Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21
= EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS IN UTAH y

be granted to the several states. to the
amount OF thirty thousand acres for
each senator and representative IN
Congress" from TIE sale OF which thera
should bo established perpetual fund,
the interest Of which shall be inviol'
ably appropriated, by each state which
may take and claim the benefit Of this
act tc the endowment support and
maintenance OF az least one college,
where the leading object shall be, With
out excluding other scientific and clas-
steal studies, and including military
tactics, to teach such branches Of
learning as are related to agriculture
and the mechanic arts, IN such manner
as the legislatures Of the states may
respectively prescribe, In order to pro.
mote the liberal Nnd practical educa-
ton of the Industrial classes IN the sew
eral pursuits and professions In life.
The college buildings comprise the
main building, the experiment station
building, the mechanic arts building,
the dornlitory the conservatory, the
veterinary laboratory, the forcing
house three barns, the poultry build
ing and residences '0r the president Ui
the college the director Of the ex-
pcrlmelt station, and the farm eupcrin-
tendent, and cottages for farm lobor-
crs The college has an extensive
equipment of laboratories and appar-
atus.
The agricultural experiment station
IS q department Of the college, sup
ported mainly by congressional appro-
prlations, supplemented by the receipts
from The sales OF farm products. The
station was created for the special pur-
rose Of discovering new truths that
may be applied IN agriculture, and Of
making new applications of well es.
tabllshcd laws. II H. therefore, e8.
scntially department devoted to re-
scarch and as SUCH II does the most
advanced work OF the college.
Tho college Offers the following
course On agricultural course, four
years; GU domestic science course, fouf
years, CD commercial course, four
yearsi tO civil engineering course, four
years. 90 mechanical engineering
course, -four years (6) general science
course, four years; (7) agricultural
course, three year,, (S) domestic sci.
ence course, three years; (9) CONNER.
clal course three years, QO) manual
training course IN mechanic arts, four
years az engineering preparatory
COURSE, two years; 02) preparatory
course, one year 02) special winter
course IN agriculture.
The college had 80 teachers and $50
etudcnts last year William j. Kerr.
d. Sc Is the president
THE CHURCH SCHOOLS.
The system Of education supported by
the Latter-day Saints supplies phases
Of mental and moral development that
cannot we'll be given in the state
schools 1t is for this reason that this
people support number OF institutions
denomlnated the Church schools
These are not intended to suppant
the state schools or TO encroach upon
their functions but are designed to sup
plement, particularly at the high school
period, the instruction given in the
state schools,
Most Of the counties OF Utah have
one Church school, which Is an institu-
lton intended TO be Of high school
grade. Wherein these schools differ
from the state schools (for their
courses Of study, text books etc, are
essentially the same as In the state
sohools) is in the spirit Of the discipline
and In the moral and religious addition
to the usual school studies.
LATTER-D DAY SAINTS UNIVERSITY
This institution formerly known as
the Latter-day Saints college, has come
into prominence by its recent rapid
growth and has been called the Latter
day Saints university within the last
year. The creation of the people whose
name 1t bears II Is sustained by them
as worthy exponent OF their educa-
tional ideals and as an efficient pro-
moter Of the welfare Of their ~outh. 1t
has we'll arranged normal, high school,