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Show DETAILED REPORT Of AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE The regents of the State Agricultural college at Logan filed their biennial report, re-port, a most voluminous typewritten document, with Gov. John "". Cutler yesterday. yes-terday. The financial portion of the. re-port re-port shows that the valuation of the college property is $602.936 .18. and thst insurance ig carried in. the sum of $177.-9t0. $177.-9t0. The report states' that the loes on the mechanical arta department building, build-ing, which was destroved bv fire In 105. was 3J3.S81 and the Legislature is ssked to majte good the amount of the lose. The regents do not ask for any appropriate appro-priate n for new buildings for the coming com-ing biennial period. Appropriations are asked as follows Sala'ies. $127 wi; additional addi-tional instructors. 811 37 The report estimates that the light, heat and power, the services of Janitors, foremen, watchmen watch-men and additional employees, together with Incidental expenditures, will cost $"4.5on fnr the coming biennial period. Appropriation for the cost of supplies, labor, feed, milk, etc ef, the Income ' which will be derive. j from the sale of Ftudents' products. arrourMn to $19,510. Other appropriations asked for are; For repairs to steam heating, painting and sewer connections. $7506. equipment for ( various departments. $1S!76 The total cost of maintaining the institution in-stitution fos the biennial period is estimated esti-mated at $219. 3U. of which the Federal Government wi'l pay J5n .non. The estimated esti-mated Interest on the ro'lege land grant Is $lfi.ono. and fees KMma:l are $l0.ooo, a total of $7.rrin This will leave an estimated esti-mated balance for the Rtate to pay of $141,361. Some Improvements are recom mended, which will cost an additional $23.. and the ltve-sfo-k expenses are estimated at $0720, making a grand total to be met by the State of $15. 316. The report recommends that a course In Irrigation engineering be installed In the college, thfl estimated cost for the biennial period being $46io. This sum is Included In the estimate for additional Instructors already noted. During the year 194-5. 733 students were enrolled In the college, hut during the year 1905-6 but 663 were enrolled. This is accounted for by the destruction of the mechanical arts ' building, which, it is claimed, forced a large number of those intending to enroll In those courses to seek Instruction elsewhere. Ages of the students range from 18 to 65 years. The abandonment of the gnh-preparatory gnh-preparatory course. It is stated. w4Il reduce re-duce the enrollment for future years. The college has turned out 211 graduates since Its organisation, and more than 9'oo students stu-dents hae attended during the several years of Its existence The report urges an Increase in the salaries of Instructors and professors and claims that valuable members of the faculty have resigned because of their ability to command higher salaries elsewhere. else-where. The establishment of a chair of veterinary science Is recommended, and the value of experiment stations is commended. com-mended. The report risks for the appointment ap-pointment of a botanical instructor and notes great Improvement in the musical department of the school The work of the summer school 1s commended. The work of the summer school of last year is also highly commended. President W J. Kerr, in his portion of the report, commends hlshlv the services of W. S. Mcfornlck. president of the board of regents |