| Show Governor Outlines State Administration Policy as to Agricultural College at Logan REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN- AS an E EDITOR excellent editorial appears In InThe inI I The he H Republican of this date data rC regarding the Agricultural college college col col- 0 lege and In vI view ow of or misstate misstate- I ments that have havo gone out as to the I policy oley o of the state slate administration re regarding 10 re- re garding the X Agricultural college which misstatements so 50 fa far I as they t. t are arc believed ed by tho the people of or the t state and especially the citizens of ot Cache county will wl materially em embarrass embarrass embar embar- arral ar- ar rass ral and handicap President and hi his associates in their work I II I 1 consider it I proper to lo make a full ful and detailed statement of this policy Before and Immediately after m aCel my election electon as governor I was struck with the feeling of rivalry approaching antagonism antagonism an nn- existing between the Agricultural Agricultural Agri Agri- A rl- rl cultural college and tho the University Leaving out Co lou for I the tho present tho cau cause of or that feeling I believed that It H should not exist I thought there should be a feeling of or help and co cooperation cooperation co- co operation not Hot of or antagonism between two Institutions of ot learning supported by the revenues ro and patronized d by tile tHe people of or one state slate Since Since the they bolon belong notto one section leton of or the state or to one ono faction acton of or tho the people I felt olt that friendliness not antagonism should mark their work Believing that harmony should exist between them I determined that so for far as It 11 Itlay I lay Jay in m my power to bring It about il It f t f must exist exIst Unfriendly rivalry must Pt stop slop and this as much In tho the Interest a of ur the Institutions them themselves as a in inthe the interest Interest of or tho the state stale For in ord order r I that the thc schools may accomplish their k best hot work orle It IH 11 necessary that the they t shall hall Ihal bo be O controlled by the people peo peo- plo of the state stale In its It interest and amid not by or for tor an any faction political 01 or b otherwise I was sure of being sustained in this determination and amid In my efforts to I. I bring about this harmony b by all 01 citizens citi seas zens ens of or the state wh who arc devoted to Its Us Interests and acquainted with the tho wih l facts F r It would naturally be bo the desire o of alj nU al good citizens to get every possible benefit benen and suffer KUffer the least leas 1 possible harm from flom tho the operation o of the state ate Institutions There ThelO was wa no question that an und undesirable condition existed There was wa no question that thai queston this condition should and must be I remedied Neither should there bo be bof boi i s. s i f t A i f J V 1 J 1 i p o i r Ii any ny a-ny question queston raised raided as the patriotic al add l disinterested of purpose those entrusted entrusted en en- trusted with the large and general in- in of or the state stale and with the tho re responsibility re- re of solving these thee problems It I dt wes does es not enlighten the situation at ataU atall atall all aU t il tb make malte rash accusations and falso false assertions as to the motives of the state officer Calling names and pub- pub 1 charges against against ones one's ones one's honesty and purity of motive will wl never novel help an any got good cause Fot Fot- FotI I 1 believe beleve that every ery true truo citizen of or the state whether in or out of office office- whether 1 living Vl S In Cache valley or cl elsewhere where has the Interests of the state ut t it heart and Is devoted to its I welfare an ana anU the tho advancement o of Its Is Institutions I r believe beleve all aU are friends of th tho Agricultural college and the university no matter mater how much they may muy differ as to tho the best wa way to benefit benen bene bene- lit fit n them and amid at the t same amo time preserve pre pre- servo serve sr o the Interests ts of the state at al Jal large c. c I say this in all al sincerity The only difference of oC opinion then than that can arise Isa und that has arisen Is as to the proper method of or accomplishing ac ac- ac- ac com a worthy worth purpose It I Is 18 Ison Ison on this point that we should reason together in all al earnestness and not allow alow passion pasion or prejudice or misrepresentation mis mis- representation a or self interest to sway II our OUI ju Judgment And Anti if any man Is unwilling to make a frank trunk and free and open statement of or his views or orto orto orto to listen patiently and rC respectfully and believingly elc to the statement of or the views of o others he lie publishes thereby the weakness of his Ce case I 1 am suspicious sue sus of o the honesty of ot such and of or those who ate arc continually attacking th the motives of or others others Now Nos' as us to lo the Iho attempts to eliminate elim mate the antagonism between the tho two sh schools 00 l I 1 earnestly desired to discover discover discover dis dis- cover the real cause of It al also o er eJ or no not there was as unnecessary and expensive duplication of studies I TI therefore welcomed the tho opportunity of appointing a commission to Men Nen of broad Judgment were chosen willing to get the facts and form their conclusions accordingly Those Thoe 1110 from Clur Cache county and those from other portions of or tho the state I look upon as equal equally fair and broad- broad minded That they were honest is shown In their unanimous decision that antagonism existed that there was wa unnecessary duplication of or studies stud stud- Ic ies les that the llie he Institutions were ere costing the lie state slate more moro than It It could afford aford that lint a betterment of these conditions was isas urgent urgent Their three reports differed dir dif materially only In suggestions as to the best way to lo Improve the sit sit- One Ono recommendation was for complete n another for COl one-board one control and separate maintenance the tho third for separate maintenance and separate control but buta I a strict limitation as to fields feldt The findings and recommendations of all al' al althe the mem members ers of this commission proved that the two schools were tryIng tryIng tryIng try- try Ing to occupy one Held field feld and the Held field was too small smal It I Is still too small and will wi be for some time to come at least until tho the state stale Increases materially materially ma ma- In wealth and population Being thus Ihus unmistakably confirmed d dIn In my opinion that some remedy was wa necessary I 1 proceeded ed to Investigate the cause of the difficulty for I realized realized realized real real- that tho the greatest step toward curing a disease o Is to discover its Us cause cause The Thc diagnosis Is as a important as the tho prognosis and In man many cases more mOc so As a n result of m my inquiries I became thoroughly convinced that ti t the tho cause of or the trouble was as in the college Ite Itself that internal con conditions lons were responsible le for it that that the tho college college col eel lege was committed to a wrong polIcy policy pol pol- icy that It was wa trying to occupy a arival arival arival rival position to the tho university that thatIs Its Is worst wort enemy w was waa at Its Is head hed the tho disease could not possibly be he cured without the Iho absolute lemov removal i l lof of the cause In Indisputable proof of or this condition condition condi condi- tion ton Is at hand and I am prepared to furnish It to any anyone one who Is willing I to make investigation I stated this I fact as emphatically to the president I and many of his supporters as I state It here And It I was wa on proof of 11 It I that I 1 proceeded with wih the tho work of or re organizing re the tho college and reshapIng shap re ing Its Is policy My aim has ha been twofold twofold two two- fold told First to bring about a n perfect harmony between the agricultural collego collego collego col- col lego and the tho university without eliminating elm elm- elim elim- mating a single essential feature of either cither second to save some of or the thc expense of or higher education In order that the common schools and other state Institutions ma may be bettor better beter sup sup- ported ort d. d B By results result secured In these F s I I I two directions I desire my acton action concerning concerning con con- tho the agricultural college to be jul judged e It I Is opportune at this point to sa say sy something about certain state Institutions ions tons which must be provided for before before before be be- fore Utah can think of having two state stale universities to lo teach leach the Iho lan lan- gauges and the sciences science to u a limited and favored few tew I am in favor of having hain one university and amid of or making It I as thoroughly high class clas as ble But until the needs I shall name arc are supplied I shall oppose the idea of ot two state universities In some portions of the state the children of or grade school age must be content with wih live lve or 01 six months of schooling each year ear because of or lack of oC funds funds In very ery many mummy districts it i has so 50 far been found Impossible to establish and maintain high schools for the lie same reason Why should not some of or the time funds now no being used to support two rival in their college courses coures b used to supply these obvious needs A still sti more serious condition confronts confronts con con- fronts us We have In Utah a number num num- ber of or Juvenile courts courts The rhe purpose of thes these e Is to take care of youthful offenders keep them out of jail Jat and turn them to lives cs 1 of or usefulness Yet th these c courts are seriously handicapped and their usefulness Is all al but destroyed destroyed des des- troyed because no funds are arc available for the support of ot detention homes homes No one ono can compute the tho good that would come to these young oung people and through them to the tIme state In the establishment of homes where they could be kept and tu taught ht trades and Imbued with wih the Idea of Industry and self support self Jails will wi only hasten their ruin haten and there Is an unfortunate taint connected with the Industrial school which should not be placed on a boy or a girl unless absolutely necessary Instead of an expense ex ex- pense It would be bea a matter mailer mater of ultimate ulti- ulti mate economy for 01 or suitable places to be provided for tor these unfortunates Then there are the tho feeble There Thero aro In the state about as many of these of or school age as take the tho actual college work of or the Agricultural college each year ear If H a fraction of or the that each of these thee college students Is said Id to cost the state yearly earl could be c spent In providing a common school and industrial education lion tion ton for each cach of these unfortunates scores of them could be e lifted every ever year from Crom beggarly dependence to lo th the dignity of self self- self But It I seems seem to lo be the policy of the tho far state so t to spend hundreds of or thousands of or dollars dollar annually to help young youns people wh who are In possession of or all al their faculties and to neglect entirely this Ibis large anc and increasing class of deficient children I am as willing as any anyone one that th the tho state shall have two or even a dozen Universities when it Is able ablo to Support supper them But It is my firm conviction that only one can be thought of until something effective has been done lone to I lift Juvenile delinquents and deficient children to the tho plane of oC self self- sel- sel respect and amid support self In order to lo bring bring about harmony between the two Institutions and amid lead the tho way vay to lo this saving of the lie states state's money it became necessary that the boards and faculties of or the tho schools be brought into Inlo harmony As s Je leg leg- did not provide for one-board one control a control a policy by hy the wa way which I 1 think would have been vcr very desir desir- able able I I decided to lo replace the retiring ing Ing mem members ers of tho boards oar s with ladies and sent gentlemen omen In accord with the pol pol- icy of harmony Antagonists have accused me of doing this and I have f never H. H denied donled it Indeed I a advocate u. u us me mo only omy fe feasible thing that thai could have been done under the circumstances circum circum- stances The board of oC the tho college thus reconstructed elected as president o dent i or of f the faculty Acuity a a gentleman genteman of or scholarly attainments along agricultural tural turl lne lines w who 0 I believe beleve can be depended de de- de- de upon to see to It that during his nis incumbency the tho agricultural college col eel lege lego will wl not again be he sacrificed to an arm undue ambition to take talce It It out of Its ita Proper field an and make malce it a university Is A rho a recognizes the fact that agriculture ture a and amid d Its It 1 kindred branches blanches form a field or of research and scholarship of the broadest and of or the Iho greatest greate t n possible benefit to ose who enter It and I. I to the he communities of the tho state Who v ho ho fully understands Culy how destructive tive A It Is for or the college to abandon or n this Held field for rOl the Held which belon belongs to to and Is being so well tilled filled b oj by wel the University of or Utah Uth If I the election of or Dr Widtsoe has nas been en r a followed b by the resignation of or I some somo of or the thc former members of the lie faculty that is only an a additional proof that these ladles ladIes and amid gentlemen gentlemen gentle gentle- gente- gente men are arc not 11 In accord with wih the ugH agri agricultural cultural policy ho lie is instituting and anti therefore the college can get et alon along better betler etel with wih those who are arc Such will tIll I have no doubt be universally aly se selected as- as s- s by y the president In Iii that ease case cae the resignation of many or e cn en c all al of oC those who are arc not in in harmony with this policy will wi bo ho a benefit to tolie the lie college not a detriment And n the attempts made mado by br sonic somo of ot them In withdrawing to mal make mako Q themselves s appear appear ap ap- ap pear per martyrs martS for the college Heed by an Imaginary hierarchy or oran oran oran an Imaginary machine ar arts are too ri ridiculous ri- ri to lo more than this this' passing mention menton I As AI to th the eual equally absurd charge that personal or political anta antagonism to President Kerr was was wasa a basis bais for or forthie the action acton taken very vory little need be said said It I was his hil educational policy not he ho himself that was opposed I am m as I willing as a an anyone one to recognize and amid praise his executive and tive ability But ut I do not hesitate c to toy say y that this splendid ability wa beIng be be- In ing employed whether pUrposely or om O not I can not say a in II s ca a wa way as to Increase the under which the tho j tate state w was la laboring A s jo hu seemed determined to to continue this I poncy were mere was only one thing to t do o and amid It I was dOle done If I lie ho- can In Oregon the field Helt in lit which u he desires e ires to labor I shall shah be bo pleased But the tle lut tie Hold field he sought to occupy with wih Agricultural college was wa not th the tho proper propel one and I have told him so as plainly 10 as as I state It IH here re And Ant as to the future I am confident that the tho WOI vors t o oC of our dif are over Antagonism 1 0 |
