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Show EXTRAVAGANT USE OF THE STATE'S MONEY. During tho two school years ending end-ing Juno, 1898, thoro was appropriated appropriat-ed from tho stato treasury for tho genornl mnlntcnnnco of tho Agricultural Agricul-tural College, $24,500, a per capita cost of $20.40. Dining tho two school years ending 1905, thcro was appropriated appro-priated for general mnlntcnnnco $98,-935, $98,-935, cost per capita, $09.10. Thoro Is now appropriated for the coming two years from tho stato treasury for general gen-eral maintenance $130,500. How long aro the peoplo of this stnto going to stnnd this oxtravnganco? Lot tho public pub-lic think for a minute. During tho two school yenrs ending Juno, 1898, when this institution was conducted os an Agricultural Collego, tho stato paid only $24,500 for tho general maintenance, while- now for tho next two years It has appropriated $130,-500. $130,-500. Thousands of dollars of tho state's money is being literally thrown away by oxtravnganco and In tho attempt at-tempt of President Korr to outclass tho University and duplicating that institution's studies. SInco President Korr has taken charge, his ambition hns been to mnko tho Agricultural Collcgo a University. We havo practically prac-tically today two Universities In this state, ono nt Logan nnd another at Salt Lake. How do tho people llko this? Tho appropriation for theso two institutions for tho next two years amounts to $447,500. Is It not timo a halt was called, and tho cost of higher education roduced? Tho money expended In duplicating tho studies of tho University at the Agricultural Agri-cultural Collogo Is simply thrown away, as all tho students taking theso studies could bo accommodated at tho University. What tho people want to know Is why It cost only $12,250 per year in 1898, with an enrollment of 928 pupils, to conduct this Collcgo, whllo now, with an estimated enrollment enroll-ment of 1,500 pupils, It Is costing 'tho stato $02,500 per annum. Higher education is costing too much In this stato, and tho peoplo aro unnecessarily taxed to pay for It. Tho public Is paying too much for Its whistle, nnd It Is high timo to cnll a halt. Tho commissioners to Investigate Investi-gate tho affairs of tho Agricultural Collcgo and University should act fearlessly nnd with tho purposo of maintaining ono first-class university nnd ono flrst-clnss Agricultural Collcgo. Col-lcgo. If thoy will do this, tho now so-called so-called Agrlcultuial Collopo at Logan enn bo conducted for hnlf what It is costing tho stato today, and higher education In this stnto will bo bettor and cheaper. Our objection to Mr. Korr Is that ho Is extravagant and has boon wasting wast-ing tho people's monoy for tho last flvo years, by duplicating tho studios of tho Stato University. Mr. Korr should bo asked to resign, nnd a man bo put In chargo who will conduct tho Institution at Logan as an Agricultural Agricul-tural Collogo, making tho science of Agriculture tho chlof feature This is what is oxpectod of this institution by tho United States government and j j this state. Unless this is done tho , University of Utah and Agricultural ,. J , Collcgo should bo mado ono, nnd bo , i , 1 9BJ plnred under ono head. cHl'; '' 1 IBBl Tho people should not and will not Il: stand such heavy taxes for hlghor ed- jM ! . ' i BJ Mention. Tho annunl por capita for iV'Tc'iiH higher education paid by tho Btato Is ,1'!' fully $140, whllo for tho grados It only Ui'im 4 I jBfl costs $1.50 por capita. This is all I'llw 1' wrong and should bo remedied. Ono f F'lv! way to remedy It is to mnko an Agrl- Ll jpj cultural Collcgo out of tho so-called . :Tj ."F jpj institution now located at Logan. . J pj |