Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-26

together for the purpose Of ascertanlng
It's Views on the question OF eliminat-
ing certain higher branches Of learn
ing. from the Church schools with a
view TO affordng a stronger support for
tho state University There were
present DR. j NJ Tanner the general
superintendent Of Church schools;
Apostle Rudger Clawson Anthem II.
Lund, John Nicholson George II.
Brlmhall, Who is also acting president
OF the Brigham Young Academy at
Provo; Hon. James sharp, who is like
wise president Of the Utah University
board Of regents, George Reynolds, ana
Brigham Young The Utah University
was represented by profs Stewart and
Lyman. while Prof. Kerr, president of
the Agricultural College represented
that institution, and Presidents PAU or
the l., ID. S University In Salt Lake
City and Linfor1 Of the b. ! College
at Logan, and Bishops Preston, Winder
and Burton
President Snow, who Is very enthu-
slastic on the question Of education
asked President Kerr OF the ABrlcul-
tural College, while that gentleman
was speakne as to whether or not. pa
BIS opinion, lt would be best 10 con-
tribute large sum Of maney-say
100000 annually to the state tniyer-
sity, and make OF that q great ana
grand institution, or TO distribute the
same amount of money among dozen
or more Church academies President
Kerr's unhesitating reply was that It
would be much better 10 confer 1t upon
NE state institution James sharp
Or. Seymour B Young Profs stewart
and Lyman o. the University and Prof.
M0ench Of the Weber stake Academy
took a similar view, while Profs Bfim-
han Of Provo and Llnford OF
Logan spoke IN favor OF
retaining the collegiate work now
being done IN the Church schools.
Prot Stewards contention was mat
II would be for the best good Of all the
people In the state TO concentrate their
educational efforts At present they
were not wisely directed-there was al-
together too much waste There was,
he said. room for no more than one
university In Utah According to stalls
tics on education other states haa an
average Of four hundred students who
were doing advanced work TO each
university while in Utah there were
but two hundred and fifty students VINO
were doing advanced work In the Uni
versity of Utah and Agriculture coz
lege, the Brigham Young academy
Brigham Young college ANA Latter-day
Saints university condition thar was
well nigh appalling These two nun
bred and fifty students and many more
instead Of being divided among the var
ious institutions named should all be IN
one. Under proper uniiIcation they
could be in one When that condition
was brought about there would no
longer be any necessity for sending stu
dents abroad to obtain an advanced ca
ucation. Prof. Lyman's views were
along the same line.
Dr. Tanner superintendent on Chuith
schools combatted the position taken
Inv prof Stewart. He said 1t was
worth half a teachers life to do col
legiate work. 10 bring about the
change sought would deprive them OF
that golden opportunity, II Would
drive the men OF strength ana charac-
Ter into other schools and professions.
He wanted 60 see the University Oh
Utah progress, but not at the sacrlllce
of the Church schools, which were lne
outgrowth of the wants anu necessll les
of the people The classification pc
tween coleginte and high school WORK
was more theoretical than practical IN
this country,
Another argument advanced by DE-
Tanner against the proposed cnahse
was that many parents were ADVERSE
TO sending their children to SAT- LAKE
CITY on account OF the influences Win
which they came In contact inns
did not involve the question OF
morality alone but included econ
omy as we'll, as " Is
fact patent to all who a'e
conversant with the subject that the
expense Of students attending eoliese
I'm the country cities are less imam tney
are i'm Salt Lake city. That very lllns
had initiated against an increase IN the
number OF students attend ng the Lat
ter-day Saints College IN this city
lust prior to the time Of adjourn
ment Prof Linford offered a suggestion
that seemed TO meet with the approval
of a number who had opposed what was
termed the state University side OF the
question. Prof Linford said that the
imposition OF high entrance lee TOT
advanced work IN the Church Schools
much higher than the fees charged by
the state University, would doubtless
result in many more students entering
the latter on the point OF economy ne
was willing 10 see that proposltlon
tried. as was also Prof. Brlmhall OF the
Brigham Young academy. who stated
that II was In any event. now too late
10 change tNe ola or er Of things, as
teachers had BEN emp oyed and con-
tracts made for this year.
LID. $. UNIVERSITY.
The following statement was Of
ncialy declared by the trustees of the
Latter-day Saints University on June
"A. 1901. at a meeting called TO CON
slider this question:
"The trustees of the Latter-day
Saints University are not averse to the
proposal that we should work in har-
mony with the State University, With
out unnecessary duplication OF the
work being done therein; but we do not
believe II 10 be necessary or prudent
TO enter into any compact win the
authorities of the State University
whereby the Church schools shall agree
to do only high school work. The Lat
ter-day Saints University Is bound by
its articles Of Incorporation 10 DO such
higher work as its resources VIII JUS
,ify; and while no work higher than
that hitherto offered Is at present con-
templated by the board this is simply
because the present income Of the IN
stitutlon IS inadequate for that purpose
"A condition which may be remedled
at any time, II endowments shall be
given to this University
we think that the Latter-day
Saints University should at present
continue to give the work in the Ian
guages. philosophy history sociology
The fine arts. and law. formerly o7-
signed 10 the L. D. 8. college and lead
ine 10 the degree of bachelor Of philos-
opby. and IN the future should give
sich higher instruction In other
branches as its resources viii justify
RATU UOIISE PRISONERS.