Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-09


into these two Institutions for the past
ten years been put into one institution
we would have today an institution OF
higher learning in the state OF Utah
which would be credit to the state,
and which would have obyiated the ne
cessity Of 80 many OF our young peo-
pie going from home In order to obtain
these educational opportunities. The
history OF state education I'm the older
states shows most concluslyely that the
best results have always been reached
through the consolidation Of the state
educational institutions The state can
not possibly maintain two separate in
stltutlons aspiring to become UNIVERSE
ties and make each one an institution
creiitable to the state Of Utah,
we have learned that IN nj least
eighteen states the agricultural coll
leges are united with the state univcr-
stiles, Just recently the state OF
Georgia united her Agricultural college
with the university We also learn
from an indisputable source that
union Of the agricultural college Of the
state with the university Of that state
is solely a state question. The revenue
OF $4,000 per annum now received ny
our Agricultural college from the fed
eral government would, under the proc
posed consolidation, be paid TO such
state officer as may be designated by
law TO receive &C. The federal govern
ment requires only that the agrlcul-
tural university be specified by state
law to be a college for the benefit Of
agriculture and the mechanic arts and
that there shall be given therein in
structons in agriculture, mechanical
arts the English language and the va
rl3us branches OF mathematical physi-
cal natural and economical science,
with special reference TO their appI-
cation to the industries Of life. No
rights OF the state Of Utah under tho
federal grant thereto for agricultural
college and university purposes would
be in any way impaired or affecied by
the proposed constitutional amendment
we are convinced furthermore that
the consolidation will allav strife save
large sums or money to the taypayers.
make a better agricultural college, a
better school OF mines. a better normal
school and a better school Of arts ami
sciences. with the expenditure OF the
same amount OF money. The question
under consideration II not q new one.
The matter occupied considerable at
tention during the last sessions Of our
territorial Legislature During the ses-
sion Of the Constitutional convention
IN 1875 the matter Of consolidating the
Agricultural college and the University
OF Utah I'm exactly the same manner as
contemplated IN the proposed constitu.
tional amendment was discussed at
length, Since statehood nearly every
Legislature has had to consider the
very same subject At the last session
Of the Legislature the matter was, as
usual. considered and discussed. ana
finally, after the presidents OF the two
hnnpng nf Ia,
put an end TO duplication the matter
of enactng tho necessary legislation
was deferred. II now appears that the
agreement so reached has not been fol-
lowed, and that. IN fact, 10 real good,
that IL, the eradication OF the duplica-
tlon of work, was In fact accomplished
Therefore. at this session we are again
confronted with this ever recurring
problem
THE plan, according to the proposed
constitutional amendment, is to go 10
the various sources Of the evil. II II may
be so termed, and consolidate the two
institutions, and TO do all and only
college and university work at one
place, and do only high school work ut
one place. Also to maintain an expert
ment station with high school work I'm
Logan City, and an experiment station
within street car reach OF the Unlvers-
~ at Salt Lake city. wherein all the
college and university work will be
done. High school work does not at all
duplicate the college and university
grade work, for whore high school work
ends college and university work be,
gins just the same as the eighth grade
work I'm the district schools ends where
the high school work begins.
For these reasons, and the further
ones which win be advanced when tho
matter Is under discussion we are OF
the opinion that a duplication can only
eifectually and for all time be overcome
by the passage Of the constitutional
amendment submitted. and SIS subse-
quent approval by the electors. by so
doing thousands Of dollars win be saved
annually 10 the state and our higher
educational work be made much moro
efficient In agriculture and kindred sub.
iects, IN mining and engineering work,
I'm the normal school work and IN the
educational work Of the school OF arts
and sciences.
1--WE recommend the passage OF the
proposed amendment herewith submit
ted, to section 4, article 10, Of our state
Constitution
&C. r. HOLLINGsWORTH.
"W, n. WILLIAMS.
SAMUEL c. PARK.
"HARDEN BENNION.
WILLIAM NJ. McCREA."