Roseburg news-review., April 01, 1920, Page 3, Image 3

kossbtbo jfw.iumrw. thitudat, apiui . im
lSONS fop help-
S STATE
COLLEGES
...... K'l.'ii
g. une lint vnsvs u ui it Ituiy. All of thM alo h.r. h.
Mutlents. tax Income, and i-.'p .
Since the original m ilage bill ha, increased tremsaaously
wiiii Into effect In 1913 Itie numu.-r . .... mj.
of full-lime residence students at the n . ,relfd Ten,u of
Agricultural college and the Stale I """, VrUu "sconics Apparent.
university has Increased one hundred actual dollar the Slate uul-
and fifty per cent. At the Agricul- vc""ly ' receiving only $10.4C
tural college In 1913 there were I "'Q''r.!? , " 11 W0U11 have received In
1364 full-time students; there are ! r J fro'" ,he 'milage tax income,
now 3H78. At the Suite university I ,ul " hlls ly51 mm full-time tu-
1913 there were 631 fuil-llme ... s".unurai college la
bis Pamphlet of
' 5'i .MONMOl'TH S(ll- students; there r. now 1745. The
' J- :',." is THE LA'I T Institutions have tried bard to make
it iMrilijT. I Income meet uiaiiiicmiuce costs in
ilhlls ' the faco of this reninrkuliln Krowth,
;lVf REASONS ARE 61VN
hut huve been unuble to do so,
tf. Mi'jpiutiilv 'I heir Imoine i Fur
ther Krctiirrd by (.rent I plioavitl
(if C'OMlM.
Nut only has thi number of Mu
tl en I s I ucrea sk1 one h u nd red and
fifty per cent but In iUe 8am Hfe-n
ytnrs tile coal of tmppliea and equip
m en I h:is doubled. (This Is not (rue
of facully salaries, which have necpR
sarily beu tncreaHed very little).
The buyiiift power of the dollar In
1913 1h today about 45 cenTn. The
experience of tho ihret institution.
lins been the same as the exporionre
(if vory Oregon family. It is as If
a family of four in 1913, with an in-
.,f flUllI h-.o hmin ln...u.l
. i ...l....llll HV IIIPI ... . . , . .
Drs muleriai. bu.mii.' mo u rumiiy ni leu in i2u. with an
lid'eiitrt of Hie board of regi'iits hlC(,mw of $900. And with the at-
,. Mire hm"- tendance one ann oue-nr.ir uniea as
L form the financial condition or i pral aiHj thP buying power of the
P :.,!.. Dputiiuina unr I ... . m. .
utMine, B"1" rxisiinp lnroinc cm square. y in two,
Ls callfd for. the mllluRe lax revenue has re-
hU-f causes for mo ci mich ; mained almost uncnanped.
L,r the schli ate iisteu as iiif.4, 31 initio lnrite i luittycd
hundred and imy pf "i " i:niif" m nnii) on .issevei
The millape tax revenue has stood
nlmoHt still beoaUHe as:-psr.ed valna-1
tioiiH hi OieRon remain about on the
came basis as they were in 1913. It
was the expectation of the legisla
ture, of the tax connniFsIon, and of
1,1 Hooklel lHlliMici
ly ot Mate I.w.te Two :.;.
11 .iaiuii-"'
AUeqiiale Tax.
"'" ,v. .;.:, 1 "jhn.il
university .... ;"""",
,,l,s two paKe ui ...
t'" ... . ..1 tl... tti.ui. nf Oie-
the Increase or
and the Iiisuni
.(t Increase,
fratlnS expeii" . o.... .... ------
It fuiulH Bupplled by the existing
i,pe tax
the
i nut aown wiiy
. ... 1. f vll.ll 111
k;:pe ot tne in ui, ...
" . ,. ,;..i liikiiiiiiiims all i-onccrneil, when the present mill
r 1., AmikuI for Ueli.-f. wte support was passed ina.itie an- 8l!1Rger.
fl.ianclal crisis Is upon the Ore- v.oul(J eqilai increase In maintenance.
Aericultural cullee, the State jow conspicuously it has failed to
..rsiiv. ami the Oiepon Normal do so Is shown hy the following
It is due to causes over latite:
I M I 3
1. .1
t ih.v have no control. I'pon
crisis the joint ways ana mean
mlttee ' the last leKisiaiui"
hearinp. The committee
(id the three Institutions in nes
Le need. H found thai they
Eld not wall until next year. Ac-
fcinply it reeomiuended to the lec-
ure an additional levy 01 i.-v
tor support, li.'Binnine m fi-
1914
1915
1tl16
1917
1918
1919
$954,282,374
932,413,080
934.495.033
878.763.944
928.605,570
987.533,896
990,435,472
That is, the increase in the state's
avsossed valuation since the millaite
I ills were passed In 1913 has been
an appropriation of like amount thrH end elglit-ienths per cent while
i his year alone. 1 ne legislature me increase 111 siuoeiu eitroiiiiieni
f was barred tiy ine six per ceiii :as neen one niiiiureii aim liny per
limitation from making the levy
appropriation, fo It rererred tne
to the people, and directed tll.-il
paces be set aside in this
i.hlet to explain the facts to the
. . n J.,;,i
!ris. 1 r.t vol. -i a.
and as many of the facts as can
remained in two pages will now
F.'l forth.
cent, and the incretse. in operating
co3is about one hundred per ceni.
Furlf.er. the nutnber of students
described, totaling about 400 at the
three institutions, includes only full
time Mudents, and dees not Include
tho many thousands who take winter
short courses, summer schools, ex
tension classes, or corresiioiidciice
receiving only $11,102 more, but It
lias uu more students. The Nor
mal is receiving unly $1445 more.
Had It not been for thrifty aud
luraignteu aunituinttmiuii, lUe three
iiistiiutious would loin before now
have bcui turning mudeuis away.
A pie-war report ut the lulled
titatea buieau ot education gave the
I average cost per student per year
at fjzi in the great number of
! American utiivcrMtiia and colleges
; that filtered lnlo the calculation. "At
the Slate university this year, how
ever. In spue of the rise In prices,
the cost per student is $203, and at
the college $180. tven with the
new millugo bill In eft. -el the cost In
Oregon would still be below the
average lor -Institutions of similar
grade. Tho aunuul student cost at
the Agrieultuial college, as an ex
ample, would still be $70 a year be
low the annual siudent cost al a
typical group of the agricultural
schools in the middle west and the
west those of Michigan, Iowa, Kan
kis. Indiana and Washington.
I Note: In addition, the costs f the
live colleges mentioned were taken
from a four-year period preceding
the war, wnen costs were about one
half of what they are now).
(I. Tliey Find Themselves I'nalile to
"Make KiuN .Meet" Any Longer.
The State universliy. Agricultural
college, and Normal have at last
"come to Ihe eta of their rope." The
war piled on burd.ns (Mat made uni
versities and colleges everywhere
It not only raised prices to
the breaking point for them, just as
it did for every man's household, but
it compelled them to add branches
of rtudy. to intensify their work, to
whip" up their speed; for few agen
cies rose to meet the call of the war
as did the univer'dtles and colleges
or the country. 'Ihe war r.lso show
ed l.undieds i.f thousands of men the
wonderful value of a college educa
tion. Nearly 1500 ex-service men
have hurried to the State university
and the Agricultural college alone.
Welcome as they were, they have
nevertheless helped to create a prob
lem that cannot be met without more
nid f rom the slate.
7. Shortage of Classroom Space is
as (irrni p Shortage of .Mainte
nance Funds.
Classroom conditions at the college
and university are almost impossible.
It is naturul lhat they should be
when it is remembered lilal the
buildings of 1913 were even then
Insufficient, and that the number of
Pj
m-m:
Vegetables Fresh From
My Garden!
JVD you ever know anyone, who once raised a good
garden, to say it wasn't worth while? A Vegetable
Garden affords enjoyment and recreation for every
member of the family in addition to its fresh food supply.
Vegetables always taste better just off the vines or
just out of the ground. Utilize the available land near
you this summer and be sure of a fresh supply of rad
ishes, lettuce, carrots, beets, turnips, beans, peas and
all the other delicious vegetables you like so well.
Good soil, sunshine, good seeds and enjoyable effort
are all that are required for a successful garden. The
seeds are frequently given least consideration. This
year decide to plant the best seeds you can get select
them from Northrup, King & Co.'s convenient seed
case at your dealers. Practical cultural directions are
printed on the back of each packet.
OWEAPOtutW llli in i jjj LmP MINNESOTA.
Mudenti fccj t9ri tea Matt
fttr tfcau cUukouu H el
dolcDf of pvaeibl iliuiratloB tbtre
U room la ilfeae two page for vat
or two only. At the unlvrlty lilt
sciences have the laboratory and
classroom faoilitlvs uSicleut (or au
Institution of. about uv. Instead of
one of 1746. Tbe university library
was built when tbe student body
numbered 400, and baa study faelli
ties for 211 at one time. At tbe
Agricultural college students are
shifted all over the campus to Und
room at all, then are constantly
crowded Into wholly unsellable quar
ters. The teaching efficiency of tbe
two Institutions Is fast being broken
down by lack of classrooms and lab-
oratot ies!
H. Salary Condition lletult in
Steady Low of Hei Faculty Men.
The cost of living has risen prob
ably about su per cent in Oregon
since 1915. Faculty salariea r.t '.he
university, college and normal have
advanced about 20 per cent since
that time. The result has been a
steady loss to the state from Its best
faculty material. Teachers cannot
be expected to stay on Indefinitely
out of loyalty when they have to bor
row from banks, or dip into previous
savings to keep their families sup
ported. At the Agricultural college
alone there have been 45 faculty
resignations since JuW. 1919. Some
go to tho branches c! industry iu
which they are specialists, for. one of
the great lessons of the world war
was the unrealised value of the tech
nical training of the university and
college professor. Others go to
stales that have already met the
crisis in their higher educational in
stitutions by providing more ade
quate funds.
Yet it la vitally Important Ibat
many of these faculty membeia be
kept in the state, and In particular
the technical specialists. Professors
of agriculture, horticulture, dairy
ing, animal husbandry, education
and child study, journalism, com
merce, engineering, forestry, and
such practical branches, come to
their highest worth in a state only
after years of service. New men can
not learn Oregon In a season or two
9. Why Higher Kdorulioii Pays In
General and Why It Pays In Oregon.
Higher education puts dollars Into
the pockets of thousands of Oregon
citizens. The feat of the Agricul
tural college in Increasing the UTryJi
output per acre has alone added
more to the wealth of Oregon each
year than the entire cost of higher
education for the same year. So has
Ihe work of the college in reducing
the fruit pests. So has its achieve
ment in raising tbe egg-luylng aver
age and in improving the livestock.
In a less visible but no less direct
way the university and the normal
arc making their contributions to tho
wealth of the stale.
Higher ed neat Ion is a safeguard
against anarchy on the one hand
and against aristocracy and reaction
on the other. Nearly all the Inven
lions that helped win the war were
contributions of college professors or
college-trained men. Educated men
and women produce more and save
more. The arrival in the business
and industrial world in the last fif
teen years of a great number of
young men of broad university train
ing has helped to make America the
business and industrial leader of the
whole world. II has helped bring Ihe
worker and the employer closer to
gether, and to Improve Ihe social
and financial position of the former.
Higher education In Oregon has been
one of the strongest factors In bring
lug in settlers to populate a vast
region that at Ihe present averages
only nine persons to the squnre mile.
10. What the F.frect on Taxation
Would lie, if Vou Happen to He a
TnviMiyer.
Assessed valuations in Oregon
usually vary from one-lhlrd lo two-
thirds of the so-called "cash valun
Hon," which in Its turn Is generally
lower than the "asked price." A man
paying on $1000 of assessed valua
tion would have $1.25 added to bis
annual statement. A the prevailing
tax levies run, including the special
levies for roads and towns and local
schools, his increase would usually
range from onc-twenty-flfth to one-
fortieth.
That is, it would add from two
and one-half to four per cent to his
annual taxes to have the Agricul
tural college, the university and the
Normal of his slate placed on a
footing that would let them remain
the equals of the higher educational
institutions of neighboring and miu
die west states, and make It possible
for him to educate his boy and girl
at home, without going to Ihe far
greater extiense of sending them
away from the state.
II. If Vou Were the Person IteMXHl'
sihle for Higher F.rinrallon, What
Would i"ou lo?
Imagine yourself to be responsible
for the carrying on or higher educa
tion in Oregon. The Institutions for
which you have this responsibility
have been created by the people for
the education of their boys and girls,
for the spread of good citizenship,
for educational extension to the alate
generally, aud for the perpetuation
of the republic's free institutions.
Suppose that you have been pro
vided by the people with what they
expected al the lime would be an
adequate niillage income. Unexpect
edlv lo them and to you, however,
the' income fails lo meet growth,
falls to meet the unforseen condi
tions created by a world war. In
fact, the Income stands almost still.
Meanwhile your costs begin to go
up, up, up. They double iu seven
years. Your dollars become worth
4 5 cents of their old buying power.
Your buildings are depreciating.
Your equipment Is wearing out.
And. on too of it all, your student
enrollment lumps one hundred and
fiftv per cent.
12. What Would Voll Do If These
Thing- Happened to Yoo?
Would you close up your doors?
Or would you let your wnoie educa
tional system break downT
Or would you go frankly Before
the people, make the facts known to
them, and ask for tie Increase la
laevtu that feu teea MCMtftrf to' for tbt TVhlte House and tverr t
Terr othea aettviut . c.adldate for congress to to clearly
U you. taoula io ttt last. It la oa rcor regarding peace-time mui.l
then your ceusleteut ditry to tob for tary training. j
tbe higher educational tax act. '"'s.n.tni. ilk..,., v . '
tNote: Jim before tala copy went ch..d f that fh. r. hMrf ,0p,n,jr
to the eectary ot atate. on March ' afor and ' r " C,rt,ln Ma
1. tbe higher eduotlonal tax act was f '",1 '"f Mmen concen-1
tne question of romnulsorv mini,,
League at It annual meeting In
llnMl.nJ That ,w. V. n .1 M
Vlouslv been endorsed bv the Orevon l.rj"" .. , statement.
- - , , I , f, f. ,T T 1 1 , no ,,, ah ..... l
Newsuaoer conference and bv the i" " '"""J
Oregon Retail Merchant association.
Many other organization were pre-
certalnly hii been displayed in both
tue uouse and the senate a dlsnnsi.
paring to endorse It. and doxena will -Z , " ,. '"",ll' r "'. 1oin
: - ...... uui, ni
ter election.
"The Ameilran
11 7 t
women w
Made Vbiinj
Bright eyet, a clear lUn anj t bod
full of youth aruj health ttaybi
your if you will keep your ajvteaa
in order by regularly tattif ,
GOLDKHDAL
!
doubtless do so between this date,
March 1. and Xlav It 1
iSirnerft! tl H Run nraM.nl nt Kail I nion Ala list
regents, Uuiverslty of Oregon; J. K. t""lar,k " kept out of the cani
Weatherford. nrealdem h..r.l f Tawna 'heretofore, but by an Infor
mants, rtrrwnn a wietiit n i .i. "'at pou ot Ha members we are in- The world's sunM.nl m
lege; Ben W. OI.ett. president, board ,,rucel to take such steps as will, IIvm. bladd'rend Brio acid ueebletv tte
of regen' i. Origin Normal school. , " ho" tlle niajor political parties naalea of We and looks, b ess
a aml 11,1 o( lhM candidates clearly to' A'I dniggW three atiae.
ACTIVISTS" FN'IJST FOIt mate ineir position on this question.
NOYF.MKF.il CU.MPAKiV Th8 result, we are confident, will he
"eiwueiiuiiig majority against
VASHI'OTOV vres !ti . further extension of Prussian-: ... .
he rmult of a poll of It membership '"m lu ,hl" country." j "M De" s- 'lelow. .Crystal Eaet-
just comnieted. the American I'nlon inane T, Halilnan, secretary of ' """Joy r.inoti, ErtlmDca
Against .Militarism announced today ,he organization, said that the union c- Kvans, Zona - Gale. Rev. John
It decision actively to enter the con- Issuing as helps to voter In the Haynee Holmes. Owen n t,..i..
gresalonal and presidential cam- various congressional districts on James H. Maurer, Mary MoMurtrle'
palm with Its fight against com- this question a series nf "explicit ad- Henry K. Musser. Marr unit, ami
pulsory military training. vlory leaflets," under the generic ington. Norman Thorn, Aiexaader
in a statement issuea rrom ino 'me 01 iiitnay mimes ior Activists. '
headquarter In the Westory build- ne of the Issues. It Is said, will con-
ng and signed by Oswald Oarrlson lu'n suggestions to former enlisted.
Vlllard of New York City, chairman; men who are opposed to compulsory i
Amos Pluchot, vice chairman; Chas. military training.
Halilnan.
Trachtenberg and L.
Wood.
Holllagawertkt
secretary, and others. On the executive committee of the
Ihe executive committee asserts its union are; Agnes llrnwn Leach.
We have a special coffee, packed
under our Corsvaa brand, atrtatly
high grade coffee,' for less meoey
than the highly advertised brand.
Intention of forcing every aspirant Kmlly O. Ilulrh, A. A. llerle. Kev. Ask for It at the People Supply Ce.
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Thla you will realize once you
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plus care. Any maker can build a
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All men know Brunswick stand
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Formulas, fabrics and standards
vary vastly in cost. Reinforce
ments, plies and thickness are a
matter of expense. And these vari
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to go how much he can afford
to give.
For there are no secrets nor pat
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To ascertain what eacH mafctf
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Then it is a matfef of combining
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Once you try a Brunswick you
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model tires, regardless of factory
- expense.
Yet Brunswick Tires cost you th
same as other like-type tires. Our
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We realize that you expect mora
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ROSEBURQ, OREGON