The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-26
STUDENTS ARE LEAVING.

hasty.
STUDENTS ARE LEAVING.
True, but who are the students that
are leaving? Are they those who have
made a mark in the college, or are they
ano good T times. Are thew those who have
stood high in their classes and who are
esteemed by their professors, or are they
those who do very poor work ana whose ,t.ss
| To all these questions we must say that.
with some few exceptions, those VINO
have left are not our best students. but
rather those who do poorly in their
classes; those who are not workers, but
i loafers. The exceptions to these are. as
far as we can ascertain. those who are
in poor circumstances or must work on
farms. There are not nearly so many
students now 1T the institution as there
were last year this time says our
worthy friend In this. however. he is
mistaken. Careful inquiry among the
professors. and investigation OF the
records show that the attendance az
present is somewhat greater than that OF
last year at the same time. From none of
the students who have left this year,
and we have spoken with many, have we
satisfied with the president. Further. il
is well known fact that not only the
Agricultural college. but the B. Y. college
and all Other institutions of learn
students during the spring season.
The attendance at the B. Y. college
= not nearly SO great now as IL was
earlier in the season 1t should also be
remembered that the 3. Y. college is
normal institution, while the Agricul-
tural college is an industrial institution
and draws its support mostly from those
who follow the occupation of farming.
Though it is much smaller institu-
ton. with no government or state aid,
the 3. Y. academy has gained an enroll
other institution. with all its boosted adj
vantages.' The increase of b. Y.
students as here represented must have
been taken from the increased number
of students in the college proper and not
from the total number as compared with
last year The total of last year was
gree ter than that of this year. The en-
rollment of the Agricultural college for
last year, 1856, stood as follows:
Seniors. s; juniors, Is; sophomores, p;
freshmen. 81; total. 129. The enrolment
for the present year. 1885,. is: Seniors.
IA. an increase of s; juniors 9. Il decrease
of 6: sophomores a. an increase of Is;
freshman 40. an increase of %; total 1si.
an increase of IS in total number of col
leae students These numbers include
neither sub-freshman nor specials, for ii
must be remembered that the sub-freSh-
mer are not really counted as students
of the college proper. The total number
of students registered last year was iyf;
the total for this year is 4S3. showing an
apparent decrease of a. This decrease,
however. is only apparent, for the num-
Der 497 includes district school teachers
who attended for a short time to take a
special class in arithmetic. and at least
10 other students who took only one class,
such as cooking. sewing. chemistry, etc.
Special students taking these same
studies this year have not been registered.
DISSENSIONS IN THE FACULTY
As to the alleged dissensions in the
faculty and the dissatisfaction of the
people of Logan. We have heard nothing; /
no remarks showing such a condition of
affairs have reached us. and il not being I
our business to pry into the affairs of
the faculty. We have not tried to ind /
such condition.
we are utterly at loss to under ]
stand the motive of the writer of The /
Herald article in Uaking such vicious
attack upon one of the foremost institu-l
tic.s- of the state. unless he were actu-
ated by a personal spite or enmity to-
wards the president. or by jealousy of !
the college. II the gentleman would take !
% ms to investigate the conduct of the I
institution he would find that under the /
present management the college has not 1
only maintained the hight standard of I
former Years. but. has shown a marked /
mun.ty at large.
THEODORE MARTINEAU.
OSBORNE WIDTSOE.
MAMIE SMITH,
Committee Appointed by the Students.
Since The Herald article was written
the charge of dissensions in the faculty
has been verified by the dismissal Of
Secretary HYDE and the endeavor TO
have the military autnOrltleS appoint
a successor to Lieutenant Dunuing. If
the difficulty between the president
and the students has been smoothed
over. why was it that at the purported
mass meeting the motion to declare
that this difficulty had been smooIhed
over had TO be withdrawn before a
committee could be appointed. The
figures given by The Herald were OBJ
tanned from reliable source, but if \
the committees statement is correct, it
does not appear that the college is
keeping pace with the progress of ether
The balance of the COM
is sufficiently answered in
me Logan letter in the Sunday Her
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