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

OF new buildings have been erected and other
important improvements have been made More than
two carloads of apparatus have been added to the equip
ment There has been large increase IN attendance,
and great improvement in both the grade and char
acter of the work done
NEW BUILDINGS.
The new buildings erected this year include the mod
ern poultry house, 210x25 feet with twostory Office
front 34x1S feet; piggery 65x31 feet; transformer
house, 1Sx16 feet, and the following additions the
mechanic arts building: An engineering laboratory,
50x31 feet; a room, 1920 feet; foundry 36x36
feet; carriage shop, 36x36 feet coal bunker, 35x12
feet and extension the forge shop 1896 feet in
crcasng the size of the forge shop to 11sx36 feet
IMPROVEMENTS.
in addition to the new buildings provided num-
bcr Of important Improvements have been made. The
in the basement of the south wing Of the main
building have been finished and provided with the nee
essary equipment for the work in geology and mineral
ogy including class ROOM geological and assaying lab
oratories and museum. large room in this part Of
the building also finished and equipped for the laun
dry. An additional room thereby provided for the
department of domestic science and that there
two large, fully equipped kitchen laboratories.
The south part of the main building, known the
small chapel" remodeled providing additional
large room for sewing, room for "home nursing"
for the physical laboratories, and additional room
for the work of engineering.
These changes made possible a REIMBURSEMENT that
has added greatly to the facilities for thorough and
efficient work in number Of the most important de-
partments of the college The departments of domestic
science and arts thereby given rooms in the
south basement and all of the rooms the first floor
OF the south OF the building, lnclud two
kitchen laboratories dining room laundry, offices,
four rooms for sewing and millinery, class room,
demonstration room and museum, and a room for "home
nursing sixteen rooms in all, with total floor
of about 5000 square feet
For the departments of agriculture fourteen differ
ent rooms used, with floor of 10000
square feet besides the farm buildings vegetation house.
veterinary hospital and conservatory with total floor
area of 1880 square feet. The departments of
gneering and mechanic arts have twenty-four different
rooms, with floor area of 10000 square feet
rs of he dOr tOrv has aen
and the building has been provided with heat
ing plant The steam heating plant of the main build
ing and the mechanic arts building has been over
hauled that all parts of these buildings be
kept a uniform temperature. The water system has
also been extended by putting our-inch main through
the main building. to provide against loss by fire.
NEW EQUIPMENT.
Important additions have been made to the equip
ment of the scientific laboratories and museums The
department of animal industry has been provided with
Number of the best breeds of pure bred livestock
New instruments have beeen purchased for the military
band, and four pianos including full size Artists
grand have been secured for the department of music
The library has been furnished with a complete cata-
loguing outfit and 81 800 has been expended for books
Eight Offices have been provided in the main account
ing of the commercial department with the
modern equipment tor work IN banking whOlesalmg
retailing commission, transportation, real estate, in
and expert accounting; the necessary equip
has been added to the rooms used for work in
laundering cooking, sewing and "home nursing; and
nearly two carloads of machinery have been installed
IN the engineering laboratory forge shop carriage shop
these last include an automatic and autographs test
ing machine with capacity of 100000 pounds fifteen
horsepower gasoline engine; fifteen horsepower mo-
tor power hammer with estimated blow of $50 pounds
turning lathes engine lathe crank shaper, cupOa and
accessories, forges anvis, benches and complete tool
equipment.
ATTENDANCE.
The attendance last year this time was 49, while
the present total registration is $685. representing TWEEN
ty-four counties of Utah-Beaver Box Elder. Cache
Carbon, Davis Emery, Grand, Juab, Millard, Morgan,
Plute Rich Salt Lake San Juan, Sanpete Sewer,
Summit, Tooele, Uintah, Utah, Wasatch, Washington
Wayne, Weber-and eleven different states-Arizona
Illinois. Indiana. Maryland, Montana, Nevada. Ohio
Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming A large number of
students after the holiday vacation and the pres
ent enrolment would indicate total registration for
the present year of about 625
MATERIAL EQUIPMENT.
The value of the material equipment of the college
is between 100000 and S50OOOO The grounds consist
of 116 acres including campus farms. orchards gar
dens and athletic field. There twenty college build
ings constructed and equipped for the various purposes
of the Institution. There we'll equipped agrcu-
tural assaying, meteorological botanical chemical
gineerng, geological kitchen, physical and geological
laboratories. The department have large col
lectous of material required for illustrative teaching
The library contains nearly $4,000 volumes and pam
phets. There is a very large reading room supplied
with 2l0 of the best periodicals of the United States and
Europe, besides encyclopedias, dictionaries and other
works of reference. in word there is the necessary
equipment IN ell the departments throughout the in
sutution-ln the laboratories, barns veterinary hos
Pita conservatory, dairy, commercial rooms, sewing
rooms and shops-to meet the requirements for thor
ough, scientific and practical work in the different
courses offered.
PURPOSE.
The Agricultural College of Utah occupies unique
position in the higher educational work of the state It
established by the territorial legislature In 1885, in
pursuance Of act Of congress- approved July 1852
granting public lan6s TO tho several and terrific
for the establishment and maintenance of instit
tons of higher learning Gin order promote the lib
eral and practical education of the industrial classes
in the several pursuits and professions of life" BY
act of congress, approved Aug. 30 $780, the college
ceves annual appropriations from the federal govern
mont be nnned Instruction Inn de difIarant snh-