The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-24

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people upon the. possession of such an
edihce. To him it was a striking OBJ
ject lesson of the purposes, aims and
objects of the whole system of church
schools. The keynote of the Mormon
system of school work, he thought, was
aptIy expressed in the instructions
given him by President Brigham Young
when he was assigned to work in the
academy at Provo. Said he: Don.
attempt to teach the alphabet, or null
tipication table without first securing
the spirit of God" He traced, in elo-
quent language, the evolution of thy
teacher from the one who simply gave
his commands to the student. and pun
ished him for failure 10 learn, TO the
teacher of today who, filed with the
spirit of Christ, says as did the great
one, Come. follow me- Money spent
in developing the educational interests
OF the state should not be regarded as
a sacrifice" he continued, but rather
as an investment the interest upon
which you win receive in the proper
development and correct shaping of the
character Of your children. When I
commenced my educational career in
Utah thirty-eighT years ago, had 1
seen in a vision this magnificent build
ing and the wonderful possibilities it
suggests l should have connected it
with the millennium. l never dreamed
of seeing it in this life, and now that
/ have, it is but an inspiration, point
ing out the wonderful future of edu-
cation in Utah
President J. NJ. Tanner of the agri-
cultural college followed Professor
Naeser, and prefaced his address by
an eloquent tribute to the enterprise
and generosity of the people of Cache.
Education today is a necessity to the
person who desires to keep pace WITH
the intelligent progress of the world
All are born to toll, but the conditions
Of iebor are not those Of serYitude, eX-
cept where that toll is performed in ig-
norance. To bring hand and head into
proper harmony is the true object of
education. When that purpose is ac-
comphshed then Will labor be a pleas
ure. for labor is life and life is labor.
You students, are not here to acquire
methods of avoiding toll, but to obtain
the art of performing it in the most
intelligent manner The higher and
more exalted the education you receive
the easier and more pleasurable will be
your labors. The educational system of
Utah compares very favorably with
that of any other state in the Union
When population and resources are
considered, Utah undoubtedly takes
the lead in the education of her citizen
<uYer all other states. We are noted
for the number Of our children. and
certainly deserve the same credit for
our system of educating them We do
all this work in the interest of our off
spring. because we, more than any
other people. appreciate them, and the
blessing of their coming.
EARLY DAYS OF COLLEGE.
J. J. Stewart, who was the second
principal OF the college, was next in
troduced. He gave an outline Of his
experience as an educator, from the
time he taught the Cache valley semi
nary in 1873, up to the time Of the ex-
piration of his term of four years as
president of the 3. Y. college.
This concluded the morning exer-
cises During the intermission a large
number of people passed through the
building and inspected the apparatus
and numerous scientific appliances, !
much of which has arrived the past
few days.
At the afternoon meeting the college 4
building was packed. Apostle Young
was among those in attendance. hav-
ing come up en- the morning train.
After two selections by the choir and 4
prayer by President S. w. Molen /
President Brigham Young OF the board 4
Of trustees offered the dedicatory /
in delivery, and was inspiring and i'm
pressive
PRESIDENT KERR'S SPEECH.
President W. J. Kerr Of the college
faculty then delivered an address. Like
all the rest of the speakers he heartily !
congratulated the people on The com
pletion OF the building. The interest /
that is being taken in education among I
he people is not of recent origin, for |
the entire plan Of gospel is one OF in I
telliaent progress, and this interest in
education has always been a prominent /
feature of the Mormon church. and [
their efforts in this direction have only
been limited by the available means
possessed by them. He read the pro-
visions Of the trust deed, according to .
which he said ne course taught IN any
college should be neglected here. He (
laid special stress upon the provision
which makes the principles Of the
church Of Jesus Christ of Latter day.
Saints the basis of all methods em-
ployed in the school and upon the T
other clause which says that. every /.
student who takes the full course shall
be taught, if not physically in