SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29,, 1009.
THE MORNING ASTOftlAN. ASTOItU, OREGON,
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S1I1EG0N UNIVERSITY
Plea for Votes of "Yet" at Com.
Ing Election.
UNIVERSITY APPROPRIATION
Ths Needa of ths University Art
Many and They Earnestly Hop
That a Majority of tha Votaa Will
Enable Them to Oct tha $125,00.
Ij.l -y.. ;!:..
.The loit scmion of the Oregon leg
Ulature passed a bill appropriating
$125,000.00 "for the tupport and main
tenance of the University of Oregon;
to keep the building, ground, and
all other property thereof, in repair;
for tha purchase of additional In ml
for the campua thereof; for the con-
atruction of. buildings and additioni
to the lame; and for the purchase of
library booki, laboratory supplies and
paratus." ;
A referendum was invoked on the
bill, to it will not become law until
it li approved by majority of the
votert at the regular election on June
1, 1908. The Alumni issue thia state
ment to the votert of Oregon, believ
ing that after careful consideration
of the facta they will vote "yea" on
the ballot and convert the bill into a
law.'"
' University Attendance Increase.
The University, along with the state,
has Just entered upon a remarkable
period of ' growth. The attendance
hai doubled since 1901 and has in
creased 23 per cent since last year,
deepite the referendum and, tha tem
porary crippling of the institution.
There are now 400 students in the
departments at Eugene, exclusive of
music, and a total enrollment, includ
ing the departments of medicine and
law of 600 students. f t, , ;
; There are In Oregon more than 24
four-year high schools, besides aca
demics, and enough 2, 3 and 1-year
high achools to bring the total up to
120. a . g . jj 4 ..( , . k
Oregon Appropriation the Small
estThe University of Oregon now
receives the smallest appropriation of
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REPORT' OP THlt 'CONplTlON
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At Astoria, in the State of Oregon,
at the close of business, February
14, 1908:
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts $380,78676
Overdrafts, secured and un-
secured . ..... ....... 2,814.58
U. S. Bonds to secure cir-
culation ; . 47,500.00
U. S. lioitds to secure U. S.
Deposits 20,000.00
Other Bonds to secure U. v
"S. deposits i. .....t...... 34,000.00
Premiums on U. S. Bonds;. '3.045.00
Bonds, securities, etc 65,921.48
Banking house, furniture, ri
and fixtures 4,000.00
Other real estate owned... 8,233.41
sDue from State Banks and '
Baflkers i'.-f '9,921.71
1 from approved reserve -i;
agents 140,769.51
Checks and other cash
items i 450.14
Notes of other National ' t
Banks 3,600.00
Fractional paper currency, ,
nickels, and cents... 964.86
Lawful money reserve in
Bank, viz: vy.- " :..
Specie rV. $122,840.15 .
Legal-tender notes $8,150.00 130,990.15
Redemption fund with U. 1
S. Treasurer (S per cent ''
- circulation) . j- '.. 2,375.00
$4 :-;::rm
, ' LIABILITIES. v H
Capital stock paid ini;...$ 0,000.00
.Surplus fund 50,000.00
Undivided profits, Icss ex-'' ' y -' m
' penses and taxes paid. n.' 16,244.41
National Bank , nptesout-
standing . . 46,900.00
Individual deposits subject
to check ... .. .
' Demand certificatea of de
- posit. 52,716.18
- posit . . ......$310,873.67
Certified checks.. 90.00
U. J5. deposits:.. $50,000.00 692,22ai9
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i Tpal Ji. $u. .$855,72,60,
State of Oregon, County of Clat-
'SOD, SS.i' ''
'i I, J. E. Higgin;:Cahler 'th the
above-named . bank, -i do solemnly
swear that the above ' statement is
' true to the best of my knowledge
and belief.'.; 5 1 "::
' J. E,HIOGINS,
,: i'i a .k4 I Cashier. :1
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 24th day of February, 1908.
)k V Notary Public.
CorrectAttest: 'J-' , '
GEO. H. GEORGE.
L, MAN5UK, '
A. SCHERNECKAU,
Directors.
any state university in the Union, al
though eight, states have less popula
tion, and nine have less wealth. The
present appropriation from this state
amounts to $47,500.00. In addition to
this the University receives about
$12,000.00 a year from interest-bearing
funds and registration feci The an
nual appropriation of a number of
Western State universities for 1907
is as follows: Washington, $500,000;
Idaho, $129,150; Montana, $87,550;
Colorado, $515,000; Nevada, $125,000;
Iowa, $230,000; Wisconsin, $1,125,261 1
Nebraska, $315,235; California, $822,
148. The rate is only two-tenths of a
mill on Oregon'a assessed valuation.
Comparative .Cot Per Student.
The cost per, student to the State in
Oregon is only $133, as against $151
at the University of Washington, $179
at Idaho, $180 at California, $194 at
Montana and $200 at Wisconsin.
This estimate is made on the basis
of actual cost of maintenance, ex
clusive of buildings. The comparison
is still, stronger when buildings and
equipment are added. The number of
students includes the Departments of
Medicine and Law for the reason that
these departments are included in the
reports of other universities, and it
was not possible to segregate them.
, Scale, of Salaries Low. The presi
dent of the University of Oregon re
ceives an annual salary of $3000, as
against $10,000 paid at the University
of California, $4500 at the University
of Washington, and $5000 at the
Oregon ( Agricultural College, he
average maximum salary paid pro
fessors iu state 'universities is $3000
ut compared with a maximum at the
University .of, 6regon of $2000. Only
eiglit professors receive $2000; nine
receive $1600, and the rest of the in
structional force,, receive from 4$1200
to $300. ' ,.y.i-: n,,', U7, '? '
University ' Badly Crippled. The
p)Si!tiUCpiditio jpf tlje ipniversity
of Oregon is deplorable." Class rooms
and laboratories are overcrowded.
$he heating, plant. If., ina'detyiete ,to
ljat ' ali ';ths .b'uildlng'he; 'iibjjary is
wholly without lights J.n&, the- girls'
dormitory cannot be used on account
of jjjack of heataTj)e, department of
Geology . hai been without a head
since the .death , of Drt';.Condon. It is
impossible to renew expiring con
tract for fue,, light an,d .water; No
wages were paid in October, Novem
ber and December,;' J 'i UJi . L
New Settlers Demand Good Schools.
The states of the Middle West, from
which Oregon is endeavoring to at
tract immigration, are Appropriating
large sums for their universities. Iowa,
for example, appropriated $583,566
for her university in 1907, and Kan
sas appropriated $367,500. ; Both of
these states are liberal in the support
of their agricultural colleges, The de
fent of the appropriation would ser
iously injure Oregon's reputation
among the great commonwealths of
the Middle West, This year the
University of Washington received
five times as many students from the
Middle West as did the University of
Oregon. ,' :'S'r, '
The Opportunity of the PoorPoor
and rich alike can share in the ad
vantaged offered by the state uni
versity, Tuition is free, and the cost
of living low. Sixty-five per cent of
the young men at the University of
Oregon are either wholy or partially
earning their own way through col
lege. Students have entered the uni
versity with less than $20 in money,
and yet have been able through their
own exertions to work their way
through to graduation. : Every boy
with a determination to work may
achieve an education at the State
University. He can by his own efforts
earn his way, where be has no tuition
and only the cost of living and books,
but is absolutely barred by the $500
to $800 required to go , out of the
state. ... , . ,,,, . , ',.! .:
University , s Part of the Public
School System. The states which
are supporting their universities most
libcraly are the ones which have the
strongest systems of public schools,
as for example, California, Iowa, Wis
consin and Minnesota. A strong uni
versity is absolutely essential to s
strong public school system, for the
university is nothing more or less
than the head of the state's public
schools. The University of Oregon
has exerted a strong influence over
the public schools of the state through
the work of its graduates. The de
mand for welt trained , high school
teachers is three times as large as the
supply. The summer school and cor
respondence school have been estab
lished for teachers who cannot at
tend the regular sessions. 7
Amount of Increase in Appropria
tion. Special appropriations have
been found necessary for the Uni
versity for several years. The amount
provided by the state during the years
1905-1906 was in round numbers $30,-
000 per year. The increase in the ap
propriation will take the place of the
old appropriation and of all special
appropriations for buildings and im
provements. ,
For What Needed. The estimate
for the bare cost of maintenance (ex
clusive of buildings, laboratory equip
ment, and of books for library) is
$80,000 per year on the most econom
ical basis.
New recitation buildings now ur
gently needed, will cost no less than
$50,000. , . ,
A dormitory should be provided for
the young women of the University,
costing approximately $40,000.
Additional land should be secured
whife it is available. An expednditure
of from $15,000 to $25,000 for land at
the present time would save a much
larger expenditure in the future.
A number of , the departments are
badly in need of modern laboratory
equipment. It will cost at least $15,
000 to put them in condition for good
work. The library needs $10,000 for
books and general equipment, to
bring bring it up to the efficiency of
even the smaller university libraries!
The grounds, heating plant, and
furniture for new buildings will re
quire $15,000. , ; - , j
The needs above specified aggre
gate $155,000, enough to consume, the
margin above cost of maintenance for
at least three years, with all other
sources of revenue counted, and with:
out making any allowance for in
creased expenditures necessarily at
tendant on the rapidly increasing
number of students. New buildings
and, new equipment will steadily be
needed as the University grows. (
1 Why Continuing and Unsegrcgated.
The continuing appropriation, has
been tried in other states where it
has served" to , keep the University
from political and over combinations
and complications in the state' legis
lature'., It is how very generally ac
cepted in principle.. The proposed
bill was modeled after the bill which
provides for a continuing appropria
tion at the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege.""' '';; .:c ''
If an appropriation is to be a con
tinuing one, extending over a number
of years, It is obviously impossible to
segregate it into separate funds for
maintenance, buildings, and improve
mentsfor the reason that the needs
of the University will differ each year
from those of the preceding year as
the University grows in numbers and
expands in its work, If the University
is to be freed-from the-nccessity of
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going to the Legislature every two
years for special appropriations, the
only possible method is to leave the
Board of Regents free to use the
total resources of each year to meet
the needs of the year as their best
judgment may determine. The board
is composed of disinterested and rep
resentative citizens, living in widely
scattered sections of the state, who
have no interest to serve but that
of the public welfare. They are more
familiar with the needs of the Univer
sity than anyone else can be.: Their
bills go through the office of the Sec
retary of State, and they print an
nually a complete statement of all
the University's financial transacj
tions. !" '- ' : ; h :"
-' Tax Will Not be Heavy.-If the
appropriation bill becomes a law, the
amount of taxes required to support
the University will amount to 25 cents
on every $1000 worth of property and
will grow less as the value of the
property in the state increases. The
man who pays 'taxes on $500 worth
of property will pay less than 12
cents for the support of the Univer
sity, and on $4000, less than $L0Q.
Are such amounts excessive when it
is proposed to build up an institution
where the sons and daughters of our
cohimon people can receive the edu
cation that the times demand? ';; j
The Situation a XSrave One. The
University is facing a grave situation.
Its Junds fell ' short by $15,000 of
meeting, the current expenses of the
past year, i deficiency t' having been
averted only by the Faculty serving
three months without pay. The de
mand is for a larger University, as is
shown by the rapid growth in num
bers. "Unless it is supplied, Oregon
students in increasing' numbers will
leave their own state to secure their
university training elsewhere! and the
state will be a heavy loser by their
going? A, grave doubt will be thrown
on Oregon's future educational policy,
to the hurt of immigration of the
most desirable type. -
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION
, OF THE ,
First National Ml
At Astoria, in the State of Oregon, at
the close of business, February 14,
1908:
v RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts ...... $403,597.61
Overdrafts, secured and un- . -
. secured . ,........ 1.89&91
U. S. Bonds to secure cir
culation . ;..,....;.... 47,000.00
Premium on U. S. Bonds. . 1,400.00
Bonds, securities, etc. . .... 56,930.00
Due from National Banks .
(not reserve agents)..... 51,204.04
Due from State Banks and
Bankers . , 46,085.15
Due from approved reserve
agents 200,595.03
Checks and other cash
items . . ................ 487.62
Notes of other National
Banks. 13,955.00
Nickels and cents......... 322.51
Lawful money reserve in
Bank, viz.:
Specia . ........ .7. $194,000
Legal-tender notes. 120 194,120.00
Redemption fund with U. S.
' Treasurer (5 per cent cir
culation) 2,350.00
Total
.$1,019,945.87
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in.,. ....$100,000.00
Surplus fund . -i .......... . 25,000.00
Undivided profits, less ex
penses and taxes paid... 24,408.91
National Bank notes out
Standing 47,000.00
Individual deposits sub
ject to check.. $646,648.86
Demand certificates of de
posit . . $176,513.10
Certified checks.. , ,;:; 375.00 823,536.96
Totaj . .......... .... ..$1,019,945.87
. State' of Oregon, County of Clat
sop, ss.: v: ,-,
I, S. S. Gordon, Cashier ' of the
above-named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to
the best of my knowledge and belief.
, i j, v S. S. GORDON,
,' ; .;' . Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 21st day of February, 1908.
E. P. NOONAN,
Notary-Public.
Correct Attest:
- w. f. McGregor,
J. WESLEY LADD,
- G. C FLAVEL,
Directors.
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