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Show REPORT Of A. C. U. f Shows Large Increase in Attendance Atten-dance and Growth In all Directions. The biennial report of the board or trustees of the Apiculture college of Utah was illcd with the Governor yesterday. yes-terday. The report shows that there Is a large lncrcaso In attendance and a great Improvement In tho character and grade of the work done, and that there Is a marked growth in all the affairs of the college. Chairman W. S. MeCornlck of the board of trustees recommends a general appioprlation for maintenance and equipment in-v in-v J stead of a special appropriation for each of the requircmentsas they arise. Tills, he says', would ghe the trustees greater freedom in the use of money as the Interests of tho college may demand de-mand it. The report states that it has been necessary to use some of the money for general maintenance on tho farm buildings, but that by tho exercise of tho strictest economy tho year has been completed without a deficit for maintenance. Tho State Board of Examiners Is thanked for its timely aid in allowing a deficit of $5000 to lln-ish lln-ish the fiont of the main building and provide furniture, without which it is said that the college would have been much embarrassed, and the Interests In-terests of the institution would have suffered greatly. During the two years there have been few changes in the Instructional force and staff of tho experimental station, though a number of additions have been made to meet the demands consequent on the general growth. The increase in attendance lias been phenomenal. In the agricultural department de-partment it has been 100 per cent; in domestic science, 140; in Irrigation civil engineering, 300; In mechanical arts, 21; and In commerce, 109 per cent. "With regards to a permanent tax fiu regular income to support and pro-fjrldo pro-fjrldo adequately for buildings, equipment, equip-ment, instruction and research the ic-port ic-port states that letters hac been received re-ceived fiom Dr. Harris, United States ! Commissioner of Education, and near ly all of the presidents of State college I and universities in the United States, and that the consensus of opinion Is that the State provide a permanent fund for the support of Its Institutions of higher education. Tlils.lt is said, is best done by a regular statutory levy on assessed valuation of State pio-perty. pio-perty. Following is the financial report of the college. Rkckpts. From Government collego fund On hand December 31, 1900 $ 13,20.).82 Received from Government appropriation 50,000.00 From experiment' station fund 35,320.40 From State fund 135,007.70 7 $223,530.29 J EXI'KNDITUKS. Government fund $ 51,041.30 c Experiment station fund... 30,189,47 (r State fund 135,777.80 Total $223,008.72 |