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Show uu - TO MAKE BUSINESS MEN OFjTUDENTS LOGAN, Sept. 2. The Agricultural college of Utah has established a course which has never before been given In an educational Institution in America It is a courso in Industrial management, Tts evident groat utility causes Bur-pri60 Bur-pri60 that It has never before been thought of. Its establishment is duo to a coincidence In n sense. Tw,o Har- j vard men of the Agricultural college faculty, Dr. Thomas and Professor Porter, one an expert on economics, the other a man trained in chemistry, saw the great unoccupied field In their special linos In applying tho facts at their disposal to the business of the state. Ono realized that there was a need for more expert business management, man-agement, the other that wo needed men trained In industrial chemistry and physics. Thoy saw that much of the economics and sclenco we aro teaching was theoretical and to that extent useless Thpy proposed to vitalize tholr subjects by applying them to Utah's industries. Further, they combined their subjects. "We aro going to take out boys," said Dr, Thomas, "right Into the banks nnd make thorn work, and Into the sugnr factories, cemont factories, lumber lum-ber mlllR, mining camps, smelters and other great commercial concerns. Wo aro arranging now to havo thorn spend a considerable part of their college course under tho supervision of the business and manufacturing men of the state. "It Is a scheme for realizing scientific scien-tific management In Utah's industries.' indus-tries.' he continued. "We are going to combine science and buBinesB. "Heretofore It has been difficult to get the business manager of a sugar factory or a cement plant to see the point of view ot the scientific special-1st, special-1st, consequently there has always, been friction between the two. "As a result also, many of Utah's Industries aro conducted both from tho scientific and business aspect, according ac-cording to mothods which aro out of date. Wo nood carefully and specially special-ly trained men. who will see the bual-noBS bual-noBS as a whole and be able to run It, not only to the greatest present economic eco-nomic advantage, but also be ablo to-dovolop to-dovolop It constantly." |