The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-06-27
College, niyerSlty.

IT is indeed pleasant to note that
the Agricultural College has at least
one friend In Salt Lake city, friend
who dares express his friendly opinion
from the house-tops, as II were--the
venerable Judge Goodwin, editor Of
The Telegram. Judge Goodwin, In
an editorial OF the 10th instant, re-.
views the educational. financial situa-
ton in Utah very calmly and with
mind unprejudiced by civic greed and
political intrigue. Nor is he dismayed
by the hue and cry Of those who see
destruction to Utah because OF the
large sums asked for by the big educa-
tional institutions. The editorial Is
sane, sound, sensible, one that must
appeal even to those who would will.
fully or ignorantly do themselves and
the State OF Utah al injustice by
gripping or destroying the Agricul-
tural College for the sake OF temporary
personal, political or civic advantage.
THE REPUBLICAN extends to Judge
Goodwin greetings from hosts In this
section, and presents his editorial In
full, as follows:
THE present trend OF things indi-
cate that determined effort Is to be
made when the Legislature meets to
merge the University and the Agri-
cultural College. 1t is to be on the
double ground that many OF the
studies are duplicates, and that the
State is too poor to support both in
situations.
IL the first objection were carried
TO a strict construction II would close
half the educational institutions Il
forty States. A general education is
like the eight notes In music. From
them all the music In the world is
developed A student wants a gener-
al education. After that he wants
not what all the schools teach, but
such knowledge OF certain branches
as will ht him for life's work.
The objection to fusing the two educa.
tional institutions ID that the result
will be the subordination OF the agrl-
cultural and horticultural training to
the so-called higher accomplishment
OF the University. when In truth the
former is the more important.
The universities OF the country turn
out hundreds Of thousands OF gradu.
ates annually, many Of them poor In
purse. For them the future Is dark,
for there are no places for them until,
through sore travail, they can make
places for themselves. But for a
graduate who can analyze soils, who
has acquired a knowledge Of how soils
should be titled. what can be hoped
for through scientific planting end
cultivation, for such an one there are
places, at high salaries, waiting In
every State from the Canada line to
Patagonia. And there Is no higher
science. none more honorable, none
that carries with Ii more mercies or
comforts TO the human race. The
want OF IL /, one Of the chief causes
which today makes Russia the pity OF
mankind.
AS TO the expense, that Is something
which should have generous consider
alton. The State is gaining in wealth
rapidly. The rule is here, as IL is
everywhere the richer a man Is the
less proportlonate taxes does he pay.
A closer and fairer assessment would
add materially to.the States revenues,
without raising the rates. This mat
ter should have far more serious cor
sideration from the Legislature tl,an
how 10 curtail the revenue OF the
schools.
Then we believe that II our very
rich men were appealed to some of
them would buy scholarships in both
the University and Agricultural Col. |
lege,
Again the public and the high !
schools should always be kept free to |
students, but we believe that small |
tuition Zee might be laid upon the
higher educational institutions, The
thought should be to save, II possible,
both schools. They are the hope OF
the State, and IL is childish to say |