The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-11-28
The University Mill Levy

the ballot year will be initiative calling
for decision by the voters of the state on the question OF IN
the mill the mills, from
present three and one-half.
While question the minds of all for
ward looking citizens of the state that funds should be
provided for the university there are some phases OF the issue
that trouble them In the first place. there every
knows several units in the greater university located
different sections and cities of the The fact that they
not all located place. creates certain rivalry between
the units This condition. fosered of course by the comm
mites in which the units located may have some tendency
ignore the soundes consideration of educational interests
in favor of local pride and local development This is just
natural result Tor which no one OF the communities IN Whc
the units located be censured 1t prompted by local.
civic pride audabe sentiment But when the welfare of the
educational program OF the state as Whoe ana It's maximum
efficiency evauaed there be drawbacks to the
exercise of this local, civic pride of development.
There are, course, reasons great dis
tances in this state why have established and main
cold fact remains that this situation adds to the
administrative costs and incidentally perhaps initiates against
the greatest efficiency in educational facilities offered How
ever have Them and Immediately practical
BILE to consolidate these units and their Implications of facilities
place, do the best The thing
afford curta educational facilities
The thing must do to make that they
adequately financed it is possible for us to accomplish
the opinion of quite number of citizens really inter
eted in the development of educational Institutions that
ALLEGATIONS of funds the units should be made
by some state agency such as the state board OF or
created for the special Whatever
designated to control and allocate the total funds
praed should be required to make exhaustive of
the present units their requirements for efficient educational
and make the ALLEGATIONS that basis this survey
should indicate too much duplication of facilities appropriate
remedial action should be taken After ALL the distance
between Bozeman and Billings great that duplicate
facilities need be provided both of the state institutions
located in those two cities would to be effective
provide better facilities for certain educational work in
of those institutions than have similar but inferior facilities
in both.
In such may where circumstances might make
it difficult for student to attend of the units dis
from his home and he recognized having potential
tiles which would make advisable for him to do because
Of better facilities there would be we'll for the state to have
available to assist the student to do 1t certain
that the heads of the units of the greater university
would be glad to assist working plans for this would
be toward making possible for every young and
of the education that would of
him or her valuable citizen
We have asked two leading educators the
this subject in The Voice article of articles and
hope present these in the future Meanwhile,
it in the meeting of your organizations. vitality
important subject