The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-21
FACULTY SITS DOWN
UPON STUDENTS
Present Style of Commencement
viii Continue at Uni
versity.

In their efforts to secure separate grad
uation from the normals the college stu
dents at the University of Utah went
down TO defeat Monday afternoon. BY
n large majority the faculty voted to con-
tinuc the present style of commencement
and TO graduate college and normal stu
dents together next June. Although the
final vote for conjoint exercises was over
whelming, the faculty did not pass over
the subject lightly. They spent two solid
hours yesterday afternoon discussing the
question and the vote represents the con-
clusions finally reached.
Students Hit Hard.
Although the action of the faculty may
be the best solution OF the problem at the
present time. there Is no denying that to
many staunch college workers II viii be
hard blow. College students. seniors
particularly have been actively working
Tor separate commencement during the
last Few months. Normal students have
remained silent for the most part, not at
tempting to favor or dcnounce the present
system with Il View of having II continued
or discontinued Faculty members have
taken sides and so In the college halls as
Wei as In the school paper the issue has
been repeatedly discussed On the part OF
all there has been a desire 10 do that
which VIII best promote the interests OF
the University and In this spirit viii the
hnal decision of the faculty be received.
Seniors Present Case
AT the beginning of the faculty meeting
Karl Hopkins, president of the senior
class was given an opportunity to present
The question as viewed by the seniors. AZ
ter answering several questions he was
excused. The faculty then went Into the
question. Profs. Cummings and Young
were the steunchest supporters OF separ-
ate graduation. They asserted that the
interests of the University proper demand
ed II; that 1t meant the growth OF the
college department and II step I'm tho di-
nm n pnV M
university. They pointed out that the alb !
sence OF definite line OF domarkatlon be- !
tween college and preparatory work today |
was partly influential In driving high |
school students out OF the State to do |
tfeir college work To many people i'm |
the State the University proper and tho |
normal department are the same thing
Separate graduation would bring home TO |
these the distinction
Opposition Is Heard.
Those opposed TO separate exercises
pointed out that at Columbia and else
where normal students are graduated
nlong with college students or even those
Mho have done work for a doctors degree
lhey thought the extra expense and prep
,ihencenents unnecessary To them the
distinction of cap and gown and the words
OF the president in conferrIng the degree
arc sufficient to make plain the difTnrence
between & college and a normal graduate
ConJoint exercises. they thought, enable
nc University to make better showing
VIC pIpll'b the ulS0USlnIaGeg of
"nlch are not Offset by separate exercises
ihe action OF the faculty makes II GER
tam that not for some years to come If
ever VIII there be separate graduation OF
norman ana college students For the Inst
zen years the question has been discussed
WIN the approach of commencement more
OF less py every senior class This wear
because OF the exceptionally large class az
SENIORS i, was thought that such action
could with safety be taken From, tho
llfst OF the year the slogan OF the present
senior class has been. separate com
inencement The present iunior class
.uc seniors OF next year, cannot rivnl with
inc present class in number OF studepts
ms puts quietus on whatever bones
lneE may have of separate exercises
certainly. then, the question Will moi he
piought up again next year.
Question Is Buried.
SO far as the faculty goes the question
Is no" practically buried ProbabI, &c
I3Ls as exercises continue to bc hold In
,ue Salt Lake theater there Will he con
Joint commandments Doubtiass ~, ~
lline the proposed administrative" buIld-
nS at the University Is completed IN
"Eieh exercises of this character viii he
leIo the sentiment now nickerinp in CT
&c graduates OF the University for snn.
rate exercises will have become strob"
inough TO make Itself felt. Then 100 Ihss
t1inty TO hold exercises on the cannms /
VIII do away with many Of the obferfipnns,
TOW advanced against separate con1
cum