The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-24
BRIGHAM YOUNG ACADEMY.
INTERESTING EXERCISES AT THE
CLOSE OF THE TERM.
Some Changes in the Faculty-Pre-
paratiOns to Properly Observe
Memorial Day-LOcaI News Notes.

Provo, May. G0.-1 eSIerQdy the SAeT-
cises at the academy were devoted to
the commercial and academic depart
ments. They were very good and the
attendance was simply immense.
Many people from all parts of the ter
ritory were present. The commercial
graduates of the class OF 1895 are Will
liam Gardner, Warren Johnson, d. b.
Cotton, Jacob Gubler and a. 3. Ander-
son, with special certificates in phonog-
rapby issued to Alfred Reese, of Span
ish Fork and Archie Fem, Of Provo.
There are no graduates from the
academic department this year, but
from this department the participants
in the closing exercises were selected.
The salutatory address was delivered
by w. C. Fisher, of Coalville.
The valedictorian was Miss Lillian
Deal, of this city.
The official closing exercises today
were very largely attended. The hall
was beautifully decorated.
The regular exercises began by sing
ing by the school, "Oh, God, We Raise
to Thee
President Snow offered prayer.
K. G. Maeser introduced Apostle
Brigham Young as the president of
the Brigham Young Academy, who
acknowledged the honor in a neat
speech.
The regular programme was further
continued by the reading of the prin-
cipaPS report, B. B. Cuff
A number of changes in the faculty
were made. Professors Whitley, Jen-
sen, Rydalch, Audelin and Davis will
be succeeded by Professors Richard
Lyman, e. IS. Hinckley, A Lund, A.
Christensen and C. R. Ffllerup. Pro-
fessor Whitley leaves to accept "a posi-
ton, the chair Of Greek and Latin, in
the University of Utah; Professor Jen-
sen goes to the Agricultural college,
as professor of mathematics, while
Messrs Rydalch, Davis and Andelin
will be absent but temporarily, to full
fill missions respectively to the south
ern states and Germany, and Professor
Davis will go to Switzerland.
The report closed with beautiful
tribute to the late President Smoot.
Professor Lund rendered the baritone
solo, Safe in His Fathers Home"
The diplomas were issued to the
graduates and degrees conferred. The
following students comprise the class
OF '95:
vilate Elliot, A. B. Anderson. Nav
Bell Thurman, Andrew B. Christensen.
May AShWorth, H. NJ. Richards, E. K.
Fillerup, Viola Sorenson. The degree
Of bachelor of pedagogy was conferred
on each Of the above
Degree Of bachelor of pedagogy was
also conferred on Jennie Brimha1l
Frank Cutler Charles r. Fillerup'
Lars B. Eggertson, B. S. Hincllley'
James L. Horn, Alice Reynolds, E. NJ
Hall.
Mr.. H. E. Giles rendered the solo
'"The Academy STAR Congratulator tory.
addresses were made by Apostles
Young and Snow and Susa Y. Gates.
The exercises were concluded by sing
ing by students and teachers "Oh. NV
Father" and benediction by James e.
Talmage.
Three More Towns.
The statistician has reported on all
of Utah county with the exception
of Provo. The last three towns are
here given:
Mapieton-Male, 2S2; female, 254;
foreign born, SO; native, 497; white,
$50; total, $50.
Spanish F'ork-Male, 1889; female.
LBS: foreign born, 7S4; native born,
2,S73; white, 3,155; colored, 2; total,
1857.
P. V. Junction-Male, SO; female, OF;
foreign born, 10; native born, 81;
white, 70; Chinese, l; total, so.
Local Notes.
Company NJ (the Denhalter Guards,
N. G. u, will give a dance at the
Provo Park gardens next Tuesday
evening.
& Gibson. OF Denver, today filed suit
in Justice Bachman's court against o.
e. Cary and S. T. Brown for S112.40
and interest. The complaint sets forth
that the plaintiffs procured judgment
in a Denver court for the amount
and only SO has been paid.
Marion Chinger and Erastus FIJI
lerup, of Lake View, leave for a mis-
sion to the Southern states on June
l. Tomorrow evening another social
will be given the boys.
Notice to Citizens.
The members of the Grand Army of
the Republic, officers and privates of
the n. G. u, and citizens in general
are respectfully asked to convene Fri |
day at p. m. in the city hail, for the |
purpose of formulating a programme
for memorial day.
L. HOLBROOK,
Mayor.
w. N. DUSENBERRY
DAVID JOHN,
JOHN r. TWELVES,
c. d. -GLAZIER.