Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-02

graduate student and director of
Graham Memorial, student activities
center, and former president of the
Student Body at Chapel Hill, who
made the principal address.
All the speakers. earnestly appeal
ed for adequate appropriations for
the public schools, state-supported
colleges, public health, public well
fare, public libraries, Historical
Commission, and all other agencies
vital to the youth and the future of
the State"
Speakers from the platform were
Tom Thurston, of Taylorsville, who
spoke in behalf of public health;
Bob Simms, of Raleigh, student in
the Hugh Morson high school, whose
appeal was for the public schools,
and Bob Magill, of Chapel Hill,
who spoke for the state-supported
colleges.
Speakers from the audience in
Guided Emmett Spicer, Of Colds
boro, on public health; and Bill
Bailey Of State College, and Miss
Emily Harris, of the Woman's Col
lege, who spoke for the colleges.
eve do not overlook the fact that
the members of the legislature have
a very difficult problem on their
hands-that of balancing a COM
pick budget. We sympathize with
them in this problem and respect
their situation" Magill said in his
address.
eve note, however, the fact that
at the present time the Greater Uni
versity is closer to the people of the
State than it has been at any time
in its history. The press of the
State is almost unanimous in its sup
port Of our schools and its belief in
the future Of expanding higher edu-
cation. Believing in this ourselves,
as one of the strongest guarantees
for greater state; and recognizing
the fact that small saving in APP
preparations now will mean great
loss for the future, we wish to
urge the people and the legislature
OF North Carolina to enable the
state colleges and universities not to
slide backwards at this point, but to
go forward
Speaking out of his experience as
student at the University, he show
ed the effects of a policy of cur
tailment. On
Maglll said that "while the Uni
Verslty, now often referred to as the
the capitol of the Southern mind
mas cameo favor in the eyes of the
natlon ana grown closer to the peo-
pie q the State, it has suffered re-
centy a steadily diminishing finan-
Tor tne Chapel Hill unit alone,
Whlle enrolment over the past 10
years. has increased by 1000. appro-
prlallons will have been decreased
oy more than $1OO 900" he said
MaglH said that LARGELY throTob
PWA funds secured chiefly throl19h
the efforts of President Graham On
new buildings had been added On
the campus of the Conso7idatad I'M
yers1ty, and that ali bit six had
oo~ti III and maintained without
S so1f liz 1s,,' ne State cent that is on a
seeEi:--nqualdeating basis.
been on ~ XII, Inese buildings, he said, had
finds ouilt with the aid Of state
nosed ' h out the appropriations pro |
roittee ny the Joint legislative com |
anv meglect entirely to provide
Tb,,s LEANS 4ha for maintaining them.
ssT ~ ;iiey y, may stand as empty shells. |
tho l fae. an adds up'', he said. "to
vided ~. mat the amount being pro- |
l k,ueo Tor the maintenance of a verv
t,u s. pnys|eal plant in the near f11.
tha w, WI be actually smaller than
m r amount now provided for .
d 1l smaller plant. This lust
MI Mar ! make sense to nv mind
MaglH said that in the realm If |