Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-26
PROVO.
commencement rserei.ss Of ~ " Aea"s
M, rr..idsnrs Report Graduates

.m, rt..iisnr's Report Graduates
gpsclni Correspondence.
provo. May ss-Today was the gen
.rai commencement exercises OF tue
urlshatn Young Academy ana Az par
,ieinai.d In them from the hnictsar-
lon ehiidrrn 10 the venerable nrst ptin.
eipai of the institution. Dr. haf' w.
Nacrer, 49,. a,.La
,ahsrn''elo and the students marched
frotn tho academy buiiding TO that
uiae, IN regular class order. the pfiin.
~ elas. In the lead. ana the post
.fsduaten and faculty Ia the rear.
In the building the faculty. members
Of IN, IL ard OF directors ana oth"t dls.
tlnauiih.d visitors occupied lhr n'ahu
me nroaram opened with the entire
eehool siiiEing, "Thc brigham YOUNG
Academy Marching Sons.
prrside..t David John made the OPEN
Miss Emma Ramsey sans. songs Of
the Heart"
school. made HIS annual report OF inc
.ead.1n, Ia the board Of directors for
the twenty-thifd academic year There
have been enrolled In the academy dur
ing tho year sOs students, and ~ the
lleaver branch, iSp. making a total oi
1905. The students ot the main school
have been distributed among inc neS-
erai departments as follows, ff'mnry
grades, 90; grammar grades, lss
prepnfntoiy department. l22, normal
department. az. academic department
a., commercial college. iji, and eol-
iegiate department.. ~, Besides these
there arc gs Kindergarten children In
the Provo Institution OF III.
According 10 the church membership
INF LA hss uHaHafuN i A
ssyentie-. 90, Elders. 90: Priests. G.;
Teacherr 81 Deaconn. go. lay mom-
beers, 800 non-membcrS, as' not hap-
ny stakes the enrolment Is dlstrlb-
utrd a follows
g6' Ju ib 20, ISanab 20. Willard y. Nor
gan I. PanEuitoh 30, parowan 10, salt
Lake a. fanpete %, San Juan ~.
SEWER W. St George Z, summit 70.
Tooclc 6. uintah 4. Utah i1h, wanatoh
20. Wayne 2. Weber 9. Arizona 10 Colo
RADIO II. Montana I. Nevada Q, New
Mexico 1, Old Mexico :. Wyoming .,
TN, theological department offers
courses Of Instruction covering six
years worA. Besides the regular work
,estimonV meetings are held every tw
weeks, alternating with Priesthlo
and young ladies' meetings Every sun
day morning regular sunday schools
are held.
INSTRUCTIONS In English, ancient and
modern langunEen. mathematics, mo-
chanical drawing and shop work, HIS
tory, rdlsncc. pedagogy and music In
all their branches.
Dr clun gave general review OF
the work that had been done during the
year and IN ~ iahlng said
'srodly closes the most Huccefsful
wear In r'any respects that tle
academy has ever experienced, not
niohs In the number enrolled but In the
excellent work done In the different de-
nartmsnts by the class teachers, There
Il every hope also for continued fuc-
c..s and advancement IN the future
Judge John h. Booth gave the cnm-
inencemant address, and reviewe the
nhenoniiual advancement made by the
academy W IT. twcnty-three years 81
existence, for today the institution II
second 10 none In this intermohniain
country, and In doing great work W
IN educational way, The speaker stared
TINT r. did moi think there was an
Institution or place anywhere, with TIE
exception OF The Temple and Prcfl
dency's once In Salt Lake city, which
did more good for the Advancement II
the chuIch OF Jesus Christ Of l.at,is'
day Saints than did the brigham founn
Academy. lie exhorted tho students "a
live up 10 the dignity Of their alma
mater at all times and TO use theii
knowledge to the best advantage In ey'
cry way
Apostle Heber J. Grant was to give