Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-09
spAnE rnE N0nMAL scnOOLl

Il may be- the intention Of the now.
expiring Legislature % strike down
entirely the leading educational In
siltution Of the Territory - tho
Univepity Of Ulah, or 20 cripple
II hopolessly aud half s,nrve
another most worthy inatiiutiou-lho
Agricultural Clllege-by continuing
the present absurd separation OF the
two establishments. We had hoped
that prudential oounsols would pro.
vail, thrI ordinary educational sense
would come to tho rescue, that the
gross blunder Of the past would at this
ime be corrected, or ~ least H. further
perpeiuation stornly prohibited. There
Ia reason 10 fear that these hopes will
not be realized; nay, there T.
even ground for tho fear that
still greater orror-wo had
almoil said crlme-lH likely 20 be
porpelraled. 1Aiun talk not only Of
leaving tho two institutions separate as
at present In management and every
thing else, but Of cutting on this and
that department OF the greater inltitu'
ton a. though there were 10 many
dead branches Tolarding the growth OF
the living ones. Aud most oxlraor-
binary OF all, they glibly and impu.
IDENTIFY argue that the most appropriate
place to apply tho knife !, the normal
Department. Ito lop that feature or our
state institution altogether.
Some who sustain this view are
among tho loudcst to pirate for bounties
to encourage home industries, and for
the ausienance and patronage OF home
products. They aro willing 10 support
everything except homs intelligence.
They wouldn't Import salt, or iron, or
elk, or leather, but they would import
school teachers. They would protect
and foster manual but no,
mental ambition, labor but not
learning. They would like to see
Utah with reputation for producing
all that ahe consumer, but appear
willing that she should bs pointed to
"a asleep In educational least com.
PEELED to 10 into strange lands for Ia.
ttructors for her children. "Oh, con.
hisloncy. thou art jewel'-and Oh,
how Tarel
We shall not enter Into any elaborate
'olenso Of the University normal de-
partmenL II ~ safe to tay that some
Of tho insinuations, both oratoTicllly
and through the press, ~ 10 tho stand.
ards Of that department, are malicious.
ly untrue. Before us arc tho cata-
logues Of the University Of Utah and
Of the California state normal school.
On pages 80 81 OF tho former aud a OF
tho lattor arc tho courses OF instruction
In tho respective normal departments.
We could mako companions hero
that would silence the sneom
OF every honest man among the
critics above referred 20. But, since
there are few who pay any attention h
those sneers, We shall not weary them
by going into details; II will DO suf.
iicient 10 ask every legislator who m ny
have boon induced 10 believe our nor-
NAL department ID unworthy. to make
those comparisons Tor himself. In adj
dition thereto, We ask for the careful
and candid perusal OF the following.
rHoN rRor. Aurm
New Yorl, state has now about q duaon
state normal schools, distributed through
900 per year For residents OF tho stuie,
tuition Is entirely free, railroad faro. arc
paid and tho use ui toNt books b. free.
4 graduated from ono oI tuo oldest
ana lest of these schools, the one 600 us.
wugo, many years ago, and have sluco
taught In two OF them and have had oc-
CAsiOu 10 keep informed concerning HON
The requirements for admission arc
about tho Same in nature aud gmd1 as
those now existing Tor admission tp thp
normal department " tho University "
uah.
From my own observation and oz-
porlonco / am prepared 20 say that thorD
is no ground for alleging lhn. tho normal
dopnr, mont Of tho University is NOT do.
ing good work because ot Hiuultius
pupils with irsulllei1ni preparation,
WILLIAM 81. Aula
rnor oUuuS0a
Tho various states Of those United
States have long realized that tho oNist-
cnCe OF tha state aud therefore uf hs
government depended upon lhU diffusion
of elementary knowledge throughout
thOir borders. In order that the principles
tor which our fOrOHtbor- fought might
be maintained, tho public school haas b.uu
tho grDat necessity m OygrY hamlet Ihu
rchoOllogcnOr inevitably ,u great oXtgut
bocomes tho loader and mnuldur uf
thought iu the community Gas th9
teacher, so is tho schools" aud us tuo
school, 800 will DO tho mon aud women,
Grafton.
Ono ~ tho fra' OF those united com:
monweallhs 60 appreciate tho uOui ui
efficient district schools, and, therefore,
OF abla teachers, was tho HtHlo oft Sow
York, This loug-dc5lroi objoc, could bo