The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-06-24
KENTUCKY Has Need
FOR AN INVESTMENT
Survey Commission Recommends
Prompt Action To Provide Ad-
equaie Educational Fa-
ciIilies For Youth


state to make an investment in its
business" Edwin T. Morrow, Gov
crpur.
Tho importance Of prompt action 10
nroyiIc additional facilities for the
University of Kentucky in It's training
If tie youth of the state for positions
If leadership IN business aud the pro-
reSsiunS Is brought out in Tire report
Il the Kentucky survey Commission,
which recently made q visit tn the
state universities Of Ohio. Indiana, H.
Inois and Wisconsin for II study of
plant aud equipment with RESPECT to
krniucky'S needs.
I'VE feel that tho development Of
Kentucky, induStrial'y. ngriculturally
and Internationally. depends In no snail
measure upon the maintenance of a
nigh grade state university where the
youth of our state may have cduca-
fianal advantages equal 10 the best,
SAYS This report.
The time has come for step for.
ward. the more 80 because Kentucky
rau not advance as far as il should
unless there is turned back into her
pppulution steady How of Young men
md women who nave had training IN
business and professional fields.
For The year ending July ]. lAel, Il
INK of S..UuuUUO was levied for Ohio
state University. for Purdue whcrr
lue-huIf of the state university work
Of Indiana 8, iouc), S9uO,UnO. Mi>con-
sin. S3uuDWO; Illinois. S2,JObOOO and
Nrn'u,Ey SIUO,OOO The legislatures If
.EcSc four other states have MATERIAL!
increased the figures given above 50
hat these institutions will have dur
me- the coming hiruuium Increases va
ewing from 30 To to per cent.
Kentucky eNcels these states in
natural resources aud this Commission
IS nf the opinion that their superior In
luStrial and agricultural dew, lopmcnt
IS largely uuccablc to the intensive
raining provided for their citizens by
The cNccllrutly equipped state lnStitu-
lions. Compare their university bud
ycts with ti.at of Kentucky. Indiana,
with an assessment roll of five billions,
lUu per cent valuation, plans placing "a
million and a half dollars at the dis
.osal of Purdue and Ike amount Tor
-hc University of Indiana. NisconSih,
with the sane area as kediuckN pfac-
icalv equal population ard WIN Two
billions and half dollars ON It's as
srSsmcnt roll aS comparcC with Ken
ucky's two billion and quarter dol
larS. furnishes more than seven times
IS much for university work. Niscoh-
sin eNpendS Sl1I per capita, Indiana
2 20 cents, Ohio 81 cents, Illinois ~
cents and Kentucky IL cents.
illinois has already invested DOOO,-
300 In it's plant; Ohio, ST.OOO,tOO; Wis
ronsln, S9,WO,UOO; Purdue, S2,4OO,OOO,
and Kentucky Sl,2Jo,OOO.
with the exception of shop erect
Ell during the war from federal FUNDS
no new construction has been carried
put in the past ten years at the UNI
ycrSity of Kentucky. With growth
If 80 per cent in the student body III
the University of Kentucky In ten
wears. the floor area for instruction
purposes has Increased but 3 per cent
The commission recommended that
SSOO,OOO annually for the next ten
wears be provided for new buildings
and equipment for the University.
Substantial increases in apprOprla-
lions for operation in the next wv"
wears were urged by this body in their
appeal t. the people of the state. Inc
personnel of this commission follows :
George Colvin, state superintendent
IF Public Instruction; Rainey 1. NellS'
member of State Tax commission ;
Frank Mckee, farmer and stock raiser,
Versailles President Frank l.. McN ey'
Of the University of Kentucky; Dean
Thomas Cooper, of the College OF Az
ricultufe; Herbert Graham, Secretary
If the University Alumni Association ;
Ezra l.. ellis, Registrar of the unlVer-
sity; Harry GiOvannOli, editor OF tne
Lexington Leader; h. +. FOrgey, ell
ior of the Ashland Independent I;
Thornton Council, the COurler-Jour-
NALL *. Holmes. the Lexington her
aid; j.. l.. Harrison, State President
the Farmers Union, Lexington Cen
r. III. Woods, Pageville, State Presi-
dent the Federation of Farm bureaus ;
CIem =. Ntmn, Marion, State Senator |;
Newton Bright, Emncnce, State Seha-
Tor; Joe +. BoswOrth, MiddlesDoro'
Sneaker of House of Representatives, {;
Charles H. Ellis, Sturgis, State Presl-
dent the Bankers Association George
n EngeI. Covington, president the
!. liberty National Bank; II. w. Gard
ner, Salyersville, Circuit Judge NC
KenZle Moss, Bowling Green, attor-
npN {, Jolln Il. IldSSl' "hH"'"'''' -
ney; Stanley Reed, Maysville' aitor-
ney; j. ID. MocQuOt, faducah' attor-
ney; w. X. Stewart, Louisville, pun
fisher, and W. II. Fowler, Assistant
State Attorney General.
Continuing its report the OOlhli'S-
sion said: "The Experiment Slnllon
has performed splendid work win ti'e
funds that it has received IRON lilo
state. giving enormous returns Tor inc
expenditure. Fifty thousand dollars
has been provided annually for inns
purpose, which should he lncreased 10
SlOOOOO to provide not only Tor inc
work now being carried ON, nut 10 give
funds necessary for the investigation
of problems of marketing, farm man
agement and maintenance of son ler'
tilty. A..
III the youth Of Kentucky are TO
have educational opportunities eluaiI.
10 those Of other cOmmonWealhs, II
Kentucky Is 10 be developed by Ken
uckians, If our industry is to be man
ned, our educational Institutions ON
cered and our scientific work done ny
the coming generation of TINS COM
,,,,nv,aaItb thaV uiuSt he trained m ~