University of Arizona is one in structor to nine students. These fig ures speak for themselves.
 THIRD:
 The charge was made that tht state of Arizona appropriated $3S4, o0000 for the university and that tn, United States government gave $50,. 600.O0 year, and that, considering the number of students in school, tn, cost per capita of running the uni
 Versity is several hundred dollars pc
 capita more than any other institu
 ton in the country No better il lustration ofs the unreliability o
 these statements can be given thai in this matter. The statement i . credited to the state senator abov mentioned. who better than anyon
 ether than another member of tn , legislature, should have known tn facts in this matter. as he. undoubt , edly, voted for or against the ap propriations.
 ,- The facts are disclosed by the law i, passed by that legislature, and b