Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-12-22
lEG|SLATORS-fLECT
VISIT STATE COLLEGE
Lawmakers Apprised of Schools Pol
icy by Speech of President
II. o. Holland.


dress to the members-elect of the
1917 State Legislature last THURSDAY
Indicated that Washington State Col.
lege, In its fight for the continuation
of present courses and u larger share
of financial support from the state,
will nOwise heed the recommends.
tons of the educational survey com.
nlissioned by the last Legislature
That commission, while being liberal
In its Recommendations for increases
In millage taxes for both the State
College and the University, also re-
commended the transferring of the
courses I'm forestry and architecture
from the former to the latter insti-
tuition, and the curtailment of ensln.
eering courses.
DIR. Holland mercilessly scored The
inadequateness of the commisSino's
survey, pointing out that, where 9TH
or states had allowed maximum of
eight months for similar estimations
only period of six weeks Yves neoes-
sary for the formation of the COM
plete report of the commission.
The delay of the commission in be-
ginning its work was sketched by
President Holland. When a start
finally was made" he said, Just six
weeks were allowed for a survey of
the University, the State College, the
three normal schools and the com
mon school system, with three per-
sons to make the survey
Commissions Survey Incomplete
"A similar survey had just been
made, by some of the same educat-
ors, in Iowa. Iowa has a university,
land grant college. and only one
normal school, and no attempt was
made to make recommendations yet
the time Of seven persons were taken
for eight months in the survey. I'm
der these circumstances we can not
accept the recommendation of the
Washington survey as representing
the careful study which should have
been given this subject"
Throughout the tour of inspection
and investigation of the college by
the legislators emphasis was laid by
the State College friends that efforts
would be concentrated upon the
keeping of the college as a separate
institution rather than upon securing
OF specific increases in millage taxes
at the coming redistribution of the
mill tax fund.
Danger of Adoption Not Imminent
Lieutenant Governor Louis F..
Hart, at the luncheon rendered the
visiting legislators in Van DOren
Hall, ridiculed the rumor that the
survey commission report, which
has not yet been published, would be
accepted as final by the legislators,
and reminded the hearers that the
water code commission has for ten
years been endeavoring to have the
results of it's Investigations adopted,
but has failed at each succeeding SEES
sion of the legislature because 1t
failed to present its efforts in proper
form and at the proper time.
One of the firmest friends of the
State College, Senator Oliver Hall, of
COlfax, dean of the state senate,
warned the students and faculty at
the Thursday morning assembly that
the radical increases in taxes for
state educational institutions that
have been recommended, could hard
ly be expected. This concurs with
the statements of DR.. Holland, who
believes that the present crisis war
rants only similar requests on the
part of the Washington State friends
at the coming session of the lawmak-
ers.
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