Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-06
School Year Opens on Sept 16
With Promise OF Large
Attendance.
STRONG GROWTH LOOKED FOR


ne srnoui year lHut-S opens 90 the
state university ON sept l6. ON sept
~. 10 and Do OF the preceding week
The entrance examinations are held
and ON Sept 13 and 10 registration of
students takes place
The university authorities rcport
that the year about to open promises
to be- the most successful m the his
tory Of the university. More nouir-
les nave been made concerning the
work offered than ever before and
more interest in general throughout
the state has been manifested m the
university Il is thought that the
large attendance Of last year will Doe
surpassed. In the collegiate depart
ments especially a strong growth is
looked for lu these departments last
yearc there were O. total of sos stu-
dents, not counting any OF the 800
registered iu the summer school
FACULTY LIST.
Tho growth in the number of teach-
efs employed and iu the library aud
laboratory facilities for university iu-
structiou has kept pace with the
growth of the number OF students enc
rolled. I'm the regular university Cat-
a.Ogue more than "a dozen pages are
occupied by the faculty list The ed
ucatioual biography accompanying
each name iu this list shows that the
iustruC tors in the university have had
the best training offered by the great
est universities Of this country and OF
other countries for their work Tho
beginning pages OF the catalogue prop
en-. show that lu library and IJbora-
tory equipment the university is be-
coming more and more rich. For
work iu some fields indeed especially
~ the equipment OF the university is
surpassed hy that Of any other school
I'm the country.
LAW AND MEDICINE
The new work at the university next
year is In law and medicine. I'm each
Of these subjects the university now
offers about two years of work so
that students of Utah who heretofore
had 70 go away from home for all
their professional training may now
get the foundation years at home. I'm
these subjects the regular university
instructors are assisted by profession
al men I'm actual practise The daily
Rotations in law are conducted IN
the City and County building in
which are the courts that carry on
all the most important litigation OF
Utah From the letters OF inquiry
which have been received, the univer-
these two professional subjects next
year will be very large.
ARTS AND SCIENCES.
In spite OF the popularity Of the
professional courses, the school of arts
and sciences continues TO be the
largest OF the schools Of the university.
Its primary purpose is 10 provide
training which will make students in-
telligent and aggressive citizens. It's
work is practically elective through
out. Students. however. must take
some subjects which are deemed es-
seutial TO a general. all round educa-
ton. and their entire work must form
a consistent whole. To aid students
whose chief aim Is general culture but
who look forward TO professional &C
equations several suggestive courses
have been outlined In commerce and
industry. government and admins
tration, and journalism.
SCHOOL OF MINES.
The state school Of mines Is attract
ing more attention outside OF the state
than any other department Of the un-
iversity Inquiries have been receiv-
ed from practically all parts of the
country concerning the nature and the
expenses Of the work I'm this school.
In the advantages OF location the uu-
iverslty school OF mines surpasses
most other mining schools Of the coun-
try Alomst az the doors Of the uni
versity are some Of the greatest mines
and shelters I'm the world In Ia
cilitles and equipment for study the
schools stands On the very first rank.
For the education which enables
man 20 obtain good employment 10
the various branches Of the mining In
dustry there Is no reason why our stu
dents should leave this state
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
The state normal school continues
60 improve. After ls05-lo. the COM
plction of a four year high school
course VIII be necessary 90 enter any
OF it's courses. though al present grad
yates Of the district schools who are
holders of normal scholarships are
stln admitted. The schools OF the
state are bee 1minR more and more
rigid in their requirement that tneir
teachers shall be well prepared, and
the normal school is undertaking 90
meet this increased requirement
Teaching as q profession continues 90
be popular and win become more pop
ular as more high schools are cstab-
llshed iu Utah. The preparation which
win enable teachers 90 succeed The
various schools OF the state b.. tho
preparation which the university more
NAL school aims 20 give.
The only expense connected with ate
tendance al the university is the an-
uual registration fee Of $40. This Zee
ig not required OF holders Of normal
scholarships 10 which 90 students are
appointed each year.
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