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Show UNIVERSITY BEGINS TODAY. Tho University of Utah begins its "year's class work this morning. The enrollment is larger than over before and the University is now in a stronger position than it has ever boou. It enjoys en-joys the full confidence of the people, and offers to students a curriculum that is widely varied in interest and allows of a fine variety of selection. Tho 'University of Utah in this matter endeavors en-deavors to keep paco wjtlt the best University mothods in tho United Slates. Jt is found by all that tho old rigid method of prescribing courses where all must join cortain classes, is not up to tho times; that tho pupils demand de-mand special studies and variety in selection, se-lection, or the will go whore they can get that variety. and that choico. Fortunately For-tunately the regents and faculty of the Utah University rocoguizo this modern demand, so far as it is possiblo for them to do so, and so thoy mcofc tho popular requirement in the best possiblo way. Tho University is doing fine work, nnd it. is getting in better shape overy year to do the best possible educational service to the State. It is eminently worthy of the support of all Utah pco-, pie, and it is getting that support moro nnd more. "With the introduction of the high school systems throughout the various va-rious counties of this State, giving the students preparatory college courses, the high schools are supposed to bo, and in fact arc, preparatory schools, for entrance en-trance to the University. This makes the State's educational system connect, which for many years it did not, and this system is the best for both parents and pupils. For, under the former system sys-tem of having a preparatory school at the University, which served the pur pose that high schools are expected to serve, tho pupils were taken away from their, homes at too early an age, and were romovod from the homo influence just at tho time that that home influence influ-ence would be of the best service to them. Now thoy get tho same instruction instruc-tion in the high schools at their homes, which is immensel' better all around. This better systom undoubtedly accounts in large degree for tho increased attendance at-tendance at and popularity of the University, Uni-versity, and we may reasonably hope that tho extension of the high schools throughout the State will aid continually continual-ly in increasing tho numbers attending the University, and theroforo push on the educational advantages of this State. Tho Tribune Is glad to be ablo to commend in tho warmest possible manner man-ner the organization, the courses of study, and tho oducational advantages of the Utah University. "Wo are glad to see that tho high schools are doing their oxpocted and proper -work in furnishing fur-nishing material for tho University, and that correspondingly both tho high schools and the Univorsity are streugth-cnod, streugth-cnod, and tho Stato benefited by this correlation of educational effort. The Tribune is glad to see the prosperity of tho Univorsity and tho increasing support sup-port that It receives from the State, both in tho supply of pupils and in tho financial adjustments for its expenses. The Slate does not do as much as it ought to do financially for tho University, Uni-versity, but according to tho opinion of tho legislators and of the State administration, admin-istration, the State is doing tho best it can in this respect. This being granted, it is pleasant to note that the Stato is doing its best in its financial support of the University; wo may' be permitted to hopo. that this good disposition dispo-sition will continue with larger ability. And it is a satisfaction to know that thus as tho Stato increases in population, popula-tion, and wealth, tho revenue of the University will increase correspondingly- That institution opens a new year under tho most auspicious circumstances, circum-stances, and The Tribuno bespeaks fof it a year of unexampled service ami success. |