Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-22
AT THE L. D. S. COLLEGE.
Interesting Commencement EIeF-
CiStS Held Today.
PRINCIPAL TALMAGE'S REPORT.
The Work Of this Prosperous Iusti-
tuition.

! Al tAt s-tt4a4 44All. Des. INNING n
II am. today, the commencement
exercises Of the fourth academic
year OF the Latier-day Saints Col
Iege were held. There were present
on the stand: OF the General Board
of Education, President wilford
Woodruff Hni Secretary George
Reynolds; Of The Stake Board. Sec
rotary VIM. B. D,ugall: Bishop
VIM. r. Reid Of Niauti, Don c.
Young, c. T., Ms. Ziua D. Young,
SIrs. Ziua Y. Gard, and a goodiy
number Of visitors.
The exercises crcucd with
hymn, "Groat God attend, +" 10y the
choir.
Prayer was offered 10y Instructor
Newton Noyes.
y vocal duet, Beautiful Noon
light, = was creditably rendered by
MISSES Elite Penrosc and Jennie
smith.
Brother Nathan Gedge, q student
Of the intermediate Department Of
the college, delivered an address in
behalf Of that department, paying 4
warm tribute TO the methods Of in
struction ami to the feelings exist
ing among the students, and be-
tween students ard teachers.
Brother Nathan Porter, Of the
Academic Department, deliveredan
eloquent addres on behalf d the I
students q that department; dwell /
ling principally upon the general /
unity which has existed amog., the Z
students ami between them anu /
those Of the lower department. The I
range OF the subjects treated in this 4
department was spoken Of, tine
regulation requiring each student
TO pursue n certain variety o.
studies being particularly COM
mendgd. The natural result Of
such n regulation Is that
broad foundation viii lie laid
for future study. The mu-
tual interlscing Of these branch
Is, and the harmony exist
ing between the various C0ylrsgs.
were spoken Of. Clear lines have
always been drawn between theory
and fact, that the students may not
become confused. But the chief
feature to which reference could lie
made is the theological WORK per
formed, which has had the effect Of
imyressiug upon the minds OF the
students that desire and zeal for
study which is 50 Necessary TO the
pupil. He clcsei 10y tex
pressing the general satisfaction felt
by the students Of this department
with the work performed during |
the year just closed.
An instrumental selection, "Hea-
venwarJ," was performed pleas
iBgly 10y Miss Kate Romuey.
This was followed by an address.
our Lady Students, = by Mis- Amy
NOOlley. The general sentiment Of
If the lady students of the college
: one Of the greatest satisfaction at
he opportunities afforded them for
heir advancement. y tribute was ;
aid 10 the spirit to lie observed q
n the il s-itut!Cn, and the thought q
vas expressed that the education Of
he ladies cannot be dispensed with.
Instructor Joseph Nelson spoke q
ipOn the subject of the Business :
lourses, " which have been under Z
lis care. These cOursIs have com !
'risei the studies Of book keeping. Z
law, commercial arith- G
netic, and higher arithmetic, and 4
hose who have passed the tx q
prescribed have earned | a
he special mention which viii be I
made Of them during these exer- Il
ises. The courses named alive s.
'ere described with sons detail. 9
nd the beuefits Of their study C
lOwu. e
Instructor Willard Done followed k
18th remaks bearing upon the course
! literature and history, comprising
re studies OF English literature. h
-neral history, civil government, Y
III elementary German, in which II
-anches one student has Passed. y
Instructor Done also dwelt at some 10
~ ia AAAE AAsAAAANsAA tANAEA-E- at
ndant upon the studies pursued "
ITing the year. The iiea has been Il
aintained that nothing should be s.
ught without being given n practi- u
Il bearing upon the affairs Of life. a.
The Principal followed by read e
& the names Of the following stu ht
;ntS who have successfully passed Ot
e course prescribed by the Faculty 3!
Necessary TO advance them from ~
L intermediate to the Academic m
apartment: Emma Carroll, Philip o.
aycOck, Emily lillian, Hattie W
mons, Nora Wheeler. Frank pl
rOwn, Jane Parrish, Clare w. Reid. II
ettie Davis and DOnnette Smith. ~
Certificates were then presented to ell
-snk PoDeroy ard Alva Butler IN W
c business course, ami to Laura pr
yfe in the course in literature and In
story. co
After the rendition OF song. in
)nly n Rose" by Miss NIaudIe
wiring, the following report was du
al by Principal J. Z. Tdmage: ST.
Principals Report. 40
PRINCIPALS OFFICE, "a
Latter-day Saints College, m,
Salt Lake City, May ., 1890. th,
the SAT- Lake Stake Board of VS.
Education, eIo6iciO The Board &C
Of Directors Of he Latter-dly I hit
Saints College: no
Dear BTethren-with feelings Of i'm