Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-13
They are Advised to Do Undergrad
uate Work at Home.
A CHICAGO ENTERPRISE.


no the Editor:
Possibly letter from onf of tho
many Utah students doing higher cdu-
catlonai work from home would be In
torostinr 10 the readers OF the News"
Il b. estimated that nt least seventy
i've students from our own State are
enrolled In colleges outside 81 Utah.
while doubtless the experience of travel
and contact with now conditions are NJ
great educational value. sull 1 am of
tho opinion that the advantages Of
normal and undergraduate work IN our
own State University compares favor
ably with what are offered IN the more
protonuuua Institutions elsewhere. I
would certainly advise students 60 do
their undergraduate work In our own
State University
chicago h. certainly great city and
the ChicaHoana takes genuine pride In
lmpfcsaing that fact on the mind of the
visitor. Even the ministers take the
courage. push and enterprise Of the
Chicago citizen us the text OF his SER
mon. ! heard an eminent divine preach
an excellent sermon on the following In
cidont AZ "a text. The next morning uf-
man went 90 tho street corner who're hls
business block and contents were rec
duccd TO ashes, and removing the de-
brlH ue erected pole on the top ~
which was nailed the notice. All
earthly puHapaaiuna swept away except
wife and child business will open up
at this place tomorrow morning
Certainly no city ln the world has
made such n record a. Chicago. Aluudy
with q population Of two millions, u
does really seem that Chicago ~ d'H-
tined to become the greatest city tn
the world. The city IL now in the midst
OF her fail festival, the decorations are
elaborate ana beautiful and with the
/ nightly electric Nominations. state
street presents a scene OF dazzling brill
liancy. President Mckinley, his cabinet
and distinguished visitors from Canada
and Mexico are at present guests OF the
city. ! had the pleasure this afternoon
| ~ seeing the President as he passed
| through tho crowded streets on his way
| from the depot 10 the auditorium. on
/ Monday. Chicago Day. with impressive
ceremony, President Mckinley VIII lay
the cornerstone OF the public building.
/ This day II the anniversary 81 tho great
/ Chicago IRE, and iH made q great holt
/ day here. Fifteen hundred students u
| the Chicago University are tn take part
/ In the celebration and no doubt they
/ viii make the air wiring with the COLI
lego ycll,
"Chlcnro' chicago, Chicago. goi
Oo-chl-co' 60 chi-coi
! Go-chl-coi Got
chicago"
/ have been In the university since
/ July. having como here TO do special
! work In education and psychology and
/ 20 study the excellent public schools ~
| this city giving special attention to the
/ famous Chicago normal, The summer
I - -
rollmcnt Of over sixteen hundred Htu-
dents and the normal one thousand
/ most ~ whom Were teachers, ruperln-
1 tcndcnts of schools ana professors In
various colleges OF this and other coun-
tries. Utah had "a representation OF ten
among whom were Miss Dopp ana Miss
| Hrlntun OF our state University.
| gOwnnH. Llnford and Hall Of the 49, v
] a. u Logan. i.nngtun Of the A, g. II
! Logan. Mr.. Nelson OF the salt Lake
| city school and County Superintendent
| Evans OF COnlvillo. They have an re-.
| only representative from Utah now in
. the university The Utah students nH
| far ns ! can learn ala crcdltuhlc work
| President Harper, ln "a recent address
before tho faculty teachers and on.
I Gers Of the university. made special
dent Harper o. n man " eminent learn
| ing and wonderful executive ability; q,
cordial and easily approached by N,
| students. He has no assumed dignity
and one does not feel oycrawed In hli
presence. I have had several CONVEX
Stations with him and he evinces deer
| interest IN education In our new State
lie remarked 20 me that Utah had acted
wisely I'm making the state normal
school a part Of the State University
Probably no university In the world
has made such a record IN 50 short d
time as the Chicago University with
lbs millions Of wealth, ita central locn'
tlnn. and It's eminent faculty. the uni
verslty Of Chicago IL apparently des'
tined to be- the great educational inatl'
tuition OF America. It's location In tn,
city ~ extremely favorable, being neal
tho shores Of Lake Michigan with Jack
son Park ON one slide ana Washington
on the other. The great Field Museum
] which N depository Of collections
from the Worlds Fair exhibit, IL Within
nftcen minutes walk ~ the university
The parks AFFORD delightful resorts fo
recreation and study, and the city 81
Chicago Itself Is q cOnundrum OF 80
olal political, Industrial and rcligloul
problems.
The university opened lts autumn
quarter ON october End, with "a vera
large attendance, and II II estimate,
that the registration Tor 1899 ana 100
viii reach 5000 students.
WM. NJ, STEWART