Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-30

classics, literature and philosophy were
the leading features of college work.
Tie state universities were expected TO
be- as It was declared In the organic
act that they should be, literary lnsi-
tutions Tney were confined for the
most part &c the traditional courses OF
the time, and differed little. II at all,
from the old classical institutions.
During the years Immediately preced-
ing the passage OF this act, extending
over period OF about two decades,
great progress was made In the de-
yelopment OF the country. and there
was an increasing consequent demand
for trained men for responsible posi-
tons in the different industries. As
stated by President Dabney, Great
railroads were to be huilt. but with
the exception of the Military academy
at West Point, there was no school
to train the engineers to survey them.
Mines Of coal and iron were to be
opened. but miners had to be i'm
ported 10 open them Factories
needed to be built, but engineers had
TO be brought over from England or
Holland to build them. Iron works and
many other important industries were
calling loudly for chemists who had to
be obtained from Germany or France"
Moreover the Impairment OF the nat
ural productiveness OF the soil, the de-
probation of farm crops. and the re-
sultant general deterioration of farm
properties, earnestly called for the
remedial applications OF scientific
methods in agriculture. II became evil
dent, therefore. that the old college was
not meeting the new demands, new
type of education was required. an
Ian.
the arts Of life
>,rn,re NO nc ,,,,,,
NEr'po ~ DE NIL
II was to meet these particular needs
OF the people in the DEVELOPMENT of a
new and rapidly growing country that
the Morrill, act of 1852 was passed.
Under this act, nearly 1000. 900 acres
of lands were granted To the different
states for the endowment of colleges,
the leading objects OF which should be
ito promote the liberal and practical
education of the Industrial classes IN
the several pursuits and professions OF
i i!,r as explained oy senator morrill,.
nm onno,tnnitv I'm everv state for n in.
eraI and larger edi,cation IN larger
numbers not merely IN those deStined
10 sedentarv nrofessions but IN those
much needing higher instruction for
thc vorld's bnsiuose for tho Industrial
nursuits and professions of lfe . II Is
clearly evident from the nrovisions M
the Morrill, Act and nom ali the
speeohes delivered in Congress relating
therto that Tho ohiec, was Ia nrovido
for a new TYNE of Institutions occunv.
Ing a distinctive field ms scientific
technical colleges adanted IN the needs
Of The great laboring classes In The de-
velonment Of The Industries and re-.
sources ~ tho country nut II Is also
Ia he observed that n Iiberal 40 we'll ne
a technical education ,vos contemnlated
an education for skill and ef,iriencv
hnt for culture No wen The nnrnos.
therefore In the astahIisbmep, ~ the
land grant colleges was to nroyide an
ed,,cation IN nuote again from senator
Morrill, which should nroye usefuI I'm
building I'm n great nation-preot in ia
resources of wealth and mower hut
greatest ~ all In tho aggregate NJ rs
intelilsence and virtue