The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-08
NEWS FROr1 OVER THE STATE.
FOUNDERS DAY AT EPHRAIM.
Sanpete Stake Academy Anniversary
Appropriately Celebated.
pecial to The Herald.)

Ephraim, Nov. 5.-This is Founders
Day" for the Sanpete Stake academy,
and gala day it has been. At IL a M
the large room in the temporary acad-
envy building was crowded with teach-
ers, students, friends and patrons OF
the institution. With the indefatigable
principal, Professor N. &. Noyes, pre-
siding, the following programme was
rendered:
The well-trained academy choir, un-
der the direction of Carrie Peterson,
gave the opening anthem, Jesus, Low
er of My Soul" Invocation. by Bishop
l.. S. Anderson of Ephraim, North
ward. The choir sang Not Half Has
Ever Been Told" Miss Ruth Dorins
then read brief history of the acad-
envy. which pointed out to all the
struggles through which the academy
has passed during its existence of ten
years; also the bright prospect before
it. Apostle A. H. Lund, in his usual
impressive way, addressed the audience
for about half an hour, speaking prln-
cipally to the students and holding De
fore them the advantages they are en-
joying here in Zion by having access to
institutions of learning in which the
principles of the gospel are being
taught.
A vocal solo was rendered by Miss
Ida Peterson. The orchestra played an
inspiring selection. Apostle Brigham
Young addressed the audience for near
ly an hour, setting forth in torclple
manner the necessity of practical as
we'll as theoretical training for the
young people. He gave some 1llustra-
lions from personal experience, where
he had seen young men who had con-
sidered it beneath their dignity to en-
gage in manual labor after having OBJ
tanned a higher grade of education tnan
their brethren and earlier associates.
They even refused to assist their aged
parents on the farm after it had been
mortgaged to raise means to give them
their education.
He compared the conduct of our pio-
neers with this kind of people and adj
monished the young to consider their
education here only as an auxiliary 10
make them more useful and practlcal
in the duties of everyday life. Soon
jackson county. Missouri, will be colon
lied by some of our young people, and
practical duties will deyolve upon those
who will be called to settle the Cen
ter stake of Zion
A recitation was given by Miss Julia
Dorins, entitled, 'At Last. Short and
appropriate remarks We're made by
Bishop C. N. Lund of Mt. Pleasant and
William T. Reid of Manti. A quartette
was rendered by Miss Ida Peterson and
others. President John B. Maiben and
Canute Peterson made the closing adj
dresses, appreciative of the efforts made
and successes achieved by. Professor n.
e. Moves and his co-workers through
so many difficulties in the past. They
expressed the hope that they would see
the academy triumph and be perna-
nently established as one of the best
institutions of learning in Zion.
Music by the orchestra. Closing an
them by the choir. President Henry
Beal pronounced the benediction.
The exercises lasted fully three hours,
but every part was so interesting that
no one complained of being detained too
long.
A party and banquet will be given
this evening in the opera house in hon
or of the eleventh birthday of the acad-
envy.