Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-29
PROF. KERR OUT;
DR.. W|OTSOE IN
New President OF the Agricultural
College Manned at First
Session.
sToHL SUCCEEDS MCCORMICK
Five Members of the Faculty Resign
Aud DIR. WidtsOc Will Name
Their Successors.

The work Of rcaifgnins the Agrlcui-
tural college In its course OF study ltS
faculty and its aims as part or the
Utah educational system, Is now Oh IN
full force, That important changes
an policy are to follow the appointment
Of the present board of trustees is very
evident from the first showing OF re-
suits.
In the meeting OF tho board OF re-
gents yesterday afternoon, Presldent
Kei-r's resignation WAS accepted. W.
John A. widtsoc was elected to sue
Ceed him and the designations OF hve
other nenbe of the faculty We're also
accented. DIR. P. A. Ycder was sue
c.cded by D. Il. Ball as head of the aE-
perInent station. The professors who
resigned are Joseph Jenson, NJ. ELIZA
beth wyant, Geo p Campbell, EVELYN
Moerch, w. c. Snow and Prof. d. ".
Ball
III is altogether probable that these
ara MT ali The changes that will mark
the irnportant transition. Some people
are inclined to take o gloomy view OF
the change, and Prof. Jenson's letter OF
RESIGNATION Is fair sample of this
view. I'm the OCtleT Tdllu lilN S'JtltlPi
spg forces in the new board, and the
sentiment back OF the change are de-
Ciceily hopeful that the changes mean
more cooperation between the two bis
schools and a day is looked forward 10,
when all that the Agricultural college
may lose in expensive engineering
courses, win be made UP at the uhiVer-
slty in courses OF that exact nature,
available TO all students, Including the
SPECIALISTS In agriculture, as Well AS
those In other scientific branches Az
Logan IL is probable that the new d.
rection given to college WORK wlit DC III
the nature Of expanding the purely ag-
ricultural features, the experiment
work, and the out-of-doors educauntls
this plan working in corporation wish
the development OF the university ana
If the present policy becomes perafa-
nent II Ia safe to look for more legis-
lation each session having III View
final consolidation, with adjustment OF
courses to make the two schools WORK
in the harness together. The present
changes are regarded as an opening
wedge, unless something happens TO
disrupt the movement before 1t be-
comes firmly established.
PROF. KERR's COURSE.
President Eerrs policies. which are
coming TO an end with the present year.
have been aggressively constructive
President Kerr took hold few years
arn of a very small institution. anu
leaves n almost rivaling the university
OF Utah In many particulars WHO
1,assine II i'm others Most noticeable
among these have been the rapid con-
struction of landscape eftects on tnc
campus the building OF large dorlnt-
tory, giving the students a nucleus lot
college life. and q campus splrli- and
the development of college social li.c
nntil il has dominated the town, rather
than taking q secondary place ana al
lowing the students to seek social en-
tertainment independent OF campus in-
fluences. In all but the size of lts sly
dent body, the Logan school WAS rapio-
lv becoming college home such as en-
lists in localities like CornelI, princeton,
and Stanford where the campus ana
college dominate the town social lie.
Tn, splendid environment built mp
around the Logan school has led sofce
people to speak of the advantages or
consolidation at Logan. rather than AT
Salt Lake, where the student body be-
comes lost In the general city life, as
soon as the lessons are finished, AS
for President Kerr, there Is general
sentiment prevailing that ne rs entlre-
ly TOO valuable man to U5ah educa-
tiou, 10 lose permanently from the i'eld.
He rather fntinates that his future Will
II is possible that some position may be
rendered him which will give him a
more fortunate vehicle for constructive
ability than that which he has just
1elinquished-
THE NEW OFFICIAL.
In reorsanizing the board yesterday
lIorenzo \. Stohl Of Brigham City was
chosen president; Mrs A. W. MeCunc,
Vice president; Pkof j. A. Bexeli, sec
Rotary. and Allan NJ. Fleming, cashier
Of the First National bank at Ogden.
treasurer, The new officers were au-,
thorlzed TO proceed with the orsanlxa-
tlon OF faculty for next year.
LETTERS OF RESIGNATION
In handing in their designations, the
retiring members OF the faculty sent
the following letters to the board;
JENsoN's GLOOMY VIEW.
Logan, Utah, March %. 1901
10 the President and Board OF Trus.
tees OF the Agricultural College OF
Utah: