Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-28
SCHOOL INTERPRETATIONS.
Prof. Kerr writes Of the Subject Of Tho
Recently Vetoed Bill.


Early in the session q the Biaie
Legislature a bill relating to the iqcof'
poralion Of colleges and univ rsilies
was introduced In the House and re-
ferred to the committee on judiciary
This committee carefully considered
the bill and reported 1, back to 'h'
House with the Recommendation ihA'
Il be passed. The Houto adopted the
report OF the committee and the OH
was passed by unanimous vote. IL
was similarly considered IN the senate
and passed without oprosill9n. The
bill was then sent TO the Governor
who, on March 60, returned II 10 the
Houso without his approval,
This bill provides for the i1corpofa'
ton u any college OF university WIN.
IN the State that has an endowment "I
one hundred thousand uOIhfri or
more: and grants 70 the board OF
trustees tho power TO hlmIulstef Inv
property intfustcd 10 them In con.
iornity with the directions AMI limiin.
tigps contained Ia tue act of acts VI
donation; "to accept anu administer
other donations anu 10 npply the same
ns may be prescribed IN the act or lu-
stfument by which the rauie are mnlt +,
10 make rules, regulations and bylaw
for the government NJ their board hul
tue Institution; To appoint president,
Professor, tu.Jrs anu trachotr, auu
any other necessary UillCcfs 0r agents,
and 10 FIX the compensation VI
each: TO erect within, nnl nh
drpaftmcnta VI faid institution such
schools and colleges u tue arts anu
sciences and professions aH 10 them may
seem proper, and 10 coulter surh It-
Hrros anu hunOfs ne are c1nftti'u ~
college, and universities Of the Uuiit1
Btates: and tn borrow from TINS 10
time. Tor the purposes u sail in-tlis'
lion, such sum " sums 0i money ~
they may see No anu TO secure such
loan OF loans by mortgage OF trust
deed executed by their President nud
secretary, upon their college VI univei.
rlty buildings ana grounds OF elhef'
wise, NJ they shall deem cKpedienl,'
The principal objection % this bill
by the Governor nud others who are
opposed 10 ~ passage seems TO be that
the state II not Justified in "crftifying
10 the Diplomas" Of private colleges ani
uuivriaiiies without Establishing n ~.
Ioryisoty system over them" In he
mesrage OF disappfOval the Governor
snys! "rhets appeals 10 DO no need VI
additional legislation 10 provide Tor the
mere Incorporation Of any college, uni
vetsity or Olhcr educational Institution,
nsexiatlug laws make SUCH iucUrpOtu'
ton possible and rnyy. THIS ~ shown
by the fact that come such Institutions
have already incorporated In Utah.
Tho main effect Of tnis bill, should u
become n law, will be 10 delegate au'
thoriiy Of the State IN the matter ol
hostowing degrees"
The Governor further objects 10 the
bill on the ground that the one hun
dfei Thousand dollar endowment
which an institution must have
secured before II eau incorporate, II
'entiToly Inadequate and adds; "Au
Institution equipped 90 mUagrfly IL "
receive tho authority OF the state "a
call itself n college or university aud
% graduate It's students with aoaGU'
myia hUnOTs. IL seems 10 me that un
Der such law Utah degrees wOulJ
become exceedingly cheap and Of cor
Tespondingly low value, and That th'
State would acquire n pf0p0ttioIatelJ
cheap reputation"
From the above II Ia evident tina
there 10 a Misrepresentation OF the pro
visions Of the bill under discussion, aud
OF the effect It, passage would have upOt
the higher educational work Of Ia,
Slate. In the fret place, there ATl
provisions In every state Ia the Union
whereby private Institutions VI learn
ing either receive their charters direct
ly from tho state legislature or Obtain
them under AgtneTal law providing iO
their incorporation. A. Illustration
of the former the following institution
may be- named:
Hazard UniVorslty, chartered a.
1889 by tho General Court o
MASSACHUSETTS with an rudOw
charter has been fe.0naclud dutln,
lAtuTe. TUFTS College VI Boston
founded In 1852 under charter grant
ed by tho legislature Of Mnssarhusrtli
There was no specified onura aeut q
the college Mt the time the clL. lcr wa
granted, although an endowment o
upwards OF one hundred thousand dol
lars WhN ANlNAN NlAN ANNNfhN WI
opened Tor tho admission Of students
Boston College aud B1stuu University
Boston; Hale University, Couurc
tout; Brown University, lthOI
Island; Bowdoin College, Maine
Amherst Williams nud Wei
lrsloy colleges of Massachusetts
Central Tennessee College, Ten
nessee; Obrrlln College, Quo
Union College, New York, oil o
which received their charter
from tho state legislature. In tb,
cuHrler Of Welcsley College, granite,
in 1878, is this provision: "Iho 3
poutiun VI wellesley College ia au
thoTlIo1 TO grant suon honorary trstl
mOulals, ami confer turu h0uurs, DC
gTetH ami diplomas, n- are granted oil
conferred by any university, college
or seminary NJ learning iu this e Nm,
mOnwrnIth" There ara similar pro