The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-19
Senate's Educational Appr0pri-
alton Is $4,1ss,OOO.
Increase of s1,s0O,Oo0 Over Al.
lowance for 1918.
VOTED DOWN LAMBERTSON
81 Know q Band Wagon When
ISee IT." He Admitted.
Upper House win Stand Pat ON
Recommendations.

The states great educational appro-
priation bill carrying with 1t four ana
a third million dollars for new bulio-
ines. other betterments and the run
ming expenses of the states inst1tu-
ltions of higher learning. was approves
in the senate committee OF the Whole
Thursday afternoon under the speciai
order when a long list OF appropria-
ton bills were considered.
IT calls for an increase or more
than s1.2OO,OOO over the approprla-
tions Of the 1913 session, 1870, SOY pc.
ing for new buildings and $34z.
being the increased cost or operaion
in prospect for the biennium; 70 tne
building item it is proposed TO aoo
100000 appropriated Out ho' use" AL
the last biennium.
For the first time in the state MS
tory the work of the ways and means
committee in drafting the educatlona
appropriatiOn bill was SimpnIleo Dy
the budgets submitted by the state
No less than two million dollars of
estimates of school needs, furnished
bv members of the several faculties
under the boards direction, had been
illuminated by the board before 1t
passed it's recommendation along to
the committee on ways and means.
Had to Buy Coal.
IL
is made for the purchase of coal at
several Of the state institutions which
have in the past been supplied from
the cite penitentiary. The fuel items
in the present bill amount to $148,OOO,
a substantial part of the increase in
the maintenance appropriations.
An item of $4,000 q year for extern
sion work at the State Agricultural
college includes provision for accept
ing the terms of the Smith-Lever bill.
Under the federal act there has been
allotted to Kansas $4,000 in 1915
and $4,000 in 1917 for extension
work on the condition that the state
spends corresponding sums.
A ten per cent increase in general
cost of maintenance throughout the
state educational institutions has been
called for. At the Kansas university,
where the annual allowance in the last
biennium was $530.5O0. it has been
increased to $500 900 for the next. At
the Agricultural college the increase
is about the same. or from $3.50, 500 a
year to $557,50O year. The mainte-
nance appropriation at the Emporia
State normal is unchanged from
$157.50O a year. but there are new all
1owances for repairs and fuel. Small
increases are allowed at nearly every
other school except that of mines at
Weir.
New buildings called for in the
present dpPTOpTldtlOIl dTe.
administration building $3.50 600
building 100000
Slaughter house at same school. 5000
department .................. $500
Poultry laboratory and hay barn.. 1850
State Normal school. Emporia. Pres
ton b. Plumb Memorial building. 100000
The above item includes the reappropri-
alton Of $4,000 made in 1913 in the hope
of repairing the present administration
building which il said to be unsafe. The
money was not used a. being insufficient
for the needs.
State Normal school, Pfttsburg,
household arts building. .$124, 500
School Of Medicine, R0seda1e dis
School Of Medicine. Rosedale hos
pital ..................... $4,000
lOtdi $os1lsoJU
The last item includes the reappro-