The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-09
Preparatory Courses Divided.

The University preparatory school is Iii
Nidtd INTO TWO parts, those who are pre-
parlnS for the regular college course and
Jhe normal preparatory students. The
IlrSt wear Of the first class was drOuUed
last year The faculty has now dis-on-
tlnued the first and second years of Fotn
courses This leaves only the third year
preparatory course.
An effort was on foot to cut this nut
with the rest. but it was not leemed adj
Nisahler as many Of the high schools are
newly instituted and not enough adj
Nanced high school studies are taught
10 drop the third year course Ii was
PROMISED however that the faculty would
eliminate this also as soon as possible.
one exception is made in the first and
second years and that is in the case OF
those who receive state high school di-
plonas. According TO recent ruling of
the legislature fifty state high school di-
pOmaS are given out each year which
allowed the holder 10 enter the Uni
NersitY normal school without having the
registration fee. It would be impossible
10 do away with these, but il will only
mean about ffteen or twenty students
rach year as the others will go TO the
branch normal school at Cedar City.
Entrance Requirements.
Heretofore the entrance requirements of
thc InlversIty have not been uD TO the
standard Of the big eastern colleges Some
wears ago conference of the represen-
tatiVes OF the big colleges of the county
met and decided on a set Of en-
University adopted these yesterday. and
they viii go into effect next year The
requirements call Tor full four years
nigh school course. The elective suhiecfs
included in the requirements are those
required for ii regular high school di-
ploma and are included in "a regular high
school course. The nOu-electiVe SUBJECTS
are four years of English, one wear of
algebra. one year of geometry, one wear
of history, which is 10 be selected from
ancient medieval, English or American
Besides these nOn-clcctIVc subjects. there
are four additional requirements for ad-
mission in the the School of Mines They
are one-half year of algebra, plane trigO-
hometty and solid geometry, and one
year OF physics with laboratory. The
medical course also requires two years
of Latin
Tie adoption of the regular standard Of
entrance requirements puts the Cniver-
SitI on a standard with the important
institutions of learning in The country
This means that degree at the Uni
Versity Will DE respected as enc from
any OF the eastern universities and that
a student in being transferred from the
University. To another school Of the rank
VIII not lose any credits. The entire
change viii be outlined in next years cat
alogue, which is being prepared at pres
JEit-
Owing to the overcrowded conditions at
the University plans are being discussed
by the faculty and the board OF regents
20 provide more rooms. Almost every de-
partment is in need of class rooms. Sew
rfal OF the courses that We're to have
been offered the last half OF this year
had 10 be eliminated because rooms could
not be found IN which to hold recita-
tiOns. The need of more Iaboratrv .sDace
is also felt. The normal course is the
chief sufferer in the lack of room. There
Is one class of l25 students that must re-
cite in one room.
one of tho plans on which the auth0ri-
ties are working Is TO divide the big as
scmbly hall and make laboratories. and
TO add another story TO the building for
the assembly hall During the entire dav
every available classroom is in use. and
IL is necessary in some cases for the
professors 10 hold lectures in their Of
flces.