The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-04
GAINED AND COMPLIlNENTED
PRESIDENT PAUL OF. THE A. C..
OVERWHELMED WITH SURPRISE
The Students Present Him With a
Beautiful Memento and With
Set of Choicely Worded Resolu-
tons, Expressing the Warmest
Appreciation of Himself and Mrs.
Paul.


A cane of ebony, lustrous and shin
ing with perfect polish, black as jet,
with point of tempered steel and a
head of solid gold, beautifully chased
and embossed. and engraved with the
words, ~ H. Paul, presented by the
students of the A. c. u, June 2, 1885,
was one token expressive of their
esteem, with which Prof. Paul was
presented on Tuesday morning by the
students at the exercises of college
chapel.
Immediately after the singing
Peace! Be STILL Mr. W. H Homer
stepped forward to the rostrum, re-
marking that the students would con-
duct exercises that morning. He then
proceeded to read the following resolu-
tons:
Hon J. H. Paul, President of the
Agricultural College. Utah: We, the
undersigned students of the Agricul-
tural College of Utah have learned
with sincere regret that your connec-
ton with the College is now about to
be severed. We cannot refrain from
placing upon record our high appre-
cation OF the services you have rem
dered to bhe College and to the stu
dents during your term of presidency
We are aware that you commenced
your period of office at time of some
difficulty in the affairs of the College,
but we are glad to know that during
the last two years the aspect of af-
fairs has gradually improved; that
the number of students in attendance
has nearly doubled and that you have
endeavored to place greater facilities
in the way of students to obtain
higher education.
We also appreciate the cordial man
ner in which you have entered into
the recreations of the students, and
your desire at al times to treat those
of us with whom you We're especially
brought into contact, with perfect
equity and kindness
We feel that the longer we have
known you the more fully we have
appreciated your many excellent and
sterling qualities, and we all cordially
unite in wishing you the fullest meas
ure of success and happiness in any
future undertaking which you enter
into.
We further desire to include in the
heartfelt wishes Mrs. Paul, who has
at all times been most genial in her
relations with the students.
Mr. Homer then took the cane and
addressing Professor Paul, said
My fellow-students have assigned
to me the agreeable duty of further
expressing their high appreciation of
your services as president of this in
stitution; and also OF asking your ac-
ceptance of this token of their re-
spect and affection, We wished in
some way to show our sense of your
ability and your patience and kind
ness in dealing with us and we con-
cluded that the most fitting exponent
OF our feelings would be a memento
to which we could all contribute; and
however Insignificant it's value might
be when measured by the magnitude
of our obligations. would agreeably
remind you that we are not ungrate-
full. We desire your acceptance OF
this gift, not as reward for your
services-for you find that In the ap-
probation of your own conscience
but as a memento of our appreciation
OF them. Let it remind you of the
hig'h estimation in which the givers
hold your character, both as a public
educator and a private citizen.
repeat that 1T causes us much re-
gret and sorrow TO think that the
am1able relations now existing be-
tween US as president and students
are so soon to be severed; but, may
this token form the connecting link
in that chain of friendship and love
which shall forever bind us together.
In retiring from the presidency of
this college, you have our assurance
that you take with you our best
wishes for your future welfare and
happiness.
Professor Paul could hardly speak.
He said: My young friends, 1 am
overwhelmed at this unexpected ex-
preston of your good will, and I do
not know how at this time to respond
to 1T. Some day I hope to frame in
more becoming manner an answer to
| this generous appreciation of my
weak efforts in your behalf Had I
been more Immediately your teacher
instead of your president. | should
have been less surprised at your ac-
ton, for in whatever else may have
failed in life, it seems real that l have
succeeded in the past in gaining he
affection of those whom I met daily
in the class room. And Southey speaks
truly in saying:
They err who tell up love can die.
With earth all other passions fly.
In heaven ambition cannot dwell
Nor avarice in the depths of hell;
But love is indestrlctible
Its holy flame forever burneth;
From heaven 1t came; to heaven re-
turneth.
Awhile ON earth a troubled guest
Too oft betrayed too oft opprest
IT here is tried and purified,
But hath in heaven its perfect rest.
And 1 shall think of you, though
! our paths lie far apart, when at night
l pose over my books and meet some
sentiment which will bring you again
to my thoughts; or when I hear any
sound like your voices, there will
awaken the memory of other days. AT
| times I have felt depressed at the
prospect of leaving you and the col
lege, and perhaps the country, until
like Shelley
/ could lie down like a tired child,
And weep away this life of care,
! Which have borne and still must bear
| Till death, like sleep, might steal on me
| And ] could feel, in the warm air,
My cheek grow cold, and hear the sea
Breathe DER my dying brain its last mo-
notony.
But since the day read ITO you the
anonymous letter of advice l received
[ nave been almost bewiIdered with