Editor s note: This article is a part of a series reviewing Utah and U.S. history for KSL.com s Historic section.
SALT LAKE CITY Growth is an issue that s been on the minds of Utah leaders for some time now. Ask anyone who oversees planning in the state and they ll likely say that the biggest priority is to find ways to handle it sustainably.
This issue isn t unlike a growth issue that emerged at the University of Utah 75 years ago this year. Front-page headlines warned of a growing crisis of student enrollment post-World War II. The crisis got so severe the president of the university at the time even admitted they would have to consider moving the school out of where it was founded.