The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-08
FIVE TO MERGE.
FIVE OPPOSED
Two Reports on University PROPOSE
ton Today.
LIVELY SCRAP is EXPECTED
ONE FACTION WOULD HAVE COM
MISSION INVESTIGATE.
OR merging the Agricultural Col
Iege and the University oe rr+ab.

OR merging the Agricultural COL
lege and the University of Utah
Senators Hollingsworth. Bennion.
Williams and PARK, and Representative
McCrea-5-
For the appointment OF a COMMITS
sion 10 consider further the duDlfca-
ton OF courses ar the two institutions
senator Barber and Representative
Merrill. Vaughan. Austin and Joseph
.
For over two hours last nisht the
Joint legislative committee investigat-
ing the duplication OF courses at the
University Of Utah and the Agricultu
raj College debated in the hope OF ar
rlVlnS at an aSreeIaent in regard TO
the report to be submitted to the leais-
latUre. At the end of that time the
committee members found themselves
IN the same position as Monday night
When there was an even split-five for
and five against consolidation
1t was agreed last night that two re-
ports should be submitted TO the SEN
ate and house Of Representatives today
The one will call for a constitutional
amendment providing for the merging
of the institute at Logan with the
state university. The other will adj
wise the appointment Of a special com
mission by the governor TO look more
, thoroughly into the duplication Of
/ courses and report TO the next legisla-
. ture how far il extends and how much
.
consolidation.
Cause of Investigation.
The Investigation which concluded
last night with an agreement to dis
agree in the matter Of recoumenda-
lions was the result of a cOmuunfcs-
I Ilon 10 the legislature from Governor
cutler Feb ., 1893 In this communi-
cation. the executive said in part:
IN education, as in other lines OF
Z ~
efective and economical than diffusion.
II each OF these Institutions can be
given its distinctive lines of work. with
! SUFFICIENT money and equipment to do
I mat work thoroughly, and neither
school entTenChiEg unnecessarily on
the ground assigned to the other. I am
( convinced that the result VIII be bene-
! fetal TO both. L am informed. as well.
| that such action would result in the
( SAVING or a large sum Of money TO the
state during each biennial period.
Strength of Committees.
In favor Of a constitutional amend
ment providing for consolidation are
( the chairmen of the senate committees
( on public institutions, appropriations
and observation-disclosures vii
Z llamS and RenniOn. respectively-and
4 the chairman Of the house committee
on observation-disclosures Senator Park.
who is a member of the COMMITTEES on
education, makes the fifth
Against the proposition to merge at
once are Chairman Merrill. of the house
committee on wavs and means. CORES
pOnding to the senate committee on an
populations; Joseph and Austin who
are also members OF that committee.
Senator Barber and Representative
Vaughan. who are opposed to CONSOLE
dation for geOgra PhicaI reasons, make
the fourth and fifth members
A lively fight is anticipated when
the reports come up before the two
houses. as each faction promises to DO
all it can to nave the report of the
other consigned 10 the scrap heap.
Scope of Consolidation.
Tt is understood that the plan of con-
soIidatiOn includes the eIinina ton OF
the courses in engineering at the AEri-
cultural College The objection to this
as raised by one of the professors at
the Logan institute the day the leg
/ iSlature took its junket Is that il would
make the college simply an expert
ment station" The plan also cOntem-
plates the elimination of the ''preps''
feature at the University of Utah
No other state in the Union of Utah's
/ size. argue the friends of consolidation,
/ supports two institutions, the lines OF
work of which are so nearly parallel.