The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-25
State Board Recommends
Larger Allowance for In
stitution's Expenses.
STATE SHOULD PAY
FARES OF STUDENTS
Chancellor's Suggestion That
Opportunity Be Equalized
/ Is Adopted.

| An increase Of $4,000 in the bien-
NAL appropriation for the State Uni
versity is the recommendation of the
state board Of education to the legis-
lature. University officials learned
yesterday that board, which met Mon
day and Tuesday to discuss the finan
cial needs of the state higher institu
tions OF learning, had approved this
| Increase by unanimous vote. in addi-
tion to recommending an appropria-
ton Of 100000 for new university
buildings.
The board will recommend to the
legislature maintenance increases over
the last bienniam for other institn-
tions as follows: College Of Agri-
culture and Mechanic Arts, $4,000:
state experiment station, $4,000:
branch experiment station and grain
Laboratory, $4,000: agricultural exten-
sion. $4,000, State Normal College.
| $4,000; State School of Mines. $4,000.
It was evident to the members Of
the board, university officials learn.
that practically every department Of
each institution is in great need of
more adequate resources. The in
creases over the appropriation Of two
years ago represent the least possible
amounts in the judgment of the board
with which the institutions can do the
work demanded Of them.
The approval of Recommendation
by Chancellor Elliott that an effort
be made to equalize the opportunities
for higher education to the youth Of
the state through the payment Of the
railroad fare Of students attending the
action also taken by the board. The
attorney general was requested to
prepare a measure for introduction in
the legislature to this effect.
Other actions of the board were the
approval of a proposed amendment to
the inheritance tax law exempting the
bequests to the state of Montana or
it's institutions and the adoption of a
behalf Of the university of the gift
from Colonel A. A. White of the two
islands in Flathead lake to be set
apart as n bird reserve in connection
with the work of the university bio
logical station.
The board approved a proposed bill
exempting the graduates of the State
University school of pharmacy from
the examination now required by reg
istered pharmacists in the state.
Providing it is passed during the
present session of congress, the board
approved the recommendation OF
Chancellor Elliott that steps be taken
to accept the terms and provisions of
the so.called Smith Hughes bill for
giving federal aid to industrial. trade
and commercial education in the sew
eral states.
II the legislature accepts the boards
Recommendations for maintenance and
buildings. the higher institutions Of
learning will be able to meet the more
pressing needs brought about by the
large increase in attendance during
recent years. The board recommends
nm appropriation of 100000 to the
College Of Agricultural and Mechanic
Arts and $4,000 to the State Normal
College for new buildings. ~
1t is also recommended to the leg
islature that proposition for a bond
issue for $5O0.000 be submitted to state
funds for the construction Of future
buildings and the purchase and neces-
sary additional grounds Of the higher
Institutions of learning.