Show I In nth the e Beg Beginning inn i n g By Cecil Alter Higher Education The Mormon pioneers born full fun 70 years too soon already knew in 1855 George Ades Ade's dictum of ot 1925 that you can lead lend a boy to college but you ou cant can't make him think The pioneers tramped over acres of ot straw and thrashed out but few kernels of ot wheat trying to educate educate edu edu- cate everybody whereas only a few tew wanted to b be educated or had time and funds to acquire an education It is not surprising therefore that institutions of ot higher lea learning sprang up man many if it not most roost of them still sUll private in character conducted under the tuition system tern tem for forthe the benefit of ot those who had mastered the thc lower grades and hungered for more knowledge Here Is the way an editorial writer pictured it January 11 1855 Grammar school We are highly gratified to learn that Elder Orson Hyde chancellor of oC the University of Deseret and one of the board of ot examiners of ot school teachers for tor this city has consented to open a grammar school In the upper room of ot the state house Immediately after atter at af ter the adjournment of the legislature legislature legisla legisla- ture which will be in about two weeks k U tt Is hoped that our young ladies and gentlemen will avail themselves of at this favorable opportunity opportunity to obtain a knowledge of ot the science of oC the English language and even those of ot more advanced age who have the time and inclination inclination to improve themselves in the above science We understand that it Is to be an evening school during during dur duro ing the winter season Seaon Terms of oC tuition made known on application application applies applies- tion to the teacher Kirkham's grammar will be used as the standard standard standard stand stand- ard tf f it can be procured The Rod to Be Spared How can our young oung people become be come the most benefited By spending spending spend spend- ing their time and money at parties in the dance or by cultivating theirS their minds and qualifying themselves to act well veIl their part either cither In an humble sphere or public usefulness usefulness useful useful- ne ness s The rhe wise have but one answer answer an nn- 2 At the same time came the announcement an m. of another anoter Establishment Establishment Establish ment for Cor Education One block and anda a halt hall east of oC the governors governor's resi resi- dence Conducted by W. W Edin ton In In order to render this school available to the children of oC all classes the terms are fixed exceedingly exceedingly exceed exceed- low 10 until the pupil has made considerable progress in his studies while none will be hurried onwards onwards on on- wards at a speed peed beyond their mental powers to follow tollow The old system of at corporeal punishment will not be practised but the disposition properly cultivated cultivated so that the pupil will hll ultimately ultimately ulti ulti- love the improvement othis of ot his mind and respect his teacher The Thc strictest regularity of oC attendance attendance attend attend- ance and attention to duties is bin bin- In Insisted Insisted In- In isted on and when this regulation regulation regula regula- tion is infringed to any extent Mr E. E will not be responsible for tor the Hie progress of oC the pupil Children should on all occasions come clean and as respectfully dressed as the thc circumstances of oC their parents will admit for tor cleanliness with dU due attention at at- to morals must be ob ob- ob served Fee 1 per month paid in advance Provo's Provos Fine Schools The schools of Provo being something something some some- thing to brag about Historian George A A. A Smith Induced Lucius N N. Scovil 11 0 of ot the city council to tomake tomake make a report from which th the following following fol tole fol- fol lowing is extracted as addressed to the board of at regents of ot the University Uni Uni- of Deseret The number of ot stude students ts between the ages of oC 5 and 20 years were First ward Sec Second nd ward Third ward Fourth ward total Total between 5 and 10 years of ot age between 10 and 15 years and 15 and 20 years George GeorgeV W. W Bean teaches a school in the seminary of oC 90 scholars Samuel Samuel Sam Sam- uel Thompson teaches a private school in the Fourth ward 25 schol schol- ars Caroline E. E Stewart teaches a private school hool of ot 25 scholars in the Fourth ward Allex P. P Chesley teaches a private school of 35 scholars schol schol- ars in the First ward Br Collins teaches a private school of ot 50 scholars scholars schol schol- ars in the Second ward rhe The total number of ot scholars at school January January January Jan Jan- uary 30 1855 There are arc about 40 scholars whose parents arc are Unable unable un Un- able Ible to pay their schooling Higher Learning The most ambitious program of ot higher education was announced by bythe bythe bythe the promoters in January Januar 1855 in Salt Lake City as the academy but no sooner had it been formed that the Philosophical society so so- o. o alias the Universal Scientific society was brought into bein being with very ery much greater aspirations and an official backing which offered itself without re reserve erve to the regents re re- re- re gents of the Un University of under whose jurisdiction it hoped to grow up and md be useful The academy was merely Edington's school with a anew new name and with Lorenzo Snow and Samuel Connby added to the staff promising good training in arithmetic arithmetic arith arith- reading spelling writing grammar composition history history his his- tory and declamation together with such other branches as may be required re reo re- re During the Interval of ot school hours the thc young gentlemen will be taught gymnastic and military mili tary exercises The young ladies ladies' will also have the advantage of cla classes es in music and drawing Terms of oC tuition five live dollars per quarter Universal Scientific Society Lorenzo Snow was elected one of ot the vice presidents of the Universal Universal Universal Uni Uni- versal Scientific society the bornIng bornIng bornIng born born- Ing of ot which was reported by Robert Robert Rob ert L L. Campbell the secretary as follows The first meeting was held December 19 1854 in the Sixteenth Sixteenth Sixteenth Six Six- ward schoolhouse se Wilfard Wilford Woodruff presiding Thomas R. R Hawkins Hawlins spoke of ot the benefits S that would result from the proposed organization organization or or- wh which ch was to form a museum library and lecture course on every branch of ot useful arts art and sciences A A. McDonald George B. B Wallace James Cowd Cowdy James Galley Gal Gal- ley Icy and Hawkins were appointed to draw up a constitution and bylaws Monday evening January 8 8 1855 the committee met according to notice at President Brigham Youngs Young's office Many i useful hints hinl to establishing the society society so so- in regard refard were given by P President Young who suggested that the name be changed from Philosophical ical society to Universal Scientific society that its name might be applicable to the universal d diffusion Cu- Cu sion Lion of ot knowledge and science and requested the society to be blended with the board of ot regents and act in concert with them He very much approved of oC a reading room and a n museum and said Go ahead The constitution and bylaws byla were adopted February 3 3 1855 at which time it was voted unanimously that the chancellor and board of ot regents of oC the University of ot the State of oC be solicited to extend extend ex ex- ex tend their aid and guardianship to this society in consonance with their chartered rights and chancellor and leading leading leading lead lead- ile cs The ing members of oC the board of regents re re- re gents were officers of this society |