Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-05-08

him the contract, notwithstand ng the |
fact that he was not the lowest bid
der and did not have the best tag. tt
make up for the loss thus sustained,
Mr.. Trap has evidently attached one
Of his tags to Arthur Capper's leg
When you see this stuff, you will
know where It comes from.
The beneficial results that were
expected to come by placing our high
or educational Institutions under a
single Board of Administration in
stead Of continuing under the old
Board of Regents plan are becoming
more apparent every day.
1t seems ridiculous for anyone who
is watching the Progress Of this Boart
to read : an article emanating from
Frank U. Russell, prospective Re
publican candidate for Congress in.
the 7th District, in which he says:
common sense tells everyone that
no three persons can be procured fer
this who will be experts in all these
lines of education
For the sake of an argument we
will admit that this is true, but on y
in so far as it means that these
three people shall be exp rts in all Of
the various branches that are studied
at the institutions.
We make the statement that it is
Just as easy to secure three individ-
uals who are capable of handling Ties
institutions together with the assist.
ance Of the heads of the RESPECTIVE
schools, as it Is for a Board Of Re-
gents, who are on the job only one
or two days a month to manage the
affairs. AS am example: When the
present Board of Administrator took
charge, it found that at one of the
Institutions, the head of the same
had outlined the program for 1894,
This in accordance with the custom
that had been established years be.
fore under the Regents. This pro
gram called for the expenditure ID
$4,000 more money than the appro-
priatiOn made for the school. And
right here we might say that this is
one Of the manners in which some Of
the deficits have been occurring. The
Board of Administration made a care.
full survey Of the institution, and
found for instance: that one inStruc,
tor was teaching four classes with
an aggregate membership Of 81 stu.
dents. He taught these four classes
four hours each day, four days
week, and received a SALARY of $25G
per month for his work. Sixteen
hours of work per week, sixty-fc
hours per month, $25O.OO. Some bust
ness about that! We don't think
The Board raised the minimum mum
Der Of students per class, Increased
the number Of classes per day and
days per week; and on the first day
Of May, with two months more of the
school year to run, they had a sum
of money ON hand, which allowing
literally for May and June expensel
would run $4,000 of a surplus over
to the next school year, instead of
having deficit of $4,000 as was
outlined by the head of the institu.
ton. Not a single criticism has been
passed upon the particular school in
question by even the most ardent Car
perites; hence the school must not
have been in any way injured through
this business policy.
We have in Our previous letter men
TONED the savings madeby this BOARD
in the business offices of the three
schools, which amounted to $4,000
which added to a prospective surplus
instead of a deficit, makes showing
enough in two particular instanc: {
alone Of the amount of the appropria
ton for the Board of Administration
for a two year period. And yet ouI
friend, Mr.. Russell, thinks that nc
person with common sense will thinl
for minute that schools can be han
died by three people.
The biggest financial and manutac
turing institutions in the United
States are supervised by Board Of
Directors of from five to ten OF