The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-16
Hays School Willing to See
Other Institutions Favored.
Western Kansas Normal Isn't
Selfish About Appropriations.
.FAvORS EVEN DISTRIBUTION
Advises Legislature to Build
Up All State Schools.
Asks $4,000 for New Building,
Which Is Badly Needed.

Havs. Kan. March 16.-Hays City
and Ellis county regret to see the eH-
tended contest in the legislature over
the educational appropriations. Whle
Hays appreciates the more than
hearty approval of the senate and
house. backed up by the governor, 10
allow 1t all the appropriation IL asks
for both maintenance and new
building. which it has earned by its
splendid advancement in the educa-
tiona1 interests of western Kansas, yet
it does not want to be SeI1lSn ana
think it is the 'only pebble on the
beach," and will gladly see all the 9TH
er state educational institutions get
something, even if the school here
only gets an appropriation or $6o'ooo
this year. 1t will gladly take chance
the next legislature to warrant its
granting the other $4,000 to complete
the building.
AS this is the only state educational
institution in the western half or Kan
sas Hays would feel honored II every
senator and representative in the
counties west of Salina, Concord1a ana
Wichita would vote to give the other
educational institutions part or what
thew ask even if it is necessary to cut
down Hays one-half And even Sena-
tor Troutman, Representatives Bird
and Stone should vote with us on such
a proposition, as Topeka architects
draw our plans.
ed here by Topeka contractors. In
fact Hays contractors figure on the
contracts but always let others get
them, satisfied to help furnish the
rock and labor. Salina has furnished
the plumbing. Russell has always
had the big part of the rock to fur
nish, while southeast Kansas fur
nished our lime and cement. Berry
of Jewell built one of the buildings.
Not Hays Affair.
This institution is not Hays affair:
While it may happen to be located
near Hays, that was caused by the
exertions of our citizens, helped by
Representative Schlyer and Oshant in
getting the United States government
to give to Kansas the Fort Hays
abandoned reservation of $500 acres,
now worth $75O,000, without the value
of the buildings the state has put
thereon. 1t is on that reservation the
state institution is located and it is
called the Fort Hays State normal.
and is for the use of the forty coun-
ties in western Kansas.
The school has increased from
paltry 800 to 500 enrolment, to over
500 in daily attendance and nearly
1900 on the yearly roll. There should
be 1000 in daily attendance before
1917.
The State Farmers union met here
this year and every member present
remembers that the school needed
more room. The farmers short
course Of three weeks last December
overcrOwded the rooms with students
from all over western Kansas. Last
week the Golden Belt Teachers asso-
citation met here from seven western
counties and part of the meetings had
to be held in the Methodist church
down town, dividing up the attention
to the general work. While the en-
tertainments given by the students in
music under Professor Malloy had to
be shown two nights for the town peo-
pie and at the teachers meetings no
Hays people were admitted. Yet the
ments had to be given twice each
evening, commencing at instead of
$3.50 SO all could see and hear it.
Our citizens ask the western Kansas
legislators to remember the Golden
rule in their votes, do as they would
be done by and not demand all for
Hays State normal but give all some
thing.