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Show THE BRIGHAM YOUNG COLLEGE. The parties who have thus far labored to build up and thoroughly establish this institution, have had many discouragements to contend with, which have been of a more serious character than is generally understood or supposed, but at length the results of their labors are assuming such tangible form as is highly gratifying. A little more than three years ago the only material out of which to create a college, was a tract of uncultivated land, bequeathed for the purpose by late President Young. But how to build up an educational institution of high grade from such material has been a problem of no slight difficulty in its solution. Today, however, the Brigham Young College is a reality. Its growth has been rapid, but none the less solid and permanent. True its present facilities and capacity are limited in comparison to the proportions they promise to assume at the end of a few more years of growth, but even now it is a subject of congratulation to our city and county seat we have so good an educational institution in our midst. Our youth may now receive thorough and competent instruction in the higher studies, without leaving the county, and the only reason why studies still more advanced than those now pursued, are not taught at the College is because no classes have yet progressed far enough to take them. Hitherto the great difficulty has been to obtain instructors competent to teach advanced studies to pupils ???Unreadable??? is now reversed in the Brigham Young College. The honor for the financial success of the institution is due to the faithfulness and discretion of the trustees who were in charge of the endowment; while great credit is due to Miss Ida I. Cook for the unflagging zeal with which she has labored to make the College a success educationally. This lady has toiled faithfully at times when there was little prospect for adequate pecuniary reward, to advance the causes and general interests of the College, and now her labors are bearing fruit. During her recent tour in the eastern states she visited a large number of educational institutions with a view to the introduction here of various improvements, and for the purpose of further qualifying herself for her labors in the College, and she now ranks among the best instructors in the territory. Mr. Horace Cummings, who has become thoroughly competent by a long attendance at the Deseret University, and considerable experience in teaching, imparts instruction in the sciences. Mr. Cummings and Miss Cook comprise the present faculty of the College, the attendance being not large enough at present to require additional instructors. The youth of northern Utah should not neglect the advantages now offered to them by the Brigham Young College. The rates of tuition are merely nominal, and students from points outside of Logan can obtain board at the College boarding house on the plan adopted there at a very low rate, about ???Unreadable??? per week we understand; hence the expense while attending the College is exceedingly low, and many of our young men spend uselessly, during the winter, more than would defray all their expenses at college for the same length of time. The autumn work of our farming population is not yet finished, but when it is over we hope to see the classes of the College increased by large numbers of students from various parts of the county. It will be vastly better for them to spend the coming winter in study, than idle away so much of the time as they will necessarily do if they remain at home. This is a matter of deep interest to parents and they should endeavor to make such arrangements as will enable their children who are old and advanced enough, to attend the College during the coming winter. The benefits that are thus derived are not to be compared to the trifling sum they may cost. |