Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-30

with the facilities and means at IN,
command OF the university authorities
that institution IS doing all ,hlt can b,
reasonably expected Of &C.
The present school year It's teachn.
force has been increased by the employ
mcnt OF the following competent Ual
men; J. T. Talmage, J j.. Merrill and
VIM. d. Neal. aud two highly competent
persons from the East. Byron Cumming.
and Amelia Brotherhood The nivcr
siiy has been gradually advancing TOT
many years. aud bias now reached point
in o. history where TOT further advance
mcnt Il will need much greater heil.ue
than are now within iis reach
The founders of the University OF
Dcseret now the University of Utah,
contemplated the establishment from
time to time Of such colleges or depart.
mcnts as the people would demand, and
as could be supported by the Territory US
necessary parts OF the University Thus
Car the following departments have been
organized. liberal arts, general science
letters, normal. and mining and 70 is
sincerely hoped that the various engineer.
Ing COURSES, ETC.. will De soon provided
for. ns contemplated and earnestly looked
forward 20 by cN President John Il Park.
and that Che University OF Utah will soon
develop into ln institution truly worthy
OF The name % bears
The university has grown much as the
r. #HH 81.
states have grown, meeting with many
difficulties. Through the sullgrlngs OF
o. founders it has bad 90 suffer too.
being compelled 70 do is work under
the Disadvantages of Strengthened Cifcum.
stances
H. president In the past has many
times expressed himself that the Ter.
uiory as slon as 3, would become able Co
dO 20, would no doubt establish 40 the
common departments or g0llegcs gcncf.
ally found boo modern universities. lie
was planning long since Tor providing the
university with well equipped o.pirt.
menis of mining, engineering. medicine
and law, lut IBIS resignation has come
before tie Territory has felt able 10 meet
the demands Of such importln, depart,
mcnts.
The number OF students pursuip,
collegiate work has been small. Is small
now, and s likely 10 remain So Tor sons
time 10 come. That this Is the rlsr /,
due TO thc met that it takes q long time
IN new and parsley settled countries tD |
develop O ulivcriiy ln North Dakota |
university there were loo ISyu-gt. twenty /
regular college students. m Souih |
Dakota. Zoo ia92-y5, hly.iour and In |
1S9lofado u 1901 go, ioriy-siN. In /
Wyoming md Nevada the number |
would no ddbt be less. The university /
has thirty tNul1r college students al thc /
present tint besides forty special college
students, arl iorty-iour normal students
doing collgiatc work. The other
universities elcncd 10 have some special
and norma students doing worl; u Inc
college cotscs, These facts may De
interesting those desiring 10 know the
standing OF lur university as compared
with that oI some Others. The uniycr.
sy viii b,iound, on observing these
figures, 90 bmpdrc aVurlblv in regard
TO the nunier Of students with any one
OF the otp institutions named. The
university allohtics invite The ptblir tn
examine IN work done, 20 visit the /
classes. andi question The studcnts and
thereby 20 certain Tor itself whether
the college 'rk accomplished Is what h !
prctends touc. After 70 thorough "a.
animation, & work accomplished will be
lound to cnparc ayumbly with that
done IN my other colleges In uic
United Staff What Is done as COLLEGE
work Is noprcplatory work, and ID h
Tor TINS rcbn that SO few have ever I,
received detses from the university. II
Is also TOT y same reason that So few ,
are found ] the college COURSES in the 4
universities z the Dlkotl5 and Col.
orado. ,
Since the establishment OF the bi,b 4
school ~ 81 Lake City, Il has been tlc Z
policy OF % university 20 use all t2s a.
influence pSible 20 have applicants !,
from the q prepare themselves Tor b
their work iEhe city high school. This "A
policy has star proved successful. TINT ii
at the pre9t time out OF gig students "a
now auendt the university. there are | S
but eleven fm Salt Lake CITY I'm the N
regular PREDATORY courses Of that I'm. i
stluiion, aRtTcu OF these understand mi
are above tht hool age &c
Now TINS " proper course for the 10
university TO 'nue; that Is, TO exert nm
influence agst the admission of sind,
cnts into uiprcpamtory work OF the a..
university wleycr such students come w
rom those R-cs In which high schools
have been hblishcd. Such . coursc be-
would sirikcIs observer as highly com
aniproducliye Of harmony g.
which is so lch needed between t3. nv
several parts ihC whole public school
system, for u state system OF edurltion ! ab
s TO be @ tlpletc success, all p1rts
must be bcyda doub, carefully cor. IL.
related no
y may be lhly proper however To Z
q lpdlaioy school in thc an'
IN building apart nom th. for
1ulldlngs uscpT college work under
ne condl'ionssting Ia our Territory at t,,,
ne present " In fact, if the uniyer, ,a.'
NY bad no plhniory school. ass there VIZ
IRE but two PIC high schools NJ mes. I
nj IN the Ierfy,and in most p1fts pn, CHI
wen denomiPnll schools m which mu
'oung men " women could obtain 4
PREPARATION Tougher work. q great boz
'ofuon OF supenons would be de. and
rived OF recelY any benefit whatever IA
rom inc state Eenlty They would h.
g uhprepaltI 'Nier upon the college 49,
ouIses, ana nefi this, unable to get Sr,'
ne necessary ppniion 10 avail them -
eve OF lnc liSt privileges offered T.
" INC STATE TO uPns and daughters OF q u
ltan, ulal Is, IAN a thorough col. mE'
egiale course ~ University As soon. IaleI
oweyer, as N school shall be es. III
lblished IN dnyt Of the state. young pap,
zen and young Ven within the district iafg
the Sol should be urgrd lion
D get their prcpi1u for COLLEGE unrl crgl
aueh aeuool yhc purpose OF pro
loting the consultation of "a comnlet. 90.