Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-28
Reorganized Board to Control
Agricultural College Holding Its
First Regular Session.
PRIEST. KERR'S RESIGNATION.
1t win be Acted Upon. and AN Ell.
fort win be Made to Elect
A Successor.
Candidates Are DE John y. Widysoe
Supt- OF Schools Nelson and Prot
Thomas of the n. e. Faculty.

a meeting of the board OF trustees
OF the Agricultural college which will
probably do much TO determine the
future policy Of the institution is being
held this afternoon. The meeting is
the most important one In recent years
because of the fact that the last ap~
pOintees by Gov Cutler To the college
board. give voting majority To- three
members on the board who heretofore
have been In the minority.
These members have not been IA.
vorabIe 10 the policy pursued by Prclil.
dent w. j. Kerr II has held that
President Kerr sought to make a great
university out OF the institution an
stead of school for the study OF
agriculture Two years ago friction
arose between President Kerr and Prof
John A Wid1soe head OF the expert
ment stations and a great worker ia
agricultural Hines Prof Widtsoe says
he prefers consolidation 10 q starved
college, though he prefers separation
as now prevails With agriculture as a
predOminatine feature. In the battle
which was then beginning Dr. Widt-
soc resigned TO pursue has agricultural
experiments IN Il private capacity, and
to become an instructor In the b. Y.
u. at Provo
There are many people who inclined
to Dr. Wdtsoe's view OF the situation.
aud ever since he left the college he has
been looked upon as the center of that
line OF thought His friends have
been active In his behalf In the be
lief that he could utilzes the college
Tn "a
farming, and In solving other problems
connected with Utah soils.
THE CANDIDATES.
This afternoon the public feeling liz
that DR. widtsoe will be invited TO take
President Kerr's position, but at this
hour this does not appear certain
ion within the board OF trustees, and
one nemper said hais morning that
he Thought the meeting would last near
" all afternoon. Prof. George Thomas
or the Logan faculty is mentioned as a
candidate for the position. as Is also
STATE Supt. OF Public Instruction A c.
Nelson.
Prof Kerrrs resignation is to be act
ed on this afternoon He wrote his
resignation right after the governors
appointments were announced, and att
er President Mccormick said that he
would no longer serve upon the board.
Mr.. Mccormick was a strong hacker OF
President KerI's policy
THE NEW BOARD.
That the new board win not tolerate
the develo pment of collateral courses at
the Logan institution, until the study
OF agricultural subjects lose their place
as the curriculum's center. is very evil
dent from it's makeup President w
W. Ritter OF the board of regents of
the University of Utah Is now a menu
Der of the Agricultural college board
His appointment follows the policy
tending towards consolidation. When
the legislature failed to pass the con-
solidation bills, and failed likewise TO
consider another bin providing for con.
Cutler appointed leading member OF
the university board to the college
board. The appointment was confirmed,
and 1t was generally understood by
the senators who favored II that this
was step In the direction OF settling
the long drawn out college question.
John @. Adams. another new member
OF the board. is known to be an admir-
Ell Of TT. Wldtsoe. and is counted on to
cast his vote for him as President
Kerr-s SUCCESSOR Where Hon c, E
Loose stands ON the question Is not
known. while Mrs Susa Young Gates
and Lorenzo Stohl arc counted as
friends OF the Widtsoe movement.
President Kerr had conference with
Mr.. Ritter OF the board OF trustees this
morning In relation to college affairs.