Ohio State University - Makio Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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BOGYG Of Publication. C. M. ADDISON, A TA . . Preslkienf. 4 C. F. SPRAGUE, K E , Mba-Preslkzfenf. ADELAIDE GORDON, Browning, . . Secrefary. R. R. NEVIN, fb I' A LEE STEWART, CIP K 111 juuus THEOBALD, E X C. W. WOOD, Q A G W. N. GROFF, X KD L. T. WILLTAMS, B GJ II MARY B. SCOTT, K K I' ANNIS MCLAUGHLIN, K A QD CHAS. M. KRUMM, 2 N REED H. GAME, A T Q EDWARD T. WATSON, E A E HIRAM S. BRONSON, CD A fb MONA FAY, 1'I B CD FLORENCE HARVEY, Philomathean C. H. ATKINSON ,Horton. T. C. SOUTHARD, Alcyone.

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PGIYOIIS of EGIICZIUOII. N the last General Assembly, so lately ended, when our true friend and supporter, Senator Hysell, introduced his second bill increasing the revenue of the University, there were many friends of the institu- tion who did not believe that such a bill would ever become a law. They all agreed that the bill was a good one and ought to become a law, but they doubted very much indeed whether their friends in the Senate and the House would see the matter in the same way. Imagine the agreeable surprise then when the news was flashed around that the Hysell bill had passed the Senate by a vote of 32 to 2l But what would the House do with the bill P Well, after many sleepless nights for both students and faculty, the day finally arrived for the consideration of the measure in the other branch of the Legislature. Hardly had the bill been read for the third time than Speaker Sleeper left his chair and appeared upon the floor to champion the bill. His speech was telling. and we breathed more easily. He was followed in quick succession by Representatives Clen Denning, McLaughlin, Hutchinson and others. Then came the vote, and-the bill went through with a hurrah- 69 in favor of the measure and only 2 against it! And so the bill be- came a law. Maybe our genial Captain Cope didn't smile! lt would have been worth a small fortune to have seen him. Then another bill, with Senator Williams as its champion, was passed, which allowed the Trustees of the University to anticipate the additional revenue, by the issue of bonds to cover the cost of constructing our new buildings soon to be erected. Now everything is ready and soon the ground will be turned for Townshend Memorial Hall and the Auditorium. We dedicate these few pages to the patrons of education in the Senate and House. What they did for our institution time alone can fully tell. Suffice it to say that the passage of the Hysell bill marks the dawn of a new era in the history of the development and growth of the Ohio State University. All honor to these friends of higher education. 18