Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-13

cognIzes the following grades Of d"
organizations:
!, Special religion classes. ?, Sem
inarics; 3. Academies; q, The Church
University. A circular issued by the
the general board OF education IN 1899
sets forth the aims and scope Of the
proposed university. CAS- a head to our
system Of Church schools, active steps
are being taken to establish Ia Salt Lake
CITY. Ia the near future, a Church Jnl-
versty. in which students who are prop
erly qualified may find facilities for pur-
suing higher and specialized branches
Of study AZ tine progresses, this uni
vcrsity will, we hope, offer opportunities
for full training in the learned probes.
sions Of science, theoretical and applied,
art. music, law, literature, medicine and
IN mechanical pursuits, wiihal not
ncgiecting thorough courses 10 thcologi
cal study. Il Is contemplated that there
will be bu, one Church University among
US, though as the people increase, and
their domain OF residence extends, de-
pariments OF branches may be csiab.
lished In many places Il o. intended
also thata way shall be provided for
cooperating OF afb.ialiug with other
institutions oflcaning, Of proper rank,
whenever deemed advisable"
Pursuant to this action Of the board,
and upon the completion ofihc build
ing erected by the Salt Lake Literary
and Scientific association, department
Of the sciences was created, the in5titu'
ton opening is doors IN September
1897; This department was placed De-
chifge oi Dr. l. T. Talmage. q gentle
man OF varied resources and possess
ing eminent qualifications for the posi-
ton.
The handsome and substantial struc.
ture Tor the use Of the Church Jnivcr'
sity and Dcsefct Museum, stands ON
First North street, west, and presents q /.
fine appearance. The building faces the |
west, Is three stories in height besides |
the basement is substantially built, the /
material being pressed brick with stone |
trimmings aud Is IN all respects an I
ideal edihcc. In the basement are the /
wardrobes for students, an assay room, |
stofe.foom for chemicals, lavatorits and |
toilet rooms, and the heating plant. |
The heating Is done by means Of a |
fifteen horse power engine, which drives |
n large fan by means OF which warm air /
Is sent into all parts Of the building.
The main entrance Is from the west |
leading either TO the basement or TO the |
first floor. on the first floor are the |
presidents office, two class rooms, a /
model lecture room, capable OF seating /
two hundred aud sixty students, and nm
art studio. The second floor contains |
the office Of the president Of the mus
cum, private laboratory for the pro-
lessor Of physical and chemical J
sciences, balance room, room
for chemical and physical apparatus,
dspensaty, students laboratory, one
class room for professor OF the sciences,
dark room for experiments with light,
photography, etc. all OF which are COM
plctc in themselves, the laboratories
and equipments being among the very
best Ia the entire west ON the third
floor is the Deseret Museum, the con-
tents OF which are displayed In a large
and well lighted room. The cases con-
tanning specimens In great beauty var.
iety and Interest are OF the most modern
type, and are so arranged that there are
no dark corners, and everything labeled
and classified In the minutest detail.
There are three rooms adjoining the
museum In which are kept a great
variety OF relies, staiuary etc.
PRIVATE LAuoRAroRW
Adjoining the presidents office on the
second floor Is a most thoroughly
equipped professors laboratory, con
tanning a well selected stock OF chemi.
cally pure chemicals, organic chemicals
distilling apparatus, aspIralOp, appar'
atus for heating and drying subs,anccs,a
number Of microscopes with accessories
and well lighted table for their use, cleo
tric motor for driving fans, making chem'
zeal tests and exciting chemical action,
cases for crucibles, furnaces, gas jets,
for heating air, aud chimney Tor the
purpose Of allowing noNiuus vapors 10
pass through the hood into the
chimney and thence into the air
the thus safely removing yapors some.
times arising during experiments.
Adjoining the private laboratory Is the
balance room which is made dust tight,
and which contains five balances placed
upon marble shelves connected with the
wall one OF the balances being so dcli-
cately adjusted as to be disturbed by pass,
ing teams. Connected with the balance
room is the one containing physical and
chcmcalapplratus, both costly aud clab-
crate. andsome OF which were made TO the
order Of Dr. Talmage, while in Europe,
about year ago, The former contains
a self recording aneroid barometer, o
thermOgraph aud mountain barometer
such as IS used in the United States
signal service thermometers for taking
temperature at different depths OF the
sea. Atwood machine, microscopes for
students. a working model OF a hydraulic
press, thg simple machines comprising
pulIeys, wheel and axle, wedge. Inclined
plane, etc, electric machines both single
and double plates, stereopiicous with
views, compensation pendulum sonome.
ter, balance for determining specific
gravity, electric apparatus for medicinal
purposes, air pumps, a weight litter,
camera obscura, and for human physi,
ology an excellent manikin and for
the use OF the hotAnist, a beautiful SET Of
botanical models,
CHEMICAL APPARATUS,
This list comprises drying ovens, dis
tllIng apparatus yoltameter for deter,
mining composition Of water specific
gravity TASKS philosophers lamp, sets