The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-26
LEADERS
DISCUSS UTAH'S SCHOOLS
Failed to Agree on Plan to Build Up the State
University.
Ong conference Held at President Snows Offce-PrOf
Paui'S Change of FrGnt

a meeting Of the most vital import
pee in its bearing on the future Of
be University Of Utah as well as upon
be sectarian schools scattered over the
Late, was held in the Office of Presi-
emit Snow yesterday. Tt was made
IL of President Snow, Professor WI
am NJ. Stewart and Professor Richard
Lyman of the university, the lead
lg educators of the different church
,hoois and the members OF the church
GARD Of education. 1t was called by
PRESIDENT Snow TO consider the matter
adjusting the educational work of
pc uluerent institutions of the state
In addition TO those named above
mere were present DR.. j. III. Tanner.
pc superintendent Of the church
acnools- Professor J. H Paul. the pres
1ent Of the Latler-day Saints univer-
ty. Professor George II. BISmhall.
tresiuent OF the Brigham Young acad-
my: Professor j. II. LinfOfd, president
me Brigham Young college Pro-
essor w e. Kerr, president of the
tate Agricultural college; Professor
A MoenCh. president of the Weber
take academy. James Sharp, presi-
ent or the university trustees and
tudger Clawson, A. a.. Lund, Brigham
II Dung, Robert n. Preston John r.
Niuder, William 3. Preston and Sey-
lour =. Young, members of the board
n education of the church schools. .
4 The meeting consumed the entire day
nd was concluded with q banquet at
PIE home of President Snow. Every
pan present at the meeting made a
4peech on some phase of the subject
kept Apostle Brigham Young. but
% definite action WAS taken i'm the
r decided finally at "a future meeting
f the church school board TO be
allied by President Snow for that pur-
ose
President Shows Statement.
Personally I have no opinion to ex-
ress,' said President Snow last even
ng but the outlook us strongly in
avor of the schools running along as
hey are at present. From the d.
ussiOu at the meeting today IT was
ute evident that a majority of those
0uneCted with the institutions favor
baking no change. The principal OBJ
ecti0n Seems 10 be that thP schools
you'd be less Independent under the
proposed arrangement and another ar
umeot against the plan is that many
Instructors have been engaged for
igher work. and TO adopt the plan
uggested would incur the breaking OF
greeuents. or contracts, with them
However, no action was taken at
he meeting OF q definite nature II is
eft for the church Board Of education
% finally act on the proposition. and
expect within a short while to call
y meeting Of the board for that par
bose"
Objects Of Meeting.
The Nbiect of this meeting has al
Ready been fully set forth i'm the coll
INNS of The Herald. The scheme OF
having the minor colleges OF the state
cave the higher courses 10 the uni
-ersiJy and confne their efforts 20
preparatory work has been discussed
or years by the leading educators. and
he meeting of Yesterday was the out
home of the discussion as il effected
he church schools. President Snow
as felt for some time past that the
.nufrh schools were a heavy burden
nd the demands upon the church for
financial aid Tor their support nave
been numerous and persistent. while
It, the same time there has been d
Iriversity established to do this higher
r0r6 and Kept up by generals taxation
<lr7J1 an the people. of the state with
but regard to religion. In this way II
would seem that the people of the
Mormon church We're being subjected
% double taxation for educationa
purposes. The above was in substance
ne statement made by President snow
-esterdsy upon assuming the chair anc
-aflirg the meeting TO order
Those uresent we've not long in separ
Effue- themselves into two camps OF
HE proposition presented. on the Onl
.iIe were Professors stewart and Ly
<uan. pleading for the up-buildinB o.
Dna strong educational institution fo1
he state and the making of all 9th
srs preparatory schools for the univer