Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-06
REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL.
Pfof Nelson, Of he Business co.l,r,. f..
plains The Work Of he Past Y,r.
ENerJthing Points to ss,,,..,,
Future Tor the sehooi.
fetal Attendance Was lo,, an =,
crease Of 80 Per cent Over That
OF the Year rrc,iou.

The following IMPORT Waa sat-i,,.t
by l'ruf Nelson. during DE No..
commencement.
To the Board of Trustee tsit.-.s.y
saints College Association.
Dear lircihfcni 10 Hiyra ma pleasure
20 submit ~ you this the nfri aHrusi
report ~ the business department q
the Latier-day Saints clu.es Tbwf5
but 10 child boz years and In NJ III. IT,
the community, % has rfdaH 10 b. M
largest school " ~ Kind DO ths slsi..
u II healthy ana vigorous. anl iai.r.
mined. with your hnlp and tHe r1-ofafi.
ton Of the Church ana clmmun.fy. 10
gu the want which brought % Into fr.
latcnce-a we'll defined demand faf
young men ana young women Do DO uf.
ice poaltlousi who are HklIlei lal lsf
o. Hkill can be obtained ln d. shlIi
ROOM Ia the a0icnce 90 urcaunit %
business forms ana customs. ln bgtI.
nvaa arithmetic. in The laws gly,uhg
business transactions. On god pfnmir.
ship, In shorthand ana tyneuHlIrr.
and In meeting the demands NJ uf
commercial world 10 other lines ne nay
BE- suggested from time o. time
The total attendance has been OH .
whom "a were ladies and 20 EaHi't.
men, This H. an Increase, over ihf
registration uf the previous yeaf n
% per cent. or Nc students. 90 this nlm.
Der. 20 were unn.mtmhHr ~ im
Church. Students come t1 ua from tl
parts u the state and from most % ihf
adjoining States. and SOME from 1ihf
countries. Most of thnm rniff iuf q
definite line ~ work that 10 bookshelf
INK or shorthand and doyot. ihomt.ItH
cunHclrutiuusiy 90 securing o.
-Four distinct courgs NJ study tn
conducted. yirs Business, rh.s
graphy, telcrraphy and pfumaal4.h
None have completed che work On rf.
mnnshlp. or tclagnphY TOE cIun
shorthand. usually rruulunE ONE iaf
aud Including photography upHi.'
Ing. mnuifollinE. urlnuffHrhN, W
mar. and rhetoric. hls been c1mr'.li
hy the following who HIH Hnu'fi p
certificates. Gertrude Arhurkls hrfm
H1uEquiHf LeHny Chamberlain. ~
E1rdioy. Louise Enrdley. Eva HalilA
John *. Hardy. Ncnrsr u. Miller VOC
trude MusHer. i.uulr Morris, Ngllie WaH
WIN. shepherd TiilIr Huimah anl
Grace WnnlcHa. The course 10 hu'.h,A
training requires two years. am "
cludea tho subjects Of holf Keep s'a'n.s
practice. commercial hrilhu-lll. .i.
merclnl law. algebra, penmhnitlh
Grammar NNN NNNNN't' N ~. Ia.
pleted BY the following, Who ~ ~
Titled 20 diplomas Ross AhltI.lN
John X. nurnhnm. liyrun iiel..l.'
Roger W. Greer. Roscoe W. Laiai,l'
Walter y. Madison. Alfred ID 10y
son and Richard Srdrwlrk The wv.
of theology r. required 10 nll gll','
and unless specially excused e'u''"'
include n. 49,.
In addition 10 the regular work lh-,e
has been conducted, every fulN
ternoon. general theoinri0Ai W..
which an students were frlulieu " ~
tend. ..t.,
Every Monday evening from oc,'p,,
until January. lectures were 'p-f
hook ~ Mormon subjects l 40
In0. A. Mills The cohfsg W" 80
continued until April by l.lae, !, ~.
Mckenzie. who discussed ihr .., w. H..
lures were free 10 the puhhei ny
most Invariably the hall was c,u. N.
I cannot forhonr a. mention lhNi ~
nsnnrintlona of thr faculty have ~
without iaf. Every irAeh,l nj
worked ms though the success, ~ sst
school depended upon him hnu., a
whatever good we have ncenmlH a.,
must ho credited 10 nll nllAe' ~
students. likewise, have been , 40
~ noble workers conflicrntr pl \,
fellows. honest In their efforts W.
tho school aud. with charity iol 49,
prniseworthy In their department ,.,,i
We thank you. member on lhe ul.-.si
and also the members OF lhe ny.
hoard, for tho aid you have hl W.. ysli,
we appreciate your support ur,W' !, 5o
holm ana confidence, and promise
our best 10 deserve them 49,, ,,b.
We feel grateful also o. hlna I'M
Ne witch has been chnrilhpls -,
faults ana has npplauded ana MAN.
our success; but above nlli w go.
and praise Him who guards w y anl
MES " men. whose power We wv
Nhono nppIoNHI w I6s. NELsoN-.-