The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27

and history Intercommunication work has been estab
shed with some of the largest commercial schools of
this country, Paris and Berlin The purpose of the ad
vanced Is give students good general educa
ton, and to prepare them for positions of leadership
and responsibility IN large business enterprises.
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MECHANIC ARTS.
The development of the natural resources of Utah
mas just commenced One Of the greatest demands Of
the state today is for who have received the special
training required for the solution of the problems
countered in the engineering projects peculiar this
ntermomtain country. Skilled engineers are required
IN designing and constructing waterworks, power
plants and irrigation systems; bridges and railroads.
machinery of different kinds; large buildings required
for offices and manufacturing purposes and so on In
the shops and mills of the railroads smelters mines
and builders the demand Is for the educated mechanic
well as for the skilled artisan.
1t is the purpose of the school of engineering and
mechanic arts of the college this demand of the
state and adjacent country The school comprises the
different departments Of engineering and the depart
ment of mechanic arts. The first two years In the
ENGINEERING.
courses are devoted largely to. the basic work in
science, drawing and mathematics. During the junior
and senior years the students devote most of their time
the technical courses, specializing along certain lines
of engineering work Twentyfour different courses are
offered, among which such subjects hydraulics,
including the construction of water power plants irri
CATION systems etc. power development; power trans
mission; mechanism and machine design; municipal
engineering, including road building supply and
sewerage resistance and elasticity of materials field
work in land, railroad and photographic surveying;
work. and masonry structures The course IN
MECHANIC ARTS.
extends through four years and in addition to the
technical work includes fairly good high school train
ing IN English, mathematics history, drawing and sci
ence. The student Is required to work fifteen hours
week in the shops After the beginning course in car
pentry is completed, he may follow the special line IN
which he IS most interested. The work comprises
twenty-four different courses in carpentry, including
house building, cabinet work and wood turning pattern
making, forging, moulding and foundry work. carriage
building, and machine work
THE SCHOOL OF GENERAL SCIENCE
The school Of general science is the logical out
growth of the demands of the technical schools, and
comprises all of the general non-technical, depart
ments Of the institution
As already Indicated the schools Of agriculture and
domestic science and arts demand strong courses in the
natural sciences; and the work in engineering and
chanc arts rests fundamentally advanced mathemat-
les and physics; while all the courses ncluding those
in commerce. require efficient work In English history
and modern languages. Hence a complete modern
equipment and competent faculty are necessary in
the different departments OF chemistry geology zoology
mathematics, physics, modern languages, history and
English 1t is possible, therefore, with practically no
additional expense, to offer advanced college course
In which exceptional opportunities afforded for
specialization In any of these departments.
This course extends through four years and leads
to degree in general science. The work is mostly
elective the student being allowed, with the approval of
the committee charge to select his major that sub
ect in which he has greatest interest and in cOnnec
ton with this to pursue such related subjects viii be
most helpful to him IN his specially
There always a number of students who have
special aptitude IN certain lines of study apart from
the technical courses The general science course gives
such students broad educational training and pre-
pares them for positions of trust and responsibility
specialists IN different industries IN the educational
profession 1t is also well adapted to persons who de-
sire prepare for the professions of medicine and law
WINTER COURSES.
For the accommodation of persons who are unable
to attend school throughout the year. special winter
courses offered in the different subjects of agreu
ture, mechanic arts and domestic arts Persons of ma
ue years who have been deprived of educational oppor-
unites will find these courses especially helpful Winter
students allowed take such other work IN
general subjects of education they prepared to
pursue advantageOUsy.
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION.
The agricultural experiment station Is a department
of the college the main purpose of which IS the deter
minaion of the scientific laws that may be applied in the
Of agriculture The station consists of the depart
ments of agronomy animal husbendry, horticulture,
chemistry, irrigation, poultry and entomology. Each
department makes special Investigations, while
her of the departments do cooperative work covering