The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-29
ATTENDANCE AT
]: SCHOOL MAKES
! BIG INCREASE
Enrolment Increases from 400
in 1919 10 Nearly 1900
Students
$685., 100000 Is AS K E D
State Board of Administration
Approves New Budget
Plans
1858, 100000 is KED

Pressed by the tremendous growth
of college students in attendance,
which has more than tripled since
the last appropriation was made for
. building at the North Dakota Ag-
ricultural college in 1919, and by the
further fact that its greatly needed
building fund Of two years ago was
vetoed, the institution will ask for q
total Of $73S,O0O worth Of buildings
in this years biennial budget.
The state board of administration
has authorized this budget, R. b.
Murphy, chairman, saying that the
buildings are needed greatly.
If some way can be found to fin
ish the boys dormitory by borrow
ing money, which would be repaid
by receipts from the use Of this
building, the fund would be re.
duced $l75,0OO. This building was
begun and the basement built fol-
lowing passage of . bill by the 1927
legislature which authorized such
action, but provisions Of the bill
were found to be unconstitutional,
and the project had to be abandoned
after the basement was constructed.
With the $175,OOO for this build
ing eliminated and considering that
the buildings, which members Of the
legislature found were necessary At
the last session and for which they
appropriated $4,000, should not be
considered as part of this biennium's
building program, q total Of $3.50, 900
is the added appropriation desired, it
10 pointed out by DR.. John Lee Coul-
ter, president.
The proposed program Is:
Addition to science hall $4,000.
Addition to agricultural building,
$4,000.
Boys dormitory, $175,000.
Physical education building,
S26S, 900.
Livestock pavilion, $4,000.
The additions to Science hall and
to the agricultural building were
provided for in appropriations Of the
legislature in 1927 but were vetoed.
Need Is Critical
There Is critical need for every
building asked for" said DR.. Coul-
ter.
''6ince 1919, when the last appro-
priAtion which we received WAS
made, our enrolment of college stu
dents has increased from 400 to
close to 1900. Last year the total
enrolment Of students in the college
courses was 1919 and it 10 consid-
erably greater this year. Other
students bring the total enrolment
up to 1900.
"The additions to sciene hall and
the agricultural building to provide
room for more laboratories and
class rooms, has already been %
thoroughly demonstrated to the leg
islAturs that they appropriated the
funds two years ago.
I'VE have no boys dormitory, e.
cept the old wooden barracks,
thrown together during the emerg-
ancy Of the war for student train
inc. It is = fire trap and not in
coed repair.
DOsmitOries Asked
I'VE have 200 freshmen boys each
year and all institutions feel the
ned Of having xood dormitories On
the camp0s, where the boys coming
to college for their first ysar could
have the protection Of dormitory
care and supervision. / think that
al othtr state institutions have such
= dormitory. We hope that some
way can be worked out whereby this
building can Be financed by : loan
- We originally contemplated.
"The need for 4 building for the
physical education Of the college
stu61nts 10 one Of the greatest needs
on the campus. We have had tenta-
tive plans drawn by the department
bf architecture for building with 1
main auditorium, and gymnasium
100 BY 100 feet and q T shaped wing
90 By 80 feet, for small athletic
roeas1, showers, offices and class
roonss.
eprovision !; made in the plans
Tor I field house which Is LETT for
the future. This would be 100 by
40 feet in size.
"RexulAr organized physical edu-
eAtion and physical exercises are
p0w required by freshmen and
boDh0mores and are elective for
iuniorb and seniors.
Physical Work CrAmped
This winter we are using the
bttie n Ceres hall for the girls ply
dAal work.
~rcr The boys w are compelled to
~ the old armory, the basement Of
To ineomplet1d boys dormitory and