Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-06
CHURCH niGHER EDUCATION,


Elsewhere In this issue Of the "Ncwa''
Will be found the text Of resolution
vitality affecting Church schools. which
was recently passed by the General
Church Board OF Education.
The action taken recognizes each Of
the three leading Church sohoois-the
brigham Young Academy at Provo.
the brigham Young College at Logan.
and the Lattcr-day Saints College OF
this clty--aa Of coordinate rank In the
work OF higher education among the
i.atter-day Saints. In addition to this
formal recognition OF the rank Of these
three Institutions. the action assigns
to each OF them its lines Of work and
defines li- especial sphere OF ac-
tion.
This division Of labor In the work Of
higher education. In In harmony with
the growth Of these schools. with the
Intentions Of the founders thereof. and
with the spirit and needs of the times.
To the L.attcr-day Saints College Of
this city has been assigned the higher
work that may be named. the humans
ties. SOCIOLOGY. etc. comprising such
studies az tho languages. philosophy.
tho fine arts. and law.
To the brigham Young College o.
Logan has been assigned the higher
work IN the pure sciences. such as
chemistry. biology. physics, mathcmat-
les etc., and advanced work In pcda-
gogy.
10 the brigham Young Academy at
Provo has been assigned tho higher
work In the lines Of engineering. such
MS clvil and mechanical engineering,
and also advanced work in pedagogy.
In addition each institution will main
tain n high school preparatory TO the
advanced work named above, and may
oner four-ycarH courses leading to a
certificate of graduation, In an aca-
dcmlc tor high school course. normal
course. and business course; but 10
degree win be granted for less than
four years OF proper collegiate work
beyond the high school.
The Brigham Young College II au-
thorlzod TO confer the degree OF bach
elor " arta CB, A.; the Latter-day
Saints College. the degree Of bachelor
OF philosophy Jpn. ~; the Brigham
/ Young Academy the degrees u
bachelor OF science IN. 50. and baeho-
lor Of pedagogy III. Pa.
The decision OF the general board does
not imply any radical changes In the
work Of any Of these Institutions but
simply indicates the lines they are
respectively TO develop and the sub
! l..,a o.. "A hitch .a,h Ia ~ IA. ..anunnI N
either were TO attempt TO cover the
whole Held Of education. failure would
result In all. but when each taken up
one line only OF higher work. It may be
expected that the line 40 taken up Ms q
speciality viii be fully developed. 80 that
a degree from any OF these colleges will
be- the equivalent OF the same degree In
the best institutions Of learning else
where.
This coordination OF the work OF
the three colleges. will mako Of them
strong university In the aggregate
and we sincerely congratulate these In
situations. as well as their patrons on
the important step they have taken.
II scarcely needs special mention that
In each OF these institutions for higher
education. the principles OF the oospe
and the truths Of revealed religion form
an Integral part OF the work In all this
departments OF study; that all thu
stake academies will pattern afte
these Institutions AZ far as they arr
able to do any parts OF the high sohoo
work necessary for entrance into tn
cOllcges: and that the regulations char
actcristlc OF the Church schools vii
continue to be guiding principles In tn
education OF our youth.