Show SALT LAKE UKE COlpin C COlpin Launches on Budget Slash r A Avers Avers' Fund er l Fund und Trimming Would Cut U IT Revenue Below Need Opening a two-day two annual m me of the Utah State of County Officials at Newhouse hotel Thursday Dr A. A Ray U University of f Utah president struck truck at Gov Herbert B. B Maws Maw's propos proposed d trimming budget-trimming with the claim that third one of the recommended reduction in the b budget over th that required from the state tate will taken from rom the uni uni- Sp Speaking aking before o over er association association association as as- members Dr said the university would be left with less revenUe revenue for 1947 operations than it has at the present time should Gov Maws Maw's appropriation slash be approved by the l legisla legisla- g la- la ture Our previous budgets were comp computed on a a. basis of a student body Dr r. r said Today Today Today To day we have more than students students stu stu- dents and have doubled our activities activities activities ac ac- ac- ac at no additional expense to the state About r. r World War n II vet veterans rans are numbered among the student body at pres pres- ent Face Two Alternatives Unless the university obtains additional l funds he continued we will win be faced with two alternatives alter alter- natives natives allow allow educational standards standards standards stand stand- ards to deteriorate or curtail enrollment enrollment en en- and arid sacrifice present quantity for quality The university head told the officials officials officials of of- that the school now had several endowments which it was unable to use pending expansion of facilities in various depart depart- ments He said the Copper Co h had d presented the school with to develop mineral research h and industry in inthe inthe inthe the state but the money was still unused I Increased n c r rea a s e d population trends due to the wartime birth birthrate birthrate r rate te boom would see ce schools overcrowded beyond present standards standards stand stand- ar ards s by 1960 he said and pointed to the ever for sufficient sufficient sufficient suf suf- suf- suf funds with which to j keep pace with swelling enrollment Gov G Maw speaking aft after r Dr opened his talk with this statement In the opinion of state officials a good many of the things which will promote Utah industry reflect the wa wants ts of county county coun coun- ty officials We have reached a pol point t to today today today to- to day he continued where our state with a population Maintains institutions which would be considered luxuries in other other- states with the same population The governor said that under present state revenue funds it was impossible to give supported state-supported institutions enough money to operate operate operate op op- op- op erate decently Cites Spending In my opinion the governor said we have reached the point where we must stop such institutional institutional institutional spending To give money to counties from the state revenue revenue revenue reve reve- nue we must take from the university university uni uni- and similar institutions or else Increase taxes He recommended that the legislature legislature legis legis- lature lalure should insist that raw materials materials materials ma ma- in Utah presently taken out of the state by some Borne large concerns be processed within the tate to further state industrial and research growth Gov Coy Maw laid particular stress on state and county cooperation in working out programs to attract attract attract at at- tract tourists to Utah but warned that advertising of ot the states state's scenic attractions was worth nothing nothing nothing noth noth- ing unless suitable roads were built to bring the tourist tr trade de estimated at a a n. year national industry into such areas Salt Lake County C Commissioner Robert I L. L Cranmer told the group that too much power has been delegated to higher branches of state government and urged a downward delegation of power to county offices to bett better r reach the people |