Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-11
u. of u. Alumni Association Issues Address.
Tells the People of Utah What Facts Are Regarding Consolidation University and
Agricultural College Sees ThemQueton Now Co
The Electors Where Will Be a Vital Issue,

paratus, will an be duplicated and
half wasted by separation. great sums
being thus thrown away. which could
otherwise be used 90 help the public
schools throughout the state. The
teaching force also Is duplicated. and
this duplication incurs enormous as
vel as unnecessary expense
TO HELP HIGH SCHOOLS.
An that We propose Is to explain The
facts 90 the people aud lei them decide
whether they will have two weak
iings" In higher education. as ex-
President White OF Cornell speaks Of
these schools when separated, or have
instead one strong institution az which
the state viii be proud "a schOo In
which the youth OF this state win have
the opportunity 10 get az home the
best the money available for higher
education can AFFORD as is TIE rule IN
most other states-snd whether or not
some Of the money saved thereby shall
be spent as herein proposed IN helping
the public high schools throughout the
state wherein elementary agriculture
and other subjects can be taught the
only way in which 10 develop a taste
for agriculture and to build 10 higher
education.
THE LIMIT REACHED.
The state was generous to education
and went beyond It's revenue Al the
last session ~ the legislature vet the
result Is not satisfactory 20 either
school Moreover the state has prac-
ticmly reached It's limit. since the rate
of taxation on assessed valuation of
the property in the state. which now
amounts to about $4,000. ono. viii be
less when the valuation reaches $500
100000 The constitution provided that
the state taxes. including the school
taxes shall he only five mills ON the
dollar then instead ~ eight mills an
the dollar as A. present The two ln.
stitutions can therefore not expect TO
grow much. because the state has al.
most reached IT'S limit n ability 10 pro-
vide money FOR them Something must
be done The university and the cole
lege must continue 10 grow with the
state With the money available Tor
higher education. combination is the
only guarantee ~ progress.
PROOF OF TIE SAVING
The saving due 10 consolidation is
shown by he fact that the state school
~ mines united with the university
costs the state only $4,000 per year
while n separately maintained with the
same efficiency would cost ss7.,77 per
year besides $4,000 for buildings So.
too. the state normal school combined
with the university COSTS the state an
uuaily i260oo.vhile with separate main
tenance with ne same efficiency aparf
from the university. the cost would he
$4,000 besides expensive buildings The
money voted 10 the college by The last
legislature Nl4ot0m and the larger
amounts that Will have "a be voted hy
each succeeding legislature. might be
given iu part a. the public and high
schools. enabling all u Inc former to
Keep open for the usual period % nine
months and permitting the people
throughout The state to have high
schools near ttelr own homes. 10 edu-
rate from 10 90 10 young people
An elementary agriculture and other
subjects 90 every one that IL noW re-
ceivinr high school education mostly
away from home.
OTHER FACTS.
Continuation will not proven, the Az.
rlcultural college from receiving any of
the money that It now receives from
The federal government and interest
from the land fund. but Win make pos
sibie the use u all thu money 1851 900
per year. in the techui. 90 lines ~ agri-
culture and manual training. instead
n only a part OF 70 81 0o0) as az pres
INT While the Agricultural college IL
separate, 4 must devote a large por-
lion Of the government fund 20 the |
.eaching ~ mathematics. English. Ian
guages. history. economies. physics. etc. |
The college buildings az Logan could be
used a. the home of a splendid high
school. having as many students as now |
attend the Agricultural college
Salt Lake City has Within a radius 81 |
} few miles nearly half the population /
N the state, and Is The natural center I
b its education II eniertains semi /
annually tens Of thousands Of the peo- 1
DE of this state and annually thou |
sands ~ tourists and fightseers All /
these would have the opportunity n /
Inspecting the agricultural and other /
work Where one Utah farmer can now 1
inspect The agricultural work % Logan. I
100 would see Il at salt Lake city IN /
, large city there are dozen chances /
'or a young man ~ womap 90 earn /
'nourh 10 pay his OF nor way through I
lch0ol 10 one ln d small town.
n has actually been claimed that the |
movement Tor consolidation T. in he in-
crest Of salt Lake city by increasing |
ne number 81 students attending the /
and against the Interests OF 1
logan by reducing the number that
attend the college Both statements