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.
CONTRIBUTIONS
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 its university for enough
money to complete a gymnasium. with
! the campaign which IL now begun TO
raise the necessary funds comes the
assurance from members 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
nittee Of citizens In charge OF raising
the money depending on the support
Of the people TO 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 10 circular letter sent out
/ Thursday evening last, assurances OF
| large donations have been made, but
| their exact nature ia withheld for the
! present, The students have each
! pledged themselves to pay in 81 within
! the summer, and The alumni are nearly
| all coming to the front with substantial
/ uid, In order TO make anything at all
/ I'm the way Of building, the appro-
| prlatlon OF the Legislature must be at
! least quadrupled, and then It would not
| approach the sums expended for gym
! naslum buildings by the bigger uni
versues Of the east and west.
| The letters sent out TO prominent peo-
| pie arc signed by the following citizens
Elmer l. Goshen, Hober NJ Wells, VIII
1, Eferbech Horace q, Whitney, r. B.
1 Beatty, Fisher Harris, G.. A. Eaton,
WaldenQr Van Colt, Joseph Il. Game,
| NJ II, Walker George sutherland,
! Frank b. stephens, Frank Anderson,
william II. King, D a. callahan,
! Charles c. Plummcr Richard w.
| Young, Richard +, Morris, II. IA. Chan
ming, William lgleheart.
TEXT or REQUEST.
The text Of the letter is as follows.
You are cordially invited to assist in
the promotion OF athletics at the Uni
| Nersity of Utah, Systematic physical
training is 80 essential to the mental
| and moral development Of the youth
that all well-regulated colleges and uni
yeraities are oXpendng vast sums for
] wv ''lAlllll'll III VI p llllldHlAllrf hN llll~
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 educators fully realize
that in order to produce the highest
type Of manhood the development must
be three -sded-moral, intellectual phys.
zeal, The triangle Is the strongest form
of construction known 10 architecture,
and it is this three-sided development,
symmetrical, each side being appropn-
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 I'm the history Of the
! world has there been such a demand
for a higher type OF physical manhood
along with a well-trained mind and a
! Quickened moral perception as exists
at the present day. The young man i'm
any walk Of life who Is a slave to dis
ease or Is In puny physical condition
has not an even chance with his strong
| cr tellOWmeu, and the time N 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; and Just
as essential to physical development rs
the gymnasium and the athletic field.
The University of Pennsylvania has
recently expended more than half mill
lion dollars In a gymnasium and In
the Improvement Of her athletic field (,
Stanford, a Ike amount, likewise nt
Yale, Harvard, Cornell Michigan, and
In all state universities there is an
eyer-g growing interest I'm athletics IN
answer 20 the demand of the age tn
these institutions turn out men we'll
equipped physically as well as intelec-
tually.
We enclose circular giving I'm adj
dress by Or. i. william White, profess
sor OF surgery at the University OF
Pennsylvania, upon the occasion Of the
formal opening Of Pennsylvania 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 obscr-
walton Of the effects " athletics, an
institution which Is an Acknowledged
medical center viii eTpend S6oODO0 upon
a gymnasium and athletic ground. no
further argument should be needed ,p
induce the citizens OF Utah To follow
the good example and TO 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 well
/ being OF our state.
The University of Utah has not even
sufficient funds for general educational
features, and athletics are unayoidably
neglected While some provision Is
made, II is Inadequate 10 meet the need.
The gymnasium Is poorly equipped and
the incentive for systematic athletic
training is generally lacking II seems
necessary TO call upon the alumni,
former students ana the citizens gen.
orally To place the athletics OF the Uni
versity upon q stable basis which, once
established, can thereafter be main.
tanned.
VIII you not return the enclosed
blank stating the amount you are viii,
lng TO subscribe for this purpose2 This
blank is numbered 10 correspond with
the number opposite your name on our
list Careful record will be kept OF
those assisting, Public ACKNOWLEDGE.
ment VIII be made through the COM
meneement number OF the University
Chronicle. and later an effort viii be
made to supply subscribers with add
mission tickets to some Of the Unlver-
sity thletic contests or exhibitions.
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