Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27
Close Of Commencement Week at
That Temple Of Learning
ALUMNI REuNIoN-BANQuET
pr. uaeser's Pathetic "Reminiscences
Growth OF the s"ss'sutio"-s"-
teressing Program.


,xarclaea Of the brigham Young Acad-
envy, which have occupied all the week,
,be Alumni association u the academy
held It's clghth annual reunion at the
college hall today. President A. :.
Booth presided. The following pro-
gam was carried outs
Pinno duet. Prof. Mcclellan and Miss
Isabelle Monahan.
Invocation. bishop <. ~ Eggcrtaon.
sons. Mrs. Bessie u. Allison OF og-
den.
Address u welcome. Prcsidcn, A. l..
Booth.
grafton. DR.. George n. Brimhali.
oscar \. kirkhnm sang an alumni
song.entitled Our Alma Mater" which
MAS composed by Miss Annie llkc.
with music by Prof Mcclellan.
Dr. X. q. Mncscr gave a sentiment,
the subject being Looking backward
song, Miss ruth Wilson Of salt Lake.
Present and Future" was the svnti-
mcnt responded to BY DR. u. Ciun.
song. Miss Ellison.
Ionviiction, bishop Eggcrtson.
After the pruHmm the association
proceeded TO the Hotel Roberts whcru
the banquet was served.
THE ALUMNI BANQUET.
About two hundred sat down at tho
banquet az the Hotel Roberts. The
management had spared neither pains
NOT expense to make the occasion "a
gfund success. The banqueting boards
we're clegaitly spread and decorated.
Luton hole bouquets were at each
plate.
Apostle John Henry Smith was pres
,nt and offered grace.
Mrr. Hannah htubbs Jones respond
ed to the nfHt toast, The original
30" She referred To the twcnty.ninc
students with whom DR.. Macaer COM
mcneei the Institution. away back In
1876, Mfr, jones called them Home.
spun" Tor she said that they then had
10 weave and make their own clothing
aud echoollng was not for advanced
IN those days ~ at the present
;itne. sho was pleased. however. to
note the success which the Original
~ had made In NE. Most 81 them
now had sons aud daughters attending
the academy.
J. Golden Kimbail'a talk on the peril
od from u 10 ~. when b. was "a H,u-
dent at the institution was In remit
nlaccnt strain. lie was one 81 those
who had graduated from tho academy.
be said. but who had forgotten tn get
his parchment. He marked his course
si ~" academy. however, ~ the turn
tendance ut tn. school he had learned
that the Gospel was true. ~. closed
with the prophecy that the brigham
Young Academy would 20 ON prosper
Ing. and among it, alumni 81 the f,i-
turc would b. numbered prophets aud
pIppheivtH.r, ~ wen a. congressman
aud other high civil officers.
Prof Newton Noyes. now tho prcsl.
dent ~ the Sanpcte stake Academy,
told of the work ~ the academy from
~ To ~, u was during that period that
the academy building had burned down,
yel the very year ~ that seeming death
blow 10 the Institution, prrsident
Mhraer stated In his report that by tho
blessings q uod tho Institution had
Efuwn Ercatly.
PruL u. Vi. nrimhaii BROUGHT the
narration from ~ 10 30. In iss2 the In.
suiuiion was removed ffum the ia
warehouse 10 the present main build
the new college. Furthermore. the PAR.
ent Institution has sent out several
healthy colonies.
pR. MAEsEWs TALK.
Or. Maeser was. by request Of tho
president of the aSrociBiion. tho next
SPEAKER. and his talk was quite path.
cite. an he told ~ his struggles la the
academy IN is early life lie first ala
his own janitorial work, ana for a
couple of months he struggled slong
Without one encouraging word from any
member Of IN. beard. lie did not know
now MS Work Was being received. The
nrHt word OF commentator which met
MS ear, was when ono OF the members
81 the board saw him out ohOpplng
wood. Tho member of the board went
up the street quite clated over thai,
saying that a school teacher who could
ehoP Wool would surely make a success
The most touching recital. however.
Was when the aged president of the
academy told how widowed mother
hhd sent her only son. the hone OF hor
declining years, 10 the nrademy na a
last attempt To reform him. Ills nlshor
wrote that he was n bad egg" and
underrcor.d H., and the president Of the
academy found the report too true. Tho
bly, had not been 10 school long before
complaints concerning his conduct
came 90 the faculty, and II was decided
70 eNpol him. Then his aged mother
came ana pleaded that her son might
yet have another chance. The preHldent
granted IL, for the mothers sake, hut
within months time reports cun-
cerning the boy were 80 bad that the
faculty determined that Tor the good
name ~ the institution he would have
70 go. DR.. MneHer called him In aud
told him ~. That night, while Yet
worrying over the conduct OF the lad.
the president laid his ease befor. tho
Lord ana plead for his reformation.
Next morning. before other studenta
had arrived. the hoy came In and re.
auested word with the president. Dr.
Mncsor fclt no answer 10 his PRAYER
and he was rather gruff with the Young
scamp ne he called him. brother
Maoner," began the boy with trembling
voice and tears In his eyes. please 10
not oxpel me yet, hut give me another
chance" Dr. Maescr said that he was
Rstonishei, and he caught M the boy
In his arms ana said that he should
have a hundred chances, and they both
wept.
That boy was saved, became one Of
the hest students In sch Glands now an
the hest students In school and IL now
an honored member ~ tho Church.
oFFICERs ELECTED.
Following tho banquet OF the alumni
n business session wls held az which
the following officers for the ensuing
year were elected
Prof, L. v, Eggertsen, president. Mrs.
Jennie iirimhall knight, first vice pres
ident; w. \. Rawlings, second Vice
president. Mrs. Marietta neesley, secro-
tary; Mrs Hannah Pike and Miss Es-
iela Men, members of the executive
committee,
The society IL In debt about eighteen
hundred dollars for new seats Tor the
college building, and the president, be-
Ing authorized by the meeting named
the following on q finance committee.
with view 10 raising that amount, 7,