The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-08-19

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School, according to the report of the
trustees of the university (page 62),
enrolled 400 students during the year
just closed. Of these 13 were from
territory beyond the State. This
leaves 387 boys from Georgia. The
appropriation for maintenance was
$4,000, or $135.6O each. Tie uni
versity is asking for more and $780,
600 has been recommended by the
committee or appropriations.
The agricultural college enrolled
in college work 1913 (see same au-
thority). The appropriation for this
work rom the State Treasury was
p 100000, tr $357.14 per student.
They ask for more and the commit
tee recommends $65,000.
The State cppropriates $4,000 for
farm extension. This is supple
mented by $4,000 from the Depart
ment of Agriculture at Washington,
100000 by the Smith-Lever act, and
$4,000 raised outside by donations,
making $4,000 for the work. They
ask for and additional appropriation
of $25,174. 1t has bee1. recon-
mended.
The School of Technology enrolled
1905. Of this number $40 are doing
college work. This institution re-
ceives from the State 100000, or
$145.16 per natriculant. II all the
classes except summer school pupils
and night classes are counted, it
leaves IT'S ct a cost of $125.75 each.
They ask for en- increase, and 81 900
has been recommended. This school
should have it if other institutions
need it.
The N. G.. A. c. mad 90 in college
classes and received $21,500, or
$233.68 each if college work only is
to be considered This school has
255 enrolled, which makes cost Of
$84.31 each in all classes. This
school asks for an increase, and $780,
600 is recommended by the commit
tee
The medical college at Augusta re-
ceived from the State last year $780,
900 and enrolled 53, or $3.50 per
matriculant This institution asks
for the same amount next year and
the committee has recommended it.
So much for the institutions that
do not directly touch the masses.
Now let us consider the schools that
do more directly touch the great mass
of taxpayers.
The State Normal had $50 doing
college work and received $47,500,
or $86.05 per college pupil If the
correspondence students are consid-
cred, the cost is SIS. They ask for
an increase.
The G.. N. and l., at Milledgeville,
teacher training school, had an at
tendance in college classes of 687,
and received $57.50O, or $83.40 per
college student. This school asks for
an increase. Ten thousand dollars
has been recommended and greater
amount should be named if the other
appropriations are just The COM
mon schools have 795.484 and enjoy
an appropriation of $2,55O,000, or
$500 per pupil for building houses,
administration and teaching. These
schools enrolled in 1914 615, 044,
which gave a little less than $40
for every pupil enrolled for the entire
year.
Reorganization.
The medical college receives from
the State $500 per matriculant and
offers the same advantages to a boy
less than two miles from the institu-
ton, but in South Carolina the same
advantages for $125. The agricul-
tural college receives from the State
for maintenance $35714 per pupil,
and offers the same to a boy be-
yond the State for $50 '(O. The
university receives for current sup
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