The Regents' Memorial

The regente of the University havo jüiiued tlK'ir memorial to the legislataiie showdng their needs for the ncxt toro years. After commenting on tlhe remarkable grovrth of the University from 1,285 fn 1884, to 2,800 thie year, they riiow that their embnrrassnientB arlse from t'heir pronperity, and that prosperity is dTie to the merite of the University. Their requeste, besldes those for repaire, contingent expenses, salaries, the hospitals, books for the libraries, freigfot on the Rogers' collection and for ecientific work, are for tlie complet ion of the engineering building, due to the demanda for more room by a rapidly increasing number of studente in that eourse. Also for aa enlargment of the anntomiial laboratory and ih buihlinir lor administration rooms and recitation rooms. Th in. it is proposed to be put on the malo building dlreetly in front, making tJie wbote ftructure the ehape of a cros?. Tliey also ask for an electric liclit plant ior the hospitals. Their requests are as follows : 1888. 1894 General repairs 5.000 í 5.H00 Dental Col Wc 12,000 18,001 HomrcnuHtluc College and Hospital 10,000 10.000 tlnlTersity Hospital ._ 12,000 12,000 Contlnarent expenses 12.500 12jOO Booksfor Librarla l.i.000 lft.OOO es of Teachen. - - lft,O0ü UijOOO Frelght on Uogers'Collection 1,400 Equlpment f Obserratory. 1,900 Kqnipment of Eléctrica] BnL'inoiTins 1,000 1,000 Kipiipment of BotHiiical Laborator; - 500 500 Engineering Buildini; 10,000 Addition to Anatoinical Laboratory 2,500 2,500 Recltatton Building 3700 Electric Llgnt Plant .".U(IO Total SM2.300 $12J,000 Attentkm is also called to the advisability of Iraising ttw tax of onetwentii'th of a mili to ooe-tenth, Blnc Wisconsin trivcs one-flftb of a mili Colorado oiif-ci-)jrlith, and California one mili, to thcir Uolvenltiee. The un ompVeted gymnasfnin i-iiould be fin ih'(i. Private partiet have alreadj .ontrilmtcd $41,621, luit $20,000 more is ïieeded to fit up a gym. large enough for the stiulonts here. These requests are Hffurecl down to th-e iicrcsviiics of the oase, nothlnf Kperflooiu ïH'inK admltted. They an vcry low in comiwirison wlth the mon ey gpeni by all the eaatern colleges ri.c authorttlee of the University art veiy carcful in all their expeivUtureS aml can niake a dollar o f.xrther than any of tlic eompetitors, ome of whom have mlllions attheir oom mand. We bellere the legtelature win find m looking tato the lacia oí th case iiiat all the above Items are nol tml] nrtiiy bnt neceesary and tliat thej will 1 fi-eely vch.m!.