Show r The University THE University never opened with brighter prospects for a successful year than it has done this fall The most obvious feature of the new year is the increase in the number of attendants J t K Already nearly four hundred and fifty have enrolled themselves almost almor t as asman man many as the total registration of last year This means that the next catalogue catalogue catalogue cata cata- logue will contain a list of over five hundred students The scholarship of the new students is superior to that of an any y previous entering class Nearly all of the new preparatory and Normal students are graduates in full standing of the district schools and of those entering the Freshman class of the U University University Uni Uni- ni- ni proper most are graduates in full standing of accredited schools The entrance requirements to all departments have been more strictly enforced and ver very many have been rejected while fewer than usual have entered on con con- The authorities have shown their f wisdom in permitting graduates of off reputable schools s of academic grade to enter the Freshman class without examination examination examination ex ex- as in all cases these schools have furni furnished hed the requisite preparation N Nearly early all of the graduates of 95 of the Salt Lake City High School have registered as fourth year ranked as Fr Freshmen or as collegiate Freshmen Rowland Hall the Collegiate Institute the Latter-day Latter Saints' Saints College the Brigham Brigham Brigham Brig- Brig ham Young Academy all of Utah and rz several High Schools of other states are aret t represented in the Freshmen class The most significant mark of progress however is found on reading the annual The University like most western colleges colleges colleges' col col- leges leges' at first was scarcely more than a High School simply because there were no High Schools in new communities r to furnish well prepared college stu stu- r dents From year to year as fast as asgood asgood good schools were established the reb re re- b r II iu for admission to the Freshman Freshman Fresh Fresh- man class were Yere advanced until now students must be as well prepared to enter the University as to enter the Eastern colleges of acknowledged rank This is a matter for sincerest lation The progress is evinced not only by the increase of the amount of requirements but also in the nature of the preparation which may be offered A Afew Afew Afew few years ago the entrance examinations were really a farce today they may well be dreaded by those who are not com com- Probably the greatest advancement in preparation during the last three years has been along the lines of English and foreign language work This is a great stride towards improvement improve improve- ment as formerly almost all work of college grade was done in science It has been really deplorable to meet some graduate of the institution who while he had calculus mathematical astronomy astronomy astronomy astron astron- omy geology and physics at his tongues tongue's end was still unable to speak or write a single sentence correctly When one examines examinee the annu annual l for this year and sees the great freedom allowed in the choice of subjects he cannot help contrasting it with the in inflexibility inflexibility inflexibility in- in flexibility of the courses laid down a afew afew afew few 3 ears past when the students student detested detested detested de de- tested certain work simply because they had hid to take it The wisdom of allowing this freedom of choice is perfectly apparent apparent apparent ent since it has long been proverbial that what is good for one is not good for another Then as was hinted at before the student will naturally be more interested and do better work in a subject which he has chosen in preference preference preference pre pre- ference to others The continually increasing number of new students is an evidence that these improvements have found favor among those who really understand what higher education is The CHRONICLE certainly heartily endorses th them m and offers its t j 1 1 j 1 congratulations to the Faculty for their careful and painstaking work while hoping for more and greater reforms in inthe inthe inthe the future If the legislature will now second th the efforts of the authorities of the University and appropriate such sums as will make possible still more scholarly work Utah need have no fear of comparison of her highest educational al institution with similar institutions of well known excellence elsewhere t |