The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-07
TO INsURGENT STUDENTS.

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The Tribune wishes to say to the
students at the State University who
| have placed themselves, or may be DIS
posed to place themselves, in opposition
to the faculty. that they arc making a
great mistake. The faculty of the Uni
versity is III control Of its studies, its
management, and its discipline. 1t Is
entirely proper that this should be so;
nothing else, indeed. is possible. II Is
out of the question to turn the control
of the University or the handling OF
! its discipline to the shifting student
body which completely changes at least
every four years, y uniform. consistent
| system of control, of progress. of discl-
pline, and of requirement, must be en-
| forced. 1t is quite impossible that the
shifting body of students could do this
! The management of the University Is
not like the management of a popular
government, For this popular govern
ment is by matured minds, and no mat.
ter how much the population may shift
is always, presumably at least and in
| luSL 50, NcNOLtu W ll!IOi
ests Of the public as a public and to
the interests of the people as a whole,
! II may be said that the students wish
to have that so in the. University, a
wish which embraces the fallacy that
immaturity is as good as maturity; and
although the students may think they
know, in fact they do not know. The
faculty does know. It has the prece-
dents of its own University and other
institutions of learning 20 guide it; il
is well informed; it is impartial, fair,
and devoted TO the interests OF the pub
lie at large, as well as to the institution
itself, and to the body of students who
may be Immediately involved.
| It is certain, further, that if the fac
ulty and officers of the University
should be found wanting in their abil-
ity to manage and control the Univer
sity, they would be superseded by others
who would have the power and the shil
| ity to enforce discipline, order, and reg
ulsrity. A good deal of latitude is
necessarily allowed TO students who are
of age. to go to q university. but this
latitude and confidence vested in the
pupil must necessarily have limits. And
the power TO fix these limits is the OF,
ieial body entrusted by the public with
the care aud management Of that pub.
lie institution. This is so In the nature
of the case, and il is vain to contend
against it.
1t follows, therefore. that the stu
dents who are putting themselves in
opposition TO this are making mis-.
take; mistake, we may say. adverse to
their own interest, that will net chiefly
against. and will react chiefly
upon, themselves. 1t is they who will
suffer all the disadvantages. 1t is i'm
possible that they should be able TO
inhict any injury upon the faculty or
the management of the university, or
on the university itself Aud no mat
ter how much they may think that
their liberties arc ipfringed upon or that
they have right to do certain things
which the faculty forbids, the public
will uuqubstionably sustain that faculty
and University ollicialdom generally, as
oSdihoI any uotl OF SIO0c0tS.
This may be considered as an estab.
lishcd fact 10 begin with, and it is idle
TO hope for anything else.
Therefore. not only in the interest Of
tho public and in the interest of the
University but chiefly in the interest OF
the students themselves, it is their
duty and il is wise for them 10 submit
to the control of the faculty of the
University. They will have to do that
IN the long run or else leave the instj
tuition altogether, with their studies
unfinished. This they cannot afford 10
do And however much they may think
that TO submit would be TO humiliotc
their pride, the pride which would spf
fer in this submission is n false pride
1t Is one which, carried through life
would make them always insubordinatc
upruly, aud untrustworthy. In their
own interests and for the benefit of
their own education aud character, we |
give them this word of friendly counsel
They should abandon their stubborupess
and get right down TO business. eomipg
under proper regulation aud yielding 10 /
the faculty of the college the respect
and obedience which are their due