The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-12-20

Grand Total s64s41 90
Plans for forty thousand dollar permanent dormi
that the summer overflow beyond what could be cared
really @ proved be three hundred and has led to
At first had little idea a winter dor1nitory; but
now we have reached the point of having greater de-
That is to need much is provided
met one-fourth the demand.
As long moreover; as Gunnson had opportunities
to offer, she continued to have students Young
pie can't waste their best in waiting Those who
Of wen
Gunntons coming to the front by these emergency meth
that is what Schools are for The returns must be
measured in improved citizenship rather than in dol
money wisely economically as possible but the re-
turns and profits from the school business com
measurable in dollars and cents anything else that
is very tangible During the first of struggle
% e II is mot bs
At Western State College an honest effort is made to
spend the taxes of the people to do the greatest possible
good to the greatest number and daughters of
with the por
barrel methods-no getting of the unearned increment
gotten gains. 1t is honest investment in human life
to make it more NOR ntelIigent more cooperative more
serviceable civilized, and enlightened
these no in ps
roaster movie theatre teachers agency almost
Deen
yestment for the stateprobaby making at least 1O9.
The money could have been put into savings bank at
now lose by investing it in the life preparation
interests Of from three to five hundred different girls
regret the investment
1t is probable that the building cost more than it
prices that then prevailed but understand that
state officials still in office who then in office,
that Colorado was 'stung the Office building that
went TYP up under ID their heir very noses
between Gunnison and Denver-any thinking can
By statute passed in 1917 the University Agricul-
tural College Teachers College and Normal School
Of taxable PROPERTY the state This on the average
has yielded each year. and expected to yield
each h institution already had rather thar proportion
received only one twentieth $4,000 s23OOOo
but for the sudden depreciation Of the dollar Greeley
received rec four times as much as Gunnson Fort Collins
of the sharesone twentieth-was unassigned and
special board was appointed to grant it to the Fort Lewis
Twice this sum has Fort Lewis twice to Gunn
SON. a and nd once it. was & divided fftyfty between Fort
Alaosa Normal School this source Gunnison has
Gunnson has already spent all but about ss2 10000
of her building fund Of the school looks forward
be years yet before the money available and the
Of the building possible The other schools
n B9uldff h is neT Putting Up
the has e e
thing included And yet desires to know swhv
the state should continue to on the school
over here. ~ ~
The growth of Western State College in enrolment
has been the most rapid of school Colorado Be-
fore the close of the fall quarter of 1924 it will have
sa reached AGO. and it will thereafter be not less than
can ruin the Gunnison College The Alamosa school
mas held of its and will not Gunnison
will be friendly toward the Alamoa school and should
help rather than hinder it. Gunnison people should know
how feels to be dogged continually by some other in
stitution--and should be guilty of similar tactics
Very truly yours,
S. QUIGLEY President