Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-04-30
COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE.
An Interesting Occasion at this
Popular EEisfiGatiOns

A number OF the friends and patrons
OF the Collegiate Institute assembled a
that place this afternoon, the occasion be
that of Superintendent Coyner's farewell
address to the schooi. The exercises
were opened by singing, in which the
whole school joined. Professor Coynei
then made some impressive and interest
ing remarks. Reviewing hastily the
progress of the school during the last ten
years the Professor went on to say that
though he soon would he far away among
the orange groves OF Lower California,
yet the interest he felt in the school would
never flag. ''My work here has been
dear to my heart, and | shall consider
you my pupils wherever you or L may
be- May your hearts be filled with that
trust In the future which fills mine, and
may each and every one of you strive on
ward aud upward in the path which lies
before you. And now l must take my
leave OF you, praying that God will pros
per you all wherever you may be, or UNI
der Whatever circumstances you may be
placed"
MISS MARY PARSONS
Then came forward and in behalf of the
school made the following address:
Prof. Coyner, we the pupils of the
Salt Lake Collegiate Institute, have
heard with regret that you are SO soon to
leave US, and while we cordially unite
with you in the hope that your journey
and sojourn upon the coast may prove
beneficial to Mrs. Coyner and yourself,
still we cannot think of your absence
from us without sense of loneliness and
sorrow.
Many of us have almost grown up
within these walls, but your face and
form are more familiar to us than these
grounds or the very rooms in which we
have sat year after year.
From nothing at all ten years ago, this
school has grown, little by little, to its
present size and usefulness; but you
laid the foundation; you have instituted
every advance it has made; YOU have
fostered it in all its growth and progress
to your tireless efforts for its welfare are
due much of its present prosperity and
usefulness. We do not know what
providence may have in store for any
Of US, but you will never meet us
all together again; yet be assured that
the many lessons of wisdom, virtue and
goodness that we have learned from YOU
will not be entirely forgotten. They are
to be treasured up, not in one soul, but in
many souls; to live not in your life alone. |
but IN hundreds of lives made wiser. !
ourer, happier by your labors; Ito be !
woven in with the warp and wool o: boy
hoods firm, strong web-to CLEAN flash |
n the finer, subtler texture of girlhood. !
This is to be your great reward. And
low IN behalf of the teachers and pupils
II this school, give to you this pitcher
as small token of our esteem and affec-
ion for YOU, with the sincerest wish that
Iod may watch over you and yours and
leep you, and in His own due providence
eturn you to us with new strength and
eal."
The token of esteem was in the shane
I massive silver pitcher and goblet.
IN the pitcher was engraved the follow
ng: From the Teachers and Pupils of
he Salt Lake Collegiate" together with
'rofessor Coyner's monogram.
Professor Coyner replied in a few we'll
hosen words, thanking all for their kind
remembrance, and repeating his wishes
Or the welfare and happiness of all.
The exercises then closed with singing
" the school.
Professor Cayner and wife leave for
over California next Monday morning :
will depend on circumstances whether
ley return or not, the trip being on &C
CUNT OF Mrs. Cayner's health, which has
cen poor for some time past.