Utah State University - Buzzer Yearbook (Logan, UT)

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the development Utah State University is a part of this river, the flow of which has increased and quickened with the passing rain of years. All that ore caught in the current become a part of the great sea, struggling to find their place before they are swallowed by time. The stream of developments that starred Utah State University began in 1862. That year President Abraham Lincoln signed into law the Federal Land Grant Act. Then in 1888 the Agricultural College of Utah itself was established. The site chosen for this drama of lives passing by was on the brush and grass covered bench of old Lake Bonneville, overlooking the full expanse of Cache Valley. The Wasatch mountains surrounding the valley, seen in all their beauty, provided one of the most picturesque locations in the entire country. The original campus was three ocres of land. Agricultural facilities such as farms and corrals covered most of the land. The south wing of Old Main was the only structure completed in time for the opening day of school in September of 1890. The great sea of what was to become Utah State University began as a little stream of nine instructors and twenty-two registering students. The entrance fee in 1890 was five dollars, and tuition was free. To be admitted to the Agricultural College of Utah a person had to present evidence of good moral character and be at least fifteen years of age. Social life on campus depended entirely on personal efforts. There were no dormitories, Greek organizations, student body organizations, or student publications. As the years passed, a greater current built up as enrollment increased at an unbelievable speed, new buildings were constructed, and more instructors were hired. The life of the students broadened and the river widened when organizations began to find life on campus. Student Life began in 1902 as a literary magazine and by 1909 it had changed its character to that of a newspaper. The first Buzzer was also published In 1909. Student services and activities expanded each year, keeping pace with the College. More and more life ot Utah State Agricultural College was changing. The campus changed, the faculty changed, the students changed, the entire atmosphere changed, and with these came .. . 1957 when Utah State. Agricultural College gave up its rank and name to become the newly founded Utah State University. In the sixty-seven years that the College had lived, the current of enrollment had increased over two hundred times reaching 5,158 students. The college of Agriculture had done a remarkable job of building and bettering this Land-Grant College Agriculture stepped info the background with the formation of the university, to assume a major role with other colleges in complex university life. With the establishment of Utah State University came increased activity, rapid expansion, and new recognition. New fields of study were opened and old ones expanded. Campus life began to take on a sound intellectual atmosphere and a definite air of importance. In the eight years that have passed since the institution was given University status, this current of experience that broadens people s lives has grown stronger, fuller, deeper. 3