Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-03


The head Of a great people, with charac.
teristc insight he laid the foundation Of
their government, wisely and we'll. His
scheme was to found a school system
which should comprise all departments
OF work, and in which It's cardinal prin.
ciple should be a reverence for the
Creator aud Tor all His works. Hence,
he Incorporated in the curriculum OF
study the theology Of which he was an
earnest and efficient expuundcf
The college site is an unusually
pleasant one Situated In the south
part Of the city, on rise OF ground
overlooking Logan river Across the
river is the college campus, which occu.
pies tract OF seven acres, and which is
an admirable place Tor field sports. The
man building is a substantial structure,
four stories in hoIghih. and faces the
north. Ia the basement IS O. room for
the faculty, ass room and the lava.
tories. on the first floor are the library
ond one class room, and on the second
door is the assembly room, while the
upper story contains the museum and
another class room.
This building is well lighted and ven.
tilated, is heated with steam, and is pro-
vided with water and electric lights A
little TO the south and west Is building
which Is used as a chemical, biological
aud physical laboratory and recitation
rooms, while Immediately west Of the
main building o. the presidents resi-
dvncc. The grounds about the main
building AMI presidents residence are
adorned Win trees, a feature hat lends
additional atiractivencss TO the situation.
The college scheme conicmplalcs
courses Of study designed Tor all grades
from the kindergarten department to
the University. The college proper
offers the following courses. College
preparatory normal course, business
course, course In cttcrs, course ~
general science, advanced normal
course, winter course, and an NJ. ]. A
course.
the FIRST named comprises; The
Gospel, Bible history and ecclesiastical
history, one year, photography English
mctic, vocal music, pcumauship, algebra,
geography, drawing. English and United
states histsry. cluguuOu. plane gcumc'
iry. rhetoric, higher algebra, physics,
botany, zoology, language aud pnlsi-
oIogy. The normal course comprises in
addition 10 the studies OF the college
preparatory, kindergarten instruction
civil government, book keeping, school
management elementary methods, pun-
cip.es aud practice, and psychul, gy
The business course adds to the studies
ol the normal course, commercial
arithemetic. phonohtaphy political
economy commercial law aud type
writing The cnursc Ia letters includes
ethics, mathematics, English, Latin,
French, German, evil government, con.
sttutionll history, chemistry general
history, Christian evidences and natural
This course leads to the degree OF
Bachelor OF Letters.
The course IN general science requires
one year IN chics, two years IN mathe
mates, one year IN English, two years
OF German and one year OF French, or
vice.versa; one year each IN chemistry
geology, physics, minefalogy and as
ironomy. The advanced normal course
offers ethics. rhetoric, higher algebra,
science and art Of teaching, geology
chemistry, mlneralogy witonomY
ChrstianeyidcnCes and natural theology
The course m general science leads to
the degree Of Bachelor Of Science
The winter course IS intended ior
those students vino can attend IN the
winter only, and comprises the Gospel,
English grammar, reading aud classics,
photography and punctuation, vocal
music and penmanshIp.
il Is believed that the course 10 mathc-
mates Is especially strong. In addition
TO arithmetic, algebra aud geometry, a
thorough course Is offered IN trlgonome'
try, calculus, diiicrcnual and integral,
determinan,s. theory ol equations,
quaternions, history and philosophy OF
mathematics, general astronomy and
surveying, IN physics, a thorough
course Is given, as also a course M
general and organic chemistry quaIita-
tive and quantitatlve analysis ana assay
ing. The biological sciences include
elementary, structural and physiological
botany. elementry zoology, comparative
anatomy andphysiology, elementary and
advanced physiology.
Modern languages oiler three years IN
both French and German, while IN the
study OF Latin. three years are given, In
theology and philosophy much attention
Is given, while IN English and m history
the COURSES are very iull
In addition to the CuTricula already
mentioned, instruction IS given IN art,
drawing and music. In the last named
branch, vocal anu instrumental music is
open to all students. instruction IN IN.
stfumental music is given upon the
organ, piano, VIOLIN cornet and claronet.
The course IN physical culture is open to
ladies' as an optional, instruction being
given three times per week.
Within the past week News repre-.
sentative paid a visit 10 the college,
entering the institution at the time OF
holding the morning exercises. The
program consisted OF singing, reading a
chapter from the Bible, followed by a
short prayer. Upon the morning men,
toned, the time usually devoted to in
struction In theology was given to the
students who rendered IN very enter
tanning manner q program prepared Tor
the occasion. The program completed,
the NEws representative was shown
through the different class-rooms to
listen to instruction IN various branches,
TO the library where was shown well
selected list OF books and periodicals.
intended for investigation and entertain
ment, and then to the museum which Is
supplied with specimens illustrative oi
general geology, mineralogy melallurgY
botany, zoology and archaeology
In addition to these were specimens
nl native ulautg "A large col ggtiDn OF