The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-21
SEPARATION
Wins THE DAY
Continued from Page II
Much Moro Economical.

WHAT will be saved? Ir
The university and college many
classes in certain lines are
very small and in nearly all tn
general departments, the pupils of boil
institutions could be placed in on
class and be well instructed. This vii
effect great saving. But the creates
economy will be secured in the matte
of equipment. In all the great col
leges thousands of dollars are ex
pended for this. In tie University anC
the college the apparatus must b.
duplicated and where the institutions
are separated double money could b,
spent without giving greater benefit:
TO students. One laboratory, ont
library, one conservatory, one museum
one workshop. one machine shop
would do for both if united. If separ
ated hundreds of thousands of dollar:
must be uselessiy spent to duplicate
them. This argument would apply
with more force to the normal Schoo
or school of mines.
CIamOrs of Politicians.
He pointed to North Dakota. Ir
answer to the clamors of politicians
an institution had been given TO nearly
every county.
The gag rules of the convention came
into play but Kerr was given unani-
NOUS consent to continue.
He continued that because Of this
decentralization the children of North
ADalota are practically deprived OF
Gigher education. In Montana it is
practically the same and the children
must seek higher education in some
other state.
Success at Cornell.
In Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Nebraska there is union. He read
from President Jordan. Of Stanford,
commencing the concentration of these
states and saying it was much better
for all the students. He also COM
mended Cornell and said that this ex-
ample met the objection that, through
union. the United States government
appropriation will be taken from the
Agricultural college. The agricultural
and mechanical arts departments of
Cornell receive this amount. He
quoted also from Cornell to answer the
objection that an agricultural college
cannot grow up in the shadow of a
great university, saying The expert
ment there mad been entirely. success
dul, as Cornell has furnished more
agricultural teachers and experiment.
alists than any other college in the
country. More than that the presence
of other departments and consequent
associations. tends to broaden all stu
dents. They may be SPECIALISTS. but
they have a good general education.
Driven Away From Home.
If there is disunion the Agricultural
college can hope for little more than
the appropriation of the general gov
eminent, while the University would
get only paltry sum which would
only take care OF the property, while
the children Of the state will be driven
eway from home. Today thousands of
dollars are being spent by young peo-
pie who have gone away. If all the
money which had been spent on the
separated institutions had been con-
centrated on university we would
have something TO be pround Of.
MoIoch of Wealth.
Endowments are necessary to a
great institution of learning. Yet
while there is uncertainty as to the
.s9cation wealthy men will not give
3ts1oney for higher educational work It
shes become common thing for rich
men to give part of their means
40 higher education. 1t seems as
though in this commercial age.
men are turning from the Moloch
OF wealth to the Apollo of science and
endeaVorfnS to perfect those things
which make life worth living. Utah
can maintain only one institution Rich
men, will not endow a starving school.
But they will help one which will be a
credit to them.
There is only one honorable course.
Unite the institutions and make a
university which will draw the pride
Of the people. Let not the energy OF
the people be dissinated. Let the one
institution of higher education be
credit to the state. CApplausel
Kerr was subjected to a. cross fire Of
questions. ell Of which he answered
satisfactorily.
Anderson. of Beaver. said the two
institutions could be run separately as
cheaply as with union. With union the
Agricultural college would be overshad-
owed by the university
Finance Must Be Considered.
Maeser said that under all circun1-
stances. he would not favor union, If
Utah were rich he would favor the
system in Germany. where there are
separate schools. But the con ertion
had to consider finances.
Lund was against union The two
institutions are separate. with separate
ends The colleges is preparing its stu
dents for industrial pursuits Years
ago ii was seen necessary to establish
schools which would make trades more
popular and keep all young people from
aiming at the professions. If united
the object of the college would be
thwarted. because the college would
simply make preparation for the uni
Versity.
Kicks denied that the agricultural de-
parSment at Cornell is the same as our
Agricultural college. He believed both
Institutions could be supported by the
land grants made TO them by the en-
ablinE act.
Take it OF Wheels.
Goodwin said there is a great staff
of professors at the university and an
other great one at the college. Why
should these be in two different institu- !
tions in so economical state as this is !
going 20 be when the convention gets !