Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-23
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SUM WV III \ AafNNVaAAANs
The Ogden Standard 10 inclined 10
question the proprioty Of uniting the
Agricultural College with the Unlvcr.
sity Of Utah. In suggesting such a
course some days ago, We felt assured
that the grounds for doing 10 were the
very best; and while not disposed TO
rush voluntarily into n Newspaper con-
iroveny on this or auy other subject,
We shall have 10 take occasion TO mem
ton few important points which tho
Standard seems 10 have overlooked.
The grounds upon which protest
against theunion IA made are! ~ that
the schools "difior IN aim and
design" 10 an extent which renders
impTaclicAble the scheme Of uniting
them under one management and IN
one locality; ~ that the Agricultural
College has now been established nj
heavy expense 10 the Territory, aud 10
move II from Logan Tor tho purpose Of
bringing the two institutions together
would be- bad economy.
We might have answered the first
object N with more satisfaction n thu
Standard writer had been more cx.
plioit In defining what he considered
to be the aims Of the two schools. Here
Il his statements
Tho Agricultural College Il q special
school, combined with an experiment
station. IL IN, or should be-, "a place
whore tho youth may receive manual
training. II u school for the ma-,ea,
whore tno pupils should be- taught mat.
tiers pertaining 10 prno zeal nuiirs aud 70.
coiyu training In every day utility.
Tho College N established Tor
practical purposes, the University Tor
classical.
We are unable TO decide from this
language lust what IA meant by man.
ual training. II II Ia to teach the
farmer boys, who 10 there with the
expectation Of getting practical knowl-
edge, how TO hild n pillow or harness
borse, We have only 10
say that either tho NEWS OF III
esteemed cotemporary Ia slightly OIL
color ne 10 college economies. II " lsa
school Of technology which the Stand.
ard has In mind, while such could NOT
consistently be- assumed TO DO oompre-
hended In the name agricultural col.
lege, We would still DO prepared, II
occasion required, 10 advocate tho
uniting NJ such an Institution with the
University, "a Internationally "a we
do the uniting Of the Agricultural
College. But that is aside from tho
point
In every public trAnaaolion where n
diversity of personal interests exists,
there are sure TO arise an array oil
many.sided arguments 40 vast ~ 10
preclude all possibility Of olsen.
tangling them with profit. We
believe the agricultural college
question US discussed Ia other atAtes
besides Utah, has been moro than
usually fruitful OF this sort Of political
product. But stripped Of verbose
definitions and other worthless attend.
ants, Wv find that the only ealentiai
difference between an agricultural
college which offers a competent
courts Of study for the granting u de.
grees, and any other competent educa-
tionnl concern having the same grade
OF Instruction, Is 10 experimentation.
All outside Of that department s.
straight university work; aud the
grca,erpar, Of tue instruction inside g.
given Ina any capable institution o.
higher learning, For the sake o.,
exact, VIZ have been com
pairing the courses Of study nov
offered by the Agricultural College.
Four'hnhs, II not more, OF the stud.
les exhibited In its register DI
courses are exhc, duplicates OF worl
lai1 down IA tho Uulyrfs,ty cilalogu.
II the latter institute was httud up as
should he, with ils couuts ami ur.
pArhius a. complete rs arc an lrIpI %.
several other western iusuyuu0ua
the same grade, the ratio of uup.Iga.
uon would not .aas iour 70 i've, bu
rather rs nineteen 10 twenty. Tu
greatest agricultural university ,
America supplra not more tnut nur
Instructors who. o. work is uiaunrtivu.g
agricultural lts entire corp. of tua.4.
era w.ulI number ono nuuarpu al
hly or morc,
A. 20 tuu question of what sluIie
are "lacuuu" and what ornamental
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