The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-01

| and irOnWOrk be combined with the nor
NAL and engineering schools.
| Third-To eliminate elementary college
courses, giving only short courses in do
nestle sciences and arts, commercial
work, mechanical arts and agriculture.
The report asserts that, on the present
| basis of expense. consolidation would
mean a saving of SAL ,40567 per annum in
| teachers salaries. 1t is also pointed out
/ that number Of subordinate positions at
| the Agricultural college, including the sec
rotary TO the board of trustees, the super
lintendent of buildings etc, could be cut
off saving of $3.50 per annum.
Duplication in Studies.
asserts that both institutions are now Of
fering from one to ten courses in each of
the following subjects: English, elocu-
ton German French Spanish Latin. his
tory, economics, sociology. law, surveying,
drawing. physics, woodwork iTonwoTk,
chemistry, geology, mineralOgy, zoology.
botany. physiology. bacterlolOSy, art, ply
steal education, anatomy, sewing. cooking.
civil government algebra geometry, trig-
on )metry, astronomy calculus, hydraul-
les, music electricity, foundry work, civil
engineering and mechanical engineering.
The assertion Is mace that the oEly sut
jectS in which there is no duplication is
agriculture in the Agricultural college
and Greek philosophy, education and min
ing in the university.
The report contains a lengthy argument
in favor of consolidation from d general
standpoint 1t is argued that the school
of mines would be improved likewise the
normal department of the university. 1t
is also contended that the agricultural
course would be strengthened; that it
would be located better geographically
and that more people would sec il were
It located in 4 large center of population
Summary of Report.
In conclusion the report is summarized
as follows:
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TO be preferable for the reasons that.
I. The institution will be much strong
er. commanding greater respect a
home and elsewhere.
80 Combination does not initiate in
any respect against the pursuit of agri-
cultural studies.
g. It is. desirable to have students in
different INES associated thus broaden
ing their minds and creating sympathy
for each others work.
"A. The state would have only one uni
| versity to support instead Of two, since
experience has shown that if limited TO
agriculture the agricultural college will
not thrive.
IS. Duplication is very expensive and
| combination will eliminate duplication.
viii Abolish Lobbying.
IS 1t destroys that very Objectionable
! and deplOrable biennial contest before the
MISUNDERSTANDING.
~ 1t viii enable the state to engage
| stronger men and such men will be will
ing to accept positions
IS The trend in education is toward
! concentration. not only here but in other
states, and it is much cheaper to com
bine even after the schools have been
/ established.
- The moral and intellectual effect on
30. The arguments for separation are
! answered in the success Of the combined
| schools of Wisconsin. Minnesota, Illinois,
Nebraska. Ohio, California, Cornell Mis-
souri, and others.
Il Separation except in two or three
special instances in rich and pOpulOus
| states, has proved detrimental TO the in
1 terests of agriculture, as well as being
| very expensive
10. II is impossible in separation to
prevent duplication of very expensive ap-
paratus.
Endowments More Likely.
.13 Combination would attract the sym
pathy of wealthy men who would make
| endOWmentS.
IA. The milI-tax to each school on 4
separate site would not prevent fric-
ton.
rs. Combination would save the state
for buildings alone needed now. Sl2Z, 000F
''16. There is no suitable building for
| agriculture, and President h err says that
a building AT cost of 100000 or Sl25.O1
would have TO be built. therefore an ag-
ricultura building would not be an eX-
| ira expense Of combination. The only
extra expense would be $4,000 for barns,
| coOps, etc.
nation. The buildings needed can be put
up and the moving done asked for by
the University for separate maintenance,
plus the Agricultural College appropria-
ton from the state, and on basis Of
what the college in i9o5 which
President Kerr saws will be in
creased next time, SlS2.4O0 can be saved
| in the very next appropriation On
basis of what was actually granted. $i0.-
500 can be saved. After the schools are
! once together the entire Logan apprOpri-
alton from the state can be saved-sS2,-
coo.
| ZIG 1t has been demonstrated by
| private school nearer the center of pOpu-
iatiOn in the state that the people be-
lieve in agricultural education In one
years time this school brigham Young
university. Pr0vO) has enrolled more than
double the number of students reached
bv the Agricultural College at Logan.
10 Combination will release some OF
the money unnecessarily spent. and this
NAV be used. or a portion Of it, for the
benefit of the public schools Of the state.
Cut Expense in Two.
40. 1t costs the state almost double the
amount to maintain these institutions sep
arately to what it would cost to maintain
them combined
'.21 If all the government appropria-
ton and the interest on the land fund
were reserved for instruction in the tech
nical lines of agriculture and manual
training and the experimental work. these
lines would be better provided for than
ever before.
80 The testimony of President Kerr,
President Kingsbury and Professor Widt-
| soc before the commission I'm January,
/ 1906 is TO the effect that the efficiency
would be greater and the expense smaller
if the institutions were on one site.
'.23 The Agricultural College land is
! worthless for experiments. and has been
| abandoned long ago so far as this work
is concerned The state is now renting