Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-15
ANNIVERSARY EXERCISES.
Held at the Latter day Saints College
To-day.

The Anniversary exercise, In honor
Of this beginning OF tho tenth year Of
the Institutions existence, wore held
nj Latter.dsy Saints College this after
noon at O'Clock.
The assembly rooms were decorated
with the college colos, blue and gold,
symbolically representing the motto OF
the school. Truth anu Worth. The
windows and doors were artistlcally
draped with these colors, and sllo.
gother tho hall presented a pleasing
appearance.
The exercises were opened by the
choir singing ths hymn, "SOflly beams
thv sacred dawning."
Prayer, Instructor Chamberlain,
Misses Alice Biwr ng aud Ev, Mus.
Ter beautifully siug tue duet, "Hafk,
harS, my sCui."
a letter from DR.. Kari q. Maesfr
was read, explaining his absence an
expressing wish that tie college
should progress I'll II attain n position
o. eminent worth among the eIuca.
tlonai Institutions o. the land.
Elder Wm. Il. Dougsll briefly re.
cited the circumstances leading TO the
establishment OF tbs college. The Lat.
ter-Iay Saints HAD long felt the need OF
| an Institution In which the principl
| OF the Gospel could be- taught. Dr..
hiasser, Of the Brigham Young
academy, was consu ted, aud he
furnished u teacher to taki charge OF
the sohOol-Prof. willarI Done. Part
| Of the old Social Hall was obtained 10
which 10 con iuot the school.
Later the number OF teachers
was increased and all the rooms OF the
building were used for class purposes.
There were many obstacles to over
come, but notw outstanding these, the
Institution Increased In int uenco, and
| today II IL doing work VI great Inn
poftsnce 10 those brought under Its
| charge.
Instructor Joseph Nelson followed,
| giving a short history OF tho inst tu.
lion. DIR. Mresor was nominally the
first principal OF tho school, though
| Prof.. Done conducted the school work
At end Of tho third year DIR. james
l.. Talmage became principal, aud
| otIer Instructors were engaged. In
short time the Social Hall
was vacated on account OF insuf Gle nj
room, aud the present quarters were
oOtsined. We have now outgrow n
the present accommodations, and are
seeking "a lipments suitable for the
i'm pOTtanL wurk done by the school.
| A charming Instrumental selection
was given by Miss K,ls Rlmuey.
/ Elder David McKsuzio then al.
dressed tho students. Man is essentially
a sjoial being; each person has social
1 Al. Al
us Tor our duties IN tho best education.
Our first duiy II 10 our Coo; ,uch a
school Ms the Lsiter-iAy Saints cJll x
has the purpose OF inculcating thI.
duty. 1t ~ not enough merely to know
our religious duties; this knowledge
must be translated into habits. Oniy
tnen are we sure to keep the path
OF duty. w, have duties not only TO
also t. ourselves. One important
goo condition, Avoid overwork-all
0ysrwork Ia work Loaf. Nature is u
street accountant and makes us pay
luily Tor all physical follies. Intel
lectually, seek to organize the truths
you gain, for organized knowledge Ia
y means OF power.
Elder Mckenzie closed by referring
u the III uulties encountered by the
college. fhess d III suites will prove
OF bsneht In the end. Fricion IL
needed 10 polish the diamond; go we
shall find tho college shall come from
Its severe trials all the better for the
ordeal.
A song, The Sweetest Story Evel
TOLD, was pleasingiy rendered by Sini
| LAunie kayaue