| Show A school of or lutali thursday afternoon there was a mooting of the board of of the university of deseret which is the last meeting of the old board the principal item of discussion was a review of the progress of the university during the past two years as presented by dr park in a voluminous and able document giving a clear conception of the past progress and present status of this valuable institution as well as embodying valuable suggestions as to future improvements one of the most valuable suggestions introduced was to establish in connection with the university ver sity and under its auspices a school of mines for the purpose of preparing such students as may require it for mining engineers it was argued that this territory is the centre of the richest mineral region in the world and that hence the importance of such a department presided over by a thoroughly competent proffesor profesor sor and supplied with all the apparatus and appropriate facilities for thoroughly testing the valuable mineral deposits of this and surrounding territories as they may bo developed and giving parties in te rested reliable data in the form of analyses of samples submitted tor inspection spec tion could not be overestimated it was claimed that this department would not only bo an eminent advantage to the mining interests of this territory but would also give the institution ution prestige abroad the chancellor is now busily engaged in preparing his report for presentation to the legislature beius |
