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

MT. o.,,o NJ education has AWAY
,,.n dso, 10 the people who redeemed
. 49, once desert region from It's wilder
49,, condition The schoolhouse was 10 ,
,'sIahlv the first public building ereoIeu
~ the rMormon" settlements Inc
a1,oo,s NJ Utah we're, Of necessity AZ
az, q, simple form and the studies
,yere but rudimentary, They faplu'y
aa,orcea however just as fast as 'ne
means at hand made progress possible
From the beginning Of the building UP
y, thls commonwealth, higher educ"'
zion was kept in view. and the fouhu'
Ing Of the University Of Utah was
among the earliest and most prominent
Efforts of the people here In that direc-
tion.
While popularly supposed to De enc,
mics 10 secular learning the leaders VI
the Mormon" Church were us slro's
90, nromoters. Men who mallgned
president Brigham Young as Zoe 10
education, showed their own support oil
I, nv never contributing a dollar In It's
aid and by opposing local taxation
when IL affected their pockets Whle
President Young expended large sums
Of money and made endowmenIs Tor IN
situations Of learning, which Sun bear
his name and attest his desire for the
spread Of knowledge and intelligence
To-day our common school system IS
not whit behind that Of any state IN
the Union considering its wealth ana
population. Indeed, It ranks higher
than many In older and greater COM
monwealths. In addition to the district
schools and the State University ana
Agricultural college supported by pub
lie funds, thee are number OF Church
institutions that depend entirely upon
tuition fees and appropriations from
Church funds for their sustenance'
They are excellent establishments In
which high school and TO some extent
college work is supplemented by theolo-
gieal training. Prominent a lcng these
are the Brigham Young academy at
Provo, the Brigham Young college at
Logan, and the Latter-day Saints uni
versity in this city. They are growing
IN usefulness and Importance, The
Church to which they belong may be
reasonably proud Of their advancement
and status.
II has become an important question
to decide as to the limit they hall reach
in collegiate or university work. 1t is
desirable that there should be one great
State institution which shall be a uni
yersIty In the highest sense of the term,
At present Utah is not popular or rich
enough to endow or support, by tax
alton, such an establishment as will
meet the expectations OF her people
This viii come In time. no doubt, When
the object Of her educational ambition
is reached, there will be no necessity
for our young people to go elsewhere
TO complete their studies in any branch
of learning or in any Of the professions.
All that is needful will then be obtain
able at home, At present, with the linn
tied amount OF funds available by tax
alton, our State University will have to
work It's way along on the road towards
this inviting goal, The other lnstltu-
lions may TO some extent become feed
ers to the University particularly II 1t
shall become entirely devoted TO uni
verslty work.
The Church colleges viii have to be
maintained In order that the religious
courses Of instruction which are part
of their curriculum may be continued.
They form one Of the essential features
OF those establishments. Not only the
letter bot the spirit Of religious train.
Ing marks the system therein adopted.
No institution supported by general
taxation can do the work that is pc
eullar TO them Under the laws Of the
state no sectaran or UNCONVENTIONAL
instruction is permitted in a public
school Of any standard That Is quite
proper, and the law Is as much for the
protection Of the children OF the Latter
day Saints az for those OF the Jew GEN.
tile or inndel Our church schools and
colleges are FOR children ana young men
and women whose parents desire them
70 BE- taught the principles Of the Cos |
pei according to the faith q the Lat |
ter-day Saints.
lhefe ought not TO be any friction
between The Church Establishments ana |
he State University. Il may be said /
.L9t they ought not TO work exactly |
m ie same lines 10 any particular
They 90 not, Of course so far as re-
.lgion is concerned. But at present
much OF the educational work In all Of
hem is duplicated in the Universal,
md Agrlcultusal College. There win |
ONE a TIM, in our opinion whea this
parallel education win 90 large ex-
.ent be discontinued The Church in
iutuuons viii reach a given standard.
high for the great body OF
he youth Of Zion and The state Uni.
'ers.ty VIII conine itself 20 the sphere
which is title denotes aud thlss
Young men and women who have
OTTER aims than can be satisfied in The
-hureh COLLEGES, win be able 20 reach |
hem In the great State estabushm Mt
'ully equipped and endowed for the
purpose
II may be. too. that some day TIE
,huroh Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day
saints VIII be able 10 sustain a grand |
Institution q learning for its own peo-
lie second 10 none in fhfa o-reaf rouu