The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-01
Wants the College Kept
Separate School.

Editor Trlbune.-It appears that the
side most frequently presented TO the
public on the college university question
is that OF the professor who desires hn
educational environment more coneenIai
10 his feelings and ambitions than the
present institutions offer In their sePar
ate capacity. as also the sentimental
side of the university alunnla, who at
whatever sacrifice OF other educational
institutions, desires TO see a great uni
verslty,
In the treatment OF the question, how
ever the thing that should receive inc
deepest consideration Is. which "ou'd
be for the greatest good OF the greatest
number of the citizens OF the state. the
consolidation or the separate malnten-
ance Of the two institutions?
The uplifting OF the masses OF the
young people 10 higher plane Of citizen
ship Is the aim and purpose OF state IN
stltutions devoted to the work OF educa-
ton II IL, no doubt. the purpose OF the
public free school system and under that
system work is frequently duplicated IN
the various common and high schools.
the aim being not one OF economy, out
the general good of the community, Ihus
we have In cities In tho East Side ana
West Side high schools, when, no doubt:
combination would be saving in
material way, but a very great loss In an
educational way
The same principle holds good In the
development of tho higher education
and especially In n practical education
when opportunities OF the very best
character should be afforded the young
people OF the State for useful citizen
ship,
The proper distribution Of the States
efforts in this higher field for the gen
eral good Is the important matter. One
fine educational institution with a great
big as the beginning letter would look
we'll to professors, visitors. and TO The
people; but would results be as generally
beneficial to the State? Would the at
tendance OF students in that institution
be as large as the combined attendance
OF the college and university separately
conducted as at present?
Walter II. Page. In q recent article on
n Comprehensive View Of Colleges" In
the Worlds Work, among other things
says:
Most of the patronage OF all colleges
Is local, in spite of the cheapness OF
travel, and IL always will be local. Their
proper distribution therefore is of fun
damental Importance. In fact, the prop
er distribution of colleges Is the
first law OF the successful de-
velopments of higher education in the
United States, In no other way can they
become strong, and in no other way can
they be accessible to all the youth who
would profit by them" After presenting
a table sustaining this argument show
ing that the larger percentage of under
graduates attending Columbia and num-
ber OF other representative colleges live
within fifty miles OF the respective col
leges. the writer makes the further
statement IF similar analysis were
made OF all the colleges in the United
States IL would show that 75 per cent. II
not more. of tho students live within
the neighborhoods of the colleges"
Taking this agreement to be well
founded. II is readily seen that TO unite
the Agricultural college with the Uni
vcrslty at Salt Lake City would cut out
large number OF students and curtail
the development OF higher education In
the State. and further, the class OF stu
dents thus cut out would be from rural
districts. The very ones more than
others that should receive the benefits
OF education in the agricultural lines
With the University at Salt Lake City,
the Agricultural college at Logan, the
branch of the University Normal depart
ment as Cedar City, there seems to be
fair and equitable distribution at
present Of the State efforts in higher
education. And thus located. the Uni
verstty affords the hfty-mile opportunity
TO Salt Lake, Ogden and Provo and inter-
mediate region, while the Agricultural
college, located In the next largest city
Of the State. is also In one OF the finest
agricultural valleys OF this mountain re-
glon, thus affording a splendid environ
menc for an institution OF its purpose and
character.
The State Is rapidly growing Ia popu-
lation ana wealth The need for these
two institutions will be greater and
greater as population Increases salt
Lake need not covet the Agricultural coll
lege. for school OF mines is more fitting
10 her present and future prospects.
What builds UP and benefits other parts
of this great State indirectly tends TO
the growth OF the business center, and
hence Salt Lake need not lend her influ-
ence 10 Kill the Agricultural college.
The college is a credit 10 the State
and ought 10 be matter of pride to ali
her citizens. Without doubt IL Is the
best institution of its kind within q ra-
dius of a thousand miles, and left alona
with the support that the State can snd
should give II II will continue TO grow
in its great field. Unite IL with ,he
University and it will loose much of Its
identity. be dwarfed In its useful
ness and crippled In the purpose of ira
founding. and the field of the Safe higher
education Will be largely narrowed "a
those who live within the f1ftv
mile region OF Salt Lake CIV
Considering the general good. the state
cannot arord TO do this and break nm
the geratest foundation for a broad and
liberal future growth in Its higher edu4
cational interest
JOHN E. CARLISLE.
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