The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-11
More Room Compulsory and
Central Building Absolute
ly Necessary.
MONEY AVAILABLE UNDER
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
President Discusses Scholar
ships and Fellowships, and
Geology Work.

The regents OF the University of Ctai
met in The Office OF Chairman w. w
y,j,er IN the Deseret National BanF
building. Saturday afternoon, 10 consiae'
the report Of the president and board o.
regents to the governor and iegisi"'ufe'
or the matters with which the report
as it was finally agreed upon uea's, ivy
matters received special attenuon' ina
OF the need OF a central ouilolhs' aho
that Of the advantage Of Legislative he'
by which definite percentage Oh 'he
stale funds may be set aside tot ''te
support of the institution,
The report LAYS stress upon the gro"th
of the institution during the oiehnlal
neriod since the last report, ernpheslHlhS
esnecInlly the elimination OF the prePara
rory school and the strengthening or tne
entrance requirements to the uniVetsl,s.
Concerning the work Of the university
other than instruction; the report , sao :
that Important scientific Investigations
have been made by the school OF arts anu
sciences and the school OF modicine- IN
the department of history OF the arss
and science school many interesting tseve
been learned and by work In the depaT. :
ment OF bacteriology and zoology IN the
medical school. the malarial fly mas oeeh
discovered in Utah.
The report speaks In praise OF the ar
rangement between the Agricultural COT
lege and the university, by whicn the .Mo
institutions combine In giving COURSE
In irrigation engineering.
More Room Compulsory.
Concerning the need OF additional room.
the regents declare that the University
of Utah has now reached the stage IN
its progress where 1t cannot aoNdnco
without more classrooms and rooms ior
research. laboratory, museum and library
The need for the completion OF the
gymnasium building is pointed out, ana
II is also stated that there Is an almost
FOR the women and girl students. This
building and equipment should cost aoou'
S20. 900.
would be provided by the erection OF tne
central building, for which the regents
already have submitted two requests.
For this building the last leslsiature
passed an act which sougnt 70 auIhotIIe
the regents 10 borrow 100000 The act
was. however declared unconstitutional
The regents suggest legislative act oy
which the necessary money can De ralseo
similar to that by which the money wa. was
secured for the removal OF tne university
to its present site.
This act would authorize the regents to
proceed with the erection, completion,
euuipment and furnishing OF a main
building and to expend the sum Of $780,
900 for this purpose.
Another Important feature OF the re-
port is the suggestion that the operating
expenses OF the school be provided by d
fixed rate of taxation.
The report OF the president, which is
annexed as a part OF the report oil tne
board o! regents. deals specifically with
the conditions at the school ana with the
needs OF the university.
Concerning Fellowships.
Concerning fellowshlps and scholar
rhipo he. Orpeidpnt saws.
"Colonel Wall is still contributing to
the university $500 year Tor one fellow.
ship for work to be done in the school
OF mines, The university also has given
two fellowships in this same school, each
amounting to $3.50. 1t Is hoped that In
time these feliowships will have accom-
plished much for the university and the
state through the discovery OF successful
methods for the treatment OF refractory
ores and many other important things
connected with mining and the work Of
the engineer
There are now 200 scholarships given
by the state for the State Normal school.
each carrying with IT only $40. Besides
these. there is one scholarship given by
scholarships To make the normal
scholarship attractive: the stipend con-
nected with ii should be Ave times as
largo as IL is at the present time"
On the needs In the various depart
ments. the president writes
THE professor occupying the chair OF
bacteriology in the university has also
been the state bacteriologist. The work
done for the university and for the state
has been we'll executed SO far as 1t has
been possible for one man. with student
assistant. 10 do the work demanded. This
combination between the university and
the state ls an excellent one and should
be continued.
Geology Neglected.
"The geological work OF the state is
heinp pieCfed Tbpra shOilld he n state
geologist. and he should be the professor
OF geology in the university. Where this
is the case. both the students and the
state are doubly served. The students
help to do the work and are benefited
thereby and they carry the Information
they obtain regarding the geological con-
ditions and mineral wealth OF tho state to
their pnrents and friends in all parts OF
the state, In this way much more In
formation respecting the natural re-
sources OF the state Is scattered through
out our commonwealth than could posi-
bly, he the case without this arrangement
ut Is highly important that the uni
versity have small astronomical OBJ
servatory and fairly good telescope In
Little or nothing can be accomplished in
this subject without these appliances. No
subject can broaden the mind and de-
velop the powers OF Imagination more
than astronomy when properly taught
The subject cannot be properly taught
without an observatory and a telescope.
Registration.
Registration IN all departments of toe
university r.. at the present about $50, of
whom all are college students save the
small number required for the practice
work in tenching high school subjects
These students are about evenly distrih-
uied through the three large schools OF
The university. tho school OF arts and
sciences, the school OF mines and the
normal school. The number registered
In me professional work In law and med-
cline is greater than heretofore. proyjn-
that there Is a substantial demand here
Tor the first two years OF professional
training In these subjects
The students enrolled represent every
county In Utah. twentv-onc states outside
o! Ctah, and three foreign countries"
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