, 1922-01-22

lift q whole people to a level where
they can take ar Intelligent interest
in state, national md world affairs.
Such n theory find little support
unless the state university is an in.
herent part of the public school sys,
EN- As said by Ex-President Hutch
inss OF Michigan:
THE state universities are thu re-
suit OF the educational consciousness
of the central and greater west. They
are not the result OF accident but are
the result of constructive thinking.
They arc the crown of the public
school system. The success of the
commonwealth depends largely upon
its vision In dealing with its univer-
sity."
On this theory. Just as naturally as
10 elementary grades LEAD into the
h.sh school. just SO naturally the high
school leads into the college. On this
theory. tho state may spend its re-
sources as freely for one part of the
system as for ar viner but II this
theory DO not right. then there is no
justification for any appropriations
whatsoever for higher education.
Educational Needs Recognized.
Happily. Wyoming has definitely
aligned herself with those greater
commemorative where the truths set
put above have been recognized from
tho beginning. Happily. too. Wyoming
has followed them further In that she
also a maintained an undivided uni
versfty. The whole is always greater
and stronger than any one Of its
parts. The segregation of the colleges
that go to make up a university and
the consequent dissipation of an In
evftably increased budget has been
. consistently and successfully resisted
by Illinois. Wisconsin. Nebraska Cali
fornia and some others that are. as
q result. outstanding m~eritorious.
Under the stimulus of this ideal. the
institution has grown from the small
est imaginable bcginning-one incom
plete building, n president and six
teachers. handicapped by a complete
lack Of equipment, giving instruction
to q handful of students, some OF
whom had not reached even high
school standing. Today there arc up
on the campus b following buildings:
/. Lfbeeal Arts tthe original building),
2. The Mechanical and Electrical Shop:
5. Sciences hall; A.. the Gymnasium (oldj;
3. State Normal: 6. Agricultural hall;
7. Music hall: s. Women's hall (dormi-
tory; 0. Demonstration Rural school.
10. Hoyt hall (dormitory. first unit
and now second and third units near
ing completion); IL. The Commons
boarding halD; u. Power plant (com-
pleted October 1921; 10. Greenhouse
tunde- construction); a. Ice house:
is. Carpenter shop.
Building Program Launched.
The splendid provision made by the
hast legislature for q long needed build
ting program grows more significant
the more fully 1t is studied. The Wis
ion and generosity of that session is
shown In the fact that more funds
were provided for buildings than had
boen available In the whole previous
history of the university. Five build.
ings were provided for in the appropri-
ations and revenues; namely, the po-y-
er plant n the completed Hoyt hall
a. named above. The three still to
Be built are the Library. the Gym
nasium and the Engineering building.
Plans are In preparation and 1922 will
sec construction well under way and
It is hoped that all may b. completed
by July /. 1928.
The above enumeration deals only
with the campus plant Tho resi-
dencea. barns. ETC.. on the various state
farms under tho university'e super
vision would add another considerable
List.
Besides TITS material svtdencs Of the
institutions growth. there Is tbs more
than $50 people distributed as follows:
Administration and Instruction. 10: re-
pcsrc5 and special workers. 6: library