The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-01-01


occupies unique position in the
higher educational work of the state.
1t was established by the territorial
legislature in 1888, in pursuance Of an
act Of congtess, approved July ., 1862,
granting public lands to the several
states and territories for the estab-
lishment and maintenance of institu-
tions Of higher learning. sin order to
promote the liberal and practical edu-
cation of the industrial classes In the
several pursuits and professions OF
life" BY an act of Congress approved
Aug. 80, 1890, the college receives an
nual appropriations from the federal
government to be applied to instruc-
tion i'm the different subjects Of agri-
culture, engineering and mechanic
arts, domestic science and arts, COM
mercc, English language and litera-
ture, and the various branches of
mathematics, physical and natural
science. The work Of the institution
throughout the different departments
is i'm line with the spirit and policy of
the best Gland grant colleges" of the
country. 1t is the purpose of the COL
lcge to meet the needs of the people
for a "liberal and practical educa-
ton" and to promote the develop
ment of the varied resources OF the
state. The past year at the college
has been most prosperous one, a
number of new buildings have been
erected and other important additions
to the material equipment have been
made. There has been large in
crease in attendance and great inn
provement in both the grade and char
actcr Of the work done.
NEW BUILDINGS.
The new buildings erected this year
include the modern poultry house,
2l0x25 feet, with two story Office
front, 34xlS feet; piggery, 65x3l
feet; a transformer house, lSxl6rfeet,
and the following additions to the
mechanic arts building: An engineer
ing laboratory, 5Ox3l feet; motor
room, l9x20 feet; a foundry 36x36 feet;
carriage shop, 36x36 feet; a coal bun
ker, 35xl2 feet, and an extension to
the forge shop, 46x36 feet, incrcas-
ing the size of the forge shop to llSy36
feet.
IMPROVEMENTS.
In addition 10 the new buildings
provided, a number of important I'm
prOvcments have been made. The
rooms in the basement of the south
wing of the main building have been
finished and provided with the ncccs-
sary equipment for the work in gcoo-
gy and mincralogy, including class
room, geological and assaying labora-
tories and museum. A large room in
this part of the building was also
finished and equipped for the laundry.
An additional room was thereby pro-
yided for the department of domestic
science and arts, so that there are now
two large, fully equipped kitchen lab
oratorieS The south part of the main
building, known as the small chap
ell" was remodled, providing an ad-
ditional large room for sewing, u room
for "home nursing" rooms for the
physical laboratories, and additional
room for the work in engineering.
These changes made possible re-
adjustmentsthat has added greatly to
the facilities for. thorough and ELI.
cient work in a number of the most
important departments of the college.
The departments of domestic science
and arts were thereby given two
rooms in the sonth basement and al
of the rooms on the first floor of the
south wing Of the main building in
Guiding two kitchen laboratories, :
dining room, IA laundry, Offices, foul
rooms for sewing and millinery, ;
class room, a demonstration room anC
museum, and room for "home nurS
ing'-SiXteen rooms in all, with f;
total floor area of about 5000 square
feet.
For the departments of agriculture
fourteen different rooms are nov
used, with floor area of 10000 squar,
feet, besides the farm building, vege
tation house. veterinary hospital anC
conservatory, with Il total floor are;
of $1,000 square feet The depart
mentS of engineering and mechanl,
arts have twenty-lour different rooms
with floor area of 20, 900 square feet
The first floor of the dormitory Ina
been remOdeled and the building Ia
been provided with steam heating
plant. The steam heating plant o
the main building and the mechani
arts building has been Overhauled s.
that all parts Of these buildings can
now be kept at a uniform tempcra
ture. The water system has ais