The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-01
PRESIDENCY AT PROVO
Lorenzo Snow and Counselors Visit
B. Y. Academy.
PUPILS ARE EXAMINED
AN ENTERTAINING PROGRAMME
PREPARED FOR OCCASION.
Was President Shows Birthday and
the Exercises After the Morning
School Hour Were Largely In His
Honor-Music and Addresses By
Pupils and Visitors.
Special Correspondence.l

Provo, March S1.-Today has been an
eventful one in the history of the
academy Seldom has the school been
favored with a visit from the presidency
! or the church, but as they have often ex-
pressed desire to see the school in its
working order they were invited by Presi-
dent Cluf to come on Friday and cele-
pirate the eighty-tifth anniversary of
president Lorenzo Shows birthday.
In answer to the invitation there were
present President Snow. with his coun-
;seiori and Apostles Franklin ID. Rich
ARDS, John henry Smith, h. M. Lyman,
Anthem ID. Lund NJ. +. Cowley; also the
president of the Utah stake with his
council.
AS was requested by the visitors the
work in all ella ses went on in regular
order until Il o'clock
The school assembled at 9:45 for de-
yotonal exercises. the visitors being pres
ent and occupying the stand. The choir
sang, God Moves in Mysterious
Way, prayer was offered by Apostle
richards. The regular semi-monthly
priesthood meeting was then held, the
students being called upon TO give a gen.
eral report of the quorum over which they
preside. The ladies were assembled in a
separate apartment and were addressed
by Mrs. Minnie j. Snow and Mrs Rich
ards.
President Cuff then called for the
representations from the various stakes.
PRESIDENT Snow addressed the young men,
tellng some of ms first experiences at
couraglng them to embrace the excellent
opportunity which they now enjoy. He
ADVISED them to obey counsel and be
faithful in the line of their duty. He
related some of his first experiences while
preaching the gospel without purse or
scrip, and promised the young men great
truth.
School was then dismissed to the vari-
Gus class rooms, the visitors meeting with
them there. AT u o'clock they were con-
0nHrld y yy11i bod haa
awaited them. which had been prepared
by ,-;e .oS c-ass in domestic science.
At l:30 OF clock the congregation re-aS-
sembled in the college hall and the after
noon services began y the choir sing
ing the Brigham Young Academy
Marching Song. Prayer was offered by
Apostle F. NJ: Lyman The choir sang
II Have Set Watchmen upon Thy Walls"
The first number on the programme was
remarks by President George @. Cannon.
snow s, and instructions given by him in
the forenoon; eXhorted the young people
10 not encourage a higher ambition than
to be useful; spoke of some of his own
nad or could succeed in the church of
God unless he obeyed counsel and
authority.
Q. A. Whitaker then rendered a vocal
selection the Dream of Paradise
The next number was an exercise by
the kindergarten class The children,
apoul twenty III NUMBER, occupied the
stand facing the visitors. They sang a
song ana then eaC.I presented President
Snow with bouquet of flowers. Presi-
dent Snow then arose and thanked and
blessed the little ones for their landness
towards him.
Sentiments were then expressed by the
various classes. The primary was first
represented by Miss Veara Hardy, SUBJ
freshman department by F. j. Fjelstead,
class of 1914 by Lester Mangum, class
OF 1909 oy William Robson, class of Low
by Edward Rowe, commercial college by
+. q. Warmoch, class of 1901 by s. A.
Harris, class of 1900 by T. C. Hoyt. The
school in general was then represented by
Miss Annie Pike
One OF the most prominent features of
the programme was the presenting of a
memory basket by Miss Ovena Jorgesen
The basket was a neat one containing a
name card with a delicate bow of rib
bon tied in one corner. the name of the
g1ver written upon it, the faculty and ev-
cry member of the school being repre-
sented. Miss Jorgensen was very hand
some, dressed in a white robe. She had
a very appropriate speech accompanying
the present
Chloe Smoot addressed the president
with fitting little speech.
President Snow then arose and ex-
pressed his thanks to all who had aided
in making his visit such a pleasant one
He expressed himself as having an en-
joyable time and one that would long be
remembereu. The choir sang a chorus
Unfold Ye Portals
Benediction was offered by Joseph F.
Smith.
The visitors returned to Salt Lake on
the afternoon train.