Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21

There Is also high school couraa
normal course Of high school grade
q sub-freshman course, kindergarten
course and normal training school
The academy has three large ana
well equipped buildings, with good liter.
airy and laboratory facilities. an en-
rollment Of over thousand students
and thirty-hve teachers. The school
~ distinguished for the patriotism M
rs teachers and students, Its popularl.
~, especially throughout central ana
southern Utah, and for the nc
knowledged excellence of It's normal
courses. II has firm hold on the
affections Of many of the peone
throughout this state, has had a long
ana honorable career, ana has a most
hopeful future. DR. Karl a. Maeser
the educational founder OF Church
schools, was for years the principal
ana IN later years the strong ana can.
able management OF President Bent
Cluf and OF Acting President Geo. NJ
Brimhall the work began by Or. Mae
ser has been we'll carried on.
BRIGHAM YOUNG COLLEGE.
On the Gath Of July, 1871, about n
month prior to his death, President
Brigham Young conveyed to a board of
seven trustees, 0,6i2 acres of land To-
Gated south OF Logan CITY, the profits
and Issues OF which we're to be used for
the support OF an institution Of learning
TO be known as the Brigham Young
college The deed OF trust proyides
that the Gospel OF Jesus Christ shall be-
the basis Of college discipline, and that.
In addition TO the work usually pro.
vided for in the curricula of high in
stltutions instruction shall be given
the students In the important duties Of
their various Church oalllngs
Ii Is the general policy Of the college
TO promote the higher educational In
terests OF the people, broadly and gen
erously Interpreted II Is It's aim to
provide liberal and thorough educa-
ton, embracing not only mental dis
cipline and physical training, but moral
and spiritual culture, IA an essential
part Of the development OF a symmetri-
cal character
The college occupies campus Of
about twenty-three acres, situated near
the center OF the city, on the north
fork OF Logan river. The lower campus,
q level area across the river from the
college buildings, furnishes space for
athletic sports an aquarium, and hor-
tloultural gardens. The college build
ings comprise the East building. the
West building the Laboratory build
ing, and the Presidents residence. The
East building is constructed of brick
and stone. The West building Is one
hundred and eighty eight feet long by
eighty-six feet wide, and three stories
in height 1t contains the general as
sembly hall, with seating capacity of
about eight hundred; Ave Offices; fifteen
class rooms; the physical and bioopi-
cal laboratories; and the gymnasium,
including bath and dressing rooms.
The Laboratory building is sub
stantial stone structure. These build-
ings are we'll lighted and ventilated:
and are provided with steam heat, wa
ter and electric lights.
The following courses Of study are
offered by the colleges
l. Course In arts. four years.
q Academic course four years.
B. Normal course four years.
A. Business course, four years.
The course In arts corresponds with
the usual course Of the leading American
colleges. and leads 20 the baocalaureate
degree A. y. This course Is designed to
furnish q liberal and thorough educa-
tion, embracing the broad field of gem
eral sicence, mathematics, history, Lam
guage, and literature.
The normal course Is supplemented by
a normal training school OF excellent
character The laboratories Of the coll
lege are first class and the scientific
work done has been Of an accurate and
technical character that has commend
ed the institution to the friends of edu-
cation throughout northern Utah and
Idaho. Thoroughness is principal
aim The college has twenty-five
teachers and about 500 students Jas.
II, Linford, b. S., is the president,