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Show APPENDIX BB PROCLAMATION BY CHANCELLOR At\D BOARD OF REGENTS, 1850 Patrons of Learning--The Citizens of the State of Jleseret established a having University at Great Salt Lake City, the Chancellor and Board of Regents appointed to superintend the same, hereby issue the following circular to you. Hear us and then judge. We do not ask your aid, unless we can give you good reasons why you should patronize should of any assistance whatever, if we were not institution has greater claims than any young h7e know tha t you are constantly assailed with the pretended of new things appealing to your sympathies, your We assured that other. claims object. our despair our prejudices, It is only wise men that can discriminate your hopes, and your fears. the true from the false. To them we appeal whether they are few or Here is an institution, which is like the foundling babe of many. the Hebrews. It is the child of providence, and destined to live and flourish. However, obscure its parentage in the valley of the wild and 10 it will fty mountains; live and teach all nations all is however many the and shine in nature's perils simplest and it has to encounter, brightest livery, useful arts and sciences. This institution of thousands that annually emigrate to needed to meet the wants this Great Basin. Multitudes of all ages come from under the hand of oppression, and desire instruction in order to be useful and happy. This boon must be given them, without respect heavy free, The emigrants and outcasts uf all nations will age or rneans. here find asylum of safety, and a nursery of .arts and sciences available upon the cheapest ternlS. Here, instruction by means of to lectures or otherwise, will be brought to the level of the laboring of every grade--of every religious faith--of every political social creed, and of every living language. It is neither classes or arrogant or extravagant prepared tu teach more to say that this institution is forthwith living languages practically, than any other of the earth; and as to the matter of dead University on the face The known industry of languages, we leave them mostly to the dead. this people in rearing up cities and temples with almost magic celerity, is not least visible in their system of diffusing a knowledge of the sciences throughout the popular mass. It is tnter woven in the very fabric of this people's organizatioll and progress to education the mss, and elevate all the people to the fullest extent of their capacity. |
