The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-20


both these schools are coming to realize
the advantage OF doing part OF thelr
professional work in the community In
which they intend to practice.
Registration of Students.
Collegiate students ...,....,..,....... 666
Secondary training school students 232
Summer school students, 1910. 9Il
Total number students. 1870. 1863
How students chose their school last
year. Registration in the schools:
School OF arts and sciences. .......... 24G
School OF med icinc -.....,............, AZ
Department of law ...,....s.....s.s.. 70
State school of mines. 193
State normal school .............,,,. $50
Graduate students ..,...-..-ss,ss,.... %
Work for the State.
The University OF Utah aims to be OF
service TO the state In as many fields as
possible.
It's laboratories are places for the in
vestigation OF subjects OF interest 10 the
various Industries OF the state. Recently
exhaustive experiments have been made,
and the results printed on the value OF
Utah brick, OF Utah macadam rock and
OF the methods of constructing and main
tanning roads. and work now In progress
is testing the value Of various kinds OF
Utah cement.
The normal school. by law maintains
a teachers institute department. from
which several regularly employed experts
so 10 the teachers Institutes throughout
the state, taking TO them the results OF
work In the training schools of the uni
versity and keeping them Informed OF the
newer Ideas concerning education.
The school OF arts and sciences holds
| Itself ready to provide lecturers for pub
lie meetings In the state, and each year
conducts several extension courses in the
| city and elsewhere for persons who cam
not regularly register at the university,
The school of medicine is closely asso-
ciated with the state department of
health. State officers and university in,
| structors are in some cases luentical ana
| the laboratories OF the medical school are
available for necessary tests and expert
| ments of the state board OF health.
Equipment Of the University.
The laboratories OF the university are
| eXcellently equipped for investigation
and research. There are laboratories for
work in chemistry. metalurgy, assaying.
| Ing, mechanical engineering, milling. ny
draulics botany zoology. Psychology
Phlytsi,ology bacteriology a emnryoGHIss' Iss
| There are shops for work In wood and
In iron, forge room, foundry. and an
adequate supply Of instruments for field
The library Is the largest In the state.
| 1t has recently been much increased.
especially in the department OF contempo-
rary literature. For the larger courses
Of instruction many duplicate department
books have recently been acquired. The
books are arranged in department alcoves
|
| for consultation and study.
Location of the University.
Salt Lake City. with population OF
nearly 1000. is rapidly becoming the
| great metropolis of the region between
the Missouri river and the coast. In
! abundance of natural facilities for prac-
teal study and in the opportunities which
| It's life provides for self-lmprovement.
1t is perhaps unsurpassed by any other
college town in the country Within easy
II LET aY,n lon CIr iroc f,f o. n
| variety. number of metallurglcal es-
adjustments, sampling works mills.
smelters and refinerles may be reached
by the street cars. and within few miles
are the great sugar factories OF Utah
Within the city are the electric car sys-
tens telephone lines and other methods
circuits: gas works. foundries. machine
shops. dyeing establishments, vinegar and
ice factories and other institutions OF
a modern. industrial manufacturing an6
dramatic and musical center. Its public
library, beautifully housed and equipped
Is one of the largest In the west The
residences OF the city are a constant
charm. Advantages OF these various kinds
are possible only In places of considerable
size and wealth. Since, the, university Is
overlooking city and valley and lake
these valuable educational resources be-
come a part OF the privilege of life al
the university, and are, exceedingly sig
what they are best ouaified to become
and in stimulating them to the use ol
their best efforts for self-lmprovement.
Fees and Expenses.
The university Is a state institution
Except for prolessional study IN law wa ane
fee. The only university charge Is o
registration fec OF $40 for residents Of
Utah and s25 for non esIdents. For work
in law and medicine the tuition fee:
charged In addition TO the registration
fee vary from SIS to $40. The expense
for board and room ranges from 1915 &c
pense considerably by, renting unfur:
nished rooms. which they furnish and
care for themselves. and especially BY
boarding themselves.
Besides the registration and tuition
fees. an incidental fee of So Is required
/ OF each student at the time OF registra-
tion. This fee is fer the benefit Of stu
dent activities. 1t admits the student tc
all athletic contests. dramatic perform
ances, debates and other events conduct
ed by the students during the year.
Earning Ones Expenses.
The university is often able to helT
students to secure work by which they
may earn all or a part of their expenses
Students should not depend upon the
university to obtain work for them; they
should rely first OF all upon themselves
But II they need work they should apply
as one OF the possibilities to the proper
university officials. upon whom they may
count to give them every possible help ir
securing employment.
The university offers annually a num-
ber of felowships. scholarships and
prizes. The stipends range from $500 &c
SO. Various departments also employ
each year student assistants. whose earn
ings range from $500 TO $50, The uni
yersity is also able to offer students
clerical janitorial and other work, This
is usually paid for at a rate ranging from
80 to 90 cents an hour. The situation
OF the university In Salt Lake enable:
students TO obtain a great variety oi
work outside the university both during
vacation and term time. BY means o.
this work many students earn much more
than enough for their expenses. a larger
number earn about enough for their en-
penses. and a still larger number carr
a sufficient part OF their expenses to
enable them 10 attend the university
without worry.
No student with fair ability. good fai,r
and willingness 10 work ought TO remain
away from the university because of want
OF money with which TO meet ones cx.
penses. The experience of earning al
or a part OF ones expenses may be q
valuable part OF ones education. Stu
dents who have had the experience rare.
ly regret It. In the later actual work 70,
a livelihood. they often feel that they
have decided advantage over the stu
dent who has always been supported.