The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-18
ARE BACK WHERE
THEY BEGAN
University and Agricultural COL
legs Didn't Agree.
VICTORY FOR The FARMERS
CITY MEN ARE LEFT TO HOLD
THE SACK.

This is the tale OF how the wise men
OF salt Lake met the innocent agricuI-
IuTists from Cache county and else
"nere. and were left holding the sack
Inc principal characters in the story
are President j.. II. Kiugsbury and The
regents Of the University of Utah on
one side, with President ". j. Kerr aud
lne board OF trustees OF the AgricuI-
lural college at Logan on the other
Lesldes these, there were Senator Har-
ueh bennlon Governor Htber NJ. Wells,
representative Willard Done and d
number OF senators representatives,
etc., who We're little more than Iay fig
ures The incidents have been enacted
from time tu time f0r over three
months, but the adjournment OF the leg
stature ends the tale. although there
may De "a sequel two years from now.
10 came 90 pass that the president,
regents and others of the university
cast Jealous eyes upon the Agricultural
college at Logan. which was teaching
engineering courses and growing like a.
green bay tree The governor of the
state of Utah was made 90 regard 10 as
a shame that the two great education
al institutions should Dee duplicating
courses of study and he said as much
In his message.
First Blood For Varsity.
Score one for James ~. Kingsbury.
Waldemar Van CotJ James Sharp and
the allied hosts
representative willard Done is a pro-
lessor without chair Representa-
lions are made 90 him, and he is en-
J listed heart and soul iu the university
cause to clip the growing wings of the
agricultural college He introduced
Dill 90 take away from the Agricultural
college the engineering courses. except
as applied Co Irrigation. and another to-
consolidate the two boards governing
the institutions.
Score two for the Kiugsbury- Sharp
Van Cott combination
senator Harden Bcuni0u has a family
interest Iu the university He is per-
suaded 90 introduce constitutional
amendment consolidating the two iH-
stitutiGus.
SCORE three for the Kingsbury- Sharp
Van Cutt crowd
The situation is becoming intense.
The governor steps iu and requests the
rival boards and faculties TO agree on
some compromise Instead of trying 10
light il out Bon the legislature. Chair
,lnau Jam66 Sharp is delegated 20 rep
- rsent the board of regents OF the uui-
Nerslty and President W. s. Mccormick,
an eminent agriculturist' who makes
hay on Main street salt Lake. is app
pointed Co represent the trustees of the
Agricultural college. These are The
ENJOYS extraordinary and ambassadors
plenlpottntlary who are 90 negotiate
terms of settlement They agree that
the university is Co teach mining and
electrical engineering and the Aericul-
turaI college civil and mechanical en-
glneerlne and domestic science. and
neither IS 20 advertise courses iu the
branches named as assigned Co the
other
Was a misunderstanding.
But President kiugsbury is out OF
town at the time the agreement is
reached When DE returns from Cedar
City he resumes his lobbying for the
Done bill and the Bruniou amendment
10 ls stated that Mr.. Sharp mIsuuder-
stood his authority lu reaching am
agreement and that the regents are
not back OF him. AIR. sharp calls "a
meeting of the board of regents and de-
mauds Co know whether they back
him zap Or not. They tell him they do.
but the agreement must Doe reduced To-
writing
Then am agreement is drawn along
the lines decided upon 10y MtssTs, sharp
and McC0rnlck. 10 ls signed By Mr.
sharp but when President kingsbury
takes 10 tO Mr.. Mccormick the latter
notices that DO contains qualifying
clause stating that the college should
teach engineering only as FAR as it is
connected with irrigation. Mr.. NcCOr-
nick signs if with The provso that he
does not agree tu the qualifying clause.