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


Determined 10 bo absolutely fair, 10
far A. giving al sides y hearing, the
NEWS has published a somewhat volu.
minous aud altogether straightforward
letter from President 5,nborn Of the
Agricultural College Of Utah, In which
that gentleman gives his reasons why
the College should not DO united 10 the
University Of Utah, and why, II any.
thing, the University should be united
to the Agricultural College. We hope
everybody ha, read the commuuica.
ton; those who haven't, ought to DO
40 without delay.
The oommu nicAtion seems 10 look
very nqusroly Ia the direction Of Presi.
dent Kinpsbury for a reply and we
shall therefore wsive for tho present
any detailed comment Of our own.
President Sanborn has apparently
undeavored 10 be entirely candid In
his argument, which Ia surely the only
proper method Of discussing question
In which tho general public are ~
deeply interested. hut candor IL Ia
some cases 20 much an affair OF the
heart thnt tho best OF men arc liable
10 deceive themselves In IT, behalf and
DO led into the woods. We will be-
pardouoi for noting on passan! just a
point or two In this connection.
The experiences OF several colleges
arc called 10 testify Of the undesirable.
neas OF uniting the two branches Of
higher education In tho manner con.
tended TOT here. We tako ono case.
"Great dissatisfaotion, Days President
Sanborn, "has continued up until
today In Minnesota with the union Of
the two Institutions" The Herald "
this city Is our authority for the follow.
ing letter published In IL editorial
column about two weeks ago:
MNNEAroLis, Mimi. oct 3, isas.-By
all means tho work Of higher education
carried on by state should DO kopt In
one Institution and not divided
mp Into dilioront institutions, dupli.
eating and rcduplicating unnocessarlly
tho dtiioront chairs. In Minnesota tho
college of agriculture IL In tho university.
80 II tho school OF minps. We moan 10
Keep them no. Tho result Is most salts.
factory
lsignodl CYRus Nonrmtor,
President Minnesota state University.
There seems 10 be- a slight discrsp.
ancy between these two authorities.
Perhaps President san born has more
recent intelligence than the letter
here quoted. Perhaps tho Herald has
been uuconsclously libelling President
Northrop.
But We pass 10 more serious matter.
At least one thread OF tho argument
before us (tho oconomic) runs about
In this directions Tho Agricultural
College has added no expense
to tho Territory by the dupn.
cation Of atudies, because all lts teach.
ors have all the students they can take
care OF, and II the latter were takon to
the Uniyerslly the teachers would
have togo with thom, or Others be I'm.
ployed. That seems straight enough,
butt "rhD Agricultural College OF
Utah could absorb tho University OF
Utah at practically no expense TO the
public, except for It's normal depart.
ment.p
IL matters here do not seem to be-
looking about "threo ways for Sun.
day" 10 to speak, thoy will at least
CONFIRM the position Of the NEWS,
President Kiugabury, and Presiden,
sanborn himself that true economy
AMI good sense insist on some form o.
union between the two Institutions.
Whether In the Interest Of these pur.
poses the University should bo made
an attachment Of the College, Or the
latter be- Joined 10 tho former, thi.
paper has made no TecOmmenda.
ti0n-wo have asked for their union
without saying which onu should
move. That feature Of the case we
care nothing about itisR matter that
can he discussed altogether apart from
aud subsequent to the determination OF
the main Issue, that the two should be-
made one. We are accordingly not
'mUarrnssed, but on the contrary are
rather aided, by President sanborn'.
argument for from It thore Is no
difficulty In seizins the nearest horn OF
the dilemma, which looks something
like thlsi
RYLLuGlM,
Minor The aIuIies VI the Unlyer.
sity have not been unqecessarlly
duplicated by the Agrielii ural Col.
lego.
MyoE The Unworthy kould be-
absorbed by the Agricultural College