Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-12

should cease, and the University b
made to assume the position 10 wh!cl
its name entitled il. The peOpl,
Of this Territory we're rich enough
and competent ana inteiligen
enough, 10 build up and maintain
university which should lie a Credi
ami pride to all. Ii hal been slid
that there was not room enough fUl
a university here, in the face OF tia
sectarisu ami drnCminaIional in
stitutious in cur midst. He insist
cd, however, that there was nc
| ground for complaint on that score.
True, this was q free country, but il
was no part OF the business o; the
university 10 get down into COM
petition with the inferior grades
OF schools. We must not allow
our institutions OF learning
b lag in the background. Neither
bigotry, intolerance, nor spite
should ever he allowed 20 enter the
human heart, 10y reason OF which
the progress Of education would be
stayed in the least degree. APP
! p!ause.l In conclusion the speaker
addressed few words OF encourage
ment 10 the pupils, especially those
who, he saii, were about to 90 forth
! on the journey Ufiife, aaG expressed
the hope that their future caree.
would be crowned with success.
Miss Celia Sharp next sSiifully
/ Iiayed a piano solo, Ben BClt''
| tfantisial and was rewarded with
/ The earnest applause Of her hearers
THE Growth Of the English
| Drama" formed the subject Of well
written essay by Miss Lucille Young.
/ IL was read with care and distinct
mess, and displayed evidence Of
careful study. TIE main Object Of
| the essay was to show the puriica-
/ ton which both the Erama and the
stage had undergone since the time
Of Shakespeare and other carly
drlmatists, whose productions were
named and criticized 10y the essay
ist. Dealing with the dramas and
comedies written at the present day,
Miss Young was 2 triile severe, ami
took Ocrasion % remark that many
Of them Were nothing more than
society plays"
The vocal duet from Norma, !"
sung 10y Misses Lizzie Thomas and
Bessie Dean, formed one 81 thc
most agreeable features Of thc
mornings programme and oiiciteI
hearty piaudits.
Chancellor Robert Hardness, In
his address 10 the graduates, said
the President Of the University was
about 70 present to each Of them
diploma. That diploma va. a very
small thing ia Itself, tat it gave
high evidence that 81 the past. by
their good conduct, patience. Perss-
verance and intelligence, they had
acquired success. Yea. more; i
proved that 10y the exercise Of
the same faculties, good Cou-
duet, good reasoning aud Ie--
severance they could attain
success in tie future. Il was that
future which DOW concerned them
more than the past. The Chancellor
offered the students some sound nj
vice as 10 their dealings with their
feliOw-mcu, aud CCunSeled them 10
Get fairly and hOuorably in all
things. With n view to showing
what he conceived TO be true eIuca-
ton, Chancellor Harlncss said that
any person who could observe care
fully all the facts which he'd = bear
ing upon any particular problem
before him, discriminating those
which We're important from those
which were immaterial, give each
its true weight and quickly general
.. ID -
cOnclusiOn-that was a really edu-
Gated man. Teaching, he said, was
highly important calling, ann hc
knew OF no higher occupation in
the whole range of business in
which greater opportunities for
learning could be found Many of
the ablest men Of our country COM
menCed life n teachers, aadNhe be-
lieved that 10 be one Of the hest
trainings they could have Lead.
He mentioned several questions
which would come to the front IN
the near future, among others Whe-
Their the number Of subjects to lie
taught in school should lie increase !. /
Ii was, however, worthy Of con
sideraiiOn whether the list Of sub
jects should not rather be reduced.
leaving the students themselves
% deal entirely with those-perhals !
OF less mpOrtance-WhiCh they
were capable Of mastering.
The past success of those hc now |
addressed was guarantee that they |
would succeed in the future, but 70 |
what extent Of course depended uIon
themselves.
President John r. Park. at this
Junc,ure, performed the interesting
ceremony Of comforting degrees
upon the graduates, whose names
were published in yesterdays News
he warmly con ga ulatei them upon
their achievements.
The graduates were each presented
either with n magnificent hcuuuet |
or basket OF flowers by their fellow
students, rs a mark Of estse,n.
Prof. Weihe afterwards gave a |
violin solo, '.fOl0naise, " ami was |
deservedly recalled. Ii was most
skilful performance.
J. II. Lindftri. one Of the Eradu-
ates, read an Interesting essay.
" Friedrich FTochel;' after which
the orchestra gave 4 choice selection
Of music.
Governor a. l.. Thomas delivered
a briei closing address. He re-
marked that no one cuul;i be Present
on such an occasion without feeling
proud Of the fact that such an insti-
tuition as the DeSeret University
had been established for the more
complete education ofthe children of
this Territory, nor regrett NJ that the
Territory, or the Legislative Assem-
bly, thereof, had not 50 far seen It's
way clear 10 place the University
on basis sufficient for the needs OF
the TerritOry. He had no doubt
that before many years had rassed
this want would be fully supplied.
BY such action on the part Of the
Territory We would place our
selves in harmony with the action
which had distinguished our
and local governmental
since a very early period in our
history. 1t was wei for US to re-
member that the success OF the
Dgseret University would very
largely depend upon the success OF
our public schools. The University
and the schools must go hand in
hand, for from the latter must come
the students who, having received
an elementary educatiOu, would
70 the University to receive
that finish which would enable
them 10 20 out into the world with
their faculties developed, their range