Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-09
COMMENCEMENT DAY.
interesting Closing u The later-day Saints
College Year.
Addresses ~ Hon. o. y. whitney and
PresL Angus ". Cannon Degrees
and Certificates Conferred.

lcgc colora and n prufuaion Of pOttcd
plantu. National and class colora also
formed prominent feature OF the dec.
orationa
Among thcHc present on tho stand
wero Apostle A. o. woodruff. General
Superintendent Kari q. Maeser. Prvsi-
dent Argus NJ. Cannon Of the stake
and college boards. Elder wm. W. III
tor OF the stake board. Elder VIM. ID.
Dougali of the college board, President
willard Done. and the members Of the
faculty. The graduates were also AS
signed a prominent position.
After a song by the college choir.
prayer WIS offered BY Apostle Wood
run. A paper. ''rho Revival Of Learn
Ing" was read by Miss Caroline
scholca. the normal graduate. In Il
she treated most interestingly tho linz
portant epoch In Europe which marked
tho close Of the middle nRen and the
opening u the modern era. The vnri-
Gus forces which brought about this
transition were ably discussed.
An artistic plano solo was rendered
by Spencer ClnwHon Jr, Following this
was the graduating and vucdlrtury
NA'ANAN N''H NNAAHfA'iA " nun" ~ HNHAANNNNH
one OF the High school graduates. Ills
subject was. "our Fathers sunorings
and our buy Ito went into In
tcrcsting detail ~ the privations and
prosecutions suffered by the Latter-day
Saints In thoir Efforts to establish "A
church and a commonwealth. anu ,ncn
appealed 10 the young people In these
eloquent words. 60 show Themselves
worthy Of the precious heritage thus
hcuueathcd 90 them.
'rhc pioneers Of those western plains
were crossing a painless desert Ia
caravans that lcft a trail of bleaching
bones 20 mnke'a route for those who
should follow. Are We 10 suppose that
the onHprlnH o. such men. In no short
an Interval, have lost those Instincts
which prompted them 10 such "a jour
noyf Young mon. u u true that we
nru FESTIVE under the responsibility tpft
uHf ~ II Hn that We lack the oxcsp-
tlonnl courage and are unwilling To
plead the cause ~ Inspired innoccncef
What ia more worthy than Tor as TO
preserve and unhulld that which they
have 40 admirably hogun2 What
greater Held for our talents could be
uponodf Gould We NIX for "a more nde-
quntc opportunity Even now tho
world cannot hut recognise the fruw-
ing dignity Of this community.
can " be, young mon, born under
"NNA N.NNN WIINHNANNNHf NfNA We small be-
tray ouraclvcuf Can ID be that we arc
tnntcnird 90 repnan In the Htnlrnnnt va,
" indinercncef Il Hos with ~ 20 vim.
dictate uur fathers and ruHcue their
reputation from the load OF false a..
tuHntluu and Calumny that has haeu
henped upon them. Lot no man
chhtEo them with dlal0yalty. let no
man brand them with diahonor. let no
man look on %, their sons. and ind
uH devlating from those Instincts which
lhcy have bequcathcd 10 IA aud from
those principles ~ morality and pa
tfintlHm which II was their highrat
care % iuHllll Into our minds"
iila Nhledictory was most touching.
and conveyed nnt tribute 10 his asro.
.isle riudenu ana the teachers. II
beloved tcachera-For four years we
have been under your watchful care.
During that time you have guided h.
along the path of intelligence. Ia hag
hrru your part tn define our work md
uI',t our cnrrriea, YET the development
or character In ~ hna been il higher
aim' You have placed before our minds
hiEh Ideals, you have tried 20 bedrck
purpose.
Classmates, we are leaving many loved
ones We may meet on earth no
But the farewell must b. spoken. vet
one prayer before We part.
May the nro Of truth and Justice llght
the hoafthaiunD uf each heart
Row, farewell. beloved toarhrrai may
90. %" seed your hands have H0wn
licld rich abundant harvest van
might Wcil be proud 10 oWni"
a violin solo was given by Prof WIN.
g. GIVE, ana ln response o. ID rnptur1uH
tiFHtn ne played a simple selection
which captuted ALL
ff,7ldrut Done then nroas ana an.
hounced that four Of the studrnta had
completed Tho fluT.ypur uraluafInir
courses, and were entitled 10 eertiG,
Gates; Ia tn normal course. Caroline
hcholtH OF Salt Lake CITY, Ia tho hlEh
school cuuue. ELIAS Conway Ashton.
Jessie Zulu Davis and Charles Finder
lex Thompson, NJ Salt Lake civ The
privilege VI beslpwlng The ccrtincatcs
MiD granted 10y President Cannon 10
~, Kari q. MhcFor IN eloquent ian.
guugo the veteran educator nddresss-i
lho graduates, urEing them 10 rhoyy
themselves worthy ~ The honor b..
slowed upon them, and to consider This
ofent but commencement" nf their
l9urhey along the road of knowledge.
Ihey then received their ccrtlncntss.
and with them beautiful bouquets from
friends. ~"
President Done, az secretary OF the
church board of examiners then recon-.
Weuded Professors Jesse w. Hoopa.
ana ralph V, nhamberlln 10 ur Mac. I
arr, representing the general hoarl. ns I
being worth uf the degree Harhri5r .f
Dldactics, tho FIRST IN Pedagogy. the
second M Natural Science. IN Masssr .
bestowed these degrees la hitting Lam /
Nils Edna pwyCr rendered a central. I
~ solo. which WAS heartily applatidsb /
Hon ow0n r. Whitney. Who hai com /
s,htel TO- hl Hon, WIN. n. KmgiB ]
place on short notice, delivered the n1. I
dress 90 the graduates II 1yes ,
scholarly effort replote with good adj /
vice and wise Instruction mo adv,n-
tnge Of such training na tho coll~4g NJ /
lords was strongly portrayed ma ~.
srci was expressed az the noasiblIlty Of
Nhe Institution closing To- doors
PRESIDENT Angus NJ. Cannon then paye
some statistics " the College, ana aoue
., lNllH ol iis history expressing great
Wtt,l ht tue critical condition INTO
Mhlgh W. mas come, and nt the departure
gl PRESIDENT Done, lie was c6nndgnt
n'W'N,i mat something would h. done
work ''''"NN l'H
T. ~ learned that mo present outio,,,
y thnt ne college viii resume N. gnrk
as usual this ian ~" WITH
ltehdgnt Done then presented His re-
port % The board n shows "A f,isi az
WulNner OF regular ana sperini
ssuuenl., NJ 23G. pf these i8e wero In
un regular courses, above tho eighth
grade lil Of tho totai ''