Show Our Worth We are led to Compared to Other Institutions of doubt whether the Country very many really appreciate the State university in comparison comparison comparison com com- parison with the great first-class first universities universities universities uni uni- of this country One is always prone to undervalue things at home and to overestimate similar things in foreign parts and this tendency is unfortunately unfortunately unfortunately un un- fortunately much too prominent as to educational institutions The people of Utah generally will wake up before long to the realization that we have the elements of a great university here at home It is encouraging now to see the recognition that our institution is receiving continually continually continually con con- in every direction Encouraging ing it is too to see the rapid growth and anti advancement which the institution institution institution tion is making each year and to see seeth seethe seethe th the development that lies within the immediate future Jt It t is s a Some Striking mony from East- East in ing g f fact ac t that Graduates ern gra graduates d ua t es r f from rom nearly all the great universities of the country who have been connected with our State university as students and as professors have freely declared declared declared de de- that the undergraduate work at the University here in the severity thoroughness and dignity of courses is quite as good as that done in any of the great institutions of the country Indeed I In n de deed e d this his t hister In One Sense Bet- Bet ter Than Larger eq equal ual thorough- thorough Institutions of f undergraduate undergraduate under under- n ness e s s o 0 graduate work and of scholarship among professors is as has often been pointed out a fact which in effect makes our home institution really better than larger larg-er institutions because because because be be- cause at them the undergraduate students students students stu stu- dents are taught only by instructors and tu tutors tors and are unable to become acquainted with the professors while at our home institution where classes classe are comparatively small the student comes in direct acquaintance with the professors themselves and receive direct direct direct di di- instruction from them But it takes time for true worth to become recognized especially when it will not advertise itself in undignified and unprofessional ways |