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

zenith county in number IN the uniyer-
sity outside OF Salt Lake county
40 President Kerr showed before the
commission that the Agricultural col
lege received from the state In iSOS-0j,
So. 900: IN l905-07. $4,000, and that the
increase IN the necessary appropriation
for the next two years, n the college
goes on with the same work. VIII be
proporiionately greater than the In
crease Of the last two years, or more
than double $4,000.
a.. The arguments used In the con-
sututional convention for maintaining
these institutions separately while
given In good faith, have not proved
true during the past eleven years. II
was argued that the Agricultural coli
lcge would be self-supporting ana
should be allowed 20 remain where II is,
while the arguments and predictions Of
President Kerr and others In the con-
ventlon. to the effect that the separate
maintenance Of these two schools would
finally result IN financial burdens that
The state could not bear have now been
verified.
q. Though millions Of dollars will be
saved by combination, this II not the
strongest argument for consolidation.
Efficiency is the chief reason for COM
blnlng. il would improve the univer-
silly. the state school Of mines, The state
normal school. and the state Agricul-
tufal college.
g.. The university has % acres Of very
fertile soil. az shown by the school
farm conducted by the normal school.
The college site Of Logan has III acres,
which have been abandoned as an ex-
perlmental farm, having been proved
unfit,
THE LOGAN SCHOOL,
a. By expert agricultural testimony
before the commission, IL was estao-
lished that II Is not important for the
Logan school to have more than ten
or fifteen acres. as the modern tendency
and IDEAL condition Is 10 have expert
mental farms I'm different parts Of the
state. The accepted method OF car
rying on station work Is 10 establish
temporary stations IN the different dis
tricts. II, for Instance there Is GER
tain quality OF soil IN Ssnpete county,
near Manti or Mt. Pleasant the proper
thing 20 do Is 20 locate a temporary
station there. aud investigate the ques-
lions that are before the people. The
station win then remain there as long
as the question has not been answered
properly. Sometimes a question has
been readily answered so you can give
proper information on The subject IN
a short time. an which case, Of course,
the station Is discontinued The per-
manent station IL mistake. We want
temporary stations where the needs ~
the state call for help. The expert
ana not believe IN the college farm and
hoped the state OF Utah would not
establish one. since only ono part OF
the work should be near the college
the animal industry. horses, cows pigs,
chickens. and other animals.
A. NJ part of the money saved by me
combination we're given 10 the public
schools by increasing the MIL tax, IN"
high school movement. which is 50 Inn
portaut 20 tho success n either the
university or the Agricultural college,
would be aided IN all the counties 81
tho state. and students Of the high
school age could get their training az
home under parental Influences.
-. High school training would h.
much cheaper al home than either iu
| Logan or Salt Lake city. as board On
either case would cos, from $40 10 5000
per student per year. II the two In
stitu,ions were combnedall high school
work would be dropped except the In
| dustrial cour ss. which should be made
part OF the normal training school
Thus both high school and all kinds OF
college work would be advanced.
SPEEDY SETTLEMENT URGED.
The foregoing has been given with
reference 10 combination itself regard.
| less OF time. We desire 10 submit the
| following IN order to urge speedy
| settlement az this very important ques'
| ton and feel that special session Of
! the legislature should be called az
soon as possible.
/. The present legislature has al
| ready given much time TO the con-
slderation OF this question: the COM
| mission Is a creature OF Us own max
| ing. and no other legislature woulc
| probably be better able 20 decide thi'
| important matter. The present legis'
| lature could act I'm less time with more
| attention 10 this one issue, and with a
| better knowledge than subsequent
legislature would get IN the course OF
a regular session. with SO much else
to do.
CONCERNING SPECIAL SESSION.
sIf special session be called, then
| on the basis OF the amount, 2ss 1870
asked for by the Agricultural college
| from the last legislature, and the
amount $4,000, received, at least Sli0,.
900 will be Immediately saved by the
state by favorable action on the ma
jority report
3. BY immediate settlement Of this
question. In accordance With the ma
| jority report. some Of the public schools
| now suffering on account OF lack OF
means, and the closing Of these school:
! after six or seven months could bC
| quickly relieved by enabling the next
| Legislature 20 divert means TO the pub
I lie embellishments now being wasted In
| duplication.
4. The people are entitled TO have this
important question. involving a waste
Of hundreds Of thousands Of dollars
Immediately considered and settled, in
the interest Of peace, harmony and
| economy.
3. II special session Is not called
and this important matter IA left I'M