The Harrison times., 1916-06-03

work The result has been consid-
I erable improvement In the standard
OF scholarship among the students.
This whole movement is in harmony
with an idea that is spreading over
the entire country; that is, that stu
dents who do not intend TO work In
college, who are there TO loaf. TO have
a good time socially or for any other
purpose than to do the actual college
work, should not be allowed to usurp
the advantages offered Dy college or
university and prevent good students
from utilizing those advantages in the
highest possible degree"
Enrolment.
The report shows that the total reg
istration OF students enrolled in the
regular nine-months session at Fay
ettevile this year is S14. These fig
ures do not include students regist-
cred in the summer session. corre-
spondence students, students enrolled
in the short course for farmers, ex-
tension students, or students In the
Department of Medicine or the Branch
Normal College. Such students are
often included in college catalogs and
if included here, the total would be
! 1,414, apart from the many thousands
enrolled in extension work in agricul'
ture and home economies
Seventy-one of the seventy-flve
counties of the state are represented
by students in the University, as well
as seven states outside OF Arkansas.
A group of a dozen counties in the
extreme southwestern portion Of the
state sends more students to the
University than the same number Of
counties in the northwestern part, il
Washington county is excluded.
Financial Condition.
Under this head, the following
statement is made:
ut must be admitted that the small
appropriation received by the Univer-
sity for the biennial period beginning
July /, 1915, has been a great hind
rance in the development and man.
agement of the institution. Among
other things, the entire appropriation
for maintenance of the departments
Of the College Of Arts and Sciences,
the College Of Engineering, and some
of the departments of the College Of
Agriculture, were eliminated. No
appropriation whatever was received
for repairs or for upkeep Of the
grounds and buildings. In spite OF the
conditions that might result, however,
it was determined at the outset that
the appropriation actually received
should not be exceeded, and that the
University should not have to go to
the next legislature asking for any
deficit for this biennial period"
Dimunition of University Endowment
Fund.
"The Bureau of Education at Wash
ington. which is charged with the duty
of certifying to the government eacn
year the list of those state universi-
ties that are entitled to receive the
government appropriations, has taken
up with the University Of Arkansas
certain matters in connection with the
funds granted by the Federal govern
ment to the University.
"lne federal land grants under the
Morrill, act of 1862 were made to the
different states under the condition
that the lands should be sold and the
proceeds put into a permanent endow-
ment fund for the University whicn
should always bear interest at the
rate of not less than 5 per cent.
"The records show that in the early
DAYS, the trustees of the University
spent the sum of s2,66657 for running
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 was
the result Of an act of the legislature,
authorizing the state treasurer to>pay
back to the City of Fayetteville S4SCU
which has been enormously paid in
by the city. The endowment was
thus diminished by a total OF ST.
466.67. Furthermore, the Federal law
has been violated by the investment
Of the University Endowment Funds
in state bonds which pay 3 per cent
interest, whereas the federal law re-
ouires a minimum of per cent,
"The Bureau Of Education has
agreed that 1t will not press this mat
ter until after the next meeting OF the
legislature, but insists that If the uni
versity OF Arkansas is to continue 70
receive federal appropriations, the
next legislature must provide for the
renavment into the University En-
dowment Fund of the sums that have
been taken away from 1t and must al
so provide for the payment of inter
est on those sums at the rate Of per
cent for the time elapsed 1t must also
nrovide for the payment OF the differ
ence between interest a. the rate OF
Q per cent and 5 per cent for the time
elansed since the bonds given by the
County Of Washington and the City OF