The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-04-12


the past year being the first that
the college has entered the field of
athletics.
The way teachers College at Gree
ley, for example, has avoided this
charge of paying for athletic sports
is as follows: Greeley charges, as
does Gunnison, quarterly fee-not
tuition fee, for normal schools are
required by law to charge no tuition.
This fee is divided by Greeley to
cover several minor items of student
expense and ATHLETICS; while Gun
nison has been turning it's money COL
lected from fees into the general
fund of the school, The State Treas
urer has received it all right; but it
has no part of it been designated as
the athletic fund, as has Greeley's.
The result is that Gunnison is
charged with deficit on account Of
athletics; while Greeley, which has
spent five times as much for ath-
letics goes free of any accusation.
The point to remember is that Gree
ley just as we'll as Gunnison has paid
for athletics out of state money be-
cause Greeley has kept the fee money
out of the general fund. Probably
this is too subtle point for public
examiner to understand; but com
mon layman can see through it.
The extravaganza of purchasing the
grand piano with the ampico attach
ment was savagely attacked at first;
but after the Auditors office was
forced to admit that the piano was
really gift to the school, the i'm
preston became more general that
it is an asset rather than liability.
The famous Ampico reproducing at
taehment is said by famous musical
critics to be almost equal to the per-
sonal performing Of great pianists-
the reproductions are so exact. A
good many admit that such an in
strument is Of tremendous import
ance in an isolated place where great
performers cannot be had. even at
one thousand dollars night.
Finally. the examiners failed to
note that the school has to show for
its deficiency more than S5O,O0O. 90
worth of permanent improvements,
paid for during the past two years:
heating plant at $4,000; water
mains at s2,7o0; dormitory furniture
at $4,000; new sewer connec ctions at
Sl,2OO; connecting old building to
new heating plant, S1,1O0; furniture
ana equipment in new part of school
sl'loo; additions of permanent equip
ment to laboratories S1,5OO; expendi-
lures on Highland Village, in addi-
ton to that subscribed by the peo-
pie' $4,000: musical instruments
"a 900; additions to library $4,000.
Ihis lists only part of the perma-
nent construction and equipment,
the cost of which is extra and above
the original Seerie and Varnum con-
tract which provided only for the
bare walls of the building; yet all of
,hese things, amounting to more
than $4,000. are in use at the school
plant and anyone can see them for
himself.
Inc appropriation to cover the de-
hclency has gone through uncut It
VIII enable the school to start again
with clean slate-everything paid
Tor. By careful management the rev.
enue from the millage will enable
the school to run at almost its former
capacity and efficiency.
Some people raise the question
"hy did the school go beyond its
budget all? There is only one an
swer: 1t was necessary to make the
ADDITIONS in the physical plant or to
close the school. Without the heat
ing plant and water and sewer svs.
TENS the County High School build
ing as we'll as the Normal scboo,
add tion would have remained useless
without the furniture and eopin.
ment half of last years summer
school students would have had +o he
refused admittance.
Think these things over and dea,
rariy with them in your own mind