Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

" NEWS SA1 ~ MAJ
ing school Professor ]. II. Paul. Phi.
! d.. returns to the University aiter
many years absence to tho position OF
supervisor OF nature study In the train,
| ing school Professor q. NJ. Marshall
after two years OF graduate study al
Harvard Is again at the head on the
| department OF English. Miss Esther
| Nelson, after two years OF study III
I the Library school OF Albany, New
York. is capably managing the library
| and now holds the title of librarian
| Professor Torild Aruoldson has also
returned TO the department OF modern
Languages after a period OF absence III
| Europe.
The growth Of the library, though II
has not been great enough 10 Satisfy
any instructor In the university, has
been commendable, and has been or a
sort 20 make the work OF the university
more varied, more extensive, and more
efficient. More generous has been the
growth IN laboratories and laboratory
equipment. Additions have been made
TO the chemical hboratory and to tho
shop and new hydraulic laboratory
has been Installed. IN al the abora
tories the equipment has been strength
ene1 and the materials FOR the work OF
experimenting and testing increased.
The university justly boasts that her
laboratory facilities equal the best III
the country.
NEED OF MORE BUILDINGS.
The work OF the university is ham
pered through a lack of proper build
ings. Glass rooms and conference rooms
are needed. More library space should
be provided To the end that these
needs shan be supplied. the depart
ments that suffer are bending every ef-
fort.
POLICIES OF THE UNIVERSITY.
The new policies of the university are
bearing the test of the experience OF
the year without trouble. Possibly the
most important new policy IS that look
ing to the permanent dropping on of
the preparatory school. one year has
already been dropped, and the univer-
slty has announced that the other
years Will DO dropped as soon as prac-
ticable. The effect has already been to
stimulate the highly desirable work OF
establishing high schools throughout
the state. All parts of the state can
not have colleges, but nearly all parts
can have high schools and an increase
In such schools means an Increase In
the educational opportunity OF the state
and corresponding increase In the
power of the state university 10 do
good. Some OF the best students at the
University have come from high
schools which few years ago had no
existence.
other policies OF the university which
are proving wise are those providing
for the gradual establishment OF de-
partments OF law and medicine. IN the
work of both law and medicine there
are many students, considering the
short time that this work has been Of
fered and the prospects are that the
work will grow rapidly, With the en-
gineering department., the work in law
and medicine Is already sharing the
honor OF attracting TO the university
capable and vigorous Young men. upon
whom the Internal life OF the lnstitu-
ton must largely depend.
EXPANSION OF COURSES.
The work In the university Is almost |
wholly elective. This fact has devel- |
oped a healthy rivalry among the de- |
partments OF the institution. To get |
students, each department has felt the |
needs OF extending and diversifyng |
It's courses. To make II possible for |
students to get in Utah what they can
get In other universities, departments,
too, have studied the courses offered IN |
other universities, and have extended
their instructing force and their equip.
ment with view to enabling their
work to bear comparison with that OF
other universities. The result Of this
activity has been a very great increase
IN the number of courses offered by the
and a general development
In the range and the variety of the
courses which are offered. Unsolicited,
visitors to the university who are COM
petent TO Judge declare that the work
VI the university does bear comparison
with the work Of other universities,
west and east.
STUDENT ENTERPRISES,
AS varied and as prolific as the Of
ferings OF the faculty are the enter
prises of the students. In football the
accepted the new rules, and
In the season games Justified the
claim that was made for them that they
would increase the interest OF the play
ng to player and spectator alike. Save
or the one defeat OF six to nothing In
/ game early In the season, the uni
'ersity team was not scored upon, and
nded the season with the strongest
lain 10 the championship of the
Rocky Mountain region.
With the contest with the University
II Colorado In view, debating has
aroused general and healthy inter-
st in the institution. The honor of
epresenting Utah in the Colorado de-
,ate went to Bromwell '07; holman,
OS. and Goddard, 07, only after ten
men had fought with determination for
'laces on the team. Inter-class de-
,ates have stirred strong class rival
y Other class activities show a
lealthy state. The students paper.
he Chronicle, appears weekly. The Dra-
natic club Is preparing for an early
ubic appearance in the lively comedy
Mr.. Bob" Three fraternites main
ain houses. two sororities thrive with
full and carefully guarded member
hip. and numerous other societies ex-
st for purposes of pleasure or profit.
I'D students who return to the uni
ersity feel lack of the unity which
hey say existed In former days when
verybody knew everybody else. A truer
explanation Of what they feel Ii the
lversity OF interests which now marks
he institution, which is rapidly becom-
1g a modern university.
FOSTERS OF STUDENT oRGANIzA-
TIONS.
Following are the rosters of various
tudent organizations. They give only
II Inadequate idea Of the activities
,hich the students maintain.
OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATED
STUDENT BODY.
President, stayner Richards. Exec
tive board II. Leo Marshall. Alice
'arnsworth, r. A. Hart. Corydon Hig-
ons w. p. Mifflin. John c. Brown.
'ercy Goddard. Fred Scranton. Harold
tephens, Harry Freeman.
STAFF OF THE UNIVERSITY