The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-19
REGENTS
AID FOOD
CAMPAIGN
Give Faculty Men and EN-
ployes Use Of Lands for
Gardens.
LIVING COST CRAMP WORK
Members Here Today Study
Plans for Increasing Col
lege Efficiency.
LIVING COST CRANP WORK

BY permitting the use of state owned
lands at the several institutions, pro-
V1dtng faculty members and institution
| employees with the use of teams for
| blowing, and similar necessary work
| the board of regents of North Dakota
is giving its support to the movement
for food production and conservation
at the same time affording the school
men under its direction an opportunity
to reduce the cost of living.
l.. F. Crawford, president of the
board. here with all members except
Dr. j. d. Taylor for the meeting at
the agricultural college today, out
lined the plan adopted by the board.
AT Bottineau. we rendered to the
people Of the city, as we'll as to insti-
tuition employees. the opportunity to
use state land for gardening. We are
even going further than that, for we
will supervise the gardening work
through a member of the school of
forestry at Bottineau. who also will
supervise gardening work within the
| city limits Of Bottineau on privately
owned lots.
AT every. institution where it is
possible to do so. we are encouraging
the faculty men and employees to take
advantage of the opportunity Of gar
dening. 1t is not possible. at all insti-
IoCLoAS' 10 nave SUCH SaTuenS, Lndt
being true of the university. But at
most of the others there is idle land
that will be converted to gardening.
THE board finds itself unable to
grant to faculty members and en-
ployes the increases in salaries that
seem necessary to meet the greatly in
creased living cost. The appropria-
tions are limited, and the cost in
creases all along the line have serious
H. - H.
Of the school problem, for everything
that enters into the maintenance Of
the institutions costs more than when
our appropriations were made by the
legislature.
at was in view of this fact that the
board determined to aid in the reduc-
ton Of living costs by providing free
gardening space, together with such
supervision as is possible. and other
announcement, such as the blowing
of tracts, ETC."
Approve Building Plans.
Last night the board held an Eex-
tended session at the Gardner hotel
Regents Crawford. Frank White Of
Valley City. J. A. Power of Leonard,
and Emil Scow. OF Bowman, being
present.
Plans for the new dormitory at May
vile were considered in detail, and
were approved. IL Is expected DldS Will
be opened about May 25.
President T. A. Hillyer, Of the May
Vile institution. conferred with the
board.
May Add Faculty Members.
At today's meeting at the agricul-
tural college, the boards plan for
strengthening both the agricultural
and animal husbandry departments of
the institution are being given con-
sideration. and steps to add members
OF the faculty of both departments
are likely.
The board proposes to make both
agriculture and animal husbandry
strong units in the agricultural COL
lege, for, as Mr.. Crawford and the
board have always commended, the
| primary duty Of the agricultural col
lege is to instruct in the science o.
agriculture.
Entertained at Bottineau.
At Bottineau. where the board me-
| Tuesday the members were enter
| tanned by the citizens of Bottineal
and members Of the school faculty
A banquet and speech making pro
| gram was featured.
The board members arrived her,
yesterday afternoon.