The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-12-18
State Schools Criticised.

| Sharp criticism OF most OF the ed
ucational institutions OF the state is
embodied in a report submitted by a
Joint committee on state institutions,
headed by Senator Burger. that was
appointed at the close of the Sixteenth
| Legislature.
The committee declares that it has
found that the educational institu-
tons. with the exception of the nor
NAL school, are duplicating courses.
one seeking to teach the same
branches as each of the others. The
committee strongly denounces this
tendency as a waste of money and
energy.
The State university at Boulder
asked over 100000 in immediate
funds-more in certain concessions it
demanded But Boulder will get only
$4,000 if the report of the commit
tee is adopted by the finance commit
tee and the Legislature.
The committee recommends that the
Colorado Workshop for Blind Adults,
which fell into considerable financial
trouble recently, be given an appro-
priation for 100000, as was done two
years ago, $4,000 for building for
factory purposes and $4,000 for
buildings for the men and women it
employs there. Though it pays 33la
per cent more in wages than the la
Dor union scale. it would then become
self-supporting, it is claimed in the
report.
Boulder's request for 100000 for
building was turned down by the COM
mittee because the university will re-
ceive $225 900 for building from 4
private source this year.
The state insane asylum. it is re-
commended. should get sl50,000 for
new cottages. $4,000 for maintenance,
but nothing for additional land.
The Agricultural college, it is re-
commended, should confine its work
to agriculture and not compete with
the educational universities, as it has
recently done. II was given over
double its last years appropriation,
$4,000 for a civil and irrigation engi-
neering school and $4,000 for vet
erinary science school.
The School of Mines appropriation
was reduced s2S5,OOO to $4,000 by the
committee for an ore testing and
metallurgical plant.
The State Normal school was given
Sl00.0 900 for a practice school builiing.
The committee recommended that
the workshop of the Industrial school
at Golden be changed from chess
board plant into a real carpenter and
wheelwright shop.
For the penitentiary it recommend
ed that roal work be substituted for
cunvicts instead of stone quarrying,
as these are about exhausted. For in
side work 1t recommended that n
twine factory be established. Also
that the female prison be converted
into a hospital and insane ward, for
insane prisoners.
Following is comparative list
showing the difference between the
appropriations for state institutions by
the Sixteenth general assembly and
the recommendation by the vacation
committee.
The committee recommendations
are $21, 1,S13.31 less, but it is probable
that more money will be appropriated.
Appropriations for 1907 and recon-
mendations of committee:
Penitentiary, $4,000; increased
to $242,5 500.
Reformatory, 100000; increased to
$109.5OO.
School of Mines. $685., 900; decreased
to $4,000
Industrial School for Girls. s53,.
47196: decreased to s4S,500.
Industrial School for Boys, $3.50, 900: f:
increased to s171,o9s.65.
Colorado Workshop for the Blind
10000; increased to $4,000.
Agricultural college, $4,000; in.
creased to 100000.
Insane asylum, 100000; increased
to $2S1, 500.
Colorado School for the Blind, So
900; increased to $4,000.
Home for Dependent and Neglected
Children, $4,000; increased to 800,
900.
Colorado university 100000; de.
creased to $4,000.
Normal library, $3O,000 increased
to 100000.
Soldiers and Sailors home. $50, 900 ;
decreased to SCI, 500
The total appropriations for state
institutions. excluding $4,000 for a
travelling library and $4,000 for a pa
role officer at the penitentiary, pro
vided for in special bills in the Seven
teenth, We're s1.431 .471.96.
The total appropriations recon
are s1,409, ,65S.65.