Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-18

This shows an Increase TO the uni
Norslty Of over s. per cent ana only
about q per cent 90 the college, while
the dycrag increase OF attendance az
the college lg0l-j inclusive vas about
ll5 per cent. as against ~ per oeHi AZ
the university FOR the same period. On
my former letter ! gave the increase,
Don attendance al the university as l0s
uDr cent, which was errOneOusl The
university has received, as shown above
nearly two dollars 10 the college one
while the attendance at the university
never exceeded that Of the college moro
than an average OF q per cent, except
perhaps last year
sun you insist that these two iusti.
buttons get about equal shares" and
declare IL IAN unjust division Of school
money Now. professor. 10 is a pity
YOU were not born a little sooner and
could have been a member Of our past
legislatures and the constitutional con-
veutiou You would surely have pre-
vented this "egregious blunder deep
ming gradually into a crime that es-
tablished at the beginning two separate
institutions" by practically the unani-
nous votes Of the representatives OF
the former territory and present state
II you had been there. We would surely
have had "a greater university and
nothing else.
The Hon Il. H. Roberts. referring to
such university en- his remarks I'm
the constitutional convention, said: "As
10 establishing institutions of learning
here. that shall draw from the far east
and from the west and north and
south, from states older than we are,
and Weather than we are, that per-
haps may be achieved IN 100 years
hence. or 30 years hence, but ! think II
Is possible for us 10 establish now a
university, separated from the AgriCul-
tural college, which shall meet the edu-
cational necessities OF our population
for a long time 10 come"
This was I'm answer TO eXtraVagant
theorists who were heard 20 say then
as now: let US have a greater univer-
sity. one that will prevent our sons and
daughters from going east or west for
any branches Of higher education, an
institution equal. or superior. 10 any in
the world" without counting costs or
results. But as Mr.. Roberts said. de-
Quoting the 10 years ,ast past, that may
be- achieved IN 90. or in 20 years hence
Nv idea Is not 10 establish secondary
schools throughout the state FOR We
have secondary university. which
ought to be admitted as such, and the
money wanted for the attempt TO
make It a competitor OF world renowned
and wealthy universities, should be de-
MED. and applied to district high schools
throughout the state. for at least 50
years 10 come We have a frstclass
Agricultural college, as compared with
similar institutions elsewhere, and the
question is shall we abandon II In an
endeavor to make "a greater uniyer-
sity." and fail In the attempt
II will pay the state. far better. 90
send its few classical and professional
students east or west IN the first place:
for they would have 20 60 there after
an, in the end. to get diplomas of
known value. and omit in our higher
educational work such courses, couhn-
Ing our work 20 preparatory work Tor
ne classics and professions and thor
0ugh courses I'm agriculture, the me-
chaniCal arts. domestic science, CONF
merce. and normal training.
In conclusion ] am sincerely ~ the
opinion that neither the present educa-
tional status Of our state. nor It's FIN
ances. will admit Of "a greater univer-
sity" at salt Lake City. nor the sac
rifcc Of the Agricultural college at Lo-
gan.
l. g. THORESEN.
Logan, Utah. Aug. IS