Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-27
Board Of Administration
\ Refuses TO Approve ''U',
Il Budget at Meeting Here
:! !!l!slnber. Want To Return To
Bismarck "To Look Into
I! Situation; Money Appro-
priated For Law School . !
| Building But No Steps Are
Taken To Let Contract.

S Nonparttsan league state officers,
aided and abetted by Nonpartisan
league propaganda journals. have
been busy for some weeks explaining
that the state of North. Dakota, as
represented by its bank, has plenty
:spf money, but the Board of Admin
'ssistration meeting in GSand Forks to-
sssYersitys revised budget till it has
III hade time to look into it,"
8 Before the legislature met, universi-
WY authorities submitted a budget,
(which represented the amounts need
I'D to keep the university open and
and to make necessary
and additions for the
Sliced out more than 100000 Of thu
estimate. so it became necessary for
authorities to readjust the
budget to meet the appropriation.
To 'sTalk Over" Budget.
here yesterday to talk over" the
budget with university authorities.
nnd members of the board we're some
Sswhat surprised to learn that the uni
SgWersity officials already had drawn
MP u revised budget according to the
1t was ready for ap-
Mproval by. the board, but the board
8EiVen is that the board members de-
S8gire Mme Ito look into" the situation
ssupon their return to Bismarck. This
sSmay mean. of course, that the board
FRme embers wished to return to head
quarters at Bismarck and get little
regarding financial
but chiefly to get instruc-
Law School Building.
One Of the items listed in the uni
vereity appropriations for the bien-
1. MUM is $150,OOo for law school
h building and recitation room. This
4 building Ii badly needed. 4 at the uni
y versity; it has been badly needed for
q some years, and the legislature recog-
, nized the need when the appropria-
tion was made. But the members of
] the board Of administration, either
Y because the state is in poor, financial
condition or because they have some
: other reason for q detakanEf action. arr
sn1 s,rtl aSfl afs! sy 8 y as' 4 S6 ,isa III
to when the work Will be started
& They cannot even Say that excavation
work will be started this summer. !:
b j. I. Cahill. sometime Nonpartisan
h League floor leader in the senate and
N for secretary Of state and now mem
ber Of the board Of administration. by
virtue of Lynn J. Frazier's proclivity
SSSfor taking care OF league workers
said this morning that the board
might decide to put in: the basement
and foundation this SUMMER"
., No Action Here. 3.
Mr.. Cahill said that no action, would
Iybe taken at the meeting here. The
question would not be decided till the
board returned to Bismarck. he said
s3 g;Sl If money loosens up. we'll decide
10 build the basement and foundation
this year." he said. That would near
n 5s55that 85tlhlaa the building probably will be
S%ready by July 1922" N
Just what Mr.. Cahill meant by
ss'nn oney loosening up is not known
IN connection with the board meet.
Ing here. 1t is interesting to note tina,
the board of administration Saturday
Improved budget Of $624,p0o for the
tate agricultural college. That budget
MS prepared and submitted by the
Xllege heads. just as the, university
Midget was prepared and. submitted
the university authorities. but still
board is not prepared, to approve
81 II varsity budget. - Z,