Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-05-21
NONRESIDENT COST OF SCHOOL
ING In WISCONSIN.

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In another column Of the Weekly
Reporter there appears an arti-
Gle taken from the Milwau
kee Daily News giving an inter
view with Geo. P. Hambrecht of this
city on the high cost of the Univer-
sity.
Mr.. Hambrecht has taken a stand
on this subject which should meet
with the approval and support of
every right minded citizen of the
state. He is making an exhaustive
study of this matter and while his
investigations are not complete, e
nough light can now be shed on the
matter TO show that one Of the con
tributiye reasons for the high taxes
of the state is the fact that We are
giving nonresident students tuition
at a price that does not come any
where within what it actually costs
the state. In other words, the non
resident student is getting his educa-
ton at the expense of Wisconsin
tax payers.
There is absolutely no reason
why the people Of this state should
be taxed to educate the students
from other states and countries.
The burden of taxation is already
severe enough without our giving
tuition in our state university at less
than cost to outsiders.
At the present time it costs a non
resident student SIS as a matricula-
ton fee and SIS a year for tuition
1t appears that this tuition cannot
be furnished at less than $500 pei
! student in round numbers for each
year. If we divide the total cost OF
university expense by the number Of
students enrolled, it would average
$500 year for each student, but
part OF this SUM goes to permanent
improvements. About $500 a year pei
student covers the educational cost
At that figure, we are giving tut
ton to nonresident students al
1925 less than it costs us. Con
slider now that we have over 5000
nonresident students, do You see
where we landL Of course, we must
consider this point Say we have OIL
annual enrolment of 600 non-resi
dent students, then the above fig
ure would practically apply to the
new students, for it would not take
a keen Drained young man long tc
find that after he had lived in the
state a year, he could establish {
domiciIe AND be clalssed as a citizen
of this state and have the same priv
ileges that the local student enjoys
On that basis and superstition, il
would not be safe to take the en-
tire 10000. but it seems reasonably
safe to take 1000 and at that fig
ure, it is costing the state $225, 00(
a year for tuition to nonresident and
foreign students.
President Van Hise wants tC
make our university worlds uni
versity. It's a noble idea and ONE thai
reflects great credit ON State OF
Wisconsin, but back to brass tacks:
The people of the state of WiscOn
sin cannot be expected to pay fol
the tuition OF the students Of other
states, and other countries.
Give all am education at the low
est possible cost, but do mot expect
the tax payers of this state to shout
der practically all the burden. Wis
consfn taxes are heavy enough now
without being philanthrophic and Civ
ing practically free education to the
world.
If our University has the great rep
utation as AN educational institution
it is said to have, (and we believe
it has), them $500 a year is not too
much for people outside the state t.
pay for having the privilege Of at
tending it.
We hope Mr.. Hambrecht will be
able to convince the other members
of the board of these facts at the
next meeting ON May 81.