Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-09
The Agricultural Colleges School
OF Engineering and
Mechanic Arts.
CHANCES TO LEARN A TRADE. I"
Full Description Of One Of the Leading
Departments of the Agricultural
College at Logan.

The Agricultural College Of Utah,
located In Logan. enjoys fame not by
any means confined to the west. One Of
Its principal departments is It's school
OF engineering and mechanical arts. a
description Of which follows. This de-
partment OF the college was omitted
from the elaborate article printed In
the Christmas News, and recent issue
OF the Seml.Weekly News. which is the
reason for publishing It at this time,
The work offered by this school 49, as
the name implies, Of two-fold charac-
ter, according to the object In view,
whether engineering or mechanic arts
In the arrangement and selection OF the
work offered, two conditions have gov
erned-the demands OF the state and
adjacent territory, and the equipment
Of the individual student The first Is
defined by the Industrial condition Of
the state and It's demand for technical
training The school also recognizes
the Importance Of coupling with such
training the elements OF depth and
breadth Of character II is q fact that
a technical training becomes a doubly
powerful factor when united with a
liberal and comprehensive appreciation
OF current thought and activity. In the
past, technical schools In general
have done very much to help the pro-
fessonal man." and the college has
done and Is doing a laudabe and nee
essary work In helping its students to-
ward higher and larger life. Compar-
atiyely little has been done. however,
70 equip for his special work. the man
who represents that class usually refer
red 10 W the artisan class" Many a
worthy young man who may lack the
means or capacity or Il may be the In
cllnatiOn, to do the work required to
enter the class OF professional men,
does have the capacity and means for
entering upon a course OF work which
shall equip him for first place in the ar
tisans ranks. These conditions being
recognized, prompted the college a few
years ago TO establish department OF
MECHANIC ARTS,
In this department opportunity is had
for young men to acquire trade,
The term trade as here used Is not
TO be confused with the trade acqur-
cd by the old apprenticeship system
1t has been established beyond contro.
versy that practise IN the handling OF
tools and materials, even to the extent
OF acquiring a trade, may have high
educational value, The skillful manlp-
ulatlon acquired by the old system
may not only be maintained, but an ac-
count Of more intelligent and system-
attic procedure far excelled In both
speed and accuracy. Under such a
system a much higher standard Of taste
may be developed, so that the product
shall not only he well made and fultill
It's function OF usefulness but possess
the much rarer quality Of pleasing
appearance, That this department has
been more or less successful In It's ef-
fort to the end indicated above Is well
recognized throughout the state anf
the Rocky Mountain region, and is fur
ther attested by the Increased demands
for extension Of this work. II is 10 be
borne In mind that while trade Ia ac-
qulred by the student who pursues one
OF the various lines OF Industrial work
offered In this department, this Is not
10 be confused with the strictly trade
school" found In some parts OF this