The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-10-24
WINTER SEMESTER


In the annual of the above named
institution issued last June, the an.
nouncement was made to the effect
thatif the new University building
should be sufficiently completed for
the purpose, winter semester
would be opened, as the building in
which the school IS now held would
not accommodate any more than
the customary number of students.
and 1t would not do that either with
any degree of satisfaction.
A few weeks ago it was evident
that with some effort the building
might be pushed so far tow ards
completion that a pal of it might
be rooted In and a few rooms rem
dered nc for the reception. of stu
dents. This WarranteI the board
of regents in ordering the issue
OF circular to the effect that the
announcement in the last annual
would be carried out, and hence this
department would be open next
Monday, October 29th, for the &C
commodation of all who may desire
to attend. 1t is most gratifying to
US to note from visit we paid the
building a few days ago, that every
exert1on was put forward by those
that have the work in hand to get
ready for the opening day. Next
Monday morning, without fail, the
semester will begin in the new
building.
The past experience of the Uni
yersity, and n tact of all institu-
tions OF learning in this Territory,
has shown that there is always a
large class OF the most intelligent
and deserving students, who are
obliged partly or wholly to earn
their own support and tuition, and
who are, therefore, unable to at
tend during those seasons when
labor is in greatest demand,
that is, during the spring
and summer seasons. Most
of the studies Of the regular courses
begin with the semesters, that is in
August and January, and especially
the more important ones, those that
pertain to q common English educa-
ton. This arrangement, it will be
seen, makes 1t very inconYenient for
the class of students, mentioned
above. 1t is then for the special
benefit of these that the officers of
the University have decided on the
winter semester. commencing Oc-
tOber 29th and terminating March
21st. limits within which but very
little OF the heavy work of the year,
especially Of our farming districts,
can be included.
THE studies that comprise the
courses" We quote here from the
circular, care English grammar
practical arithmetic, physical and
descriptive geography, and ortho-
graphy and punctuation, together
with such other instruction and
discipline as shall seem best adapted
to impress upon the class principles
and habits of morality, honor, self
respect, and social politeness
Besides these there are others
that may be taken by the student,
as We see from the circula, bere
quoted again: Book keeping,
msdi&val history, modern history,
mental philosophy, and political
economy are studies of the normal
and scientific courses Of the Univer-
-sity thas begin and close during the
intermediate semester, and may be
taken at the option of the student"
The new building is now going
up as most Of our readers may
know, by subscriptions raised
mostly among the old Board of
Regents. who, realizing the sad
plight of the chief educational in
stitutiOn of the Territory caused
by the Governors veto of the ap-
preparation, resolved by their dis.
interested public spirit and gener>
osity not to allow the people In
general and especially the youth
OF our Territory to suffer any dis,
advantage from the chief execu-
tive's neglect Of duty and narrow
mindedness. The building even
now, though the brickwork is not
yet all completely and the roof is on
only one end. presents very fine
appearance. and in fact will be one
of the finest ornaments to our CITY.
The builders tell US that it is by far
the largest and finest structure of
the kind that has been put up any
where in this Territory. The
amount of room seems at present
excessive. but we warrant that when
the building is thoroughly com
plefed there will be little of it SUI
perfuous. ItG
The school is now kept in an old
lettering roOkery put up about
thirty years ago for a hotel, from
which fact you can readily imagine
how convenient 1t must be for edu-
cational purposes. 1t is a disgrace
to our Territory that her University
should possess such mean facilities
as she has been supplied with, and
been obliged to put up with. But it
is useless to complain of what has
been done and cannot now be RENE
died; the only compensation We can
make now for past neglect
is to take care of the future,
and see to it that we have
prOfited by the lesson. The next
should not fail to make
an appropriation ample enough to