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Show , JHWHW. rai : 2. LOG AX CITY, UTAH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1899. YOIi XIX. associations and conducting the work of meetings. In order that erature. The the course may be thoroughly practical, one session per week is ACADEMIC COURSE conducted as an association meetIs designed to prepare students The to enter the college ,courses in Gen- ing. COURSE eral Science aud arts, and to furnIs designedv to prepare persons ish persons who can attend school who have been deprived of educabut a few years a good general tional education, opportunities for admission Thqs wlq secondary to the course are this regnlar Normal and Acacomplete prepared demic courses. The to enter the best colleges and uni8UNDAY SCHOOL NORMAL COURSE" versities of the couatry.The prinaim in the Is designed to prepare for succipal cessful Sunday" School "workboth NORMAL COURSE as officers and teachers. InstructIs talq ualify students for- - the ions are givenon the aim, organ" The regprofession". of. teaching. and ization, management of Sunular normal work in so combined Schools; thequaliflcatioos with moral and religious instruct- day of teachefs; the best methods of ion, anti with literary, historical, organizing and conducting classes, mathematical, and scientific sub- etc. jects as to insure most efficient COURSES CT INSTRUCTION. preparation for teachers and a practical, harmonious education for -- In addition to the special normal JL. persons who may not desire to courses, the College offers: teachrrThere is a great demand "Thirteen courses -- in biological for qualified teachers,principals,and science, including general "biology, 8uperinteodentsAs artiste, - law- botany, physiology, and zoology; yers, engineers, physicians, must eight courses m chemietry, includattend their professional schools ing assaying; seven courses inthe or colleges before entering" success Science and Artof Teaching, infully upon the work of their re- cluding training; fifteen courses in spective professions, so the modern English Language and Literature; ana progressive teacher must receive a three years each thorough and extensive course in German; four years ef ch in Greek a well equipped Normal School and Latin; six courses in. geology before directing successfully and and mineralogy; thirteen courses wisely tbe work of the schoolroom. in history and political science; Beginning with the elementary twenty courees in mathematics arid course of the third year, tbe pro- astronomy,-includin- g 'surveying; fessional work of the Normal Course six different courses in music, in extends through two years, and in- eluding one year theory and ear cludes 'thorough courses iu the training, three years voice placing theology, general science, mathematics, bistory, language, and lit- 1 Few Facte Regarding ite Bistory andCur-ncfliDm. i 9 to 16. :: P HE interest taken" in edn cation :by the y Latter-da- y -- Saints is one of the charac- teristic - features of their Ever eince the orwork. ganization of the Church in 1830, wher- - 'ever there has been iTIettlemerit es- tablished byits devoteea,one of the first buildings erected has beenlhe church and school bouse; and the the .school buildings region areamong the most commodious and costly structures of every Mormon city. The interest which is Saints in taken by the Latter-damore especially in education, is not recent in Church education, . its origin.' The entire Gospel plan of the Church is one of progress, of Than the frophet education. Joseph Smithl3; perhaps, no. man sincerely in the l ever believedofmore ye importance education. Seek out of the best books words of is one of his most ireauently lan is quoted exhortations. saved only as he gets knowledge; The glory of God is intelligence, are statements of his which indicate the great value which he attached to learning. His views, however, upon the subject of education, werenot confined within the limits pre-scribed by most educational men of his time; His knowledge of mans immortality and infinite possibili ties causod him to view education from a higher plane, comprehend ing not only the preparation of man to surmount the obstacles en countered in the various activities of life, but to ascend ever to greater heights throughout an eternity of progression. Brigham Young entertained similar views on the subject of education. It is not difficult, therefore, to understand the mo ti veBw hiclried" to tbs establish ment of the Brigham Young Col throughout . inter-mountai- n to-da- y, y . wis-co- $ lege. On the 24th of July, 1877, Brig ham Young signed the Deedof Trust, conveying to a board of seven trustees 0642 acres of land, the rents and issues of which were to be used for the maintenance of an institution of higber.leamingto,berknown as the. Brigham Young College. The instrument of endowment provides that such courses shall be offered by the institution as are usually taughtina college, of learning. and that - students who take full courses, unless physically Incapacitated, - shall- - be - taught some branch of mechanism, suited their taste and capacity. The Gospel of Jesus Christ shall' be the basis of college discipline; the Old nd New Testaments, and other doctrinal works of the Church, and Shall be standard no book shall be used which mis presents the - Divine mission of Onr Savior, or of the Prophet Joseph Smith, or that advances J$0&Li!antagonistic-t- o tbalpiinv The trustees fcples of the Gospel of tbs College shall be members of Jhe Church of Jesufc Christ of Saints, - and "shall hold loir offices as such during the will pleasure : cf the - President ot to text-book- s; Lat-fcr'd- - -- V said Church. These provisions of the Trust Deed indicate, in a general way, the views of the ounder on'he subject of education, and tbe jlc which he contemplated for the College. "He believed in the complete and harmonious development of all the powers " of the individual intellectual, physical,""moral and spiritual; and although he emphasized in the DeedofiTrust the importance of religion and the mechanic, arts, the foundation which he laid in ther establishment of the institution," contemplates a superstructure that shall embrace every line of. educational work. The trustees named in the instrument of endowment' accepted the trust, with anjigrefment to carry out ali of the terms arid conditions thereof, on the 6th day of they August, 1877, at which time also elected officers of the ' Board and began theorganization,o(the institution, in accordance with the provisions of the Deed of Trust. Ever since tbe College was first opened for tbe admission of students, in September, T878, there has beeu growth comeducational the wilh mensurate of demands the people and the re sources of the institution. In 1882, the College site, comprising about seven acres, was purchased; in 1883-8- 4, the east building was erected and furnished; in 1891, the upper floor of the Laboratory building was finished; in --189(1 the ay - -- first floor of tbe MIC , iu-Fre- Laboratory-building- . waa completed and equipped as a chemical and mineralogbal labthe west oratory; in 1897-9building was erected and furnished; in 1899, the lower campus was purchased; iu August, 1899, the in stitution was incorporated in ac cordance with the laws of the State of Utah. The Articles of Incorporation provide that the trustees shall have power to fully carry into ef feet tbe business of said institution, in accordance with the provisions of the original Deed of Trust, so far as the same are ap plicable and pertinent to the needs of said institution; and that they shall have power to buv and hold real estate and personal property, and ta receive and hold gifts bequests, and devises of all kinds and to apply tc e same as may be prescribed by the act or instrument by which the same are made, not inconsistent with . the constitution aridlawrbfTJtah and with theie Articles of Agreement. They are also empowered to establish and maintain scholarships, fellowships, endowments, and such schools, departments, and professorships in the liberal and useful arts and in tbe sciences and professions as to them may seem proper; to award certificates and diplomas of graduation and confer such degrees and honors as are usually conferred by colleges; to appoint a President of said College, and such professors, instructors, .Assistants, ancLotber officers or agents as the inter. stB of thejpollege pa ay require; The following courses are offered, four fl Course in General Science,foU years; . 2 Course in Arts, years; 31 Academic Course, four years; J4 Normal Course, four Course, years 5 " 6 Mutual Improveone year; ment Course;' 7 Sunday School Normal Course. The course in 8, Sub-Academ- GENERAL SCIENCE AND ARTS Correspond to the usual courees of the leading A rneiri can 'colleges, and lead, to baccalaureate degrees of B. S. and B. A respectively, these - courses are designed to fur- nish a liberal and thorough education, embracing the broadfieldof pfiP ... 1 ?' jip'S; nch XO. 61. ural gardens. The College buildups comprise tbe East Building, the West building and the Laboratory Building, The East Building contains tbe library and reading room, the general museum, ana class rooms for work in art, penmanship and bookkeeping, and the Normal training school. Tbe Laboratory Building contains . the chemical, mlneraft'gical and physiological laboratories and lecture room, besides the private laboratory and tbe store room, and dark room. The West .Buildiog,containsthe offices, tbe assembly hall, the gym.. nasium- - with bath -- andrdressing rooms, tbe phy sical and' biological laboratories,' and cl&ssrooms-fora- ll the work not done in the other buildings. Fifty three -- rooms are Used'duricg the present year. These buildings are well lighted and ventilated, and provided with steam heat, - water, - and - electric lights. -- EQUIPMENT. The buildings of tbe College are . all furnished with tbe' best desks, settees, and astembly chairs. The laboratories are provided with the" necessary cases and desks, and with apparatus for practical experimen- tal work in the different sciences. The museum is supplied with specimens illustrative of general geology, minerology, lithology, paleontology, archeology, metallurgy, botaFor practical ny and zoology. work in surveying there is an' engineers transit, with solar attachment, leveling rods, chains and all accessories. The college library is being increase- d- to-- meet- - the demands of tbe work in the several departments; The" reading' room is furnished" with' reading slopes" and tables, and is supplied with the current periodicals of Utah and with the most important newspapers and Magazines of the United States. The principal dictionaries and encyclopedias, including the Encyclopedia Britannica Chambers Encyclopedia, American Cyclopedia, Century Dictionary, and other works of reference, occupy, shelves in the reading room, within easy access of the readers., room is open to the public. The gymnasium is furnished with The-readin- dumb-bells- , Indian clubs, g chest-weight- intercostal machine, Swed- ish ladder, trapeze, traveling rings, VIEW OF BRIGHAM YOUNG COLLEGE GROUNDS. ' swinging rings, horizontal bars,,. climbing ropes and ladders, and. principles and practice of teaching, and singing, four years pianoforte, with the apparatus necessary for1 school organization and school fonr years violin and ensemble careful measurements, etc. management, the fundamental laws playing, four years violoncello, and GENERAL POLICY. of mind development with refer four years harmony and compos! In accordance with the provisions reference to their application in tion; five courses iu philosophy, in teaching, and the bistory.and phil eluding ethics and psychology ;four of the Deed of Trust and the ArtiIn connect courses-- - in - physics, extending cles of Incorporation, it is tbe gen- - -osophy of education. ion" with this course a through four years; twelve co.urses eral policy of the institution to in theology, and courses in book- promote the higher educational inNORMAL TRAINING SCHOOL keeping, drawing, geography, phys terests of the people, providing a Is maintained Jty the College. ical culture, penmanship, type liberal and thorough educationInihls school, the work is in writing and stenography. that embraces not only mental disteach of critic v All of the experienced charge elective courees are clpline and physical training, but ers, chosen with special reference not given each year but vary from moral and spiritual culture. It is to their fitness for the work. Here year to year to suit the convenience tbe constant aim of the college the Normal students have an op- of students. In addition to the authorities to provide for such work, portunity to observe the -- regnlar regular prescribed work, the follow as will prepare tbe student .for sue work, And later to teach, thereby ing elective coarsesare given dur cess uTlife, "'considered' from" tLer putting into practice the principles ing the present year: Christian broadest possible point of view. of the instructions given in the evidences, natural theology, ad- Thoroughness and- - efficiency - are classroom. Their teaching is ob- vanced rhetoric, elocution, EnglLh emphasized in all of the departserved daily by tbe critic teachers literature, Tennyson and Browning, ments. -- All large classes are divi and Normal instructorsrwbo assist constitutional and political history ded into sections in order that instudents in tbe preparation of their of the United States; first and-se- a structors may do a thorough work-- by " work, and offer directions and criti ond year work in French; first, secmeeting the requirements off" cisms. The time thus devoted to ond and third year work in Ger- individual students. ' Such special teaching under the supervision of man; first year work in Greek; first and general instructions on subspecialists, is worth more to pros- and second year work in Latin; jects of health and morals are given pective teachers than yearn of un- solid and sphetical geometry, ad as the interests of tbe students deaided experience. ' The completion vanced algebra, plain and spherical mand. Appropriate instructions of the. Normal Course insures trigonometry, analytical geometry, are given the male studenfs on the' thorough preparation in all the differential and integral1 calculus; functions of the various offices and of the subjects required for State Certifi- geology 1, geology 2; mineralogy. callings priesthood. Thtf and State Diplomas. cates in the woik the, tbeo- Throughout BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS!" logical department the aim Is to NORMAL IMPROVEMENT MUTUAL The College occupies a campus of give tbe students a thorough know- - , COURSE about twenty-thre- e acresjsituated ledge e subjects offered, and to nearihe of center the city, on the develop faith in the practice of Gosespecmlly adapted to the need s of officers .and members of the north fork of Logan river. The pel principles, thereby preparing Mutual Improvement Associations. lower campus, a level area across them for efficient work in the minIt includes a - systematic study of the river from the College build- istry and in the different organize- the Manual" Special attention is ings, furnishes a place for athletic tions of the Church. Ths developiven to the method of organizing sports, as aquarium, and horticul- - ment of high ideals of manhood aud -- j of-th- |