The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-16

nate rule of society that, under certain
conditions, a lady changes her name
their identity is lost to me- But al
this / presume will be righted by 1.-The
coming
The school, year of 1872, DR.. Park
spent in England, Scotland and con
tinental Europe examining the schools
and school methods. He came nome
thoroughly imbued with the ideas OF
the most advanced German educators
and took up his work. with renewed
zeal. What benefits the studentS OF
the normal department, and through
them the district schools of our terri
tory, received from this experience OF
the doctor cannot even be estimated.
The history of Dr.. Park from n a
time until 1892 would be the history
of the University so completely was
his life bound up with his school work.
In June, 1892, he resigned his position
and retired to private life to enjoy a
much neede rest. The following year
the University conferred upon him the
honorary degree of doctor of laws.
1t is not often that the regents of a
university exercise their authority e.
confer this high honor, but there could
have been no wiser choice than u
have conferred it upon DR.. Park for
his long, faithful and successful ser
vices.
I cannot leave this part of my sub
ject without mentioning DR.. Parks
munificent contribution to the Uni
versity library. The Alumni all re-
member how many of the books that
were in almost constant use, were
marked as the private property of
John r. Park. He allowed the stu
dents the use of them for .nany
years and. after retiring from active
work as the president of the Faculty,
the entire collection, consisting of
n1JmnFnT1C ne T1nh1dtc nTnH ZinnC
and more han $500 bound volumes.
some of them rare and valuable
copies, he gave to the University.
DR.. Park was particularly felicitous
as a teacher, he was particularly for
tunate IN his preparation. Under the
instruction of eminent professors
from the time he came to Harvey until
the time he left John William Draper
he seems to have absorbed the spirit
of his mastery teachers. He had also
the good fortune to attend small in
situations where he came in daily con-
tact with the professors and was not
tolled off to be taught by tutors;
where he came in daily emulation with
every member of his class; where he
had to contest with every intellectual
gift, Measure the strength and skill of
every school mate. 1t is impossible TO
estimate the precise value of daily
companionship with great and schoI-
arly men; it is worth more than lee
lures, more than books. 1t was thus
that Socrates and Plato taught, thus
that a diviner, a wiser one than any
Pagan philosopher delighted to teacn
his disciples.
Not only by training but also by
nature was DR.. Park a teacher. AL
ways full of hope, cheerful, patient
and sympathetic; dignified but cordial
in his intercourse with students; I'M
partial in judgment; full of
in reasoning and apt at Illustration;
ample in learning and comprehensive
In scholarship; filled with enthusiasm
In his work he demonstrated such
fitness for this sphere of action that
he could not but gain the ~profoundest
respect of his pupils. He gained more
than hat for he won our hearts. We
boys looked up to him with admira-
ton but talked to him as a friend.
He was always approachable, COM
panlonable even, and always rose in
our esteem by association. With re-
gard to the lady students I am afraid
[ would be too literal if I were to say
they loved the doctor. Half the girls
of my class, after standing that
piercing eye of Toronto for an hour
with scarcely a culver, would tremble
like an aspen leaf beneath the benig-
nant smile of the president.
Doctor Park is a modest man. Per-
fectly at ease with a body OF students,
his ~dlfldence was apparent the mo-
ment he appeared before a public
audience. There vas no display of
MS acquirementS-he hated can't and
pedantry. If the Alumni of the Uni
versity went forth from under his care
with better opinions of themselves if
was because he had inspired them
with a loftier opinion of mankind.
knowledge is proud that she has
learned so much:
Wisdom is humble that she knows
no more"
Measured by the number of his
years DR.. Park is is not an old man
he even taught us that I'VE must
not care for length of life but for life
sufficient for it's duties; life is long if
II Is null Measured by this standard
MS years are many. In his beautiful
home on the brow of the hill. re-
moved from the turmoil of active par
tlcipation in affairs, the concluding
years OF his life should be full of iov.
IN the twilight of life when the stars
begin TO appear there is no greater
pleasure to man than the realization
that MS life has been an useful one:
ina ne leaves those with whom he
has mingled better for the association.
quIckhess IN mental power
strengthened in moral courage. more
of heart, more humble Of
spirit. Such was DIR. Parks. In this
tribute of affection I but echo the
thoughts of every Alumni of the Uni
Verslty of Utah. One and all we ioin
III Wishing that our beloved teacher
may long be spared to real the earthly
harvest of a righteous life. To dis
seminate his cheerful words of en-
enlargement and aid us with his wis
dom; but, however long ne NAV he
with us we know hat he has much
that can never perish, ripened and
so that when the Master
calls he is ready to go and take bie
Sheaves with him.
At the close of this reading dancine
was resumed and continued well int0
the morning. The menu furnished nv
<ne popular caterers, the Manca bro
tners, of the Vienna cafe, assisted bv
the colored walters of the Templeton
hotel, was as follows:
Chicken Salad, en- Mayonnaise
a la Princess
Bone Young Turkey, Stuffed with
Forcemeat.
Cold Boiled Utah Ham, Sliced
Pressed Calls Head, a la Delmonico
Aspect Jelly
Spring Radishes Picked Beets
Claret Punch
Nut Cake Angel Cake Macaroons
Napolitaine Ice Cream
Walla Walla Cherries
Aspinwall Bananas
Sailed Soft Shelled Almonds
Cafe Vienna"
The following named persons. all of
whom are members of the Alumni as
ISOLATION, were each accompanied by a
friend, the names of whom, in the rush
and crowd, were difficult to obtain: