Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-21

OF NE anu men WHO ufN 70 lctuih 70
all honorable and worthy vocallonp,
not alons In the great cities, but In all
parts OF the land. 10 IS BY this dlllu.
zion Of the educated mon, ana by the
diffusion through them Of the direct
aHd indirect advantages OF education
among the inhabitants Of every town
and hamlet, that great school Of
learning does its highest work and
justifcs It's claim 10 support by the
whole people. IL disseminates over
the whole state men who are trained
10 he Intelligent leaders Of thought
TO enllghten their neghbor on I'm.
poFtant affairs, to expose the fallacies
Of oharlatans In politics, science ami
religion, TO keep alive an Interest In
education, TO discharge all the duties
OF citizenship, and, II need be, Of pub
lie Office. II thus Keeps the whole
body polite vigorous aud healthy
with the liio.glvlng currents which II
sends 10 the eKtremities, ~ we'll ~
with the strength which Il sends to
the heart. II IL not true that II bles6ea
only tho men who receive It. degrees.
Through them Il blesses all around
them. tis graduates arc often the
medium Of greater blessings 10 others
than TO themselves. Note the physi.
clan, who, trained to tho highest pro.
fessional skill I'm IT, halls, has minis.
tered with unsolfah devotion for
generation 10 the sick and the suiiof-
Ing. Has he, or have they been most
blessed by his education2 Take the
lawyer, whose advice for years the
poor have instlnctively tought, whose
opposition the criminal has dreaded,
whose counsel the public have always
desired In every emergency; has his ,
power been only or chiefly good
fortune 10 himsoif2
In large sense II IL true that
the advantages OF tho higher odu- |
cation cannot be selfshly mono.
polized by the recipient of H. IL |
10 truly enjoyed, II can hardly be
used In any honorable way, |
without comforting benefits ON others.
One might as well talk VI tue sun
monOpolizing and enjoying alone tue
light generated ia 1t, as talk Of a
scholar monopolizing tho advantages
OF his education. The moment the
sun shines, tho wide universe around
~ bathed Ia Its life-glving beams. In.
telleotusl activity 10 necessarily luni.
nous, outgoing, ditiusive, ruproduu.
tive. The graduates who 10 out from
a university are not taking with them
hidden treasures 10 enjoy IN secret A.
the miser gloals la the solitude Of his
garrett over his gold, but rather pre-
cioua seed which they viii SOW la
every town anu hamlet OF this broad
Territory, while tho thousands about
them viii share with them the hat
vest Of their sowing.
The rulers Of every nation OF
Europe have cherished the great
schools OF learning a. the choicest
Jewels In their crown. They
nave lavished wealth ON them and
endowed them no richly that nj most
Of them the cost Of instruction IL little
more than nominal, anu peasants aud
princes are found on the same bench
listening 10 the lectures OF the great
scholars In overy science. IL we may
Judge by the past, what work Of man
i more enduring or more beneiicent
Than a strong university In this Ter
ritory the early settlers began 10 lay
Tho foundation OF the present univef.
sity before they had made homea Jr
themselves.
The University OF the State OF
Desetet was founded by an act OF
me Legislative assembly Of al
mat time, the Provisional government
li lho state, IN 1900, about.tw anu one
nall years subsequent 10 the settle.
mems Of this section, eaid act beiug
ratified by the Legislative ns-empiy
II the Territory OF Utah, October (,
1851. Tho charter vested all author.
ny relative u government, property
and administration Ia "a Chancellor
anu Board Of Twelve Regents, 10
DO appointed by the governor, the
Ietm VI office being two years, or until
heir successor, should quaiify. On
March -, 1850, occurred tho drst
Of thc Board VI Regents, t1e
presiding orlccr being Chancellor
)rton Spencer.
On the second Monday of Noyem.
Der OF the same year, tue unworthy
was open for the admission OF students,
Dr. Cyrus Collins being In charge,
but who was succeeded tue bamp year
~ Professor OrsOn Spencer, AM,
and w, w. Phelps The buiiIinl |
hen Ia use stood at the corner Of Main
anu South Temple streets. rAe build.
InB next IN use was the Deserrt Hoe
pltal, which continued 10 be- utilized
lnlll lhe Present structure was erected.
ny reason Of the sparsvly settled
territory and lack OF funds 10
maintain tho enterprise, Ii remain
N an indifferent condition uu
VI l6b1, when lt entered upon
new Hud prosperous era, Professor
Albert Darlington, formerly ~ tue
EDITORIAL stall OF the NEws, was elected
'hhnoellOr anu associated with hun
lh the Board OF Regents were Rlburt
w. Campbell Henry /. D0remus am
w. ", Calder IA addition 70 tho NUM- .
per ut regents Required by law. On
ne 9Th OF November, 1867, tho Boar /
u Regents met ~ ouusiuer "mtasufps
Of thu formation OF classes 10 stuuy
no various sciences auu department.
u literature now forcing tuemsrIyr.
mptlnuNuly upon tue attention OF tU.
blends VI education iu the rtfrt1r,.U
Tue meeting was nsI attended uy
tltHlurnt Young, his U1uu.ulurB anu b
'Nmu Of the fctiugut ApUsll b, anu tlr .
Important subject OF education Wa.. ,
uuy discussed, The meeting rrsult.u
~ decision 20 0pun tho mrrrautu
itlultmtnt SIN that Cummlul1u.
,ud convenient buliug ku.wu
No the Council Huuse.H rur /.
lHurIpalthlp was rendered pr.
etsor ID. q. Calder who slguiuui hls
ilutl lance, Uuu entered uUIu me
iullgs. AZ the SAME time, "a lru4ft.
neHt OF English literature was ur.