Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-25
THEY MUST COMBINE
II The Territory Would Eol Go On
Wasting Large Sums Of Money,
THE UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE,
President Riug,bury OF The University
Sa,s, Must he the one 10 Do an
Inlcipnt Educational Institute.

tDfro uoHufUfe uf tic hhWA
SALT LAKE Cray, Nov. 80, ls13.-
There has been cpnsidetnbIoaiia Dol. lat,,
in public aud Ia private, in rorari To
combining thcAgrioulturnl college and
the UBiversliy Of Utah Formerly Uui.
verdiy Of Dcserei). Tho educational
iutor.ts Of the Territory nfu of vital
imprrtsHce 10 every citizen and urs
worthy % due consideration by the
UHEhtes. aud best minus oi 100 classes
There rs no one who would not speak
Ia woflsof commentator i1f ilc ucJ-
pie VI Ubh for the zeal they have Ils-
played in late ymu Tor education, Uut
1uai without careful thought sometimes
loaIst1 sfavu mistakes aud Hfeoirlluttt
measure, which result iu gurrvatlon
rather than in strength. Dnblpauun
ui forces w6akonB aud renders futile
what otherwise would accomplish
vast amount good. Every man vino
understands the needs o. "a university
anu ofan Agricultural U0iltgrnnj what
arc required In a thorough agricultural
courc, aud who has given nuy thought
TO the matter OF maintaining such In
aiiluuoaB separately Or combined, Will
agree that our Legislature aE ycafs
ago made very serious mis-.
iaso when II established the AgTicul-
tufal college rs a separate and distinct
Institution from the Univouiy.
the questions which confront W.
now are, Does the Territory desire 20
correct THIS great error " hlch Wus made
eiN ycufH since and 10 put the higher
educational interests on such basis au
TO givet0 the people Of Utah real values
igF monies uXponduli DO tho people %
Utah desire 90 have an insiiiuti0n Ia
which their IONS aud ugughtera shall
be provided with ample facilities 10
make them broal aud practical men
auu w0mcu2 Do they want 40 il-t-
tuton where thvir sous can become
skilled in machinery M electrical,
mechanical anu mining eugintugs, NJ
amc.l nl muthllurgistH, miuumlUgisis,
guOlugislH, masters Of a hundred Ia.
dustfira, which thu mineral resources
brsilt8 oliver, lead anu gold our Tern.
tory i- IA possession OH Or Will the
people Of tue Territory b. satisfied
with two Institutions VA which there
will be poor facilities Tor ,ho accom-.
pllshment Of these desirable ruls?
do tue great masscs o. tnis Territory,
who arc unable 10 send their sOus
ard daughters 10 Easiefn univers ties,
want 10 have tAClr children deprived OF
the excellent advantages u4uuatiOualiy
~hiun could be provided Tor them NJ
home by concentrating their higher
educational Interests IA oEo institu-
tion3
No one who has made university
matters u study Will deny the fact that
81 we attempt % build up two uuivrT-
sitirs, Il mrnnb neither one will be tiil.
Client, that both Will lack la thJsu
factors aud facilities which character.
ixo good uniyurrlty, Only those
VINO are well 10 DO eau get proper
uuiyeuity instruction aud have the
advantages offered By d thoroughly
equipped university; for these great
uTtyingtH will not ct can not be pro-
viJod fora home. Those well 10 do
can 20 elsewhere 10 gvl these advAn-
tagtf, but tho farmers, artisans, aud
all OF those who are only moderately
comfortable, viii not have the means 10
go el-ewh here, hence will be compelled
10 remain ~ nome, anu beObligei 70 put
up with disadvantages Otly because
tho Territory IL duplicating ia I've
higher education Ito buildings, labOfh-
tories, libraries, apparaiusi professors,
instructors anu almost all It work In
all lines, In striving 20 maintain two
univeTsities instead Of one.
10 provide Tor a general scientific
course IN university, II IL necessary
10 give instruction IN mathematics,
physiOs, chemistry, minoralOgy, ge-
olOgy, languages, botany, zoology,
physiology aul economics, and these
are the foundation work Of nearly
every university, aud uiut-tenths Of
the work Ia most any educational Ia.
stitution, technical W otherwise.
The Jay when books anu lectures
al0no aTu needed ~ universities has
long since passed. IL ls practical work
In mathemnliCs, practical WORK In the
labOfAtoTirr, IN physlcsi chemistry,
miueralOgy, geology botany zoology
aud phy6iOlOgy-lt " practical WORK
that characterize, today even the
poorest u our universities and without
which efforts IN education would be
indeed futile, anu the Institution
without Il RELOCATED 10 ages long ago
TO where it ought 10 be consigned. nj
we wish 10 establish an agricultural
course IN an Institution, 70 n necessary
10 provide for instruction Ia mathe-
MATES, physics, chemistry min.
eralogy, geology botany 1jOlogy,
some OF tho languages auu
certainly for some ocUnoHlics. All
these subjects must be studied, but they
appear to be- the same HH We nnu Ia
the general scientific cuune.
lnthe agricultural course there IL the |
analysis Oi hay, wheat, corn, ETC., but |
this work embraces one part OF ohemiA.
Try aud before reaching special work
ui this Eind W. must have had general |
chemistry qualitative unu cumulative |
analysis. Hydraulic engineering |
might bu given is part Of the course |
tut it Is ono oil the applied hrauches OF |
mathematics and before anything can |
be- done In this line We must know |
algebra, geometry, tTigInOmetry, etc, !
ia other wOGIs We muag have stuuiel |
the Ordinary mathematics In general |
scientific course. Again, We need 10 |
apply iu tho agricultural course miner |
aiOgy, geology, elg,uOt only 10 farming,
ihe soil formation, horticulture, but We |
must know these subjects Ia Oruer 10 |
apply them 10 anything,