Show iutta W anict basin junior r k g P e S t t L gar pleasure now ready for iff 0 nature of governor lood appropriation for building Buil dini not yet allocated the roosevelt junior college bill passed parsed dy by a large balg aa u the smouse or of ui titi ulan LI tan state Legisa legislature ture wednes d dav morning ana is now awaiting the th signature signa tue of governor henry H blood the bill passed the senate last week 13 8 and the large majority ot of the nurise aluse bil bi l hotl voting lg in favor of the bill it is believed governor blood wid sign the measure putting final appi oval on it the llie passage of the bill culminates two months efort on the part of senator G V billings who introduced the measure into the senate representative rulon J larsen who introduced it in the aliouse the roosevelt lions club junior college committee comm ittes made up of george 11 harrison john joha E Nis biscombe combe daniel F Alit cliel C 2 C white while J V mclea al E lundberg ray E dillman joseph moysh horner homer P edwards and walter E atwood the excellent cooperation of tile the vernal and duchesne lions clubs and the wholehearted support of the people of the basin were important factors in securing the passage of the bill george if harrison arrison II chairman of the junior college committee said passes senate the junior college bill known as senate bill 54 caroe came out of the senate enate sifting bitin si tin committee tuesday of last week cind passed the second reading in the senate last thursday 67 on n friday the measure passed the third reading and was sent to the houss house senator G V billi billings digs whose bill it is was made chairman of he powerful sifting committee ind the importance of his position in his influence in the senate assured the passage of the bill in lie ile upper house some fear was felt as to the mils support in the lower house and members of the lions club committee have spent considerable time tl the ic past week with representatives here the influence of daniel F mitchell itchell jM former state representative tile the unceasing efforts of representative larsen and the committee and the support given by all basin beope e is believed to have convinced the house of the great need for an institution of higher learning in eastern utah the bill was brought out of the house sif liftin committee wednesday morning an 1 before noon was vas passed by b the lie huge majority of 51 2 by the lower house the passage of the bill shows the value of a united uinta dasi cas front fron I 1 appropriation tile the sum of was set up by the appropriations committee of the legislature for a general building program and it is understood that of this will be allocated to begin construction of the roosevelt junior college As y yet et however funds have not boon been definitely earmarked ear marked for roosevelt A committee from here mada up of mr mr air mitchell mr dillman mr air white and mr air lundberg are in salt lake city today to urge tile the definite allocation of funds i because it is doubtful that the measure would have passed the legislature with a large appropriation tacked onto it and because of the economy movement of the state government it is believed is all we can hope for at this time in or to get gat things started as soon as it is deficit definitely e iv known what sum the state will set up committees commit teas should shoud begin immediately ini mod lately to work for or funds arid and also mony from the indian department to be matched with the state sum I 1 |