Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-27
pEsEnEr EVENING NEWS. FRIDAY JULY 81, 1906.

combination. Whenever agricultural
college presidents advocate separation,
the presidents OF the universities adj
vocate combination.
q. II is shown by the state school
Of mines that consolidation Is cheaper
that II costs $4,000 per year 10 con-
duct that school with the university.
while separately on an independent
site, and with the present efficiency, II
would cost s6s,117 per year. besides
$4,000 In buildings.
g. The State Normal school, COM
blned with the university, costs the
state annually $4,000, while with sep
arate maintenance at its present en-
cheney the cost would be $4,000, be-
sides expensive buildings.
go In Is years the state VIII save by
combination more than a million doll
lars. and the work Will be better done.
3l.-In collecting libraries, museums
and apparatus, Il costs twice as much
10 provide two institutions their books,
apparatus. etc. being mostly techni-
cab ss 1t does TO equip one, and since
these are largely technical and not
used by the general public, there ~ no
advantage or convenience In keeping
them separate.
80. The loss Of the buildings al 10
gan. which some say tho state would
suffer hy the reyersion OF these build
ings and grounds 10 Logan city "a to-
tai OF s276,236.52, according 10 the last
college biennial reporO, would be saved
out Of two legislative appropriations 10
the Agricultural college II the institu-
lions were united.
30. There are 80 states and territories
that have these two institutions. OF
these. 10 have them separate, and 20
have them combined. There are nine
other states where the policy has been
Combination" and the name given 10
the highest educational institution in
stead Of university or agricultural col
lege, state colleges, etc. Combination
does not cut OF any Of the funds re-
ceived from the United States govern
ment.
"A. The largest separate agricultural
college in the country is that Of To-
wa, and Il Is more Of a university than
our two institutions would be COM
bined
SO. II makes very little difference
whether the institu,Ion be called uni
verslty or agricultural college Presi-
dent Van Hise OF Wisconsin says:
where they are maintained separately
the state viii have to maintain two uni
verslties." In Indiana they are sep
arate one being called the University
Of Indiana and the other Purdue uni
versity,
ONLY ONE GREAT INSTITUTION.
For about 500 students above three
years OF high schoo, work, nine-tenths
OF whom are IN the University Of Utah,
and one-tenth In the Agricultural col
lege. this state cannot maintain more
than one higher educational institution.
The Agricultural college courses con-
tanning students above three wears OF
high school work on Feb 10, 1906 when
tho school is the largest. were. Agri-
culture. 3. domestic scienle 8, COM
merce Is: civil and mechanical ongi-
neering. 10. and general science, "a
total of 80 students above three years
in high school There were In addition
a few specials in music and other sub
jects. and included in the 50 were sew
eral teachers drawing salaries from the
college. The commission has shown
that the ~ students above three year,
OF high school IN the civil and mechanic
cal engineering courses Of the college
could be distributed through the corre-
spending four years IN the university
and would add hut little more than one
student 20 the year IN each OF the two
courses. The students in domestic SCI
ence, g. and I'm agriculture, =, Wodid
be provided for by the expenditure n
these special lines Of the entire amount
received from the government and from
the land fund. in place Of the smaller
portion OF these funds now devoted a
this use by the Agricultural college
The students I'm the other lines-com'
merce, Is. and general science, 2, would
I be distributed through the -four years OF
/ corresponding classes already organ
! lied In the University Of Utah without
| the oyercrowding OF any class.
So. Combination does not mean sub.
| ordination OF the Agricultural college
/ hut coordination with the other col
/ leges and schools Of the university.
81 Where one agricultural colleg,
bulletin on poultry. cattle-raising, FIELD
crops. etc. is now published. at least
two could be put out with the money al
the disposal Of the department after
combination.
IS. The University OF Utah had about
900 students above the grade OF Tho
Salt Lake and ogden high schools on
/ Feb. 2, 1905. when the commission Wis
! tied, This was at the time when the
/ school IS the largest. on the following
day the commission found q students
/ registered at the Agricultural coles,
above the rank OF the high school:
| named.
AS TO UTAH STUDENTS.
20. The Agricultural college is not 50
| we'll represented by Utah students. The
1 following distribution Is taken from Ia
| bles supplied by the institutions: From
| Utah, outside OF Salt Lake county, in
I the university, 405 students. From Utah.
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