The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-28
University's Pleasing Growth


THE University Of Utah has gLined
a favorable reputation by con-
Meeting the book work with the
TACTICAL work in all its grades and
, courses. BY law the university is con-
stituted the head of the public school
system of Utah
At present the university comprises
three schools; the school of artB and
sciences, the state school of mines and
the state normal school. Also con-
nected with the university is g. pre-
paratory school This latter depart
ment is a necessity, because there are
only few public high schools in the
, state. The faculty and regents are
anxious TO discontinue this department
as soon as it can be done.
Six Buildings in All.
The university consists of six build
ings. situated on the beautiful site on
the. east bench, adjacent to the city.
Each building has been planned. and
constructed to meet specific demands
of the work for which il was designed.
AL are well lighted and carefully fitted
TO be thoroughly heated and venti-
lated.
The library building. 14Ox62 feet. is
used for the library. administrative
purposes and for class work in mathe-
cholOgy and other subjects. The phys
ical science building. 12Sx62 feet, Is used
for the work in physics, chemistry,
metallurgy and engineering. The mu-
scum and school of mines building, 140
xe4 feet. used for the work in geology,
mineralogy and biology and for the
museums of these three departments.
In this building are large. fine as
sembly room, and room TO be used for
shower baths and for gymnasium pur-
poses.
The normal building. 140x6S feet. is
used for work of the kindergarten, the
normal training school and also for
nature study. domestic science, sloyd
and shop work in wood. One of the
shop buildings is used for casting and
forging and the other for work in car
pentry, wood turning, pattern making,
work in metals and for practical work
In steam and hydraulic engineering
All these buildings are heated by one
plant. forty or fifty rods distant, and
they. together with the heating plant
are provided with the most modern
appliances. The university grounds
cover an area OF sixty acres, lying in
the eastern part of the city. overlook
ing the valley with Fort Douglas just
a short distance further east, nesting
at the base of the picturesque Wasatch
mountains.
Museum Has Been Enlarged.
The university museum comprises col
lections of specimens, mostly such as
are adapted for actual service in class
teaching. During recent years the mu-
scum has been greatly enlarged and
in its arratI cement remodeled on a ba-
sis Of more thorough classified ton. The
facilities possessed by the university
for practical work in the courses Of
fered in chemistry, assaying, mineral
ogy. physics. electrical engineering.
shop work. etc. are excellent and viii
compare favorably with those pos
sessed for the same work by the best
American colleges.
Thirteen rooms are used for the work
in chemistry and assaying. They are
fitted up in the most approved manner
for the work 20 be done in them.
Eleven rooms are used exclusively for
the work in physics and electrical en-
cheering. among which are a library
room, two apparatus rooms, a storage
battery room and five laboratory rooms
for student work. The biological labo-
ratories consist of two large rooms.
q small workshop adjoining, and the
department museum. The mineralogf-
cal laboratory is fitted with tables and
cases for blow-pipe work and crystal
Biography The mechanical laboratory