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


received Si0,b00 In addition the COLI
lege received from the government sS5,-
000. SO that the college claimed that il
needed more than was asked for by the
state university, the state normal
school, the state school OF mines and
the Branch normal school at Cedar
City taken all together The Agricul-
tural college and the University OF
Utah with its various schools asked
from the state. besides the government
appropriation. a total OF ssl7.s2i. or
about two.fifths Of the entire revenues
OF the state. Can the state AFFORD this?
Can Il afford 20 maintain two greater
higher institutions when II has scarcely
students enough FOR oneg The comm--
sion finds 1888 pupils % district scgool
grade out Of Total OF 663 enrolled
m the Agricultural college Jos OF The
total being from idaho. 81 ~ the total
were taking summer courses. and 81
were taking winter courses 4 universi-
~ with loo college students is q small
university. and Il VIII be many yeart
before our state VIII furnish 900 stu
dents OF standard college grade.
SMALL HIGHER CLASSES.
The commission finds that IN much ~
the college grade work On these tw,
schools there are only from one 20 ~
students in a class MANY OF the classes
could be doubled. trehled, Quadruplei.
iu number ~ students in each. and then
not have TOO many Ia class Tor one
teacher. one room aud one set Of APP
psratus. books and equipment The
commission shows that by combining
the college with the university AZ Salt
Lake city both institutions viii be
made much more efficient than either IS
NOW. BY eliminating the 5lg high school
students ~ The university and by bring
ing into b an college students and an
the students Of elementary agriculture
and manual training from the Agricul-
tural college. We could make one strong
aud IN cicnt school To which men 81
wealth would feel proud 10 donate Why
not DO itt This would benefit all stu
dents a. tho Agricultural college. and
~ the same time would cost The state
no more money Than Il win require o.
maintain tHe university alone All the
money given by The state 10 the Agri-
cultural college At Logan would be
saved by consolidation. and each col
legc or school named above would b.
made better for the students and more
,rcltablo 10 he state. By combination
much moro money could b. devoted 10
agriculture and 70 us special subjects
than haze ever been expended or ever
win Do expended upon agriculture by
thc college unless united with the uni
Ncrsitv
LAND FOR COLLEGE FARMS.
The university has % acres o. hna.
fertile land The college has M acres
which have Teen abandoned on account
Of uudtness Tor experimental work. 4
few acres about three miles north ~
Logon have been purchased and rented
for experimental purposes. one NJ The
best trained experts ~ the country sta
FL before The commission that ~ acres
would be- enough FOR use I'm connection
With lhs Agricultural college Itself FOR
experimental work. while Tor actual
farm cVrerfmeuIatiop, De- did not be-
leye ip college farm Experiments m
lana should be- made On different parts
o. the state. wherever there are proh-
lens to be solved. As soon as the
problems ~ one locality are solved,
other places should receive attention.
No doubt people throughout the state !
would he GLAD IN offer free % charge a |
portion ~ their land from time 90 time /
Tor such EXPERIMENTATION.
PRECEDENT AND AUTHORITY I
Combinaiion - ihose insiitrions
has taken place IN - states and one
territory. separation exists I'm II states
and two territories. and IN the zee
states al state higher cduca- q
ton Is concentrated into one iustitu-
ton, called state college. agricultural 4
college. etc An overwhelming ma /
jority Of ths great educators IN the
country are in favor Of consolidation
BUILDINGS NEEDED.
The Agricultural college now re-
ouircs a gymnasium and armory 90
cost 100000 The University has a
gymnasium. go that combination /
v ould save this SEQ. goo. The Agricul-
tural college needs hydraulic lab0ra-
tory 90 cost i32. 500. the university al 4
ready has one amply sufficient for
both Both schools need "a womsns
building. each AZ a cost 81 500. 600. /
one would answer every purpose for
both Similarly other buildings Will /
be needed By both schools 50 that
large amounts for these will be
thrown away II the schools are kept
=, pafste. The college asks Tor ii6e.-
900 Tor an agricultural building The
finds that $4,000 81 this
amount would DO ample 10 put up
suitable agricultural building on The
university ute and suitable harms.
coops etc. could be put az with the
tio.000. Likewise, libra