Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-09

ing, mechanic arts, military science and
tactics, history, language and the va
rious branches OF mathematical, physi-
cal and natural science with special
reference TO their application in the in
dustrles Of life.
BIZ No, amends section 2292,
Revised Statutes, relating to the cur
rlculum Of the University, by providing
that the institution shall not include In
It's courses irrigation engineering, COM
merce, agriculture nor domestic sci
ence and arts, except that students In
the normal course may be given the re-
CURED work In domestic arts to pre-
pare to give instruction in that subject.
CONSOLIDATION REPORT.
The other report, recommending a
constitutional amendment placing the
Agricultural college under the control
Of the University, Is as follows;
REPORT OF FIVE MEMBERS OF
SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE IN
RE, GOVERNORS MESSAGE AS
TO DUPLICATION OF STUDIES
IN UNIVERSITY OF UTAH AND
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE OF
UTAH
Salt Lake CITY, March 8. 1905.
ITO Hon. s. II. Love, President OF the
Senate, and Hon, III mas Hull,
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
tives:
"Gentlemen--On Feb. 2, 1905, Cover
nor John G, Cutler transmitted a COM
munioation to the senate and to the
house of representatives stating, in
part' 1t appears that there In an un-
necessary duplication OF studies I'm the
University OF Utah and the Agrlcultu-
raj College OF Utah. beg to suggest
to your honorable body that steps be
taken to reduce duplication to the
least possible minimum and further
stating: L beg 70 suggest, therefore,
that Joint committee be appointed
from the senate and house of represent
tatlyes to canvass the situation
thoroughly ond formulate recommended
lions as to legislation covering this Inn
portant matter
Pursuant to the suggestion, a spe-
cial Joint committee, consisting Of five
members OF the senate and FIVE mem
bers OF the house OF representatives.
was appointed, namely Senators Bar
Der Bennon, Park, Williams and Hol-
lingsworth and Representatives Aus
tin. Joseph, Vaughan, Merrill and Nc
Crea.
at meeting OF the committee held
Feb 3, Senator Holllngsworth was
elected chairman, and Representative
McCrea, secretary OF the committee,
"Sincc that day almost daily meet
lngs of the committee have been held
and conscientious and painstaklng care
and consideration given the matter
The committee at the outset fully COM
pretended the far-reachinH and lasting
effects resulting from any action the
Legislature might take In the prem
lses. We have heard oral statements
from President W ]. Kerr DR., Wldt-
soc and Professor Jensen Of the Agri-
cultural College and President Kings
bury, Dr. Merrill and Professor Stew
art OF the University OF Utah. We
have also considered written state
ments prepared by the presidents OF
the two institutions. The members OF
the committee presenting this report
regret exceedingly that the committee
was unable 10 agree. and therefore
submit but one report for your consid-
Grafton. We are OF the opinion that,
under the suggestion OF the governor
and the action taken thereon by the
Legislature, the committee WAS
authorized to consider and re-
commend the enactment OF such
legislation as will not only reduce the
duplication OF studies IN the two lnsti-
tutlons to the least possible minimum,
but such IA win entirely and for all
time completely eradicate all such du-
plication. Therefore, the members OF
the committee presenting this report
are agreed that such duplication can
only be completely and for all time
eradlcated by m amendment TO the
Constitution OF our state We therefore
submit herewith n proposed amend
ment 10 section T. article 10, Of the Con-
stltution OF the state OF Utah, relating
to the location rights, courses or study,
etc, OF the University Of Utah and the
Agricultural college Of Utah, and re-
commed It's passage. by 80 doing this
great educational question VIII be sub
mltted az the general election In No
Vember, 1905, TO the electors OF this
state, so that they may decide as 70
whether they desire to expend continue
ally IN the future an unnecessary
amount OF money through duplication
OF the higher educational work of our
state.
From the testimony and written
statements the members OF the commit
tee presenting this report have found
that very large portion Of the educa-
tlonal work given or offered in the
University Is given or offered In the
Agricultural college, that about the