Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-25


work Of liberal arts and pedagogy.
The civil and mechanical engineering
courses were established at the uni
versi.y in 1893. The same courses were
organized at the Agricultural college
when II first opened in 1890, IS years be-
fore the university announced any work
In these lines. These courses had been
given two years at the university and
10 years al the college when the wall
arose from the university that their
work In engineering was being dupll-
Gated at the Agricultural college. The
department Of finance and commerce.
was organized at the univ ersity in 1905
Al the college Il was established in 1891
Again the university was % years be-
hind, and now Il is claimed that the
college is duplicating university work
IN this field. How long viii Il be before
the university viii establish courses IN
agriculture. domestic science. and me-
chanic arts and then declare that the
Agricultural college H. wasting state
FUNDS by Duplicating university work
In these lines? The Agricultural college
OF Utah has graduated a class IN eugi-
neering each year since 1894. aud has
engineers 90 charge Of government
work In the reclamation service ana
geological survey, as Well as teachers
IN colleges and universities. From N,
lilies Of the university catalogues 10 the
present year Il cannot be- found that "a
single student has graduated from any
OF the courses IN commerce or mechanl.
cal engineering, and only two from clyil
engineering.
THE TANn ppaBt IA
More land is required for agricultural
experimentation and for feeding ex.
perlments with cattle, sheep. hogs. and
poultry than is available In the vicinity
or the university. The soil expert quot
cd IN the alumni address had not dis.
covered a new world when he decided
that agricultural experiments should be
carried on IN different parts OF the state
where specific problems suggest them.
selves for solution. But large tracts OF
iand are required FOR Institutional pur.
poses ana must be located near the
school For these purposes the Iowa
dsIlcultural college makes good use Of
lVoO acres. Missouri has SIS acres. Cali.
lorhla found go acres entirely made
quate, and secured last year an an.
preparation Of $4,000 FOR the purchase
OF iand Texas has 24l6 acres. Colo
ldup $3.50 and Illinois $50 acres. Our
san Lake friends assert that Is acres
are suitcienii but even II their 81 acres
OF dI} bench land we're actually fertile
enough 20 grow lucern. how many head
OF cattle. sheep and hogs would il sun
port ana allow room for barns Yards
FEEDING sheds. and other buildings ana
campus? As matter OF fact the uni-
Nersity land has not vet been made IN
grow lawn. What would become az
the departments Of agronomy horti.
culture, animal Industry. and dairyinea
rom the standpoint Of fertility and
water supply their barren bench is rot
70 De compared with Logan soil. The
:. - cultural college farm. reported by
~ t ildIoIl'y OF the commission ~
q "a ldoned' Yielded heavy crops Of hay.
s.a'n ana vegetables this year, as il
zoe uoIle every year since the establish
iilvut OF me school. There are also or
q ~, ~ Us win hundeds of trees bearing
ulnelent varieties Of fruit II is true
',laI lne irrigation experiments are
CONDUCTED on farm one mile mot
tnieeJ north Of the college the land
tnefe being better than the bench land
lor experiments involving Irrigation
In connection with the land require.
nleits, allow me to present in run a let.
,er from II. G. Price dean OF the col.
,ese OF agriculture and domestic science
~ me University OF Ohio The score.
,alE OF the university-collegc commits
son solicited Prof, Prices opinion. bur
portion Of the letter giving his IDEAS
"ds Withheld from the majority report
MY Dear Sir--I have had some *.
lerlehce IN agricultural colleges WHORE
the! are connected with universities
qua also where they are separate. hay-
lus served nearly three years as a
hsihDer OF The faculty OF the Iowa state
.oiltse ana the university. our oW1,
uS'it luton as you are probably aware. |
'ohlblhes the Two institutions.
personally ! feel that wher, The two |
institutions are combined and the az. |
lcultuIaI college is recognized as an |
integral part OF the institution. and |
gwen It's full share Of the supuort ana /
appropriations for the institution. thai \
ne conditions are most ideal. But An /
many institutions where the TWO have /
Deen combined IL has been Al the ex- 1
'ense OF the agricultural college" MA. /
oIlty report appendix D. sd.
in the majority report the lette,
Hoses az this point. hut note how pro-
rice summed Up the situation.
You do not state in your communi-
alton the values OF the real estate Of
our two institutions or the amount ~
,round possessed by them. I woui5
MINK mat II would be very serious
llsldAt 10 attempt TO move the agri.
uiluial college ana experiment station
rom Logan ana combine II with the
.nll eIslly al salt Lake II the amour.
! land available for II would be less
hali tley nave at present. and that Il
'olld DC better 10 move the university
o Logan than II would be to attempt
. support an agricultural college on a
United area OF land.
Ihls question, OF course. is purely A
zeal one. and any suggestions thar
lay be given from the outside are
urely suggestive, and should not have
ny great weight in your deciding"
(signed) IN. 9. PRICE,
We DO not know. Of course, how many
extracts" such az the
bove have been omitted from the lei.
srs appended to the report OF the ma.
,rity.
EFFECT UPON AGRICULTURE. .
MIR MacKay states that Utah should
'low the example Of the larger.
ealthier, and more populous states OF
ew York, Illinois. Wisconsin, Mime.
'ta. California, Ohio ana Nebraska.
nd unite her agricultural college with |
he university. II Mr. MacKay win 60
TO the history Of this matter and as.
'rtain what a struggle the friends of
griculiural education have had I'm the
ooNe named states 10 convince the
University authorities OF the Importance
agricultural education and finally TO
amand that the agricultural depart.
ents Of these universities be given
roper recognition he will arrive az the
inclusion that the good work being
)ne IN these states in agriculture AT
resent is due largely. if not entirely.
results obtained years previously In
ster states where these institutions
ave been kept separate Take IlH-
,is for example In 1901. Dean Eugene