Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-06-07

Closing Exercises for the School Year
OF 1898 &.

This annual commencement exercises
OF the eighth academic year Of the
Latter.dAy Saints college In this city
took place In the Dosctot Museum
building ON First North street,
at . O'Clock this afternoon. After tn e
opening exercises, piano selection
was rendered by Miss Ggondolin
Lewis. Brigham a. Perkins delivered
the salulhtory, which being com pletcd,
a vocal solo by John Robinson followed
In order. An essay upon the subject,
"Groek and Roman Games" by Miss
Gladys WoodmansOo, was next on the
program and the vaiodiUiOry was given
by Miss Rose Jonkins.
Tho college choir favored the audi
ence with chorus, when the cuTtifi.
Gates were presented by Principal
Willard Done, who ia his address
said ia substance: To the graduate,
ommencemont.day Ia most INTEREST
ing occasion. II II 10 him what the
ceremony OF knightiug was TO tue
med iie val squire, ths met entfustiug
Of n command 10 the successful military
cadet by the process Of step by stop
graduation, lac has come up nc loast TO
the door OF the great temple OF learn
ing whore It's Digit Of stairs Is endless.
Although the mind Ia infinite In IT.
capacity for development, It's limit Of
growth never having been reached,
yet, 70 far rs this life IL concerned, con.
ditiOns render the fullest possible de.
v0lopment but meager Indeed. The
great Newton, disooverer OF tho law Of
grayitation, OF prismatic rcifacliOn
Of light, and author OF tho
Ptincipia, protested Just before mis-
death that his work had bren hut
ohild's play along the shore u the yet
UNEMPLOYED ocean OF knowledge,
Truly, then, you have scarcely made a
com indeed / hope your
true, independent, manly ana WOmanly
endeayOr will commence from this
time. The term "cJmmouccmeut
then IL, therefore, beautifully bugges.
tive in theory II DO equally ~ la
your practice. When you take the
certified result OF your years labor,
remember that from tnAt moment you
stand In u double sense AS a. exponent
Of your alma mater. Upon you rests the
responsibility Of proving the advau-
tago OF such q course OF training as 10
given here. Remember the composite
love for self, Tor man,And Tor God, each
tempered by the other must be tho
touch-stono 10 Try your lives. Those
who now leave this Institution for the
broad field Of human endeavor viii
carry torch with them 10 illumino
not only their own feet but the ieut OF
all VINO come Ia the way with them.
The sphere Of "a school like this would
bs narrow indeed were it, benefits re-
stfiuted 10 those who have iui-
meIiately pRttaEen Of them, "i
trust,n said Prot Done In con-
clusl0u, "lhRt you Will consciously aud
uuc0uaciOusly, but withh unsBlilsh.
ly, hrBtJw tue beuuti,a OF your uu-
wearled laOors upon all who tread the
highway VI your lives. Win this wish,
and my sincere congratulations, 1
present you your certihca cs."
A piano selection followed the prlnci.
paPs adde's, alter Which Elder Is. II.
Roberts made "a brief address 10 the
students. Hu spoke principally
upon tut training Of those VINO
arc now entering upOn tho duties oil
active life, Men anu women are needed
vino are prepared TO cops with the
problems ariHing today. Every por8Du
should DO Rctuatod by motive 60
Tesoh the highest round OF the ladder.
dod-iearing men and women are tuoh
~ are needed in every wulE IN NE,
lie exhorted the students o. be true TO
the principles AMI truths that they
had learned, that they might be- the
guiding stars VI their youthful careers.
Certificates OF graduatlon wero
granted TO Brigham A, Perkins ami
Sarah A. II. Price, Of salt Lake, aud
20 Frank X 5eegmlller, Of Ruhneld,
ami Joseph A. Sill, OF Layton. The
exercises were brought 10 u close by
chorus by tho college choir.