Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-30
More Than $5OQ0OO To Be
Trimmed From Sch00lBudQetS
UNIVERSITY WILL GET ONLY
ONE HALF WHAT 1T DE-
MANDS FROM LEBISLA-
TURE.
On. .M'VEY BEFORE Committee
Agricultural College Told to Use
Club and Lead Pencil to Re-
duce Budget.

Educational budgets will have to be
shaved nearly 100000 and probably
more to fit the states income.
The special joint committee under
the Lathrop resolution has gone over
the demands of the Agricultural COL
lege, Wahpeton School of Science, FL
lendale Industrial School and the
State University and items aggregat-
ing more than 100000 have been ell
minated. There are still the normal
schools to be considered and they too
must stand a cut. 1t is estimated that
at least s5O0,000 can be eliminated
without decreasing in any alarming
degree the efficiency of the states edu
cational plants.
Lops OF 100000.
Even before the committee began its
pruning, the Agricultural college
Topped off about 100000. 1t saw the
handwriting on the wall as it were.
When the committee got through with
President Worst early last week, they
suggested that he take lead pencil
and club and reduce the demands
even greater SO that a further reduc-
tion is in the cards for that institu-
ton.
McVey Has Inning.
President McVey and James W.
Wilkerson, secretary of the board of
trustees of the State University, had
their inning yesterday before the
members OF the committee. They
left las! evening, realizing that the
University demands will be cut al
most in half, the chief items being
100000 for additions to buildings and
$4,000 to make up the mill levy de-
MED by the state board of equaliZa-
ton.
Wants $234,45e.e5.
The University wants total ap-
preparation of $234,45995. OF this
amount the University officials main
tain that $156,500 is necessary to keep
shop open The balance is for equip.
ment, additions to the plant, rewriting
OF the buildings and several miscel-
laneous items.
President McVey gave an exhaus-
tive statement at the opening of the
session as to the system employed at
the University. He was fortified with
charts and other data showing the
scope of the institution.
The members of the committee in
dicated from the start that the ap-
preparations this year must be based
upon absolute necessity. They re-
fused to take seriously the demands
for additions to present buildings, al
though President McVey made an
earnest plea that these requests be
granted.
Board Of Regents Coming.
Aside from the consideration of the
fiscal affairs. the committee has be-
come convinced that board of re-
gents is necessary to coordinate the
activities of the several institutions
and this recommendation doubtless
will be drafted into a bill for early
introduction following the recess.
Treadwell Twichell, chairman Of
the committee, told President McVey
that a board of regents was inevitable
and that the elimination Of duplica-
tion would not only be demanded but
that appropriations will be so slash
ed as to make necessary the Wiping
out OF these eXtravagances.
Some Queries.
A sheet containing the following
questions was given President Nc
Vey:
'1Iiow many teachers and instruc-
tors have you?
"How many students have you out
side of Summer School and Cores
pondence courses?
Glow many hours each day does
each instructor teach; also how many
hours each day laboratory work does
each instructor have? Why?
"How many hours each day does
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