Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-11-19


The plan in brief is,-that the stu
dents petition the board of regents
requesting them to charge a tuition
fee of $40 per semester from each
student with the proviso that mems
gymnasium first and a womens gym
nasium second, be built out of this
fund. Furthermore, that the board
of regents petition the legislature to
appropriate a similar amount. This
is the plan that has been followed
successfully by the University of
Washington.
Unless this plan is carried out,
there is no hope for a new building
for 10 years, or at least six years. The
appropriation which was to have COW
cred expenses until March 81, 1920,
will be used up at the end of this
semester and new appropriation of
at least $198,000 is needed. In addi-
ton to the need of this sum, he stated
that the college has building pro-
gram which will require $71S,00O to
complete.
Ten Years Away Under Present
System
Doc Boiler, who told the students
something of the capacity of the pres
ent gym, placed the construction of
. a new building under the present
system as far distant as 10 or IL
years
Regents Have Power to Assess Fee
That the board of regents is al
ready invested with the power to
charge tuition for a building fund
and that such plan is the only meth
cd, was the main subject of a short
talk by Lee Dunlap. He quoted sta
tistics showing that a $40 tuition
would work no greater hardship on
w. S. c.. students than on students
in other Pacific Coast institutions,
where buttons, some of them much
larger than this, are paid.
Legislature to Match Dollar for
Dollar
Lyman Waters emphasized the fact
that the students have every reason
to believe that each dollar put up by
them will be matched by an equal
amount from the state legislature.
The main point now is to get the
thing going and later provide for 9TH
er matters that come up IF bonds
are floated covered by the tuition
money" he said. 1--WE may have a
new gym in two years time.
Women Favor New Plan
Bess Schumake, speaking for the
women of the campus, declared the
women to be in favor of any move
ment that would provide for a build
ing even as far in the distance as
10 years. She discussed briefly the
condition of the equipment and space
of the rooms for women's gymnastics
and declared that if this were the
only possible method the women
were behind it, providing of course
that a women's building be the sec
ond structure to be built.
Alumni Favorable
Harry Chambers, alumni secretary,
introduced the idea of having the
new gymnasium a memorial to w.
S. c. boys who lost their lives in the
world war. He stated that the alum
nj, at their business meeting on No
vember 10, expressed themselves
ready to back the students in any eff
fort to procure the desired building.
How much the alumni will be will
ing to contribute" said Mr.. Cham
bers. Il do not know, but they will
do all in their power.
Fred Schroeder, in a short talk
from the floor of the auditorium. sug-
gested the building of the new gym
as an added feature for keeping Doc
Boiler, who is greatly sought by
other institutions in both the east
and the west
Dave HartZ, after contrasting the
inadequacy of the college gym with
well equipped high school gymnasi-
ums. put the matter to vote. A ris-
ing vote was taken in which the stu
dents unanimously expressed them
selves in favor of the tuition plan.
Petition to Be Circulated
A petition, which will ask the
board of regents to charge a $40 tut
ton per semester, will soon be cir
culated among the students for their
signatures.
The meeting was in charge of
Ralph Noerenberg as chairman of the