Gunnison news-champion., 1923-12-21
Quigley Gives Details
of Cost College Rldgs,
OC0atinqcd from frst pag, }

without aging that the same Dgildin.
would nave cost aHyou. else the sau.s
money then. and II would cost ths
-ams today 70 reproduce the stnsc
ture.
The public, moreover, should not D.
mlsled b. M C4safay's calling Ii.
building q hail that cost 50. 10000
Il H. Z fairly good sized hall. contain
lug as u does. an auditorium scatint
500, q gymnasium suitable for baske'
bail tE.s D. the boiler room aocordin,
70 the original plans-and six cias
rooms. IrIe the building II only on.
story nigh, but il Is ssxI65 feet IL
size. The school could not have tax
en care Of the last two summer school.
without this hall"
\ second charge by Mr. Cassday j.
directed solely al the president of th,
school. 20 the effect that the latter ha
lied TO the state auditors office about
the enrolment This can be arsxere.
briefly. The state auditors men hay.
never asked the president Of the Gun
nIson college a. much a. one question
and they have never had 4 statemen'
from him. The examiners have in
vanably taken their information iron
the accountants records and from the
published bulletins. During the last
four years the names of the rrr-ula
students and the summer st1dert
have always been published IL
separate hsts-always- One ca
hardly be supposed to know
not having been consulted, what u.
any examiner was making Of print
Il 10 -. Hvs
not mispUntcd-eyen from the stand
point Of the use that the auditor
clerks wished 70 make Of II. Tn.
published bulletins are available 10
any ones inspection al any time.
or course. the frame dormitory' i
the third object OF attack. Il was ciis
tInctly an emergency proposition. III
administration had gone in vithou
much reason, TO be Sure-had taken
chanc.. The theory was that II ther,
were sumething TO come to ana som
way Of feeding and housing the stud
cnt.. then 4 campaign TO get student
might be fruitful OF results. Thr
town was too small. boarding hous,
keepers had been frightened out O.
business By war prices The snhoo
had 70 feed all the students and huus
al least q third of them. All resident
OF Gunnison know these statements g
be true. They remember that even IL
the summer Of 1919, when the schou
tined TO feed its crowds in the Mason
building, the lines used to be stTpny
out half block or more in the dus.
road.
Well, the management had set Il,
cap for hundred-fifty 10 two hundred
students for the regular terms, goinr
on the theory that they would come as
soon As they could be accommodated.
Well. they have come. The total en-
rollment, regular terms only, reached
300 in the year 1929. and will make
the 400 mark this present year, with
an average term enrolment of over
300. The school was and is obliged to
have some sort Of housing accomno-
daiions. a.
Ii Is probable that in some lines the
Dormitory cost too much-probably
the state was cheated: there is 4 hu-
man weakness that expresses itself in
the popular dictum, What's the diff
ference? The state pays the bills"
This is the usual philosophy of the
professional politician: and it may be
that it gets into the heads of orsiirar,
workmen and tradesmen.
Be that as it may, it was impossible
TO secure contracts on much of the
work in 1920. Even the State had TO
resort TO the cost-plus method-which
Is poor one--in the construction Of
the office building at Denver. Here
IN Gunnison there was no chance for
competitive bidding. The building
was started the first of May and il
was-part of it-badly needed within
five weeks from the day of starting.
We wanted it up-the cafateria part
especially: We had to have 4 place to
feed the people. Possibly we could
have got the lumber cheaper, but IT is
very doubtful; considering wages nj
that time, we doubtless did we'll on the
job. For the painting, we should
have been stung If We had imported
painters TO take the job. The heat
ing and plumbing costs are the most
fughtful; but anyone who has mad his
bathroom connected up recently or
who has put in steam cheating plant
IN his home can appreciate the figures
given here and Will not be greatly sur
priSed. The furniture for the build
ing was secured at reasonable rates;
very reasonable considering the ANA
zing increase in costs since before the
war.
The following is brief analysis of
the costs that went into the dormitory,
including cafeteria, sleeping and eat
ing porches, and vegetable cellar for
the cafeteria:
Analysis of Expenditures
Lumber, hardware, etc spa $40. "a
Plumbing, heati'g material IL O33.6f
Foundation and excavation 1.65S.31
Painting, interior and ext. 1,9ll.23
Wiring 1,1l2.64
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