Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-29
President Of University Talks H.
terestingIy on the Subject
WANTS ONLY ONE SCHOOL.
Work of Domestic Science la state
University Not Same as Done in
The A. G. az Logan,

one Of the most interesting and i'm
portant. questions that the Legislature
win have TO settle during the present
session is whether Utah shall have
one or two schools of mines The
state already has one such school as an
adjunct OF the university. The school
was established two years ago by the
Legislature, and the law creating IT
provided for an initiative appropriation
ana an annual appropriation for its
maintenance. The authorities Of the
STATE Agricultural college at Logan
at now agitating for a school Of mines
in connection with that institution, and
the legislators are being sounded upon
that proposition. SO far as can be
ascertained the sentiment Of the law
makers is In favor Of but one school
OF mines in the state.
President Kingsbury of the state
university stated today that II was
hardly probable that legislator who
had canvassed the situation thorough
~ would vote to impose the heavy
burden upon the state of maintaining
two schools OF mipes when II Is clear
~ to be seen that one would only be
duplicating the work Of the other. II
do not wish it to appear that | am
actuated by any unfriendly feeling or
working against the interests Of any
educational institution In the state
a. ~ fNstHl. 4 l4N 4 Nvlg
would be the height Of folly for the
Legislature TO establish another school
Of mines. 1t would cost the state at
least $4,000 to install a
metallurgical plant In the first
place There Is an appropriation
OF nearly 100000 dollars as the very
first STEP II Will cost between $1,000
and $1,000 a year to maintain the school.
And what is the use, In fact why would
Il not be an absolute folly for the state
to make this enormous appropriation
to establish a school that can only du-
pllcate the work that is being, or will
be done by the school already estab-
iished and for which the appropriation
has already been made. Our school
will possess a first-class metallurgical
plant and all the appliances that are
necessary for the operation or the pros
ecutlon Of the studies and investiga-
tlone that are within its province"
In relation to the charge that has
been made, to the effect that the state
university is duplicating the work OF
the Agricultural college In It's domestic
science department, Prest, Kingsbury
affirmed with pleasant smile that the
charge was absurd 1.-THE Agriculture
college said he, makes the domestic
science course one Of the strongest in
Its curriculum, covering a period Of
-four years, and bestowing a degree up
on those who complete II. While our
domestic science work Is all embodied
with the normal training of one year,
and Is calculated only to assist our
normal students In acquiring the abll-
ity 10 impart to their pupils some Of
the Fundamental principles OF domes-
tic science, II might be charged with
as much consistency that we are dupll-
eating the work OF the Logan lnstitu-
ton because We teach algebra, geome-
try, chemistry and physics. No sir;
50 far as the domestic science work is
concerned we are not entrenching upon
the field occupied by the Agricultural
college, but with two schools OF mines
Il is inevitable that one would have TO
cover identlcally the same ground as
the other, and as TO the wisdom in or
the ability Of the state TO, support two
institutions Of this kind, / think | can
safely leave the Legislature TO Judge"