Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-25

above mentioned, we had been advised
that on May IL, 1905. the secretary
Of the commission had sent out
TO various colleges, copy Of the
so-caled statistics set forth on page
three Of the appendix Of the majority
report filed with the secretary Of state,
together with letter OF which the fol-
lowing Is a copy, viz:
Commission TO Investigate the Work
OF the Agricultural College Of Utah and
the University Of Utah-Salt Lake City,
Utah, May II, 1905. Dear Sir: a few
months ago the governor OF Utah, au-
thorized by the last legislature. APP
pointed a commission TO investigate the
two state schools-the University on
Utah and the Agricultural cOllege-with
a view Of ascertaining whether these
institutions should be continued sep
arately or be combined. And as the
secretary Of this commission ! take the
liberty Of submitting 10 you the en-
closed facts In the hope that YOU viii
give us an opinion respecting the mat
ter.
Your opinion as TO whether we should
combine our schools or not viii be
greatly appreciated by the members Of
the commission. and will aid our state
In the settlement OF an important and
difficult question.
Respectfully,
GEO. A. EATON. secy
WERE NEVER CONSULTED.
The matter Of the preparation Of the
so-called statistics was never. so far
as We are able TO learn, even suggested
In any OF the meetings OF the commits
sion. and the undersigned members OF
the commission were never consulted
with reference TO the preparation Of the
same. or With reference TO any Of the
facts to be Incorporated therein. and
the same. as well as the letters accom-
panying Their, were sent out without
our knowledge. or any intimation that
they had been prepared by the secre-
tary OF the commission, or the majority
members Of the commission. or BY
whomsoever they may have been pre-
pared, or ever were IN the course u
preparation. SO far as We can learn.
the action IN all respects was unau-
thorized. and We especially disclalm any
knowledge Of or participation in the
same.
You will notice particularly the state
ment contained In this communication
that the facts" enclosed were sub.
mitted By Nh Eaton. as the secre-
tary Of this commission" This would
presuppose that the answers to the let
tiers would have been the property OF
the commission. and not that Of the
majority members alone. even had the
communication not contained the state
ment that the opinion OF the addressee
would be greatly appreciated by the
members OF the commission
DELIBERATE OMISSION"
And although numerous replies wer.
received by the secretary of the COM
mission. as appears from the insertion
OF the same in the appendix TO the ma
jority report. which might have been
greatly appreciated by the members Of
the commission" II the members OF the
commission had ever had the opportuni-
~ Of examining the same, those replies
were deliberately withheld from the
undersigned members Of the commits
sion. Notwithstanding their request for
the same. and were used BY the MAJOR
ity members alone In making their APP
peal for consolidation Of the two
schools.
The statement is made by the ma-
jority that copies Of the so-called sta
tistics were mailed to a. deans and d.
rectOrs IN agricultural colleges a. pres
dents Of universities and several pro-
fessors who are connected with leading
institutions. SiNty-eight replies are
set forth I'm the appendix. How many
Nere left out is a matter only within
the knowledge Of the majority Of the
commission.
"EMASCULATED' REPLIES.
one thing is certain. and that Is some
Of the reptile. set forth in the report
~ the majority have been emasculated
OF such portions as would appear favor
able 20 the Agricultural college, With
out the remotest suggestion, intimation
or diacritical marking, that the entire
reply was not appended. The iollowin;
are ssmplos. via
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