Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-15
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
OnClal Report Made by It's OnlcaTS 10
The Government.
showing of Progress Made BY the In.
sutution During 'hc n.icini
Year lust closed,

The following letter and report to %,
government Is self explanatory t'
showing the condition aud progress Of
the Agricultural College OF Uien Ut
year ending June 80, 1880;
LOGAN, Utah, July -, 1870.
10 ne COMMISSIONER Of kduoInyn
Washington, u. o.!
SiR-ln accordance with the uqTirr.
munts VI an act Of COugfUHs Of Aufull
80, 1890, 1 submit herewith report OF
tue condition and progtsss NJ the Ayr
cultural College OF Utah during cue
pnsl school year.
The ysAr Inns been faifly success. '
iul one In college work and lu tue
patronage and public encouragement
the institution ha. received.
Ths attendance Of HiuiUnN TOT tue
year reached total ~ 300, ~ com.
pared with total Of 2jl Tor the Pc.
oeding year The average aye Of uil
studsnts curing the year was 1914
years, ne compared with nm average
age VI 1873 the previous year Two
pupils were graduated with degree
one ia agriculture, and one in civil
fNklutAlluks AhAN 9'HA AN'A' w.
four. Tnis falling Oh may have
been due 20 the strengthening Ul
tho required course " study
over that of the year pfoyloug. For
the ensuing year tue Cuuraus have
been a,ill further developed AMI
strengthened, The most imI ofiaut
rhapne ia the curriculum Is that Tue
nFst two years Of all tho fOur.yeaf
courses Tor male students are now
identical, a. shown ia tho catalogue
on page n. The FIRST two yssTs II
lady students arc tho same - thy,r
years for young men. except In shoT-
work AMI In portion VI tue maine
MATES, which are replaced IN the
Isdlts' cOuTsts by corresponding WORK
more suitable tor wOmOu. The nri
two years cowpTlse manly those gu TO
tfal culture studies with which every
educated person 10 expected to be
familiar; while the last two IOafs oil
zach cOuisp are cempossa largely o'
technical study In th, special iiatB Oi
tho course chusru, bus Without wholly
excluding the so-callcd culture btuJiv.
even In those yCafs. lhia departure 3.
based upon the bsiiet that the eluCttrI
man or woman AS such n better htlcl
for tho duties Of lie tusu " the uNt.
rowly trained specialist who isCk' cul.
ture OF the nAture ugnt ~ BE- provided
by the general su jscls. Too uluoF
changes consist mainly In rsaffaugt-
msut, auc, We thinH, mora accurate
grouping VI major ana n mote rigid
tubOTdiu alton OF mIuur subjects, than
heretofore. Tho regular faculty mum,
beers twenty-five, with two additional
teachers Ia special subjects.
The question OF uuiiinE the Agriru'-
tufaI College with the Uniyofsity
Utah WAS considered at length by the
recent Territorial Constitutional Con.
yenlion, with the hual result Of ON.
bodying IN tho proposed COn'liiutiuu
clause Keeping these Institutions
separate M at present
/ have no hesitation In tAying tina,
tho college IA growing IN the esllma-
ton OF tho people generally, and that
there is good reason TO expect stilI
more successful year tho coming zen.
HOn.
Respectfully submitted,
J. n. PAUL, President.
HEoElrfs ron AsD nuutSD iEAU ENnup
JuNE 81, isla
snte AID Appropriation Tor current
FEDERAL adj taj for experiment sta.
lions. act Of March 2. lssi,....,.. 1910 90
(bl Additional endowment, act u
August i1, le.D,sssss. ..a.ssss....r. 700 %
ices and All other sources ...., .,...-- s.Ads So
ToiM ,..,.......-..-. ...... ...."it,. o.s b
HNruynrrrs ron ASp pumNu WEAR
lNutu IuNi zoo lsJ'.
College OF Agriculture aud Me.
Chaulr Arts .lt,s.as. .ss.ssssss..s.sNlu,t 20
q Experiment station .......... 1863 gI
5 an other departments, II any .... s,.li "a
Total expenditure. ...,-. .... II,5 u
PROPERTY ANu rQuIr,USI, War rSuFu
JUNE 49,, isy,
Value OF en- buildings, $4,000, OF other
f.tmats Of portion Of above used by Oh,
agricultural aud mcdaniel departments
buildings, 1890, other equipment, $4,000.
lotAi numuor u acres, l.7 sores uuCcr oul,
tivAuOn. w., acres used Tor experiments. luI
value Of farm lAnds, o., 800. Auuuut OF all Uu
dowmcut funds N!.bng'
tuuAUi, WAN INubu JUSE 80. l-l'.
>. number u bound volumes, June 80, lsoI
2,tpI, pamphlets, as,
Z. h6lni volume. added during year ended
Juuu dn, lria, A0t pamphlet, ~,
Total bound volumes A,N1s, pamphlets, $50
rAcuLn pumSI uE WAN rSprp JuNE 5g
W.
l, College Of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts
taj Preparatory cla.fcs''.'r
ui Collegiate aud, special
tlAthVs .t,,t,s,,,t s..s..'sss u
tcI Total counting none
:. Nun6eT IN All other depart
W0uts, excluding duplicates.
Number NJ sian uf kAuvus
wuut station. .... ....,..,.- 30
sIupLsrs DURING IifE hEhE LEpIu JrHE 3D.
lFa
l. Colleges NJ Agriculture and
Mechanic Aust Male Female
|AI Preparatory classes. los 20
IhI Collegiate aud apggIal
NIHHHtH ..s. ...ssH... 20 o.
IyI Graduate courses .....-
Total counting uure twluu st 800
. Number OtstudUuts that pursued
rourHrA lu agriculture .tst.....r
Mechanical engineering .........,,.
tINl engineering ....,s,s,.. s,s.ss
Nuusthlld economy ....ss,..,,..t
Veterinary science .,..a.. .......
Military Science ........ ....s.... 4
{, pg.rycs conferred m lsHly'. on
WUu, one -. and one L,l e.,
On women, none,
J, T.. HYDE,