Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-26
Students Society.

One Of those highly instructive and
entertaining sessions Of the Sludon,s'
Society, for which the Latter.day
saini9 College Il Justly noted, was
held last (Fridayl evening. The
meeting was called to order by Chair.
man J. j. Walton. The students sang
GLOW firm n foundation, sc Saints OF
the Lord" Prayer was offered by Mr..
q. II. Crosby.
The initiatory piece was recitation,
Flying Jim's Int Leap" rendered
In a touching manner by Miss Minnie
Adams.
Dr.. G.. \. Wilcox was to have given
lecture on "Sanitary Science" but
being unable to he present, instructor
Jos. Nelson. with the subject Of the
"Moon," served well rs substitute.
The transition from the subject OF eani.
iation to that Of the moon may be very
great; yet when once we reach the
shores Of our celestial neighbor, we
shall find many sights TO interes, u.
Gould we board railway tinin run.
ning nj the common rate Of speed,
We would reach our destination
In about one year. But that process OF
iocomotion II TOO snail.llke ior our pur.
pose. We must mount the magic
wings Of thought, and travel nj n
faify's speed, b make our tour Of ex'
plorntion complete.
The moons distance from Us II about
-, 900 miles, while H. slzp is about one.
fiiieih, and IT, density oue.elgktieth
that OF the earth. There ARE mountains
on the moon, and originally astronom.
era believed ~ sea ALTO existed there.
The supposed waves were found TO be
stationary, anu the well defined out.
liue OF the moon during an eclipse Of
the sun proved the moon to be without
an atmosphere. The Apcuninvs, the
Caucasus, the Alps are mountains Of
the moon, sotne OF which have the
elevations OF our own planet for name.
sakcs. These ranges ar. about $50
miles In length, and some " their
loftiest peaks are four miles high, chst-
ing a shadow about ninety miles Ia
distance. Marc lmbricum,a valley sup
posed TO have been once sen, Is
about 400 miles long, and Is one Of the
dark patches when may he observed
by the NAKED eye. The moon IA dotted
with many craters, the most prominent
Of which are COpornicus iorty.slx
miles In diameter, TychO fifty miles
IN diameter, and three miles deep. A
lunar day does not vary Ia length, and
one Of them equals flNeun Of ours.
Not having an atmosphere, the moons
days are illuminant and Intensely hot,
while the nights are dark aud cold.
Darkness aud daylight do not come
stealing equity on with nights APP
proach and days appearance, but
sweep over the moon with awful sud-
denness, as the Gun departs and re-
APPEARS.
Miss GwondolIn Lewis, followed
with Que Of her beautiful organ solos.
A qunrtctle "Juanltn,n was nicely
sung by Messrs. Il. G. Dibble, J.Smith,
o. Barrus aud +. Woodbury..
"Chrisiopher Columbus" was well
read by Mr.. James Woodruff.
Mr.. John Robinson sang "Monarch
/ Of the woodav In his usual pleasant
style, aud In response 10 an encore
gave good rendition Of "Saillng."
A violin solo "The Sinking Ship
by Master Herman Schetilor, accom-.
panied by his brother Cornelius, drew
from the audience expressions Of ap'
probation. A second selection was
rendered to satisfy the delighted hear.
efs.
Chairman Walton, In Behalf Of IN 9
society, rendered his heartfelt thank,
to those who had ~ ably executed the
evenings programme.
After singing by the students, Mr.
John sill pronounced the bened elton