Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-25
STATE SCHOOLS GET ss,o4s,sSO
Cappcr Names Members Of -Four
State BoardS-Township Trus-
tees Can't Be Road
Oversocrs

board of educational administra-
lions, many of the members ex-
planned that they would have voted
against the bill had II been possible
to vote against the distribution Of
buildings without cutting out the
maintenance appropriations. Twen-
ty-one members voted no on the en-
tire budget.
The appropriation bill passed
Thursday night carries total appro-
priations Of s3,643,s50 for the state
schools, not including $4,000 to he
appropriated for the Smith-Lever
fund for the extension work at the
agricultural college.
Million and q Third to X. U.
The university appropriation for
maintenance purposes is $1,26O,000
and $4,000 for q new hospital
building at Rosedale, total of ST.
$4,000.
The Agricultural college; Mantle
nance purposes, s1.oe6,o0O; build
ings, $3.50, q total Of $1.071.S5o.
Fort Hays experiment station,
$4,000.
Garden City experiment station,
$1,000.
Colby experiment station, $1,000.
Tribune experiment station $4,000
State Normal, Emporia, $SS0,000
for maintenance; $175,000 for new
building complete, total $506,O0O.
Pittsburg Normal, for mainte-
nance, $2O4.5O0; for new building,
one unit only, $4,000, total Of
s26l,6O0. = 'fA~' r Eve
Hays Normal, for maintenance
purposes, S11S,OO0; for new build
Ing. complete, 100000, a total Of
$4,000. s1:ss2
Deaf and dumb school, olathe,
s125,O00.
Blind school. Kansas City, $685.
BOO.
School Of mines, Weir City, $780,
200.
The original house appropriations
Tor these schools, not including the
fund for extension work
It the agricultural college, called
'or $3,S21,OOO; for maintenance
purposes, $3,196.0OO; new buildings
It Hays s125,O0O.
No Fuss I'm the Senate
The original senate appropria-
ions, NO including the $4,000
rear for extension work at the agri-
college, called for $S,2S5,-
100 for maintenance and $961.S50
or new buildings, a total Of $4,-
I56,S5O.
without a dissenting vote, the /
enate passed the educational insti-
utions appropriation bill in accord
nee with the recent compromise
between the two branch
IS of the legislature. The compro-
Mise is a reduction of $713,0OO
rom the original senate figures.
The greater part of the reduction
vas effected by eliminating some Of
he building items which the SEN
to had approved earlier in the ses-
ion.
Cleans up Bulk Of Bills
The house cleaned up the bulk Of
he appropriation bills agreed ON in
difference yesterday afternoon, de-
pite protests on nearly every one
yer some alleged extravagant ap-
ropriation or pork barrel items.
n several instances the appropria-
Ions were changed slightly from
he conference agreement, by con-
emit of the conferees. The house
aembers baked on taking up the,
Hutchinson state fair appropriation
I fifteen minutes before 8 O'Clock,
nd the members went out to eat
efOre the real struggle Of the day
cyan.
Names State Boards
Four state boards, three Of them
were filled by Governor
.rthur Capper yesterday.
Col. J. N. Harrison, former de-
artmsnt commander OF the Kansas
!. A. R.. ives appointed chairman
{ the board Of managers for the
late soldiers home at Dodge City
nd the Bickerdyke home in Ells-
Torth. The other members are |
Ienry r. Wells Of Louisburg, rep
sentative from Miami county. and |
Irs. Agres Michaelis OF Nickerson.
apartment president Of the wO-