Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-10
Regents Of State Institution Give
Final Consideration to
Presidents Report.
CRYING NEED is MORE ROOM
Plan Suggested by Which New Central
Building May be Ercctctl-Wofk
or the Various Schools.

SRI. WHICH tHc report as ~ Was iiihhS
agreed upon deals, two received special
attention. that of the need of central
building, and that of the advantage
of legislative act by which definite
percentage Of the state funds may be
set aside as a means OF support for the
institution. The reports stress the
growth of the institution during the
biennial period since the last report,
emphasizing especially the elimination
of the preparatory school ana the
strengthening OF the entrance require
mcnts to the university to the point
which places the university on basis
with the best institutions In the coun-
try. The regents believe that the pros
poets for the immediate future OF the
university are bright and they look for
favorable treatment Mt the hands of the
legislature which convenes In january.
RESEARCH WORK.
Concerning the work OF the uni
yerslty other than instruction the re-
port reads:
Some Important scientific invcsti-
cations have been made by the school
Of arts and sciences and the school OF
medicine. In the department OF MS
tory of the arts and science school
many interesting historical facts per-
=
been learned. and by work in the de-
partment of bacteriology and 20
ology in the medical school, the
malarial fy has been discovered In
Utah In several other departments
Of the university some original re-
search has been prosecuted by students
in their thesis work for degrees. Much
good must inevitably result from this
original work to the state and to tho
university, us well as to the Students,
The report speaks in praise of the
arrangement between the agricultural
college and the university BY which
the two institutions comb,ne In Civ
ing u course In irrigation engineering
In this combined course the college
gives the work in agriculture and the
university the work In engineering. A
slpiinr arrangement exists between
the two institutions concerning, nor
mai work. rs
UNIVERSITY NEEDS ROOM.
Concerning the need OF room the
{ Regents declare:
..The University of Utah has now
reached the stage In It's progress
where It cannot advance without more
class rooms md rooms for research.
laboratory. muecum. and library pur-
poses. IT Is indeed In need Of new
buildings. The normal schools n
some of the adjacent states have as
many buildings az has tho University
I or Utah, which Misc includes the state
normal school and The state school OF
mines. ,t
GYMNASIUM NEEDED.
The gymnasium has not been COM
r.eted and ut could not have reached
Its present condition of. compilation had
not the regents, professors. students.
and n few others, raised means by pri-
vate subscriptions for It's partial con-
struction At least $4,000 or $4,000
should appropriated toward its COM
plcton A small gymnasium costing
about $50 900 IS needed for the young
women"
In support of the proprlety of The
request FIR ad1iiipnll room the cccrts
urge beside, 'i'e ctna! ncel Of Mo
university Cor tho room the c1mla,I-
lively small amounts which EnNe been
appropriated for buildings. In this
connection they point out that the for
mer buildings uf the university, repre-
senting the growth OF the institution,
for 40 years, ceaScI to be the rr"i'erty
of tho university ut the rmc Of the
removal 20 the pres m. size. hut re-
verified to the state by act oS the Gals
lature authorizing the removal.
The regents hold that needed room
space would pc provided by the erection
OF the central building for which they
have already twice submitted re-
quest. For this building the last lcgis-
laturc passed an act which sought to
authorize the regents to borrow $780,
600 The act was declared unconstltu-
tional. 5 The regents, therefore. suggest
as a suitable Legislative act by which
tho necessary money can be rliatl IN
net similar to that by which the neces-
sary money was secured for the re-
moval of the university to its present
site.
PROPOSED ACT.
This act would authorize the regents
to proceed with the erection compile
ton, equipment, and furnishing OF u
main building, and to expend therefore
the sum of S35o,o00. this money to be
secured as follows:
Land commissioners TO convert land
funds into cash. The state board OF
land commissioners or its Successors
is hereby authorized and directed to
speedily convert sufficient inve stmentsi
OF the University of Utah permanent
land fund into cash, and Mt once to pay
tho sane, MS well as all cash on hand
or that may hereafter be received, he
longing to such fund. to the regents OF
the University OF Utah, until such pay
ments equal 100000.
Loan only. To be Observation-Disclosures
money is paid from said University nf
Utah permanent land fund. rs herein
provided. Is an Investment thereof. ana
II loan only. to be repaid as specified
in this act"
The method Of repayment suggested
Is ma follows:
"Whatcver money Is paid to tho re-
gents OF the University OF Utah tr.m
the University of Utah permanent land
fund, as herein provided, then the Uni
vcrsity of Utah, by its acting chairman
and acting secretary, shall execute and
deliver to the state board of land COM
missioners, or Its SUCCESSORS, correct
and proper obligations"
when payable. In executing such
obligations tho sums first aggregating
= $4,000 shall be made payable on or he
fore Jan. l., 1918. The next sums ng-
gregnting $4,000 payable one year later
than tire preceding payments and the
a state treasurer and state auditor are
hereby authorized and directed to paw
the principal and interest OF such obli-
( cations as they mature. and money Il;
z hereby appropriated for that purpose
sl' Besides providing for appropriations
g by which to meet these loans of $780,
oo0 M they fnll due, the suggested law
provides for the appropriation Of $40, 900
with which to begin the work of CON
struction,
glss. BY FINED RATE.
Another important par. OF tho repori
Is that which urges that the operating
expenses of the University be provided
ny fixed rate of taxation. on this