Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-24

necessary instruction in engineering
| for these students during the coming
school year. After the school year OF
| 190T-lsoS no engineering courses Lead
ing to degrees will be Offered by the
Agricultural college, unless, indeed, the
I present law Is repealed.
| Though the exclusion OF engineering
| from the college narrows its field, yet
there is within the law, as above quot
| ed, a splendid chance for expansion and
contraction. The policy of the Asri-
cultural college Of Utah must not, and
| shall not be. one Of contraction il must
| be policy OF growth. We must not
destroy; We must construct
BIG TECHNICAL SCHOOL.
The work of the Agricultural college
falls into two somewhat distinct parts:
First, the various short courses which
lead to certificates and secondly the
long courses which Head to degrees,
The certificate courses are OF high school
grade; the degree courses naturally Of
college grade 1t Is our Intention TO de-
Selop as far as possible within the law.
both of these parts of the work Ut the
institution. In the lower. or certificate
grade. we desire to emphasize the prep
aTation for various trades thus Virtuai-
" building up a trade school. designed
for those who from inclination, or be-
cause of circums tances, cannot pursue
a college course, In this department,
practical agriculture, comm cree. car
pentry, blacksmithing, iron machine
work, carriage building, foundry work
house and sign painting, and calclmlning
Will be taught to the boys AS rapidly
as possible other trades, such as brick
laying. ma son work. bookbinding, pho
Biography, printing, etc, VIII be offered
In this trade department the girls will
be taught cooking, catering, sewing, ART
such phases Of agriculture as may be
followed success fully by women as
means of livelihood Cpoultry- keeping.
Horticulture. bee keeping, silk culture.
market gardening. etc. The time has
come when many women must depend
upon themselves for support, and there
are many avenues OF endeavor which
furnish an equal income with less con-
fnement than the work Of the sienog'
rapher, clerk. or dressnaker
Along with these practical subjects
are given the necessary fundamental
studies OF English, mathematics, his
tory, etc. Those who finish the work
earning livelihood. If they desire.
they may continue their studies In the
college department.
MECHANIC ARTS.
The work In mechanic arts is Of spe-
Cldl lultTbSI 10 lllf IeDIllt Oh Juan.
Skilled mechanics OF all kinds re In de-
niand, The apprentice system is q
thing of the past. Technical trade
schools are RAPIDLY becoming the agen-
cies for teaching the various trades A.
The present time in Utah Surprisingly
large proportion of skilled mechanics
are from the older countries, and have
been brought up under the apprentice
system These persons are gradually
leaving active life. and the lack OF
skilled laborers Is being felt through
out the state. The Agricultural col
lege. In Its school of mechanic arts.
should endeavor to serve the people in
this matter, RI we read the temper Of
the people of the state Alright, this Is
one OF the lines of endeavor expected of
the Agricultural college.
The law provides that elementary
commerce shall be taught but does not
forbid instruction In advanced conf
n-ercf, Since the commercial depart
ment as now organized. would cost
very little less. II the college courses are
eliminated, there can be no real econ
ony In destroying the present college
cours In commerce, which has been es-
tablished since the institution was
founded. Degrees In commerce will.
therefore, be given as In the past
DOMESTIC SCIENCE AND ARTS.
The state demands a hrst-class
school OF domestic science and arts
In addition TO the course In these SUBJ
jects. fading 10 a degree. which has
been given up to the present, another
course for women Will be organized,
combining domestic science and arts
with such branches OF agriculture as
may be pursued profitably and sue
cessfuly by women This course also
will lead to a degree. The work OF
such course is not an experiment II
has been tried elsewhere successfully.
Any profession that will take women
more into the sunshine and fresh air
will be an aid to the commonwealth
We intend 70 impress upon the work
ers with the girls, who may attend the
college, that their first work Is the
develoEment of a womanhood that VIII
dignity the work that naturally fails
TO the lot OF woman In the division of
household cares
COURSE IN IRRIGATION.
Up to the present time, agriculture
has been taught only IN one course
lea ding to a degree, We intend 10
ampIify the agricultural work, and Of
fer several distinct courses of an agri-
cultural nature,
in place OF the engineering, which
has been taken from the college. a
course IN irrigation and drainage will
be offered, which viii cover all the
phases dealing with the use OF water
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