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

courses above named colleges of law
philosophy. and medicine OF civil.
mechanical. and electrical. engineering.
and of architecture and dgyi Tire.
That there are more students Too 'hc
normal department of the Uni.
versitv than in amy other
course may be attributed tu lhc great
demand throughout the Territory for
competent teachers 20 hl positions Boz
the public schools. The University has
grown with the development %. the Ter.
utOry. and it has always been the aim OF
the authorities TO meet. Js Gar I. posi-.
bic, the demands OF the people. Since
the success Of Our public schools de.
ponds mainly upon the proficiency of
the teachers, the University could not
better serve the people OF Utah than
by graduating from this department
teachers Of the highest proficiency Be
sides. this department Is a4 distinctly "a
department of a state university as IS
any other department 70 correspond,
TO the department Of pedagogy bon Mich.
igan. Cornell and other uuyHr.tu, of
the Eastand 10 the cour boo the history
and art OF teaching IN Stanford Ju.ycr.
sity. There are boz the normal depart.
ment Of the University of Utah two
courses which lead TO the degrees Of
bachelor OF science in pedagogy and
bachelor Of letters 10 pedagogy They
extend through four year,. Che require.
mguts Tor admission to- them being the
same as for admission o. other college
courses, and they rank with similar
courses of other Institutions Since.
therefore, it is the function ui a state
institution Too serve the people OF She
state. and since there s greater de-
mlud BOO Utah Tor efficient teachers than
Tot men and women In amy other probes
sion, the fact that There are more
students in the normal department than
in auy other, does not, Do seems 90 me.
reflect upon either thg efficiency uf the
standard uf the University on the CON.
tay, 10 further emphasize tHe pacti.
gIiy of The work of that Institution,
lu % series of statements concerning
the experience of other uIycu tiles and
colleges President StubuW gives tu the
reader the Impression iHIt Tor Utah TO
unite tie two institutions would be act.
in. contrary 60 the opinion Of every
state that has. through experience.
on opinion 90 express. ] shall not
further CmharrIss public CrgdulIiy by
opposing this unsupported assertion by
an unsupported denial, bul desire 20
call attention TO some points of cvi.
dcncC, iu addition 10 the extracts given
above.
Speaking OF the agricultural colleges
OF the different states, President Sauuurn
says. To- tIc states where they were unit.
ed with old Institutions there hls been "a
constant dissatisfaction from the start.
without % single exception. I wish my
words 90 be- taken at their full meaning,
and repeat without single exception
there BIAS been dissatisfaction, and Doc
further state, that, because OF such dis.
satisfaction. Gin New York the aErIgul.
tuaI college BIAS been separated from the
institution with which % was united"
To- DIS annual report TO- do board OF
trustees, Tor ia55-sS, President Adams.
OF CruuCll university referring Go the
college OF that Institution.
says that the Clugrgs iOnll apprOpui.
ton Of $1,000 for agricultural expert.
meuH 'UIs come TO Cornell university
Hence, the agricultural college oi
Cornell university must Dee tlc agrgul.
tlfII college OF New YORK. and, further.
more, it doe not, as "a college of such
forfeit The right to the
government appropriation 20 expert
mcnt stations, Again he says. 1T Is
also worthy OF note that in the course Of
the year the Farmers Institutes held in
different parts Of the state have Gis.
closed the very gratifying feeling Of
irirndliness toward the university. The
officers OF The State Agricultural Society
have frequently called upon professors
OF the university 20 address these insu.
tutCs. and there has been no lack Of
evidence Of friendly feeling toward the
Of agriculture in every part
Of the state" Therefore, though the
college OF New York Is con.
neetcd with a university. there seems to
be no dissatisfaction among the farmers
in regard 10 the results of the work In
The agricultural interests Of that state.
But that this point may not be Qucs.
toned ! quote again from the pJgsl-
dents report 90 the trustees Tor the year
1891 appenaig, p. 90 100 which Pro-
i,ssor l. J.. Roberts, director of the
college agriculture, Cornell uuiyc slly.
makes this statements 1T gives me
great pleasure 90 report that the college
OF agriculture Is more prOspgTuu,
az lhe present time, than No any time
since rs establishment The honors
won by the present class, aud the de.
mlud for our graduates % agriculture
as managers OF farms and teach.
efs, testify Co the high chaflc-
ter OF the work done by the students.
IL is not generally known
that within the past ten years, Cornell
has sent out more teachers and expert.
mcuyorl IN agriculture, aud more liher.
ally educated men who have engaged in
farming, than any other institution Ia
the land
have IN my possession communion.
tons from the leading educators OF the
United atcs, which prove beyond con.
troyersy thlt the agricultural colleges
that are united with universities are lar
more prosperous than are those that are
ls separate Institutions. This
evidcnCa BE- available whenever desired.
but To- give % here would unduly pro-
long tins paper However, | shall add
the following letter from Hon. Andrew
u. White, u. 5. minister 10 Russia, aud
Of Cornell University:
LEGATION OF Tw uSJTFD State.
ST.. PETERSBURG. Dee. ~. Iaal.
regret u learn ihIf there Do a1 effort mHl.
.uF Boo EHUT state tl divide and scatter Ole
'eHo0'. .urHl1H.rI instruction and rrsclrgl.
namely Hr STATE university, ilr school of
mines a.I Hr agricultural college. I tmH
chat you aIlHo. hma mG mrIINH. ur uuu.
.Wc d Boz Wow oboe great importance of Ono
subject fH EHsr noble state and country .f
uFe, ! adde's FuI u1 Che subject 90 .4
simply lH American citizen Interested. lka
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