Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-23
SAT- LAKE CIV, Dec. a.. Isq,.


cussion has been presented to be the
lowest order Of approach to the discus
sion Of Our public school system"
This sentiment standing alone Is In.
ttnscly attractive, but will It not prove
900 ineongcnial companion to the some.
what large bills which have from time to
time been presented to the taxpayers
Tor the support Of the Agricultural
College and Of the University.
For myself am willing TO admit that
In my opinion the money basis" IN
affairs touching the public treasury,
which at this time particularly is only
little short Of the capitalization Of the
surplus energies Of the commonwealth,
is the highest possible point OF consider.
alton. Not that ! would inifude a policy
ofparsimony upon the school system. or
that ! would have is progress in the
least impaired or hampered by undue
economy; but would have the careful
outstanding Of resources so as to obtain
lfom them the greatest possible benc-
ats. This Is not parsimony. on the
contrary, II IS the foremost principle in
human education, as ! understand %,
and the most essential to ils success.
An annual waste Of from $1,000 to
5000 Of the taxes Of territory like
ours IS a serious matter. am con.
WINGED beyond a doubt that this sum Is
being absolutely thrown away through
the maintenance OF our present double
system Of higher education, and if the
waste at the present time Is 10000 or
$4,000, u will not be many years I'LL It
D. several times that amount.
in the event that or schools progress as
they should do. Believing this to be
fact, the position hold makes Il clearly
% matter OF duty that ] strongly urge the
Importance Of Concentrating our higher
educational forces, regardless Of person.
al consequences.
Before taking any decided step look
inE toward the union OF the higher cdu-
Dluoual institutions Of Utah, besides
going East TO obtain what information
could on the subject. ] went 10 the
trouble Of communicating with the
Presidents OF the leading universities Of
the country The answers I received
invariably and emphlucaIly favor the
concentration Of al the branches OF
higher education 10 state under one
Institution. Aud now 60 further cor
roboratc this view ! quote the following
from President Slnhom's letter TO the
NEws OF recent date:
IN our organization, In order to give
instruction iu the classics, which Is the
central idea Of the University q Utah.
would require but a very limited mum
Ter Of extra teachers. Indeed, as the
University have In ~ Junior and senior
classes but some four or six students
each to teach the Latin and Greek that
they now teach would require but one
added professor and no additional room.
In fact, the Agricultural College OF Utah
could absorb the University Of Utah
at practically no expense TO the Terri
tory, except for is normal depart.
mcnt."
The fact that this statement was
included by President Sanbon among
his proof ,hlt the Agricultural College
has not duplicated the studies Of the
University. doe not lessen rs value in
proving, as it plainly does, the exact
contrary. 10 the Agricultural College,
while not exceeding rs legitimate aud
necessary expansion, has 80 Ear dupli
Gated the studies OF the University as to
do what BIS here claimed tor it, then my
position Is proven, that TO continue the
Two Institutions apart, Is an CNlrayagant
waste OF the public treasure.
The special plea for Logan us To-
Gallon Tor the combined Institutions,
which has been introduced into the
argument 20 show why thcy should not
be united, may or may not be- In good
taste. The point Of location had no
part whatever IN the original proposition
Il Il is true that 90 maintain IN. two
schools apart IS costing $4,000 or $50
600 year more than to maintain them
as one University, fitted up for the ser.
vice Of both, then, compared with this
ever Increasing waste, the question OF
tie cost Of the plant at Logan or OF the
University buildings In Salt Lake City is |
Of slight consideration, In the judy. |
ment Of other colleges, which nave |
wrgstled with this same problem, IL |
appears 10 have been worthy O' no con- |
alteration at all, This I, illustrated In |
the case Of Columbia College, city OF |
New York. The site oil the college was |
inadequate, and It became necessary TO |
determine whether 10 concentrate their |
forces by keeping the entire institution |
ON one site, OF whether to allow d 10 be |
separated into fragments, each school |
finding a location In any part OF the city. |
Without q dissenting voice" says
President Low, I've have chosen the |
policy OF concentration, although il has |
compelled Us to buya new site Tor the |
College alta cost Of 100000 Tor the |
land alone
Again. President Schaefer, vi the
State University OF Iowa Sfys "a fN%s
emphatically do not approve OF the |
Weakening OF the higher educational /
forces by establishing university an |
agricultural college, and a school of |
mines, co.'s separate institutions ia any oil |
our western states The absolutely neces-
sary expenditure for first class edu- |
Cauoual institution today Is so great |
that IL rs very difficult thing to secure |
adequate support from the state, where |
lut single institution exists. Where |
however the institutions are divided, |
experience shows that they are not |
properly supported" And Pres.den, |
Angel, ulthc University OF Michigan, |
adds THAT economy as well ai efficiency |
can be- best secured by concentration |
Indeed, this Us 50 Obvious that nothing, IL |
seems tu me, hut a supposed necessity |
OF gratifying different localities hy Civ
ing each ol them one OF .hc stale insti.
tuions. can lead to the decentralization
OF our higher educational forces 1t Is
evident for example, that one library
one museum, one conservatory and one
set Of laboratories, will answer Tor all
the great departments or colleges Of the
,Iltr ttrfy,f.fTv 90 Inr4fsd mn one site !