Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-10
Lawmakers Of Utah Visit the
: Leading Educational Institute
OF the State.
WERE FETEO AND FEASTED.
Students and Faculty Give Them and
Former Governor II, NJ. Wells
An Ovation,

crippled condition we are In today "
the Legislature desires II can employ
an expert to see II any item asked for
Is not necessary We have asked for
only our absolute needs
SOME or THE NEEDS
This statement by Or, Francis NJ.
Merrill, director Of the school seemed
10 impress the legislators greatly, FOR
nearly all of them who spoke later In
the general assembly at the University
today referred to IT, and expressed the
hope that the full appropriation could
be granted. In support Of his assertion
DR.. Merrill showed the lawmakers a
$4,000 stampmll that could not run
for lack OF fow hundred dollars TO
complete It's construction, and q smelt-
ing furnace that had never had a FIRE
IN Il for want Of few finishing touches.
He then told OF the need for engineers
in the work Of Utah, and Of the places
graduates OF this school We're taking IN
the mines and smellcrs OF the states,
outside OF the school Of mines the
Wy Whn lbi u k4iNlldHluIll hllh Hbil
the speaker of the,h0use and the presl-
dent OF the senate pledges their support
to the effort to obtain one,
A REGULAR JuNKET.
Tho trip to the University constitute
ed tho second general Junketlng trip
OF the Legislature, and like the first
Il was TO an educational institution,
where there was lots OF enthusiasm
and lots Of need for money. The junket
was a great success. In addition to
the senators, members OF the house,
Of whom there was a large attendance,
the officers OF both bodies, members
OF the board OF regents, Ex-Goy. Heber
M. Wells, and large number OF
friends of the institution, made UP tho
throng Of visitors,
GREETED WITH WELLS.
Al 10 o'clock the special cars arrived
NJ the grounds and while the party
made It's way up the muddy paths 10
the campus IL was greeted by host
Of students, scattered under their
various class and department colors,
and each lo0sening its neartest yell Of
welcome, The training students broke
loose With the chorus I'VE Need the
Money while the engineers recoBni2-
ing Gov Wells, one OF the alumni,
singled him out for individual mem
ton In rs yelling.
INSPECTION BEFORE LUNCH
The first two hours were spent look
Ing over the buildings. Then followed
an hour and half Of speech making
IN which President Ritter OF the board
OF regents. Ex-Governor Wells, Presl-
dent Love OF the senate Speaker Hull
OF the house, Senator Barber OF Cache,
and several others participated. At
l:45 the body was served with an ele-
CANT lunch I'm the domestic science de-
partment, after which they returned to
the city.
DOLLAR SIGN FOR LOVE.
I'm the visit over the University a
thing that attracted much attention
was the blacksmith room where Mad
docks heroes were mostly at work with
the hammer and tongs. While Presl-
dent Love was watching one OF these
the student deity hammered out OF
his heated irons big dollar mark and
handed II TO him with the compliments
OF the department. This emblem was
later held up by tho senate's president
as an evidence OF what he would work
TO give to the University In the form
OF a gymnasium,
The general assembly which followed
the visit over the buildings packed tho
big reception room Of the Phys
ical building 10 It's utmost
ana then II was announced that only
one-half Of the student body had man
aged 10 crowd In. The visitors were
sented ON the stand az one end OF the
building, President Ritter and the board
OF regents, in calling the assembly to
order made a long speech in which he
set forth the needs OF the institution.
PRESIDENT RITER's SPEECH.
lie said IN opening that he believed
himself the oldest surviving student of
the University living in Salt Lake, aud
that he could only recall three or four
men now alive, who We're present at the
opening session OF the old University of
Deseret lie sketched the grogress OF
the institution from that day up to the
present time, coming 10 a final fOrCc-
ful statement Of the present needs. lie
said he did not want to lob
by. that he had a contempt
for the word aud what II i'm
piles, and that the only influence he
wished 10 WELD was 20 put the case
spuarcly before the Legislature and let
Il Judge FOR itself Ot the money asked
for, he stated that every cent Of It
was needed for some actual necessity
and that the statement had not been
prepared 20 allow for any trimming
process, From tho first day OF the
Unlyerslly's beginning, he stated, II had
only received 5000 from the state
for buildings, and that covered "a perl
cd OF 55 years The appropriations for
The present buildings ne stated had
been small and had largely been used
up IN erecting beating plant and
preparing the grounds TOR occupation
before the buildings had actually been
begun.
HOW PLANS WERE PREPARED.
In preparing the plans he stated that
ne had visited 23 colleges IN America
and Canada, and that wherever there
was "A progressive people he found a
progressive university, and the uuivcr-
sity standing az the head Of the states
intellectual Interests was the truest
reflex OF It's intellectual status, The
site here ne claimed was not oXceled
IN America, and only equaled at Wis
consiu He concluded by making a de-
tailed statement Of the aims OF each
department Of the school.
u. NJ, WELLS GREETED,
Ex-Gov Wells was next introduced.
after Senator Bamherger had been an
nOunced as official tmekeeper lie was
greeted with "a prolonged ovation OF
cheering and hand cnpping, In brief
speech he commended the needs OF the
Institution 20 the Legislature, this time
ms an alumnus, and speaking without
the restraints OF his executive position.
which had before, he said always put
check on his desire TO build up the
institution, compelling him to regard It
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