The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-28

able lOE AofiN NA'N.esSe.-S-~ IA Ni-o
Terms for one quarter IS. half IN ad-
vance. Samuel W Richards has been
appoin ted committee TO make pr para
ton and give anyiinformation necessary
regaroli g this department.
W. Woodruff has a large and we'll
selected assortment OF school books.
The different wards wonld do we'll to
procure, supply, that their children
nav be rapidly ADVANCED in the various
branches which will be taught the
present winter.
JAMES LEWIS.
Clerk of the Board OF Regents.
NovEMBERl 18th, 1880.
The school as nov organized was for
,,ouug men only, but il was announced
mat Gas soon as a room "a .. BE
nsred another school. simi,.. in its ob.
iect and character, would be instituted
for ladies', SOS.
The plan, however, Was never
carried out, as neither The patronage
nor insncial condition OF the school
justified q separate department for the
ssTes, At the next session of this
narent institution, however, this plan
was compromised by admitting both
male and female pupils 10 the same
classes.
The following extract from the mes.
sage of Governor Brigham Young TO
the Legislature OF this State of Deseret,
dated december I'd, 1850. Will give some
idea of the condition of education in
the Territory at the time:
Under the fostering care of the
government. the subject of education is
fast assuming an Importance that will
The Chancellor and Regents of the
University have already established
schools in various parts of :he State.
The enlightened cour-e pursued by
that board will unquestionably rebound
TO the benefit of the Institution. as well
IS TO q general system of education
throughout the State, and must meet
with your cordial approval and warm
est encouragement"
The second term of the parent school
was advertised to begin on Monday. the
18th day Of February, 1851, in the upper
room of The State House, afterwards
known as the Council House. on the
corner of East Temple and South Temple
Streets. DR.. Collins had retired from
the school, and Chancellor Spencer and
Regent Phelps assumed the role OF in
structors. The school opened with
about forty pupils. Both make and fe-
male pupils were now admitted 70 the
school, this piaa, in the W rds of the
Chancellor. having been deemed ad-
Yisable." The third term opened DC
tOber 9th, 1851, in the rhirteenth Ward
SchoOlhouse, under the same general
management and tuition. with the ex7
ception that Professor Orson Pratt had
been added to the corps of instructors
and that astronomy and the higher
mathematics were Included IN the
course of stUdy.
AT this time. Governor Bingham
Young. in his message TO the Legisla-
ture, dated January 5ch. 1s52, in allud
ing TO the institution, saws:
THE University, | am happy 10 say
is in successful operation under the
guidance of the chancellor and thu
Board or Regents. so far as 4 school ear
promote its interests, although that IN
stitution has sUfticed in common witt
other enterprises for the want OF the
promised aid from the legislature. The
fostering hand of the government conld
be exercised TO no better purpose than
providing for the education OF Ihs
youth. You are doubtless already
sufficiently alive to the importance OF
this subject 70 extend such pecuniary
assistance as shall be commensurate
with your ability"
If any hope had existed. or was en-
gendered by this confding appeal of
the Governor, that the Legislature
would aid the school, that hope was
doomed to speedy disappointment. For
at, or before the close OF the next, or
its fourth term, the Parent School col
lapsed.
Then for a period of nearly fifteen
years the department of instruction re
manned in allegiance. and the Organiza-
ton. of the institution was kept up
solely by an occasional meeting OF the
Chancellor and Board of Regents. After
this long period of waiting. however,
the time for reviving the school at last
arrived.
In November. 1867. it was reorganized,
but wss conducted at first chiefly as a
commercial college. Less than Two
years after its reorganization. however,
the school was placed on s basis more
consistent with the character implied in
its name.
Five departments of instruction were
established, namely: preparatory. COM
mercial, normal, scientific and classical
From this. point the history of the in
stitution Is somewhat familiar to you.
and quite so to many others who are
present here to-day, not q few OF them
icing uuuOcIcQ among us nOrlual
alumni. and many others that owe to it
the greater part of the scholastic educa-
ton they have received.
Since the time of its revival, tie
school has met with varying success; ;
but it has pursued its course with 3
steady purpose, aiming to be sooner or
later all that is cOmprehended or i'm
piled in its name; and in its progress
towards that end, it has faithfully
worked 10 meet such immediate ed1cs-
uonal requirements of the Territory as
properly come within its sphere
l have strong faith in the perpetuity
this institution. It must succeed. 1t
VII succeed If its officers. professors
and alumni are devoted and
true - its interests; for there Is
5 growing spiri. of education
and progress in this Territory that only
needs 10 be mstured 10 realize all that
We hope for in the University.
Your graduation 10 day marks step
n advance toward that ultimate aim
the Institution has IN view.
l have chosen as 8 topic IN addressing
Nonto-day, this brief historical sketch