Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-13
PROF. PAUL ANSWERED.
That Gentleman, Proposition as 10 The
Compromise Union at Logan.
Ed,ior De,pe, Nasa

Editor D,sere' Nsra
rho compromise union al Logan
proposed In Pfof Pauls letter Of the
Dih Is possibly n moro reasonable ptop1.
silion than HE former one; but will
there be fuiiiclont saving by its adop.
ton 10 compensate Tor the very 1erlous
sactifiueh involvedg
That 100000 can be saved during
the next Two yeiu, without sacrificing
tho work o! the University by immedl.
ate union at Logan, is still claimed,
and this claim 10 the chief, almoai tho
sole, sub,,autlal support Of the propos.
ulH Tor immediate uuiOn thuto whether
complete or partial.
The validity Of this claim will be
examined nfst with the gontleman's
own figures.
Tho two years, or twonty months,
began January lst, 1894, To complete
tue present school year and iulnl the
engagements Of the University for the
six months ending July, 1894, will e..
qulro, at the lowest figure, s21, 900
Allow s. 900 por year ioT the school for
the dlhf and 81 900 pur year for the
normal school a. a separate institution,
or $1,000 per month ne to their com.
blnod cost, the remaining four.
teen months will cost SOS, 900
for these tw Institutions. Allow $4,000
for two years for the added cost ut
Logan TO run the departments OF
tue Uuivufsity minus thc normal
school.
Thcae three sums, $4,000, s2s, 200
$4,000, Include No expense Tor bppa.
ratua aud equipment. When tnrsn
sums are deducted from 1925, 200, the
sum allowed iOg the University, the 70.
maiuder ~ 81, 900 instead of 100000.
II there IL any substantial error IN tnese
iisutes, correction viii be welcomed.
There II no desire for oonceAlmeut, but
u sincere wish 10 arrive nj the truth.
So much for the 500, 900 sayiugs claim
Ia tho light OF tho gentleman's own
figures.
Let Us now examine this claim In
the light Of some figures which are
more reasonable than thnap used above.
Pains have been taken 10 get from
the best informed sources nm estimate
Of the cost Of providing ut Logan for
the present departments VI the Uni-
vrTsiiy minus the normal school. This
estimate ib about $4,000 per year or
900 per m0nth.
The school for the deaf costs about
$500 per month.
An efficient normal and training
school Will require faculty Of from
eight 10 ten persons, ana this faculty
should comprise persons OF good educA.
ton aud experience, because the
work OF educating aud train.
log teachers for tho public
schools Ia very important aud TeqlTts
the best talent. The expense of wEIm.
ing anu care Of the building auda lars o
part 0f tue miscellaneous current eK.
peuses will be- about the same M II tie
University ~ whole occupied the
building. Such n school 10 he efficient
should have about 100000 per year, or
| g., 900 per month; snd II not efficiently
maintained would better be abolished,
because little money sutiloleBt TO
maintain u feeble and almost worthless
Institution OF this kind would be
| thrown away. 10 the gentleman will
make inquiry about tho requirements
| Of good state normal schools h0 will
discover his error
| Allow 800, 900 for the University,
the sum granted by the last legislature;
this amount combined with n little
revenue from investment Of the pro-
ceuda Of land sales Will give the uni
yersity better support than II has
previously hal, even u admission fees
are not increased a. they should be.
A summing up d these figures shows
the following; $500 per month for tho
school f0r the deal, $1,000 per month for
the normal school, $1,000 per month
for tho other departments OF the Uui.
verslly at Logon; these sums Tor four
teen months give s6l 900; this added
10 the sg5, 900 required by tho UnivrT.
sity % complete the present school
year makes $4,000; and this
deducted from $1,000 leaves So
400 instead OF 100000, as the
amour, " be saved by breaking
up Ia, Uniycrsity, transferring part
ofIu W0,S 10 Logan anu starting a
sale normal school as separate insti-
tuuou. Ihure must DO some expense
at Logan % prepare Tor the UuiYorsily
worn, There Ia no question that the
bulldiug Ia big enough, but siIe IL one
THING an iitucai tor certain work IN
| au0tuef thing, To make adequate
pruylBlon Tor separate normal school,
ana for the other departments VI the
University ut Logan iuslelllOf saving
500. 900, viii actually cost more
1uriur the next two years than To
proyide with equal efficiency for the
work OF the University AZ It 10 now
considered in its prebeut place.
AZ long rs the University needs TO
conduct a preparatory department,
large part OF the work Of q separate
normal school must bo q duplication OF
the wors VI that department. The
elementary mathematics rclehcei
ns about tho sams IN each. When
separntui from tho University, the
ndrmal school will require a complete
corps OF teachers Tor this work
Thus iat 90 insntiOA has beon maue
Of tue cost, for the mining hlol 10