Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-01-06
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Nevada star.
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CHARGES AGAINST THE PRESIDENT.
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ABOUT

The newly elected members of the
board OF regents of the university, to-
gether with the two holdover mem
bers. took over the affairs of the in
stitution this morning at the organ
izatlon meeting. J. F. Abel, one, of
the newly elected members. was cho-
sen chairman of the bo1rd B. F.
Curler Of Elko. Mrs. Edna c. Baker
Of Sparks, DIR. J. ]. Sullivan and 7. W
} )'Brien OF Sparks are the other mem
,ers OF the board.
b. +. Curler was named secretary
of the board.
The financial affairs of the univer-
'ity were turned over and for the first
Ime in the history of the institution
there were no unpaid bills on hand
Charles B. Henderson of Elko COM
pleted his tenth year yesterday as a
member OF the board The other re-
firing members. are A. A. Codd anC
Walter Pratt
Appropriations for an agricultural
building, building for the state nor
NAL school. and $4,000 bond issue
% purchase a university farm are
lsked for in the biennial report of the
board of regents of the University OF
Nevada which has been submitted
to Governor Boyle The report was
adopted by the old board of regents
1t its meeting last Friday
The regents ask that a S15000C
pond isue be authorized to construct
he agricultural building, and $4,000
20 build the normal school building
The report also states that the dairy
department of the university needs a
arm. and requests that so acres in
he Evans tract. now used by the eX-
1eriment farm, be turned over to the
larry department and $4,000 appro.
oriated to build suitable dairy build
ngs and barns and to buy stock.
The need of an addition to the phys
cs building is also pointed out and
| $1,000 appropriation requested tc
.arry out the work. The need of es-
ablishing a department at the univer'
;ity for instruction in highway engl
leering and drainage and irrigation
pumping is put forth, and an appro
)riation of $4,000 is asked to estab
isr these courses.
Eight typewriter pages of the re
port is devoted to a discussion OF the
financial system of the university ir
he relation of the presidents Office
md the business Office. and to til
-ecent unfavorable comments whicl
we're made on recent criticisms thai
lave been made of the president ant
management of the university affair
In taking up the new accounting
;ystem, which is now being installed
he report sets forth that it is neces
,ary for the president and heads o.
ne various departments to be in
ormed regularly of the available
unds in their department. This
,ould not be done under the account
ng system installed following the
recommendations of the legislature
1912. and the new system, which was
worked out by w. B. Castenholz
comptroller of the University of H.
,inois. has taken its place.
In conclusion" the renort says
we do not feel that we can close
his report without reference to the
criticisms that have been directed a
this board and the president of the
university during the past year, and
especially during the last political
,ampaign, when serious charges af-
ecting the administration of the uni
evrsity and members of this board in
connection with their official acts
were made by certain state publica-
ions and various of our citizens.
I'VE investigated these criticisms
md charges from time to time. as they
,ame to our notice, and found them
inspired, sometimes by misrepresenta-
lion of the facts. sometimes and often
~ malice, often their source was with
hose who had felt the discipline OF
his board or of the president, or with
hose who had sought favors or posi-
ions from the board which did not
seem proper or wise to be granted
Dut in no case did we find them sus-
aimed by facts.
"On the other hand, the university
md it's president has been recognized
by the great college associations Of
The United States. and has been placed
in the forefront of leadership in an eff
fort to get engineering experiment
stations in con JUNCTION with the col
'eges of agriculture and mechanic
,.rts, established under the acts of
Congress of 1862. The president has
| convinced the war department of the
standing of the college of engineering
so that our graduates can now be ad-
mited to examination for second lieu-
tenants in the corps of army engi
neers The standards of al the col
leges have been raised. and are now
Ieaual to those of the best colleges il
the United States. The internal or
| yap;za t;op of The vp;varc;tv has haa,