Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-28
Idea Is TO Advertise for Bids and
Commence Construction at
Once.
C0NTRlBUT l0NS
FOR GYMNASIUM


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This list Of contributions totallng
$40 represents the preliminary re-
Spouse Of the people of Utah to the
appeal Of it's university for enough
money to complete gymnasium with
the campaign which Is now begun to
raise the necessary funds comes the
assurance from mcmbers Of the board
of regents, that bids for the building
VIII be let at once, and the work Will
be completed this summer. the COM
inittee OF citizens in charge OF raising
the money depending on the support
of the people 10 see that the building
Is not stopped for lack OF funds Be-
sides the list Of contributions publish
ed above, most OF which came I'm in
response To circular letter sent out
Thursday evening last assurances of
large donations have been made, but
their exact nature Is withheld for the
present. The students have each
pledged themselves TO pay in 81 within
the summer, and the alumni are nearly
all coming 10 the front with substantial
aid. I'm order 10 make anything at all
I'm the way OF a building, the appro-
priation OF the Legislature must be at
least Quadrupled, and then It would not
approach the sums expended for gym
nasium buildings by the bigger uni
ycrslties Of the east and west
The letters sent out 10 prominent peo-
pie arc signed by the following citizens:
Elmer ]. Gosgcn, Hcber NJ. Wells, VIII
L. Ellerbecm Horace Whitney, r. b..
Beatty, Fisher Harris q. a. Eaton,
Waldemar Van Colt. joseph u. Caine,
NJ, H. Walker, George sutherland,
Frank y. stephens, Frank Anderson,
William II, King, y, A. Callahan,
Charles O. Plummcr, Richard w,
Young, Richard T. Morris, r. Ii. chan
ming, William lglehoart
TEXT OF REQUEST.
The text OF the letter Is as follows.
You are cordially invited to assist in
the promotion OF athletics at the Uni
Ncrsity of Utah, Systematic physical
training Is so essential to the mental
and moral development Of the youth
that all well-regul0ted colleges and uni
yeraitlcs are expanding vast sums for
the equipment Of gymnaslums, swim
ming pools, shower baths, football
baseball and tennis grounds, and, In
fact for all features looking to the
proper physical development Of college
students.
Broad-minded educat tors fully realize
that in order 10 produce the highest
type Of manhood the development must
be three sided--moral, intellectual, phys
zeal, The triangle Is the strongest form
Of construction known 10 architecture,
and it is this three-slded development,
symmetrical, each side being appropri-
ately developed, which the young man
or young woman must have IN order to
be able properly TO meet the problems
Of life In this strenuous age.
Never before IN the history Of the
world has there been such a demand
for higher type Of physical manhood
along With a well-traned mind and o.
quiCkened moral perception az exists
al the present day. The young man In
any walk OF life who is a slave to dis
case or is in puny physical condition
has not an even chance with his strong
or fellowmeu, and the time Ia fast APP
preaching when men VIII be as much
ashamed Of physical as of intellectual
and moral imperfections, For intel
lcctual development we must have the
library and the laboratory; ana Just
as essential to physical development is
the gymnasium and the athletic field,
The University Of Pennsylvania has
recently expended more than half mill
lion dollars IN a gymnasium and I'm
the improvement Of her athletic field,
stanford a Ike amount; likewise nt
Yale. Harvard. Cornell, Michigan, and
In all state universities there IS an
ever-growing interest IN athletics IN
answer TO the demand of tho age that
these institutions turn out men well
equipped Physically as well as intellec-
tually,
We enclose a circular giving an adj
dress by pT J. william White profes.
sor OF surgery AT the University OF
Pennsylvania, upon the occasion Of the
formal opening of Pcnnsylyania's new
gymnasium, We request that you read
II carefully Prof Whites comments
are Of special interest, because Of his
high standing I'm the medical world
surely, II after years Of careful obser-
walton of the effects OF athletics. an
institution which Is an acknowledge ID
medical center. viii cypeud 100000 upon
gymnasium and athletic ground. nv
further argument should be needed ,u
induce the citizens of Utah To follow
the good example and 10 provide means
for the proper physical and, therefore,
as shown by Prof Whites argument,
the mental and moral well being Of the
young men and women who should be-
come leaders I'm contributing to the we'll
being ~ our state.
The University OF Utah has not even
sufficient funds for general educational
features ana athletics are unaVoidably
neglected. While some provision l.
made, II Is Inadequate to meet the need
The gymnasium Is poorly equipped and
the incentive for systematic athlete
training is generally lacking II seems
necessary 10 call upon the alumni
former students ana the citizens gen.
orally to place the athletics OF the Uni
verslty upon a stable basis, which. once
established, can thereafter be maln-
tanned
win you not return the enclosed
blank, stating the amount you are will
ing TO subscribe for this purpose2 This
hlank Is numbered 10 correspond with
the number opposite your name on our
list Careful record VIII be kept of
those assisting Public acknowledge
ment VIII be made through the com.
mencement number OF the University
chronicle, and later an effort VIII be
made to supply subscribers with ad.
mission tickets to some OF the Univer-
sity thletlc contests or exhibitions.
outside Of the present student body