The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-07
GOVERNOR STlRS LOGAN
Makes Speech at Agricultural College
Which Townsmen and Citl-
zens Resent.
(speciaI to The HeraId.)

Especial TO The Herald)
Logan. June 6.-The regular commence
ment exercises Of the Agricultural col
lege were held here today in the presence
of one of the largest audiences that ever
assembled here
After the usual musical exercises and
invocation Professor w J. Kerr submit
ted a report. which. though brief, was a
sweeping and convincing denial of the
charge that he had not promoted the agrl-
cultural interests of the college. He read
statistics showing the division of students
among the various departments five
years ago. when Professor Kerr took
charge of the college, the total enroll
ment was 3S5. divided as follows; Agricul-
ture, 10: domestic arts. 81; general
science, 70: commerce. a. engineering
los; preparatory students. ~ louay,
with an attendance of 81. the division IS
Agriculture, rs; domestic science, 1SS'
commerce. 40; engineering and mechanic
arts. 15S: general science. = The prepare
tory students now number 135. In 1909 g
per cent of the students were nursuIng
general or preparatory work. while today
only u per cent are pursuing other tnan
the technical work of the school
Four excellent papers were rendered by
members Of the graduating class, and
then came Senator Shoots address to the
graduates. He read from manuscript.
The address was thoughtful and fUH OF
good advice The only noteworthy thins
about 1t was his eulOgy of Roosevelt as
the ideal citizen and man.
Governor Cutters address came next
and. like Shoots. it had been carefully
prepared.
But all the care bestowed upon il had
tailed TO hide the resentment the state s
executive feels toward Logan and the
college students. nor did il disguise the
fact that he is committed to the Gripping
Of the college by rObbing it of all its
primary courses except agriculture and
mechanic arts
He read the two sides of the law of
( 1898 relating to the Agricultural college
and construed it as stated above. He
said 1t was not only his desire but in
teutiOn that the school should be fOstered
in doing the work il was founded for,
and pledged his efforts TO encourage 1t
/ to keep pace with the demands OF the
state for practical trying Then he sud
denly jumped to the other phase OF the
question. There must be no pulling
apart in this institution, no injection OF
! personal theories or ambitions, he said
NO division of sentiments or energy can
be tolerated In all the institutions sup
ported by the state there must be no
sectional prejudice to interfere with its
work and no party political or ecclesl-
astical, can be served by it Party and
/ sect must be abolished in such an In
st1tutiOn. I say this emphatically-
Mr. Cutler then went on to criticise the
college students for their exhibitions of
what they regard as college loyalty and
/ patriotism, arguing that for them to diff
fer with others about the policy Of the
! school was to be guilty OF ingratitude to
Z the taxpayer who paws the bills for the
I school. Then he would up by saying that
| if personal feelings were to figure in the
management of the college. those guilty
must be expelled. The speech was hailed
/ with joy by college recalcitrants. one OF
! them remarking that the speech was
worth 100000 to him Friends of the
! college are Disguised with the unfairness
of his speech, and but for the admirable
discipline at the college the students
would have resented in emphatic fashion
/ the governor & remarks.
Reporters made request upon Gov
| ernOr Cutler for the manuscript of his
| speech. but he delivered it to Mrs. Gates
upon sitting down, and she refused 10
| give ii up.