Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-11

The University Of Utah Alumni as.
ISOLATION today issued an address to the
people Of Utah. and particularly TO IT'S
own membership. The text Of the
document deals with the vital question
OF the consolidation Of the L. OF U,
and the A. c.. and is as follows:
The decision Of the governor not TO
call a special session Of the legislature
to consider the question OF university
and college consolidation, was almost
inevitable considering the lateness OF
the petition and the number Of people
who. while favoring consolidation, are
opposed to special sessions. The ques-
ton win now &c before the people ana
will no doubt be leading issue for
the ensuing two years. The executive
committee OF the University Alumni
association, after careful consideration.
have authorized me TO make 10 the peo-
pie Of Utah the following statement
Of facts as a plain avowal Of the stand
that will be taken by the Alumni assoc
citation in this campaign as the friends
Of agricultural. Industrial, high school,
public and higher education in this
state.
TO THE PEOPLE or UTAH.
Six Of the eight members " the
state commission, appointed by the
governor In pursuance OF law passed
by the last legislature 10 investigate
the duplication Of work In the uni
verslty and the Agricultural college,
have reported an favor Of uniting these
two institutions. two NJ the commits
sloners Ohe logan members) have
fled a minority report asking that
these schools remain as they now are.
separate and independent The other
members % the commission are from
Beaver. saupete. Utah, Salt Lake and
weber counties
WILL COME TO 4 VOTE
This matter can he finally settled on
Is by vote N tho entire people Al
that the legislature can do is 10 vote
10 allow or not 10 allow tho citizens
to vote ON this question N combination
or separation.
What VIII the people ~ Utah 40
about e? VIII Utah one % The
smallest states On wealth and with
about tho population Of the City Of
Detroit. make the attempt 10 maintain
two universities Larger states New
York, Illinois. Wisconsin. Minnesota.
California. Ohio, Nebraska and others
have united these schools and why
should Utah proceed 90 waste hundreds
Of thousands ~ dollars every two or
four years by the separate maintenance
81 the Agricultural college and the
university
THE PLAN AND THE PURPOSE
Why not have q better university.
better Agricultural college. better
school Of mines. and a better normal
school. by uniting them OH the same
site and under one board our con-
viction is that IN union there n
strength. Our plan is 10 unite the
schools on one site and under one
board eliminate high school work and
out Of the savings 20 give state aid 20
high schools throughout the state 10
the extent Of one-hah min tax on the
assessed valuation Of the property Of
the state In this way should the con-
solidstlon take place outside ~ Cache
county that county could make use Of
The buildings al Logan for a high
school
WHAT ARE THE FACTs7
The state commission finds that over
million dollars will BE- saved IN II
years by uniting these two schools.
Here are a few Of the facts reported By
the commission: There are only Il stu
dents above three years Of high school
work registered IN the Agricultural COLI
lege. and only i6l IN the university.
Above the grade 81 the salt Lake and
ogden hlgh schools, there are not more
than p IN the Agricultural college TN
Guiding some teachers) and not more
than 40 IN the University OF Utah
0ncluding some teachers: or about
i2i students ~ standard college grade
In the two Institutions. on the basis
of Il college students In the Agrlcul-
tural college and isi IN the university
the cost per student 81 college grade
rer annum in the Agricultural
college IL N.ll1t3. and IN the Uni
versity o. Utah i27L1s The institutions
asked for and received the following
amounts from the last legislature State
university state normal school. exclu-
size " the branch normal at Cedar
City. and state school Of mines. asksj