Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-04
To the Editor.
THE DIscREDITED STORY.
What the Herald said was:

What the Herald said was:
A clash that came near being q
merry row with the fur lying came TO
q head yesterday in the board OF re-
gents of the University Of Utah. Chair
man James Sharp Of the board, ana
President James 4. Kingsbury were AT
c-oss- purposes, and the difficulties In
viewed members OF the Legislature. Mr..
Sharp won his point, and everything
new appears TO be smoothed over,
The trouble arose over the measures
now pending In the Legislature whic.
affect the university and the Agricul-
tufal college. one Of these, introduced
hy Representative Willard Done, pro
vides the courses Of study which are
&c be taught In each institution. An
ether, also introduced by Mr.. Done,
ccnsoldates the governing boards OF
the two institutions. Another measure,
introduced by Senator Harden Bennlon,
Is for the submission to the people OF
a constitutional amendment combining
the two institutions.
An agreement was reached last week
between Mr.. Sharp, representing the
university, and w. $. Mccormick, pres
ident OF the board of trustees Of the
between the two Institutions. Accord
ing to this arrangement, the university
was to have the school Of mines, and
the electrical engineering course. while
the Agricultural college was TO teach
civil and mechanical engineering ana
domestic science. The understanding
was that the pending bills mentioned
were TO be withdrawn.
Despite this agreement, 1t Is stated,
President Klngsbury continued his
lobbying for the bills This came to
the ears OF Mr.. Sharp, and he was
greatly angered. He called a special
meeting OF the board OF regents yes
terday afternoon TO find out whether
the board, after authorizing him 10
make the agreement, intended to stand
by him. At this meeting the question
of the accuracy OF the published ac-
counts of the agreement was raised.
Mr.. Sharp stood by the published ac-
counts. As the agreement was merely
verbal, II was decided that Messrs.
Sharp and Mccormick should get to-
gether and reduce u TO writing, and
that Ii would be approved when com
ing TO the board In this form. This
settled the controversy for the time be-
ing
The meeting which the Herald has
written no az row was called TO
consider the Cecil Rhodes scholarships
in oxford university, England. Pres
ident Kingsbury had received a dis
patch from President Benjamin lde
Wheeler Of the University OF California
stating that there would be a confer
ence Of the Pacific states at Berkeley
on March 3, relative to the disposal OF
the scholarships In the states compos-
ing the Pacific coast district, and ask
ing for representation from Utah. DR..
Kingsbury presented the telegram at
the meeting. and asked II the regents
wished 10 be represented. The answer
was In the affirmative. and as Dr.
Kingsbury could not 20. II was decided
TO send Prof Cummings. When he re-
turns he will announce what arrange
ment has been made relative 10 repres-
enting the state OF Utah at oxford uni
versity.
Nothing further was done NJ this
regents meeting, and the account given
IN the Herald was Wild. fantastic
fake Chairman sharp SAYS that the
controversy with the Agricultural coll
lege was not brought up Mt all.