The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-20
Interesting and Entertaining Closing Exer
Cises.

Interesting and Entertaining Closing Exer
cises.
The closing exercises of the b. Y. Acad-
envy were held Friday with large corps of
students, teachers and visitors present.
At 10 o'clock the marcn was played by the
Opera House orchestra, and the students
filed into the auditorium in perfect disci-
pine.
Upon the stage were Presidents A. o.
Smoot and F. M. Lyman, Wilson H.
Dusenberry, Oscar B. Young, Susa Y.
Gates and Myron Tanner.
Emil Maeser, the appointed monitor,
directed the exercises by the use of bell
signals.
At the teachers table were DIR. Karl, 1.
Maeser, BENZ. Cluff, j. b. Keller H. A
Anderson, George A. Brimhall, Emil Ice
green, Ephralm Gowns, Amy Brown, Of
telle Maeser and Mary Lyman.
| DR.. Karl q. Maeser read the statistics
which outlined the various departments
and showed the number and names of the
| teachers. The semester closes with 1894
| students-an increase over last year of
| eighty four. Prof. Maeser stated that this
was the last Official report he would make
as principal of the academy. He expressed
his hearty thanks for the assistance of
President A. o. Smoot and the members
of the board. He was overcome with feel
| ing when addressing the teachers and stu
dents. He spoke of the time when Presi-
| dent Brigham Young gave this institution
! to him as charge and he hoped he would
be able to meet him behind the veil with
| out shame.
| The following programme was carried
out:
A. o. Smoot, the president of the board,
spoke of the old academy, it's burning down
and the work accomplished in the present
quarters. Referring to. the outgoing sup
erintendent, he spoke in terms of the high
est eulogy, and stated that DIR. Maeser had
given his family the greater part of their
! education. He had been most indefatig-
able worker, and has established school
of great reputation, from little one of
twenty nine students at the time of his
coming to Provo. He referred to the new
quarters, the academy building, which was
about completed and which would be dedi-
| Gated January 4. This will be commodious
quarters, and the pot ularity of the school
toretells that even a larger building would
be required He also paid his compliments
to Prof. Benjamin Cluff, who will be made
the principal of the academy at the begin
ming of next Semester
| The Glee club sang "Harvest Home.n
| Myron Tanner made few remarks and
Susa Y. Gates also spoke briefly and to the
point.
Wilson H. Dusenberry spoke and other
musical deiections were given.
The afternoon was spent in entertain.
ment, and the evening was given up 10 the
pleasures of the ball room.
A grand entertainment will be given on
January 4th, the day appointed for the
dedication of the new building.
Benz. Cluff will be installed as principal
vice DIR. Kari G. Maeser, resigned.
SUNDRIES.
John Hood, Dispatch reporter, was
made citizen in the First district court
The Judge asked him if he could read ant
write, to which he answered in the affirma
tive.
a large number of students started fol-
their homes yesterday to spend the holi
DAYS.
The case of Havercamp and Clark VS.
Coray and Hamilton is being tried in the
First district court
The sale of the stationery store of Mr.
Chilburg was made yesterday to the Prov,
Book and Stationery company.