Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-20
A VOICE FOR UNION.
PROF PAUps KEEN ARGUMENT
Every Interest That Favors Union Of
college and University, Also fAtors
Such Union AZ Logan.

Editor Dcscrt Ncwc
The arguments Of the learned gem
tlemen who have reoeEtly written con.
corning the advlsability Of uniting tho
Universally nnd tho Agricultural Col
lego, have convinced me that such
union Ia desirable.
The following tosm 10 DO tho neccs.
ssry conclusions from the arguments
adduccd.
THE ONLY WAY 10 ECONOnY.
Union Of tho Univcuiiy aud the
Agricultural College h. advocated
upon this sole ground Of economy.
There win DO no economy in the
union u the Agricultural College with
tho University Of U,ah, uuleas the
union takes place In Logan.
The Agricultural College lie Of ample
capacity TO accommodate all tho
students Of both institutions, anu many
more, should they chOo 10 attUnd.
The University huiidinu, on the con.
trary, Ia now taxed, ! should suppose,
TO IL utmost capacity with the present
number OF students.
Removal VI the College 10 Salt Lake
City Or elsewhere will not only moan
no economy, but will mean an immedi.
ate additional eH pense OF 5000, U0J To itiT-
niah grounds aud huil1inge, or three
iuutihs VI that amount Ia case the
grounds shall DO donated.
The expense Of union will DO COM
pntauvely nothing, Il at Logan; anu
100000 n elsewhere.
the INTERLsTs OF SALT LAKE CITY.
ltAppear to me that 4, will be to the
Immediate Interest Of Salt Lake CITY
10 set the University removed from
Ne present site.
Ia care u such removal, the present
University 81, uuds auu buildings. u
tue value Of about siOO, 900, will revert
20 Salt Lake CITY, anu will BE- ueoI.
no doubt, for central aud high fchoUls.
In case tho Uniyersity BE- nor H..
moved nom us present si,C, Salt LaEo
CITY viii have 10 expeud wittiu the
next few ytAiu $4,000 Tor high bghuol
bulldingsAud grouuls.
The pruiUul Uuivofsi,y building Do
an admirable structure Tor high school
purposes; but Is ill-suiteI iof tho Dur.
ueua 0f University equipmuut.
accommodation ana Instruction. Il
vas BUM for pTeluut needs only. On
the other hand, the Agricultural Col.
ego Waa built iOr compete University
| pun uses, 10 tuUh a way W. 10 autiri.
| rate future nttJr. Mhy SHOULD IL NOT
be ulillzedg
SAT- Lake City viii loss nothing OF
Huy CuuHt qurugv 10 iityI by sending
the Uuivefsiiy tu Logan. Fully three.
iuut,ht ui thv Iftheut students, Tor tA-
/ ample, VIII temAin IN Salt Lake CITY,
"a Attendance 90 tho high school.
there. A uIllgfenco Of ray fuy stu.
dents, aud u three Or four Professors,
inn great city like salt Lake, could
scarcely DO detected by the most felneI
| uethUuH of sUcini OF tiuautinl uuAlyslH.
Tie rcopleCi that city eau well billtl
90 appear generous IN THE matter An
enlightened sense % sylI-iutufpst fhOulI
msEu tho ciii1eus n tho capital not
| only willing but anxious tOsniisfy "a
ttuument 10 widt-spTtsd ns is tho DE-.
HTc .UT prgsent economy IN Territorial
expenditures, which can be satisiltd if
| the UuyeTslty 10 united with the
Agricultural College nc Logan.
There are other public Institutions
% Tar greater cOuftquylCo than b. tho
| University 10 the metTOp ~, and the
natural place Tor or the location ots.me
| Of these, is Salt Lake CITY. But the
paople OF the Territory Will not believe
.haI the metropolis 10 the best place for
everything.
Bea.dei, tie location Of the Univer.
slty proper at Logan, ls not necessarily
perpetual, but only matter OF pte4siug
financial necessity .or Me present.
THE INTERESTS OF TIE uuDgNIs.
A great city, like salt Lake, IL not
the Kind OF place 10 which mo youth
Of The rural districts aud smsllerlo
| u Utah can win entire safety fssidr
during their two 10 hyl years Of col.
lyge NE.
Logan isa place omIneuuy fitted by
nature aud BY o. social conditions,
into which, " anywhere young per.
.uub can safely be cent, Tor the &C,
quiremunt OF an e1uCAii0u.
The climate OF Logan Is excellent
Tor hard rtuuy. salt Lake has twu
months October aud May, during
which The stuIeutH grow lauguld and
many Of them get SICK. This u0us mol
occur ut Logan; anu teachers VIII,
should know cay that students accom- .
plish nearly q fourth more IN Lsguu
thnn In SAT- Lake during tho YEAR.
study. My own experience ami oh.
luIvai'0n Gs q teacher lenu strongly 10
confirm this view. Logon BE-, more.
over tho Ideal place for summer normal
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