Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-09
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NfAltL TIE NuHNAh NlilOUli
IL may be- the intention of the now
expiring Legislature - strike down
entirely the leading educational In
siilutlon Of the Territory - tho
Univemlty Of Utah, OF 10 cripple
It hopolesaly aud half siafyc
another most worthy ins,ilulion-lho
Agricultural CllIoge-by Continuing
the present. absurd separation u ihu
two establishments. We had hoPod
that prudential counscls would pre-
vail, thh1 ordinary educational sense
would come 10 tho rescue, that The
gross blundeT Of tho past would at this
lime be corrected, OF NJ least It, further
porpoiuatlon stornly prohibited. There
Ia reason 10 fear that these hopes Will
not DO realized; nay, there T.
even ground for tho fear that
still greater orror-wo rad
almost said crimes likely 10 be-
porpelratcd. fAion talk not only Of
leaving this two institutions separate a.
Mt present In management and every
thing else, but Of cutting on this and
that department Of tho greater inatltu'
ton ~ though there were 10 many
dead branches ro,arding the growth Of
tho living ones. Aud most oxlra5r.
binary OF oil. they glibly ana impu.
IDENTIFY argue that the most appropriate
place to apply tho knife 4, the normal
department, TO lop that feature or our
state institution altogether.
Some who sustain this Wow are
among the loudest 10 pirate TOT bounIioH
10 encourage home industries, aud for
the austenance and patronage OF home
products. They are willing TO support
everything except hons intelligence
They wouldn't Import salt, or iron, OF
sll'', or leather, but thoy would import
school teachers. They would protect
and foster manual but not
mental ambition, labor but not
learning. They would like to SEQ
Utah with n reputation for producing
all that she consumer, but appear
willing that she should b, pointed to
~ asleep In oducation-at least com.
PEELED 10 NO Into strange lands for IN.
slIuctors ior her children. "Oh, con.
sislency, thou art Jewep-and oh,
how Tarti
We shall not enter Into any elaborate
'elensu Of the University normal de.
pattment. IL ~ safe 10 ray that some
Of tho insinuations, both oratotloally
aud through tho press, ~ 20 the stand.
ards Of that department, are malicious.
ly untrue. Before US arc tho oata.
logues Of tho Univeulty Of Utah and
OF tho California state normal school.
On pages 30 81 OF the former and q OF
tho latter arc tho courses Of instruction
In tho respective normal departments.
We could mako comparisons here
that would silence tho aneom
OF every honest man among the
critics above referred to. but, since
there are icw who pay any attention 10
tholv sneers, We shall not weary them
by going into details; It will be suf.
iicient 10 ask every legislator who m ay
have boon induced 10 believe our nor.
NAL department IL unworthy, to make
these comparisons Tor himself. In ad.
diIion thereto, W. ask for tho careful
and candid pUrusal OF the following
TUoM PROP Aurm
New York state has now about % dr.uH
stntouormnl schools, distributed through
cut tho state, each costing tho sfnlO -lI,-
600 per year, For residents of tho sluIu,
tuition I, ontiroly iroo, mllruld ftros arc
paid and tho use NJ text books ls ffoD.
1 graduated frum ono OF tlU oldest
and beet oi these schools, rho one Ht us-
wugo, many years ago, and htye slueu
taught la two OF Thorn and hayl bad ur-
CASTOR 10 keep Informed concerning lum.
Tho Requirements for admission AFRO
about the Same iu nature and EWdH uf
those now existing Tor admission 90 tho
normal department ~ the uuiyumilv VI
Utah.
From my own observation and uy-
p0ronco | am prepared tU say thut thurH
is no ground Tor ALLEGING tim. thu normal
depar mont oi tho University be- not doe
ing good work because Of ADMITTING
pupils with irsulleaul preparation.
WILLIAM AL Au.E.
rUuF. CuWNuSua3
Tho various states or those United
States huvo long realized that tho oNist-
onuo of lho state Hud therefore uf hH
government dUpoudud upon lhU diffusion
of elementary knowledge throughout
thoir borders. In order lhlt tho principles
Tor which our foroialuDr- fought might
be maintained, the public school hls h.Hu
tho great necessity Doe oyory hlmluJ IHn
sohooItOachur inevitably 300 "a great pXtout
becomas tho loader aud muuIdur vi
thought iu tho community, "AB mo
teacher, so is tho FuhaUf" and us tUu
school, gO will Boo tho men uuI wumuu.
the citizens OF the state iu thu neSt gone
Grafton.
ono ~ tho frs OF those united come
monwoalths 90 appreciate tho mood 0i
efficient district schools, aud, therefore.
OF uhl1 teachers, WAS tho state Oi Sow
York. This loug-dc5ir0i object could DO