The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-03-19
BILL WHICH VITALLY EF.
FECTS I. |. AND c. NOW
BEING CONSIDERED.
MEASURE PROVIDES
"A PERENNIAL FUND
II II Becomes a Law Biennial
Disputes Over Appropria-
tions Will Cease.

a measure which vitality affects
the Industrial Institute and College
in this city was recently introduced
IN the state Senate az Jackson. "a
It's adoption means that perennial
provision will be made for the SUP.
port and maintenance not only of tho
local institution, but Of the Univer-
Slty Of Mississippi and the A. and M.
College, and the biennial chickering's
and disputes will cease.
The bill, which is now under con
slderatlon, was introduced by Sena-
tor S. A. Miller, senator from the
Twenty-fourth district, who has
made public the following explana-
tion of its provisions and the advan.
tages to be gained By its adoption.
The concurrent resolution which
! introduced proposing eonstitu-
uonal amendment placing the high
er educational institutions on a mil
cage basis, | believe to be worthy
measure.
This amendment would result in
great saving to the state, and il
would do much to take the institu.
tons out of politics; a menace to
their development and usefulness. By
giving these institutions fixed an
nual support fund the heads of them
could adopt the courses accordingly:
many departments are established in
some institutions believing that
sufficient support can be obtained,
and later such departments have 10
be discontinued on account Of a lack
OF support. Every .wo years there
exists a condition of unrest on the
part of the members of the faculty
and as result many Of the teachers
seek employment elsewhere. In this
way our institutions have suffered
a great loss. Then It is necessary
each session of the Legislature for
the president Of these institutions to
leave their duties and come 10 the
capitol to explain the needs Of then
BY placing these Institutions on
a mileage basis, the Legislature
would be relieved Of great annoy
anee and a responsibility that only
few of the members are capable Of
executing The State of Tennessee
has such a provision and the matter
Of financing these institutions does
not consume any of the legislature
time, nor is il an issue during the
II must be admitted that
the question Of financing these in
'titutions is a determining question
On the part Of many of the voters in
their choice for representatives and
senators, and no doubt some men
for that reason are often defeated"
THE governors recommendation
for reducing the appropriations for
the support of various state colleges
when compared, are very signif-
can't. His proposed reductions below
what was appropriated for each in
two years ago, in round
numbers is as follows:
For the Normal College at Hat.
tiesburg, $4,000; for the Industrial
Institute and College at Columbus,
$4,000; for the University of Mis-
sissippi, $4,000; for the Mississippi
Agricultural and Mechanical College.
Ss7 900.
"The reduction for the Industrial
Institute and College and the reduc-
ion for the University is each about
.hree times as great as that recon-
nended for the Normal College. and
he reduction for the Agricultural
md Mechanical College is seven
lines as great as that recommended
'or the Normal College, and IS about
he same as that recommended for
III three of the other institutions
'ombined."