Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-05-26

Normal college. Such students are
often included in college catalogs and
if included here, the total would be
l414, apart from the many thousands
enrolled in extension work in agrlcul-
ture and home economics.
Seventy-one Of the seventy-five
counties of the state are represented
by students in the university, as we'll
as seven states outside of Arkansas.
A group OF dozen counties in the eX-
IRENE southwestern portion OF the
state sends more students to the Uni
versity than the same number of coun-
ties in the northwestern part, if Wash
ington county is excluded.
Dormitory for Women.
The following statement is made
with regard to living conditions for
women:
can additional dormitory for wom-
en- will be a necessity in the near
future. Until such building can be
obtained, it seem desirable that regu-
lations should be adopted limiting the
number of members of the upper
classes who may live in the girls
dormitory, thus making it possible for
all of the members of the freshman
class to be housed in that building. 1t
| is believed that young woman in
her first year at the university needs
to great extent the care and restric
tions that can be thrown around her
in the dornlitory."
Financial Condition.
Under this head. the following
statement is made:
cit must be admitted that the small
| , h., h.,
| versity for the biennial period begin
ming July /, 1918, has been great
hindrance in the development and
management of the institution. Among
other things, the entire appropriation
of the college of arts and science, the
the departments of the college of agri-
priation whatever was received for re-
pairs or for upkeep of the grounds
and buildings. In spite of the condi-
tions that Nigh result, however, it was
! determined at the outset that the APP
preparation actually received should
not be exceeded, and that the univers-
ity should not have to go to the next
legislature asking for any deficit fol
this biennial period"
Dimuniticn of University Endowment
Fund.
"The bureau of education at Wash.
ington, which is charged with the duty
of certifying to the government each
year the list of those state universe
ties that are entitled to receive The
government appropriations, has takeI
up with the University of Arkansa.
certain matters in connection with thu
funds granted by the federal govern
mcnt to the university.
"rhe federal land grants under tn
, Morrill, act of 1862 were made to tn
different states under the condition
, that the lands should be sold and tn
proceeds put into permanent endow
ment fund for the university whicl
, should always bear interest at the rat
of not less than per cent.
"The records show that in the earl,
!, days, the trustees of the universit.
: spent the sum of 81, 1861 for runnin,
! expenses of the university.
, "They show also that the endow
, ment fund was in 1901 further dimin
: ished by the sum of $4,000. This wa
the result of an act of the legislature
, authorizing the state treasurer to pa.
back to the city of Fayetteville $4,80l
, which has been enormously paid in b.
, the city. The endowment was thu
diminished by total of $7,466.67
, Furthermore, the federal law has bee,
violated by the investment of the uni
versity endowment funds in stat.
. bonds which pay per cent. interest
| whereas the federal law requires 1
minimum of per cent.
"The bureau of education ha!
, agreed that it will not press this mat
. ter until after the next meeting of thu
/ legislature. but insists that il th'
University of Arkansas is to continue
to receive federal appropriations, thu
: next legislature must provide for tn
i repayment into the university endow
, ment fund Of the sums that have beer
taken away from it.and must also pro
vide for the payment of interst OF
those sums at the rate of per cen
E forRtheS tir2e elapsed. II, It musicals
: prSWde for the payment Of the differ
3 encet between interest at the rate o
3 per cent and per cent for the tim
: elapsed since the bonds given by tn
county Of Washington and the city Q
: Fayetteville were converted into stat
9 bonds paying only per cent.
b "Thrs the total amount Of bac