Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-19
UNIVERSITIES URGENT NEED
OF FUNDS SHOWN IN REPORT
States Appropriations Have
Not Kept Pace With Expan-
sion of Curriculum and
Growth of Student Body

ATHENS, Ga, June ia story
of the struggle which is being made
by the University of Georgia against
INDECENT resources, inadequate equip
ment, frugal salaries and numerous
other obstacles in the path of it's eff
forts to accomplish the education
of its students, is told in the report
of q special committee appointed
by the board of trustees, submitted
to the board at its annual meeting.
In arriving at it's report, the spe-
clai committee worked for six months
studying the situation existing at
the university, and, among other de-
details, points out that while the
regular state appropriation made to
the university is the same as it was
twenty years ago, the student body
at the institution has increased from
an enrolment of approximately 400
to 100. Many new departments of
learning have been added during
that time, the committees report
states, including department of
commerce, a school of journalism,
school of pharmacy and extensions
in other directions.
The teaching staff, the committee
reports, has more than doubled, and.
Notwithstanding, this and the fact
that the number of students has in
creased almost six times during the
past twenty years, 1.-The state has
not added a single new building dur
ing that time"
Loyalty of Teachers
A ssection Of the report, dealing
with an investigation into the
salaries of members Of the faculty.
sets forth in praiseworthy terms the
loyalty exhibited by the teachers ar
the school, declaring they have ex-
hlbited a loyalty to the institution
which ought to be appreciated by
the board"
From our investigation" the re-
port reads, I'VE conclude that the
services rendered by the teaching
force are performed with the least
reasonable amount of compensa ton"
Regarding the equipment at the
university, the committee declares:
The different departments have the
same old furniture; the scientific
department the same old apparatus.
and while the trustees have en-
oeaVored to meet this Increased de.
Velopment and have spent with Mig
Safdly economy whatever money
was appropriated, still conditions re.
main and urgently demand addition
al appropriations to keep the insti-
tuition abreast of the requirements
which must be met"
Directed by the board Of trustees tn
report on the standard maintained in
each department and the relation ne.
tween the students and faculty. the
committee, on this subject, stated:
we are Of the opinion that the
standard maintained in each depart
ment Is high and the proper amount
or work is required. We believe that
the heads of departments are able
and efficient and that each of them
is thoroughly devoted to his work. |
Many departments work under
adverse conditions as TO rooms and
equipment; there is complaint from |
everywhere Of inadequacy of equip |
ment and lack OF needed funds.
Student Body Praised
las to the relation between the |
students and the professors. we are
led to believe from our examinations
and from other sources that this re- |
latlon could not be better; we do not |
believe that it has been better at any |
time within the history of the insti- |
tuition.
The report declared that the be-
haviOr of the student body was ex-
cellent, and added: I'VE are proud |,
to be able to mike this report and |
we can assure the parents Of the |
state they need have no fear Of send |
ing their sons and daughters to the |
University
Admission Of co-educatinnaI stu.
dents to the institution is character |
lied in the report az having proved |
a great advancement in many re- |
spects. These students" it con.
tinues. "are faithful and ambitious
they stand high in their classes. i
Their admission to the school has
had a great and beneficial result /
They have given no trouble, so far |
as the rules are Concerned. and have
shown themselves amenable to dis. |
cinline: they neither ask nor expect |
any INDULGENCE n account of their |
sex"
WOmen's D0rmitory
There is one recessitv." the re
mort continues. "that must - mot
II is necessary and imperative. T@-Sc !
students have no dormitory. They