Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-17
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exercises In the Tabsfnacle yesterday,
oct. 10, In celebration Of Foundsi's
Day:
singing by vocal class. ZION Prot.
pofs ali 10 Well.
Prayer by Elder Charles w. Pen.
rose.
Singing by vocal class.
Professor n. L.. Nelson read tho
FoundeI's Day ole.
President George q. Cannon de.
livefed the ofation. Hp expressed
pleasure In being present. aud congfa,u.
lated the board Of trustees, the teacher
and ell connected with tho Brigham
Young academy upon the successful
termination Of tho twsnty.nfst year
| Of tho Institution. Tue speaker to-
membefei well tue time when tue
| Inception Of the Institution was iormoi
In the mind u President Brigham
| Young. Many Intentions OF Pres.
| dent Young connected with the work
Of the academy had not yet been car.
| fiod out; he mai thought very serious.
| ~ Of nuding manual training 10 tbo
| system OF education, for none more
| greatly appreciated the value Of tech.
nicai education TO the community,
| but he did not live long enough 10 scr
these ideas Carried into effect Thst
which had been acc mpiithod had,
however, proven OF gfss, bsb, nt 10 tht
community, anj especially TO tue
| Lattef.dAy Saints. Few men
understood the benefits OF eduoa.
| catiou letter than di1 brigham Young;
he was reared under conditions which
IN ado educational advantages difficult
TO obtain, but became a great advocate
OF leaning. This lead him to estab-
Iish the BIigi am Young academy, th.
brigham Young college 10 Logan; be.
tore bis death be had In contemplation
the commencement OF an educational
Institution 10 Salt Lake CITY. Ths
speaker traced the educational growth
81 the Territory and State OF Utah from
the nrst winner tn. Saints located
here, when tuch means NJ we're avail.
snls were eagerly utilised tor the
education OF tho young. This zeal,
and universal desire among the peopl.
| 10 give their children all possible oppof.
| tunitiee was further fied by the
eommeneems VI the Desefet u nivefti.
ty under the disconraging anu adverse
conditions oxisting IN pion,er dsyF.
The wonderful progress made by the
Brigham Young Academy, since IT,
commencement with one teacher aud
nin,teen pupils until today, with a
incuiiy OF about thirty, anu about
900 pupil, were portrayed. In doing
this President Cannon mentioned the
| name OF DR.. Kari a. hAescr, 10 burst
Of applause greeted the nhms OF the
venerable tesoher) IN teaching love
and respect for uod And religion.
which system had boen continued BY
| his sueoetseIs and had produced well
balanced men Ani women.
In the leading educsiiOnAi instltu.
lions In the East u had been found
that there was danger OF young
men and woman, children o. thy
5aints, negleoling the spiritual and
moral eduoation, and In order
10 contract this II had been uon,id,Fcd
necessary TO establish branches Of tbs
church among the young people who
attend those places. The great Adyan.
taRss Of the brigham Young aeauemy
In / mpartiug such training that thu
20 called scientific theories Will moi
,hah. or destroy faith In Geo aud His
work were pointed out. The students
were taught 10 know God anu 10 know
that they were His children, ana when
the theory that man had evolved tom
a lower order OF being was seuto1
they knew II was untrue and would
not accept the erroneous dcttrinp.L
These blessings should cause IN
students Of tho academy to praise thpit
Heavenly Father aud under
Him the foresight aud genar.
o.iiy Of PRECEDENT Young In ,siabllsl 4 Iv
this place OF learning should be 10
memsfed with gratitude. He closed
by earnestly expressing tho hope thai
III. Church institutions OF Iearning
might multiply until all parents would
have an opportunity 10 send their chill.
dtsn toa place where thofs yaa no
danger Of erroneous ideas being taught
Them or their faith shaken; anI thgt
tho students would carry the good Ia.
,tiuotions received Into their vafiou,
places OF abode and be examplafs of
of purily and virtue to the feoplr
among whom they dwell aud not cult.
walls n spirit VI arrogance becaute a
tue educational advanIsges they have
received.
Miss Ida Peterson, accompanied by
Pro-. Lund, rendered u solo with beau.
tiiul eject
Dr. Kari q. Maeser was the next
sneaker aud was heartily appinudsd |
a. las arols to address tie audience, |
lilo said. "My dear brethren anu sis |
n, fellow teachers and fellow stu. |
dent When look upon this asstm.
bly, aud remember the occasion OF this |
meeliug, my spirit fails TO ind utter.
Auce. 1 have been carried back 10 |
tue tins when President Young asked |
me 10 come to Provo ami take change |
OF the academy anu through tho hif-
tory OF The academy. | eau speak o |
more, but | ak God my Heavenly |
Father TO blets the Brighsm Young |
Academy. Amen." DR.. Maeser was
very much effected during his brief
address aud many eyes In the Huli. |
enoe were tuiiusrd with tears.
President Woodruff next spoke; he
was also gIeelod with applause as hs
sross. He briefly referred 10 sduoat'on
NJ AfiaiIs Hnd his young days snd NV,
In 1912, when hvo yehrs OF tge, b
CONNIE ) Gao TO attend n distinct schoDl |
In Connecticut, walking two miles 10 !