The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-01
UNIVERSITY NEWS OF
GENERAL INTEREST
Brief Resume of Work Done
and a Glance of Programme
Mapped Out.

According to the 1906-7 calendar. today
marks the closing Of class recitation at
the State university. There Is every rsa-
son To believe that this closing year can
smile back upon it's nine months run
with greater pride than any other of the
past. The president is highly clated OF
the succcss-tlnancially. socially and edu-
cntloHaly.
For great many years the school has
been composed OF only the school OF arts
and science. the State school of mines
and the normal school, with an additional
branches. but during tho current year
there have grown UP two department..
have thought that nothing was more
needful at our university than good
courses In these branches OF work,
Through the effort of the students now
with many additions. are to be perna-
nently located at the institution and the
days. Will contain al least courses for
two years work In either of these pro-
fcssional branches. And since those who
ge, credits for work here car can get shoSe stcr,9
colleges. thousands Of dollars VIII be
saved TO the State.
As result OF these two new courses
being made stable and better equipped,
the fee Will be raised to several times
the present fee, TO help defray the eN-
penso for equipment. Most OF the law
will be taught by lawyers OF note. ana
the classes Will hold forth al the city
and county building. Courses In all
branches except possibly one or two VIII
bc offered,
The medical department has likewise
received a boost. Instead OF one depart
mcnt OF medicine, under the direction OF
one professor. who Will hold nominal
title of dean we shall have five depart
ments which viii be doing medical work
with a full professor over each depart
ment and all departments organized un-
der the dean OF the school OF arts and
sciences.
OF zoology including histology, embry-
ooey. physiology and zoology, with DR..
Chamberlain at its head. There will be
department OF botany with DR., Cardiff
as the professor in charge The depart
Tnent OF anatomy Will also have an effi-
Client man TO conduct the work. The de-
VIII be conducted by Or. Anderson. and
Dr. Fisher will have charge OF the de-
partment OF materia nled!ca:
AS to lie question OF credits being ac-
cepted by Eastern schools, the matter
was laid before Or. Bevan, chairman OF
the American Medical association. when
the present change was contemplated,
and ii was found that this institution Is
among those which have been passed
upon. as satisfactory. by the Associated
Medical college, and that credit Will be
given.
AS TO the social side OF the past year
II needs only TO be said that tho frats and
sororities have nourished too well to
suit the 'prexie."
The Dramatic club has equaled any the
university has ever had. while the de-
batting teams. although they have failed.
have learned lessons long 10 be remem-
bered There is, however, greater inter
est in debating at the university than
ever before. The football team was beat
en- but once and that was not done by
our greatest rival. Boulder. and the track
team Is all a farce In Utah.
The registration reached the climax,
and there is no question but that the sum
mer school, which opens one week from
next Monday. will he the greatest in the
whole history Of the institution.