Show t University Makes Scholarship Gains t 4 4 4 High Standards Result From Growth I When Whon Dr Or George Thomas was ap appointed pointed president of tho the University b In June 1921 ho stated that ho he in intended intended In- In tended to do everything in his power to raise aiso the schola scholastic tlc standing of at the thc University When Whon tho the University was first established fished under tho name namo of the University Uni Uni- verity of ot tho coll college ge was was largely of a n. high school character al although although al al- though there thero were wore a 3 few rew students who took college go work The University was established by a n. legislative act of Congress Congre S in 1850 with Orson Spencer as its first president but was discontinued discontinued discon discon- because of the tho lack of funds and students Park Parle Becomes lM President In 1867 it was again taken up as ns a I commercial college John R. R Park was WM elected president of tho the University University sity alty of ot Deseret in and continued at its head until 1892 1802 The college at nt this time was located In the council house and later moved to the tho old West High School building Und Under r Dr Park there were only three throe professors on tho the faculty of ot tho the er University of ot Des Des- eret aret There Thero were very few high schools in tho the state during this time Ume Dr Kingsbury remembers rs only one the tho Salt lake City high school The University therefore filled tilted the need of ot a high school James E i. was appointed as RS president until President Emeritus ent Kingsbury was appointed In fn 1897 It was waR und under r th the direction of or Dr Kingsbury Kingsbury Kingsbury Kings- Kings bury that the tho er University IlY gr grew w from froma I a a. small preparatory school into a uni I varsity The Tho present site of or tho the University University Uni Uni- I was secured from Fort ort Douglas Doug Doug- las and appropriations made by the tho state le legislature for fOI the tho buildings The University gradually increased its re reqUirements requirements re- re until its lla work became beMm recognized recognized rec reo by other and Tho The University of ot Utah has haa grown in tho the state in proportion to the tho growth of ot the tho high schools Urges Urged Scholarships I President Kingsbury resigned in 1916 and Dr J. J T. T Widtsoe acted for tor five years then h ho he was succeeded by President 0 G A. A Thomas At the beginning of his appointment appoint appoint- ment mont President Thomas expressed himself as 08 being In favor of ot higher standards of scholarship for the University Uni Uni- Ire He felt that tho the University through ago constitutional recognition and educational position was and should bo ho tho the natural 1 leader of educational thought in tho the stale In order to properly assume such h a It position It wa was ap apparent that our OU educational educational edu edu- f standards needed to he be strengthened To bring this about bout tho the faculty during tho the past y year ar ha hamade has made many changes in re respect p t to en entrance on- on trance graduation ul and changes in working requirements Tho The rules and nd regulations of or the tho Institution were amended and changed Serious Students St J Desired lr Tho The University desires serious mind ed students ed-students who want an education Dr Thomas Thorn considers It a n solemn duty to build upon this campus OL an educational educational seriousness that will te reach ch every oVery student so that th those who will not work an and will not study will find it an Inhospitable climate to and leave The I students should realize that thal tho the primary primary rl mary purpose Of their coming J to the University In is to got get an education The scholarship C o was ns in instrumental in- in In I getting many h students logo to lo togo togo go to work vOrk At this time of the quarter quarter quarter ter students who Rr are aro failing falling are notified noU noti fied by th their ir deans In order th that t students students stu stu- dents mAY do pae passing work they were requested ted to r register for not m more r than 18 hours of work As AI a result of or the tho endeavors ors of Dr Kingsbury and President Thomas Thoman tho the University has not only increased l lOd Od In numbers but its scholastic standing has become much higher |