Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-23

rum d the higher educational forces OF
your Territory can bc concentrated in
one town. There would be au immense
saving in administrative and other ex.
penscs and a great gain in efficiency.
one department inspires another and
Oiicniimes the facilities Of one enlarge
aud broaden those to be found in an.
other Again. President Jordan. OF
Stanford University. in AN address
before the University of Illinois. says:
The best results in any line of cducl.
ton cannot be reached without the
association OF all others. The training Of
the engineer will be the more valuable
from his association with the classical
student The literary man will gain
much and lose nothing from his ac.
quainiancc with the practical work Of
the engineer The separation of the
schools founded 10y the Morrill, act. from
the state university, was blundcr which
time will deepen into a crime. With
The union Of the two has come the rapid
growth Of the universities OF Wisconsin.
Illinois, Minnesota and Nebraska, where
the higher work OF the state Is al con.
ceniratcd 30 one place
might go ON and quote from twenty
TO thirty communications ON this subject
from the leading educators throughout
the country, who, without exception,
cmphltically urge the importance OF
Capitalization in higher educational
work. aud, Notwithstanding the static
mCut Of President Stn55m that 'it
certainly c1nnot appear strange that
the Jniycrity's authorities are pleased
with such union, Tor they have tie
funds aud The profit OF thgm,' main
tain that the yemCity and devotion to-
public interest OF such men cannot be
questioned. But % so. certainly VIM.
/, Harris, The commissioner OF educi.
ton of the United States. cannot be-
aciuatcd by any sinister motives loo exc
pressing an opinion uron this subject
lie says. Regarding the separation of
the different Institutions forming your
state university would say that think
your point well taken. The separation Of
those Institutions will uugussitatr the re-.
petition oi items aud cause additional
expense. Such items as belong TO the
management aud general outfit namely.
libraries professors Of mathematics, Of
English language. aud. TO some extent,
OF modern aud ancient languages; as
wei as the corps OF supervising officers,
can be more economically managed In
one institution. n three institutions
were established the general outfit Tor
each would necessarily bC much weaker
than II concentrated into one iu5ulu-
ton"
his evident. therefore. that the union
OF the Agricultural College with the
University does H0trcst' upon iallagiouB
basis while the proposition Of prcsi.
dent Saubuu that q state university,
which b an asscmb.age OF colleges should
hg united with, gr absorbed by, one Of
ihsm-thc college OF which he is the
heads so absurd on iis face that Il
calls for no common. will state,
however, that Do Is not desired by those
who advocate the concentration of our
higher educational forces that the Agti-
cultural College shall be absorbed by
the University. but that It shall be loca.
ted on the same site as the other colleges
OF the University. that 10 shall be dis
tinCt part Of the University. cxcfcising
Is specific functions 100 the agricultural
interests Of the Territory As to where
the State University shall be locaied,i Is a
question for the people through their
representatives, to decide. To assume,
however, that they are prepared at this
late date 90 do away with the University.
as implied In President Sanbom's
letter, aiter rs long years OF devotion
though humble service. and that they
will be content with only au agricultural
college, Is 10 question their faith IN the
future OF Utah and their interest In the
education Of their sons and daugh
ers,
But "the Agricultural College" says
President SanUorn. us based upon mod
cru methods VI instruction and is
organized and equipped IN accordance
with The present trend Of higher cduca-
ton Tor the industrial mas, cs, and "thc
people Of Utah will
be very slow to in any way dampcn the
fires of the modern educational system
hy its union with an older institution Of
learning that has been founded upon
another plan" lie further asserts that
the University of Utah Is a Ck1Suf1i
iu. iitution, that Instruction in the classics
is rs central idea"
That the University Of Utah Is net
based upon modern methods Of In
stmction, and that 10 IS not equipped
10 accordance with the present trend Of
higher education|- the aim Of is
courses and the spirit of the atmos-
phere that surrounds" 10 rs a classical
college" are diverse from that which is
associated with M0aryH education, are
all assumptions which must have
originated with the writer. They
certainly have no foundation in act.
There is nothing In the law establishing
the University, or in any subsequent law
relating TO IL, which warrants the impu-
tatlon that it Is merely classical insti-
tuition, and that its work is not along
lines OF modern thought. In the com.
piled laws Of Utah, 1885 Vol. B.. D. 0j9.
IS the statement that THE chancellor
and board OF regents are a body
as trustees Of the University;
TO transact or cause to be
transacted 90 business needful TO the
prosperity OF the University Ia adyanc.
Ing all g1TtW aud fine arts and ScicgffIf
10 purchase books, maps,
charts, and al apparatus necessary Tor
the most liberal endowment Of any
library and scientific institution"
What Is .hcre IN the curricula OF
W0dcW educational institutions which is
not included in 'all H5gfW and me arts
and sciences'' And yet President san.
born asks II the University proposes 20
duplicate the work Of this institution
lAgucu.tural College in the face Of the
law'' Furthermore, the work OF the
University IS strictly 10 accordance with
the present trend Of modern education"
There are the chemical laboratory the
physical laboratory and the minerilog.
cal and geological laboratory In all OF
which the modern laboratory method
OF scientific study Is employed; In pure
mathematics, The equipment Of models
and instruments tor practical Illustrative