The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-22
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH.
Aims of the Extension Departments
With the Faculty.

The recently announced circular No. /
of the University of Utah, Extension
and NONRESIDENT Department" is as
given below. The department is in charge
of a committee of the faculty. the mem
bership being as follows: Byron Cum
minSs, chairman; Joseph Whiting, secre-
tary; Joseph 3. Toronto, President James
e. Talmage, ex-officio.
The general principles of university ex-
tension work have now been practically
have been uniformly gratifying and salts
factory. Assured of the wisdom of the
plan. the University of Utah desires to
promote education in the arts and
sciences among those who are not able
to avail themselves of the usual means
fer higher education, and to secure for
the state a larger body of educated, in
telligent and RESPONSIBLE citizens. To
this end therefore, the extension depart
ment offers some of the advantages of
the university by giving opportunity TO
pursue systematic study at home This
is not intended as a substitute for class
room work, but rather as supplementary
to It.
It is the aim of the university extension
department to aid students who live at
distance and to guide those who, having
already pursued work at the university,
desire TO continue their studies still
further than the time spent at the in
stitution would permit. Normal gradu-
ates Of the university are especially in
vited to avail themselves of the advant-
ages of the extension department so that
they may continue their studies and Cd
tain college degrees.
Courses-The work of the various col
lege courses of the university as laid
down in the annual may be pursued by
nonresident students as FAR as Their
opportunities to do the work successfully
will permit. Not all of the subjects
taught in the university can be offered
to nonresident students. but sufficient
number will be given to enable such
students to do a fair part OF the work
required for a bachelors degree.
InStruction-In the larger and more
easily accessible towns, classes may be
organized and arrangements made for
courses Of lectures. The student must
the instructor who will give him fun sug
gestions and directions in pursuing his
work.
Expenses. and Registration-No tuition
or lecture fees are charged; but an an
nual registration fee of $40 is at present
required Those registered as non-resi-
tents may at any time during that year
enter the university as resident students
without further fee
Examinations-Exa for nom
resident students Will be held at the uni
versity on the regular entrance eXamlna-
ton days in June and september Such
students may also be examined at differ
ent points in the state under such con-
ditionS as the university snail prescribe
Applicants for these examinations must
Apply at least two weeks in advance:
To those who have successfully pushed
a prescribed course in any subject the
university will issue a certificate and
credit for the work can be used, under
certain regulations, in securing a degree.
President Talmage has been absent for
some ten days past making a brief edu-
cational tour through Wayne county.
While absent he took q. number of ex
celIent stereoscopic views CT the erosion
monuments found on the southern deserts
and other subjects of geological interest.
Yesterday saw the usual number of
professors absent from the city on edu
cational business. Profs. Cummings,
Whiting and Stewart were engaged in
different parts OF the state delivering
lectures before various teachers organi-
cations