Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-07
AN EXCELLENT CLOSING
FINE ADDRESS BY ELDER C, W, PsNRoSE


neld itS tWeltn amman commencement
at the Assembly Han, and never In
all Its history. has a better and more
enthusiastic meeting been held. The
common custom OF having school exer-
cises consist of school boy essays and
declarations to weary an audience
was done away with. and music was
the chief feature. The Assembly Hall
looked charming. Above the large
organ the Stars and Stripes We're
gracefully hanging, and the stands
were covered with bunting and college
flags.
The day was perfect for such eNer-
clses, and as the sun sent his rays
through the colored windows, there
was happy glow spread over the pu-
pills and their friends. Promptly at 10
o'clock President Done called the as
sembly to order and Professors Nc
Clellan and Shepherd opened with the
oveture Poet and Peasant, by Won
Suppe. After prayer was offered Mr..
Thomas AshwOrth rendered In pleas
ing manner the Serenade, by Herbert.
Mr.. d. j. McRae Of the class Of '9s,
Commercial department. followed with
an address on Utah and Her Indus
tries. The speaker traced the history
Of the growth and development Of the
State. For a long time" said he,
this land was barren waste--a VIII
derness unknown but to the savage
and the wild beast. Where towns, VII
lagos and lovely farms now dot the
country, was the home of the lizard
and the snake; and where our noisy,
bustlng city stands. the stiffness OF
the desert was unbroken save by. the
chirp of the cricket, or the howl of
hungry wolf What wonderful changes
have been wrought. Behold now the
glorious Utah, Her climate the best
In the world, her burning sands
moistened by the sweat of honest toll.
and her sage-brush transformed into
beautiful gardens. Utah stands in the
front ranks of industry, loyalty and
love for her fellow man. Utah now
stands waiting for the business man.
When he presents himself, she Will
give him n royal welcome and for the
use of his brains. she will pay him In
millions. Vast treasures lie hidden
within easy reach. as yet untouched,
indeed almost unthought Of 1t Is for
us to harness the streams and to turn
the music of the gurgling brook and
the roar Of the river torrent into the
busy hum of industry, whose vibra-
lions shall echo the praise of Him who
giveth unto all. and the love of Him
who brought peace on earth, good Will
to mem"
Mr.. McRae's address was fluently
rendered and ELECTED much praise.
The address Of Francis Mortensen OF
the class SO. High school. was a
scholarly effort. His subject was Sue
cess in Life, and he dwelt in the
thought of mans moral. Intellectual
N nd tnnl hot In NJ .f
the entire man along the lines in which
he can do the greatest amount of good
TO himself and society should be the
aim OF each person. "All must have
courage to succeed. that courage u
perform what we know to be right.
Dewey was hero and n true man. not
because he necessarily captured Span
ish fleet and city. but because he had
the courage Of his convictions, and a
knowledge of what was the right thing
to dot
Mr.. Mortensen's speech brlstled with
excellent thought, and was intensely
interesting.
Elder C. w. Penrose delivered the ad-
dress to the graduates. He commenced
by congrntulating them, the College,
the State and the Church of Jesus
Christ of Batter-day Saints on the sue
cess which had attended their studies
and its recognition in the certificates
and diplomas awarded, for all would
be benefited by the training the stu
dents had received. Education, he said.
was of little use without its application
In the affairs of life. They were now
entering on new phase OF their earth
ly existence. This life was "A gradua
ton from their first estate and was a
preparation for higher advnncement
There was mo excellence without la
Dor" no perfection without struggles
md trials and victories. The tiny seed
in the ground struggled In darkness
to burst Its shell and push upward
coming forth as tender blade. reach
ing up to the Hight and warmth of the
sun and persevering till It came forth
In bud and blossom to it's perfection.
The planet begun I'm nebulous exist
ence without form and void" and
worked its way to Its allotted orbit and
then on through the ages until 1t
reached Its perfect sphere as n glorious
orb shining In its own glory. So man
must push his way, meeting the trials
and SORROWS of life which
We're designed for his development
into the projections of Diety.
As the perfume of the flower and the
radiance OF the sun were not merely for
their own benefit, so the influence OBJ
tanned by education must he shed
abroad for the welfare OF mankind. The
good OF others must be considered Sell
fishness was the bane of the world. 1t
WIS tnat WnlCn leu men ana nations
TO engage in unjust strife. The war
against Spain was opposite to this. 1t
was a war for the liberty of Others
We, in this country, rejolced in the
possession OF liberty-symbolcd In the
Stars and Stripes. which always
aroused our enthusiasm and our patrl-
otlsm-but that liberty must be eNtcnd-
ed to others, until every son and daugh-
ter OF God on earth was free. So the
war with Spain was not for aggrpu-
dizement hut the good OF others, and
II was sclhshness ON the part Of Spain
that led TO the crueltlcs and expressions
from which Cuba must he delivered
And II the modern Sampson would
catch those Spanish foxes. tie their tails
together and set them on fire, he would
gain as much fame as his name sake OF
old in his exploits against the Philis-
tines.
The speaker was pleased that the
college had remembered. In fitting
manner the volunteer student who had
gone to the front We must an labor
tor country and defend 1t when ncccs-
sary. But there were other ways
10 be patriotic than fighting for
native land Use the education
obtained for the common welfare
God must he first, country next; our
motto, God and our native land"
The speaker spoke Of the foundation
laid by President Brigham Young FOR
our Church system uf education, also
the cndOwments to the Latter-day
Saints College by the late Horace $
Eldredge, Eliza r.. Snow and Edward
Stevenson. That he recognized MS pa.
triotlsm as wei as the val0r Of tho