Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-11

AhN NANNN NAhNN VI rs - - H'"NAN
runs all through his argument, nui
certainly " hs has reflected upJu the
matter DO perfectly uudsrst0Od by hIm.
], therefore, repeat that Tor the pas
school year hal this Institution been
ulitud with the University II pr1b by
would not have made any difference
ia the number OF teachers rtqutteI,
and under strained conditions uuf more
than oue less would have suill Iced.
Aud, Furthermore, 10 would nave
aidel O. the laboratory rOlnit 30 Bp.
paa.us require In ratio u the number
Of students addict. for the UuIv.ruty
publicly aunOu noes the fact ,utt 90 d.
snort Oi room Tor tbs prrseut number
Of students, aud that 81 must have no re-
room TO carry on It, work. ruc union
oi tho Agricultural College Of Unh
with the University OF Ual " uII
require CORE p1uiing addition OF
laboratories, teaChur- auI ClsHH fOJm
/ regard tho mUugY basis uplu
which this dilyu.sIuu mas b-tu bro.
seuteI u be- the low 10 order % ap.
pt0ach to the uis.l ssiln ui our
public school syH'am, as che
methoda tina. c0st .us.. money are
NOS the cheaper. N.t from tuisaIlul-
point of approach, sd Oar ts tIp UNION
o.. tue Ayucuitural College OF Uah
with thu Universally 10 CONCERNED, II
rests upyu q iAlIACi .uH basis. Ou .us
other hnui, 10 the pI.itiDu Is taken thtt
thu Uuivur IIiy should uu uuitel with
the Agricultural College tue pr1ulHi.
ton rssiB up0n hu egDnDmlr bbss, ilf
the reason that this institution was
TUX Tor the future. 10 now contains
laboratory space beyond the present
numbsr Of students attun1iug, auJ
ths University OF Utah could be
merged with this institution with
greater economy 10 the Territory than
under the prUplsiiiou TO built new
Institution near Fort Douglas.
Furthermore, the AgrcIl uTal Col.
lege ~ based upon modern methods of
Instruction ana u organized nni
equipped In acC0rdaurs with the
present tfoni Of higher iuctl0n for
tue Industrial masses. In 0ur organ.
zatinu Ia order 10 give Instruction iu
the claesica, which i4 The central Idea
OF the University OF Utah, would re-
qu.fo hut very limited number Of
extra teachers. Indeed, as the Uui.
vufsty have IA II Junior aud sgul "
classes but some four ~ six students
each, 20 teach the Latin aud Greek
! lnat tuVy now teach would require Uut
| one added professor and NJ atiit,JuN
room. La fact the Agricultural
College Of Uuh could absorb tue
Uniyersity OF utAh at practically 40
expense b the Territory, except '1r its
normal department. Ihu normal de-.
parimuni, indeed, Is very largely the
Univgfalty today, as M 90 Of ilH
students aro iu that department.
The third ARGUMENT Tor the union
given by d. Kingshuty and prevalent
IN the pross, rests upon tho almost com.
plrte Misunderstanding VI tue uuc.
lions OF the Agricultural College aud
upon thc belief that suCh union
would DO one oil gain 10 thv educational
system aud unattended by loss. lie
goes sJ inf ua 10 say that "every mau
who understands tue needs OF "a Uui.
versity ana Of an Agricultural College,
ana whit Trttquifeu In HthnrUugh ag-
ricultural course, who has given any
thought 60 tbs matter Of munHiniu &
the Institutions separately or c)ui-
binB1, will agrees that our Legislature
six years ago made a very SERIOUS mis-
take when Il established the Agfi-
cultural College as "a separate AuI
distinct Institution from the Univer.
sity.n He will have 10 form "a
separate class for the writer, for no be-
iieves that II would have been very
great misfortune 10 the cduca.iOnal
| system u Utah " the Agricultural
College had been uuiied with the
| Univcrslty by our Legislature six
years af0. Indeed, ID they were unite
! today lulHo from hia utter inaio.
I 81 A D
| College that 70 might be equally NJ
great misfortune 90 the Territory, fJr
he saysg "iu woll.equipped Uul-
versity whore there are scientific,
classical AMI dietary courses, two Of
three extra prJfessort, a tarn and q
| little land would be al the
additions needed In order 10
/ provide Tor hutclkss Agri.
cultural course" The professor
| viii have ~ greatly broaden hii con.
centiOn d an agricultural college, OF
those that might be in authority after
the union would have 20, otherwise the
intereals Of the Territory would suffer
very n Jch from said union.
believe the University could b6
united with the Agricultural College
without the interests OF the state suffer.
ing, because tho IDEA prevalent Ia its
system Of iuiustTial education would
be the controlling element In the sys-
TEN; whereas, whcreyrrHn agric Illur,l
college has been unitoi . a. oli
academic university tue classical spirit
has almOs, always tuboElluatcd that OF
the modern educational idea 10 Il, The
writer has served In the faculties Of
two great classical .institutiOns Of
learning with which had been jDluci
agricultural colleges provided fUr by
the congressional lanu grant act, and
knows some,h ny by personal expert
eHco oil the results Of SUCH uniOn.
That the mark IL very badly MISE
In the quotations will ~ axe apparent
| by giving 10 the public the actual facts
| attending buuh uulJn-thu views tnat
OlArr people have taken ON this matter,
| / thall quote from the Northern states
| Tor lho reason that the civil war pre-
vented the founding Of agricultural
/ colleges In tho southern states until u
/ late period, anu tbs dislrgl OOu-
| dili1u Of ntiaite was such that the
/ plsiion OF the South 10 regard
| 10 tlrse Institutions ha5 not maturrd 4,
! although / Will say that the only strong
! agricultural colleges IN the south are
In states where they have bsen tOunie I
as separate iu0utuli0us, such rs Nile.
sissippL Texas, aud QUE or Two other
states. In south Carolina the agrl-
cultural college was united wllh an
old university, aud the uuion was No
unsatisfactory that the people after IA
prolonged aud heated discussion cop
aratod tho agricultural college and
placed II IN "A new aud separate home.