The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-05

ties of Utah and fifteen states of the
Union, some students coming from as
far east as Maryland.
Large Appropriation Asked.
The institution. he said, was at pres
ent in an embarrassing position, It
faced its greatest needs and because Of
4fis fact the appropriation. called for
V as larger than ever before The esti-
mates. he assured his hearers. had
been made as low as possible. The
minimum appropriation to cover pres
ent requirements would be asked.
President Kerr then explained why the
aggregate sums required for the next
two years WAS 50 large.
The federal appropriation, he re-
/ minded the legislators, was fixed, that
is, certsfn allowance was made each
year regardless Of attendance. The at
tendance had increased 40 per cent dur
ing the past two years, and it was only
fair to believe that 1905 and 1906 would
zee proportionste growth. He set
forth statistics showing that land
supported colleges" that is, industrial
Institutes supported I'm part by the in
terest on state land fund investments,
were under extra expenses of MAIN
tenance.
Says Gymnasium Is Needed.
one of the serious needs of the in
stitute was q large armory and a GYM
naSium. He recommended a Joint
building for military and gymnasium
purposes War order No. 60, ne stat
ed, was being violated because of lack
of facilities The government requires
that at least 100 cadets be trained in
colleges similar TO that at Logan,
while there We're at present facilities
for training only so. Those regularly
entitled to military instruction num-
bered 1876.
"All that we desire" said President
Kerr, In concluding. lis fair treat
ment at the hands of the Legislature
and can assure you that the author
tiles of the college will use the ap-
preparation asked along the shines in
tended in the event of the institutes
founding. over 200 students are
awaiting the treatment to be accorded
them by the legislature
President Love Speaks.
Following hearty applause, Mr., Nc
Corniek introduced President 5. H.
Love of the senate. who opened q
brief address by extending his thanks
TO the girls of the domestic science de-
partment for the splendid reception
given the visitors. Senator Love held
the attention of the room with a few
apt stories What che faculty and stu
dents of the institute were awaiting
however. came when Senator Love de-
clared that he stood for a liberal ap-
preparation" He pledged his support
to the aid and development or the
had made great strides and il was the
DUTY of the state to advance to the
point it had reached.
Speaker Hull of the house of rep
resentatives said in part:
The question of appropriating funds
sufficient for the Agricultural college
to carry on its work for the next two
years is most serious problem for
this legislature. We want to keep the
light of education burning. If there
is one thing in this state toward which
we should exercise a liberal spirit in
the matter of appropriations, it is the
Agricultural college of the state. I
want to say here that the officers of
the college need not fear but that they
will be given fair treatment and re-
ceive justice at the hands of the Iegis-
lature. The sentiment. / find is in
favor Of giving their petition for a
liberal Appropriation fair square
deal"
Other Speakers Give Views.
Chairman w. NJ. McCrea of the house
committee on education and art spoke
of the surprise and qualification Of
many of the members, including him
self. at the showing made by the in
stitute in it's different departments.
Such an institute deserved recognition
i'm the way of state appropriations and
he stood ready to support such claim
In presenting views in harmony with
those of other speakers favoring lib
crafty in the matter of an appropria-
ton for the Agricultural college. Sena-
tor Simon Bamberger made one of the
hits of the day. capturing his hearers
at the outset with an account of d
dream he mad had regarding ''junkets''
by the legislature. The dream was so
interpreted by the speaker as to indi-
tors trip to Logan was more to be
appreciated than a junket to Los An
geles.
Although one of the big" men pres