The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-19
UNIVERSITY OF YESTERDAY.
Hon. Heber ]. Grants Address at the
Alumni Banquet

AT the university alumni banquet,
given a few evenings ago, Hon. Heber
j. Grant delivered an address that was
particularly interesting to the alumni
for its "reminiscences. Mr.. Grants SUD-
ject was, Tho University OF Yester-
day." commencing with the quotation,
"Praising what is lost makes remem-
brance DEAR" and the address was as
follows:
Yesterday I seated myself to dictate
an ''extemperaneous response to the
toast, THE University of Yesterday,
] with the sentiment, "PraiS1ng what is
lost, makes the remembrance dear,
but before 1 had half finished express
ing the many happy remembrance
which crowded so fast upon my mind,
that figuratively speaking. they 'trod
on each others HEELS l found that l
had dictated Is pages. / therefore had
to begin all over, in order to condense
my speech, but l did not have the time
to make it brief, and therefore l crave
| the indulgence of my hearers for over
stepping the limit of time allotted me.
The Council House corner and the old
Museum building, the home OF the old
university, are gone. one was lost by
fire, and the other RACED to the ground
to make room for Richards avenue, but
| while they are lost to us forever, the
many happy associations formed In
those old buildings still endure and are
very dear today, and 1 trust will con-
tinue so throughout all eternity.
1t would require more than the entire
| time allotted to me to simply mention
| the names of the professors and the
| students who attended the university
| of YESTERDAY From 1869 to 1871 is the
! time that l was a student there, and
! embraces the period to which l shall
confine my remarks. / am, therefore,
| of necessity compelled to refer only
to few of the very many belonging TO
| the old university who are justly en-
| titled to praise because of the remem-
brances which make them dear, and
also because of their own achievements
The chancellor of the university dur
| ing my day was Hon. Daniel h WellS,
the secretary was Robert L. Campbell.
and to the untiring energy OF these
gentlemen much of the success OIL the
university, when it was wearing swad-
! ding clothes, is due, as their efforts Tor
the university in it's infancy were un-
firing in season and out. First among
| the professors comes the honored name
| of John R. Park, and although nearly
! all of the girls in my time Tell IN love
with the doctor, his love for the uni
versity was so great and he labored
| for it so diligently. that he never
wasted even enough time TO cast
| SnGeD s eyes DIT lHc 81 10 III ACSO-A@
| their glances of affection To John H.
Park. as much as to any living man,
| is due the success of the old un1Ver-
| sity. but l do not wish my listeners
| to imagine for one moment that De
| cause the doctor had a monopoly Oh the
| love of the girls, the boys were IN the
| least deficient in extending to him their
| love and respect, and some OF US VINO
! have been reasonably Successfuf in the
| - 0f ia the close OF our
school days, do not hesitate to say
| that much of our success is due TO the
| training and also the noble example OF
| integrity and honesty of purpose in
stilled into our minds by DR.. John X.
Park One example only OF the DOC
| tors l can now recall which was I'M
worthy of imitation, and that was ms
| blackboard samples of penmansnip.
However. even these have borne some
good fruits, as his pupils were under
! the necessity of acquiring the gift OF
| Interpretation, and some OF them nave
since been called as witnesses TO give
expert testimony on the question OF
penmanship. Our state has done 1tselI
proud by making DR.. Park It's nrst
| commissioner of schools
I shall not mention any OF the otner
professors, as time prohibits my doing
so. further than to express the delight
1 which we all feel that one OF the stu
dents of the old university now stands
at the head of the institution as its
president, that earnest, honest and I'M
] firing worker, Professor Joseph T
| Kinesbury. 1 would gladly pay a IN
butte of respect similar to that extended
! to DR.. Park, to all of the professors
with whom I was associated while at
TENDING the university, although |
would desireEit to be understood that
! in this constellation. the doctor must
EFe represented by the sun while the
moon and stars would stand for the
| others.
Without any difficulty whatever l
| could devote an hour or two in speak
ing of those who attended the univer-
sity in my boyhood days, and who have
since gained distinction, but time also
prohibits my doing this. However, L
! cannot refrain from mentioning some
| of those who have risen to prominence
and positions of honor in our state ana
nation, and the world Of finance:
First comes the leading citizen OF
Utah. our governor, Heber NJ Wells.
| Our earliest recollection of him is asso-
ciated, with his recital of ''Lochinvar s
Ride,
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