The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-03-01
AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOLS

In recent issue of the Deseret Evening News
the following from the pen Of President Kingsbury
of the University of Utah appeared in its editorial
columns
Editor Desefet News-Of greater import
ance at present than the University, according
to my belief, is correct public educational pol.
Icy for our state; therefore, feel that should
be Sinking my duty citizen and educator
IL did not make the following statement.
1t seems to be in accordance with human
ture, in its progress Of development to 90 from
one extreme to another that do not make
this statement In the spirit of faulthnding. There
Is q feeling now that IL our education is not in.
dustriai. 1t does not amount to much and should
be abandoned, and therefore demands are begin
ming to be made for agricultural schools from
different parts Of the state. n these demands
met, we shall sooner later have a parallel
system Of high schools with our present system
Of public schools. differing slightly from the lat
ter only in the fact that agriculture might be
emphasized little more in these schools. Any
educator knows that in an agricultural high
school 1t is necessary to teach the English Ian
guage, some mathematics, chemistry, physics.
botany, ETC.. and that IL these subjects not
taught 1t would do Just we'll to go out into the
fields and show the boys and girls how to do
things on the farm without any scientific knowl.
school would last long accomplish very much
without these formal subjects, and therefore
should an agricultural high school at first be
established and conducted such a plan II
would not be long before nearly all the formal
subjects Of the common high school would be,
from necessity, introduced into THE agricultural
school. In short time therefore, the only diff
erence between the agricultural high school and
the common high school would be in the add
tional subject OF agriculture given in the form.
er. From the fact that all our public high
schools now introducing agriculture into their
curricua, sooner or later there would be prac-
tically difference except that the state agri.
cultural high school might be better maintained
than the public high school. II the state wishes
to spend more means for high schools, why not
give little more to the present public high
schools that they might do more work in agrcul-
ture and prevent the waste OF money through
duplication of buildings, teachers, apparatus,
books and libraries by the establishment of agri.
cultural high schools? Before entering upon
new public school policy, would 1t not be better
to stop and think for short time and ascertain
just what is to be the outcome of this new policy
and to determine whether We are not about to
saddle upon ourselves unnecessary, extra bur
den without any extra returns This is not writ
ten TO oppose the changing OF the Branch Nor
mai to the branch of the Agricultural College.
Respectfully submitted, j. T. KlNGSBURY.
In commenting the News said;
II the idea Is merely to have "A little more
agriculture taught than is now given in high
schools, that can be brought about without fur
Their legislation II is mere matter of little
money. But If an agricultural high school
means more expense and more duplication of the
educational forces of the State, the change should
not be made.
We agree with President Kingsbury and the
ews that It would not be wisdom in fact 1t would
e extravaganza to inaugurate a system that would
ractically parallel the present system of educa
on. OF course no school, be 1t an Agricultural
chool, or otherwise, maintain without langu.
ge, mathematics, botany and such subjects. 1t
'ould appear to be the part of wisdom to add to
ne already established system OF high schools such
objects as will make them adequate for the times
nd make such changes as will best conserve the
ducation interests of the state, and at the same
me not increase the burdens of the tax payers
nd In adding such subjects as are necessary and
hich at the present time appear to be in the in.
ustrial line we want to emphasize here the
ERECTION of such subjects should come from the
tate Agricultural College. Let the boys ana girls
ave the benefit Of the knowledge and services of
le trained experts at this great school and there
y make it of use TO the greatest possible number
lroughout the state.
While We stand opposed 10 double system OF
Ugh schools We are also opposed to double sys.
I'm of Agricultural Colleges. We notice that the
Of Utah are asking for appropriations
nder the Normal School for Domestic Arts Do
lestic Science Mechanic Arts, and Agriculture
low II would appear that all OF this work could
e done, and done wen at the State Agricultural
ollege, and in granting appropriation OF such
haracter to the University IL duplication that
ould well be avoided 1t sill be argued that such
onditions must maintain at the State Normal
chool. Well how about II when more money is