The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-16

ing of the air pump, and the electric bat
teries, where the guests received shocks
graduated to suit the taste and bOldness OF
the eXperimenter; others repaired to the
telescope, which was pointed at the planet
Jupiter, affording fine view of his moons
and bits: others visited the museum
where fifteen excellent microscopes were
set with interesting views. The museum
was a centre of attraction during the whole
evening, especially to the members of the
association; the large casts of geologic
animals, the fossils, the skeletons, the
stuffed animals, the cabinets, etc, were
continual feast to those of a scientific turn
of mind.
Meantime, in the large assembly room
above, the grand ball was in progress; and
every one had all the dancing he desired,
notwithstanding the large crowd, as so
many We're constantly absorbed by the
other attractions As the dancers tired,
they were refreshed by slipping iced lemon
ade of excellent quality, band OF young
ladies yieing with one another in supplying
the delicious draughts in pitchers and
glasses
THE BANQUET.
At 70 o'clock, the chairman of the COM
mittee went from room to room, announc-
ing what he humorously styled ''the next
calamity''-the banquet. The library was
company had of the next calamity was
beautiful sight. Ten tables, each eighteen
feet long, were spread ia magnificent style,
the glass dishes alternating with tasteful
and luxurious boquets, which made the
large room redOlent of their perfume
Guided by the numerous committee the
guests were conducted to the tables, till, at
signal from the chairman, all sat down to
gether We need not describe what fol-
lOIyp6 the 1uDch was hpVOnd raDrOach 300
people were at the tables.
AS the banquet began, the orchestra and
the mandolin club, out OF sight IN the ad-
Joining hall, discoursed some excellent Sc
lections. This music as it tioated through
the banquet room was pronounced by the
guests the sweetest they had ever heard.
THE ToAsTs.
When the company began to lean back in
their chairs, Prof Howard, who was
elected toast master, announced the toast,
Delightful task to rear the tender thought,
and teach the young idea how to Shoot to
which DR.. Park responded as follows:
| l can hardly conceive of anyone so lost
to the best impulses of human nature that
he can not find some pleasure in the limo
cent ways of children.
The parent and teacher can both testify
to the more than simple pleasure, to the
delightful task,'' in fact, of rearing the
''tender thought ere the heart has grown
| familiar with the paths of sin, and sown.
to garner up its bitter fruits"
Infancy, childhood, and youth are the
periods of life in which are nestled as in
embryo all the powers of the human soul,
to be developed finally into success or
failure of the future man or woman. What
is then done to modify these powers
through the agency of knowledge and
training, leaves its impress for life-may 1
not say forever.
his duty as parent or teacher and performs
it with consciousness of being right, the
task becomes delightful one.
have spent the greater part of my life
as a teacher of the young, and though l
have followed other avocations at times
| for / have been a farmer, physician, a
| book keeper, a clerk, have run fiat boat,
and have been somewhat of an adventurer
but in none of them haveI felt the delight
which attends the pursuit of my chosen
profession.
For more than twenty years, have been
identified with this university, and though
it might not be taken as complimentary to
most of you present, to say that in that
time have been engaged in rearing the
''tender thought" yet this metaphor is
really true in its relation here The strong
est minds are but ''tender thought when
compared with the results of their capabil-
tiles or their possible development. The
great Newton, after spending lifetime in
the development of thought with the grand
est results in mental discipline and discov-
cry of truth, said he felt that he had only
been gathering few shells that lay upon
the shore of the great ocean of truth and
knowledge before him. Humility is indeed