Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-13
A MOVEMENT IN
STATE EDUCATION
University Anxious TO Close its Pre-
paratory School,
CHURCH SCHOOLS AFFECTED
President Paul, of the L. H. :, 'oiege'
Interviewed views 81 other
Educators

SOrs, including the iIehiucHt va Wv
State University. have been advocating
a union Of educational effort among the
schools of Utah Prest Kingsbury ana
Profs. Lyman, Merrill Stewart ana
Others, claim that the present trend OK
development Of the Church schools ana
Of the Agricultural college Of Utah WIZ
unnecessarily duplicate the work OF
higher education in this state, They
say that the University Of Utah can
do all the higher work In education and
research that can really be done, al far
less expense TO the people Of the state
as whole than viii be the case II the
Church schools seriously undertake 10
establish university courses, Ihey
therefore claim that the Church schools
should give only high school work. not
including normal training, and that the
University. in its turn, should close US
preparatory department and CONNIE II
self to normal training and proper uni
Verslty courses
NORMAL TRAINING SCHOOLS.
There Is a lourishing normal training
school at the brigham Young academy
at Provo aud another at the Brigham
Young college at Logan. The Latter
day Saints college Of this city has also
a normal course. which has graduated
many teachers but has not yet put N
normal trimming department,
The University men have therefore
been urging upon leading church mem
Il, A. Dn
should do only high school work, ana
the University alone do the higher work.
CHURCH TEACHERS VIEWS.
These views are not acceptable to
many Of the Church teachers. ffof'
RhmhGll OF Provo, il Is UNDERSTOOD, IS
directly opposed to the propositions
Dr. j. NJ. Tanner. general supeIintena.
ent Of Church schools, thinks the
Church will ultimately, but perhaps NOT
soon have a university for It's own pur-
poses of general and higher education.
President J. II Paul, Of the Latter,day
Saints University Is not opposed 70
some features Of the plan put thihhs
normal training should be retained al
both Logan and Provo, .
President Paul vas interVieWeu tnis
morning, IN regard 80 me views attiip-
uted 10 him on this subject in todays
Herald and said they were substantial
Nv correct but probably required some
Identification. Prof. Paul then gave his
npinIon on the merits Of the question
somewhat as follows;
PRESIDENT PAUL's OPINION
III the Church schools were TO be
confined TO high school work ana nor.
nal work Of the high school gIade, ana
IL the University were TO discontinue
It's preparatory grade and also the htst
three years Of its normal course, the
Church schools would accomplish more
than they are now accomplishing ana
Inc University would become IN fact an
institution Of higher learning, instead Oh
a combined university and preparatory
school, 49,,
"This change would be for the best
financial interests Of all the people OF
this state.
80 divide the work Of education so
that there shall be no unnecessary du-
plication OF work or rivalry between
Inc state University and the other IN
stitutions OF learning, seems TO De u
good proposal ,,,.or-
sity i'm scientific research II there II
even one. in this small state Tor many
wears ia come and the attempt 20
maintain several real universities Is
likely TO result In mere pretense.
l.. d. S. UNIVERSITY.
"The L. d. S. university would pro-
badly go on as before; ana whenever
II became able, but not TIL theI, u
would offer certain complete university
courses. 1t cannot become a university
ali M once. and is likely not TO become
one in fact until II Is handsomely en-
dowed for that purpose II will develop
e,mnlv according to It's means. Yet
some day. Il seems to me. the Church
rnust have A university of its own for
The teaching of such branches as the
state University viii probably never
teach so fully. as for instance, Greek,
Hehrew modern languages. philosophy,
sociology. economics problems OF today
and i'm general, such subjects as do not
require apparatus and expensive equip
ments for proper teaching.
"The teaching Of pure and applied
ecienco however. would be left 70 the
state University, unless endOwments for
maj purpose should be given by in
diyiduals TO the Church schools, sufii-
Gent In amount TO justify the expense
NJ teaching the higher sciences.
oNodern science requires expensive
laboratories for university work; and
he expense Of doing higher work In
The sciences win be so great that do
not see how the Church schools at
nresent or In the immediate future can
undertake It,
CHURCH HIGH SCHOOLS,
THE church schools viii have all
they can do FOR many years TO come In
giving high school work, normal and
manual training, domestic arts, and
! commercial branches, to students Of the
| ligh school grade and can only hope,
| In Tho absence OF some Unforeseen and
unlikely endOwments by individuals for
| that purpose, 70 do such university or
/ lager work as would not be too eX-
| pendye. and would moreover. be Of use
| 10 the Church In the training and
equipment OF missionaries.
1--WE shall especially need men
/ yerged In languages philosophy, litera-
ture. and IN the social and economic
nroblems OF the day but not necessar-
| ly I'm the higher sciences. IN order 10
promulgate the Gospel. That much Of
| uniyersity work the Church could
readilv undertake even IN the near fu-
lure. More than that | do not zee how
the Church could accomplish, under
| present conditions
"The work actually being done IN the
| various Church schools would be
changed very little by the adoption Of
! mis- plan. for they are doing today 1T
| ilo else than high school work
$50. too, the Agricultural College
should be limited In SIS. sphere Of on
eratIons. 80 as not to c"t.'lct with the
state University III the way OF unnec-
essary duplication Of Its courses Of
study"