Show MORE DISCUSSION t tON ON CONSOLIDATION Educators and Legislators Talk Over Problem Before V Students The most enthusiastic meeting of ot the ho university year was held Thurs Thurs- lay day afternoon afternoon- in the assembly room The last hour an and a n. half haIr of tho time mornIng morning morn- morn Ing ng session was was was' was V given over to to the tho meeting President nt J. J T. T Kingsbury ProCessor J J. J F F. Merrill am and John Parr Parry of Iron Jaon county were the he speakers President Kingsbury gave save a n. brief history of Ute the conditions leading up to o the present consolidation question Consolidation was recommended by five Ove of the committee of eight appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed by the governor to look into the he matter of or consolidation At Athe Atthe Atthe the he time of or the Investigation It was found that at the state university th there hero re were students above colle col- col le loge ege e grade while at the Agricultural college allege Including special and short short- termed ormed students there were seventy- seventy one ne There was n ce arlly a duplication duplication cation atlon of work worl and amI a n duplication of or teachers libraries equipment and buildings all of or which could be had hadt at t the thi state university without lug Ins ng Its capacity It was found round that In n ten years ears by consolidation the state would woul be saved nearly one million ollars dollars Out of or letters six twenty ro- ro elved from prominent educators throughout the United States sixteen wele for consolidation five Indifferent and live five opposed V 1 Dr 1 Merrill's Merrills Ar D DC Merrill said aid th that t Tho The Tho Ii ground gouid oUI d I Hi k n e Ute J l ll t pIe pic against consolidation was really the lie best ground for fOl the consolidation The ho Tho A rh college asks for an irrigation Inc eng engineering course to be hI installed at the thc A Agricultural college Irrigation allon engineering Is only civil il en- en with a little practical Irrigation irrl- irrl gallon gation thrown In In all of which when Is to tobe tobe toc be c hall had with boiler better facility at nt the uni- uni By consolidation all the courses would lead a more cut nt existence Administration would be e better professional men would be placed laced at the head hea of every department whIch Is not the case at present at atlie atthe atthe the lie Agricultural college Tho mont money that hat would then thou be lie S saved crl would be bc benough enough nough to support all time Iho high schools throughout the time state slate and thus lion lon in general would be improved Dr Merrill l was followed by John Parry o of Iron county rr Ir tr Parry said St At A t present many members of the tho le legislature aro are lukewarm lukewarm luke- luke warm vann on both sides shIeH of or the them consolida- consolida lon question Many rany of them only onh snow know ou on side o of the tho question Some Somo argue that by consolidation the cour course coursen e ein lii in n agriculture In Iho timo tate state of Utah be forever wiped off orr the Lime map mal of f education Others that tho the sHy sity lly is nothing but a lIl big fish attempt attempt- lug Ing ng to take in all the smaller Institutions Sons ions and If con consolidation were effe ef- ef fe ted tho the university would next go goor fol fo or tho the branch normal at Cedar Cellar City This I Is the most moM t erroneous bit of thInkIng Imaginable and ami to rj me rue is ab- ab absurd However to lo let all the he representatives see e the things as ashey they hey actually exist I propose to introduce in- in a resolution In tho the house the defendants auts an and flouts of consolidation will be he brought together in Joint debate dehate and then the representatives will be hc able ahle to to see sec whIch I Is the best for fOI the time slate state state-sepa- sepa- sepa rate maintenance or consolidation |