Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-27

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siderable time 10 come, considering the
present and prospective revenues OF
the state, and beside both the saving
N5250o) and the gain due 10 the i'm
mediate use Of the armory and gym
naslum. and the hydraulic laboratory.
From the answers made 70 the COM
mission by Presidents Kingsbury and
Kerr al TO buildings needed. Il is evil
dent that the immediate outlay from
consolidation would be smaller than
the outlay for separate maintenance,
After the schools arc once together the
entire Logan appropriation from the
state can be saved.
IS, IL has been demonstrated by a
private school nearer the center OF
population IN the state (the y, Y. uni
versity AZ Provo that the people OF
Utah believe IN agricultural education.
In one years time this school has en-
rolled more than double the number
Of students reached by the Agricultural
college az Logan.
10 Combination VIII release some Of
the money unnecessarily spent In dupll-
cation, and this money. or a portion Of
H. could then be used for the benefit
OF the public schools. and especially 70
disseminate a knowledge Of agriculture
throughout the common. normal and
hish schools Of the state.
90 II costs the state almost double
the amount 10 maintain these institu-
tons separately compared with what
II would cost 10 maintain them COM
bined.
81 II all the government appropria-
ton TO, and the interest on the land
fund for. the Agricultural college were
reserved, as they could be under COM
blnatlon, for instruction IN the tech
meal lines Of agriculture and manual
training and also In experimental work,
these lines would be better provided for
than ever before. since the specialists,
assistants and stenographers at the az
ricultural college draw only 81? 2o5 from
the present total OF ISL 200 per year
from the government and the land
fund Much OF the remainder Of this
income is devoted 10 the teaching Of
languages, mathematics. history. Eng
fish, economies, sociology, law, mineral
ogy, physics. etc. subjects regularly
taught In the University ~ Utah and
In other institutions Of higher rank
while OF the s22s05 designated for
special subjects In agriculture At the
college. many OF these subjects also
are given In the university and In all
other universities. These arc such sub
iects As hacteriology, zoology chem
istry, botany. etc.
PRESIDENT KERR's TESTIMONY.
%. The testimony Of President Kerr.
President Kingsbury and Prof Widtsoe
before the commission in January. 1905,
IL 10 the effect that the efficiency would
be greater and the expense smaller II
the institutions were under one man
agement and on one site.
20. The Agricultural college land Is
relatively worthless for experiments
and has been abandoned long ago as
far as this vork is concerned. The state
Is now renting five acres Of land In
Greenvllle, north OF Logan, and has
lad TO buy six acres more.
a. In maintenance OF these two
schools separately, the cost per capita
Is too high for the state TO afford. The
rate for college students at the univcr-
sitv Of Utah Is $21i6i, aud at the Agri-
cultural college Si,llIH.
2S. II viii be better for students OF
as they will under combination. instruc.
>tion IN practical agriculture IN pursu-
'ance 81 what IL now the national idea
as decided upon In the convention Of
normal workers IN Louisville. January.
1905 namely, that agriculture should
he taught IN every normal school and IN
the public schools.
g. II would be much better for the
interests OF agriculture throughout the
state 10 have the teachers prepared TO
disseminate knowledge Of agrlcultur-
al science among the people,
q. Some OF the greatest mbn In the
country IN agriculture. as well as IN
other lines, urge combination. Jordan
- stanford university. Wheeler Of CAL
ifornia. Van Hise Of Wisconsin. North
rop Of Minnesota. Schurman OF Cornell,
James Of Illinois. Jesse OF Missouri,
Butler Of Columbia Angel Of Michigan,
Andrews Of Nebraska. Houston OF Tex
MS, Hall Of Clark. Babcock Of Arizona,
sledd Of Florida. Tisdel OF Wyoming,
DIoppers Of South Dakota, Prof Cham
lerlain OF Chicago. ex-President White
of Cornell. Merriheld OF North Dakota,
Judson OF Chicago, Dean Vincent OF
Chicago. schafier. president ~ +. A..
Tight OF New Mexico Purnton OF West
Virginia, Abercrombie Of Alabama, Nc
Lean OF Iowa, Gilman Of Carnegie In
stitute. Campbell Of Oregon, White OF
Illinois Agricultural college, Henry OF
Wisconsin Agricultural college Direc-
tor Hllgard OF California Agricultural
college. President Gibbs OF New Hamp-
shire Agricultural college, Director
Bailey OF Cornell Agricultural college,
President Patterson OF state college
"a. c.. Kentucky, Prince OF Ohio Az
ricultural college Scott Of Oklahoma
Agricultural college. Latta OF Indiana
Agricultural college. Hardy OF Missis-
sippl Agricultural college, and Morgan
OF Tennessee Agricultural college.
REGARDING SEPARATION.
Ten agricultural college presidents
/ favor separation. FIVE favor either sep