The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-11
SOLONS VISIT
THE UNIVERSITY
Hear Appeals For Appropriation and
Are Fed.
PROMISE TO BE GENEROUS
NEEDS OF THE INSTITUTION
ARE SET FORTH.

pertinent, risky in the extreme, yes
ierday. when it deferred refreshing the
weary legislators until after the period
CT speech-making had long passed the
usual lunch hour. Risky it certainly
was, pitting addresses and appeal
against the call of hunger.
That ii was a successful experiment
vas due. in part. to the excellence of
the reDast once it had arrived. Served
IN the large lower room Of the domes-
tic science department by the third
C'asS, third in grade only, first in all
else, the luncheon proved a welcome
realization after hours of anticipation,
and served to put the hundred odd
guests in a genial mood for more
talk"
Laying aside the question of refresh
ments, the arguments presented by the
college faculty for a generous appro-
Pr1ation this year for the biennial Pc
Rod were declared convincing in the
extreme. AS apparent as was to the
legislators the desire of the faculty for
more funds was the desire of the legis-
iature TO give those funds if by hook
or-by any means possible the finan-
oial condition of the state would war
rant it.
AS welcome as was the reception at
Logan was the reception extended by
the people on the hill" and as glow
ing as were the promises made the
Agricultural college were the promises
made to the University of Utah.
The party which went with the leg
lslature on its investigation of the uni
Yersity yesterday was not as large as
that which went to Logan a week ago
today. In round numbers, there were
about 100 including members of both
houses The party formed at $3.50 o'clock
yesterday morning at the Salt Lake
theatre corner, where special cars were
waiting
Greeted With Cheers.
Upon reaching the university the Wis
iIors found over 1900 students, rang
ing from training school tots of or 8
To normal students in the twenties.
Under charge of Yell Leader Fairchild
Sherman, the guests of the college were
hearty cheered and Serenaded all the
way from the entrance gate TO the
buildings proper.
President ]. II. Kingsbury was wait
ing at the door of the physical science
to welcome the visitors to the main lee
ture room. There the attention of the
legislators was called to a number of
comparative statements on the black
board showing what the university was
asking for the next two years, and spe-
cifyins where the money was TO go.
Whatever the value of speech, 1t can
be said without question that no
amount of explanations would have
given TO the legislature as clear an
idea of the situation which the univer-
sity finds itself in as did these figures
On the blackboard.
Story in Figures.
Among other statistics given were
APPROPRIATION ASKED.
RN- rresident S245 Oeq 1S.y77 2e1
BY regents ..-.......-....--... go 3a5. Adj
Difference in appropriation asked by re-
gents. 1903 and 1905. S7o,76l.
Appropriations asked by other colleges
for biennial period:
State. University. Mining. Normal
Colorado -S2S0.O00 S139.554 Sl30.O00
Montana .......- 1920 5000 20 500
Michigan -. 99s,Ooe 11o9oO 1850
q out Of
Missouri .,. ss5,s7s 10000 500
. out Of
s Dakota ,....,1ls,oOo 1900 1880
q out of
reprtd)
With this list of figures before him,
President Kingsbury went on to ex-
plain the needs of the University of
Utah. The university. he said was
composed of four different schools
the university proper. of which there
are four departments; the mining
| the normal school and the branch nor
NAL at Cedar City The total appro-
priation asked for the three state
schools, deducting the appropriation of
$4,000 for the branch normal, was
$295. 4S1
President Kingsbury then went on to
show that Utah expended only $50 per
capita per annum on her university
students, while Colorado spent $3.50
This per capita estimate included all
moneys derived from the land fund.
There are at present, the speaker said.
1900 students at the university and
about 200 at Cedar City.
Better Salaries Needed
Some of the urgent needs of the uni
versity, the president said, are better
salaries for the instructors, a more
complete library and equipment, build
ing extensions, a labora tory for by
draulic mining work, and a $50, 900
building, a combination gym and
Woman's building.
In figuring on the cost of these en-
largemeuts and improvements, the ut
most economy had been used.
I'VE are not asking for anything"
President kingsbury concluded. that
Is not urgently needz d. We are not
asking at all enough for the university
grounds. The grounds are not proper
~ fixed, are hardly decent l may say.
The buildings and furniture are plain,
too plain. Our character, our educa-
ton and our ability are usually meas
ured by our university. Visitors here
believe that we are we'll equipped as
Tar as we so, and that is true. We
have aimed at good apparatus and
nave been content with poor furni-
ture"
Professor Stewart. principal of the
state normal. explained the work of his
department. The training school for
young boys and girls ne characterized
as IAN educational laboratory where
young teachers might practice on the
little ones" There are 400 children i'm
the training school, he stated. At the
present time there are facilities for in
Structing but ninety teachers while
there are 112 taking the normal course.
He believed that If relief were afforded
the normal school would soon be turn
ing out teachers to take the place of
many eighth graders now instruct
ing children though Incompetent to do
so. He stated that in his experience
of twenty-five years as pedagOgGe he
had never encountered a harder work.
ing class Of teachers. while at the same
time there were few universities pay
ing as low salaries as is the Utah in
stitute.
Professor +. NJ. Merrill. head of the
mining college. told of the cuts made
in the estimate submitted to the legis-
lature and how they would affect the