The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-28
Record Glass Will Complete Work University Next Week

new volumes have been added to the
library.
Despite the rapid extension Of build
ingS and supply Of apparatus the mum
Der of students has increased so rap
idly that the present facilities are over
taxed. and during the coming summer
many further extensions viii have %
be made An extension costing about
SIS 600 will be made on the physical
building. and the sum Of 5000 spent IN
charging the shops. Besides these ex-
tensions two new buildings are to he
erected-a $4,000 hydraulic laboratory
and a $50 900 gymnasium Both Of these
buildings are TO be ready at the begin
ming of the next school year Five
thousand dollars is also to be spent IN
placing another floor in the attic Of the
training school building. During the
summer the capacity and equipment O
the physical and electrical laboratories
Will also be much enlarged The de
mand for practical courses in engineer
ing has increased SO rapidly that every
effort is being made to make the state
school of mines the most thorough IN
the west. Today it il considered second
only to the Colorado school Of mines
Next wear the school viii be prepared
to offer five engineering courses lead
ing to degrees of bachelor Of science
in mining engineering electrical en-
gineeriug. mechanical engineering and
chemical engineering. The aim in each
course is to qualify the student for the
duties of a practical engineer
Growth in Other Lines.
In the arts and normal departments
also rapid strides have been made The
number Of subjects offered has been
and viii be further increased during
the coming year 4 law department
has been established and next year the
Low
be offered The library has been great
~ enlarged and facilities i'm general eN-
tended to meet the demands of an in
creased number of students. For the
purpose Of accommodating more COL
Iege students the faculty has decided tn
drop the first year of the preparatory
/ department next and If necessary To
drop the second year i'm 19O6-190T.
In the social and athletic side Of col
Iege life may probably be found the
greatest advance. Within the past
year the student life Of the university
has completely changed. What was
once a dead school is now one that pos
sesses all the life and vigoT Of an
eastern college. Fraternity life has
! entered in and a spirit of love for
school has grown. The cause for this
great awakening is due 10 a large eN-
| tent to the many victories gained on the
I gridiTOn and track Never before in
/ the SClOOl history ndS the dlNletIc
/ side of the school stood so high. and
/ the school that a few years ago found
| its rivals in the high schools of the
| state. now stands recognized as worthy
/ opponents for any college in the west
| The prospect for a new gymnasium
makes the outlook i'm this line of work
| even more promising than it has been
/ In the social line several Innovations
| have been made.
| Several radical changes have been
| made at the school. The forming Of an
| associated student body in place Of the
| old and ineffective organization is per
| haps the most profitable one. Hereto
/ fore the students have not been close
| " united, and there are no bonds by
| which they could be drawn together
| However. through the new constitution
| a harmonious students body exists.
| Hereafter the system will be used that
| is employed in all the large eastern
| colleges. that of grading a student
| either a passed or failed. BY this sys-
| TEN all incentive to work merely for
high grades Will be eliminated This
rule will apply only 10 college students.