The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-30
son, Porter, Rigby. Riser, Brown, Gate
house, Hatch, Barker and Pearson.
B. Y. A. Notes.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Provo, April 29.-The interests of the
Beaver branch academy are not being
neglected. The farm work there has
begun, and 1000 trees and shrubs have
been set out. The students of the
Beaver school are making every prep
aratiOn to give the students of the Ce-
dar Normal school a stiff contest in
athletic and other sports, TO be held in
in Beaver in the near future.
Six new teachers have been engaged
/ to teach in the academy the coming
year. Two of these are James A. Oil
Yer of South Jordan and N. II.
Bullock, B. s., now doing grad
uate work in the Leland Stan
ford university. Mr.. Bullock will
assist in the pedagogical department.
Miss Mary e. Gates will take charge of
the physical culture department next
year.
The free summer school of the Brig
ham Young academy will begin May q
and continue for two weeks; during
the second week, teachers institute for
church school teachers of the academy
district will be held.
President Cuff went to Salt Lake on
business Saturday.
The following is the programme for
commencement week:
Friday, May 19.-At devotional eXer-
cises, classes advance.
Sunday evening, May 21.-Last con-
ference of the domestic wards.
Monday, May 22.-Beginning at s
o'clock a. M. credits given by profess
sors. Afternoon, primary school eXer
cises. Evening, primary school dance.
Tuesday, May 23-Morning, senior
collegiate department. Afternoon, kim
dergarten exercises. Evening, athletic
club ball.
Wednesday, May 24.-Morning, COM
mercial college exercises. Afternoon,
exercises by graduates and those TAX
ing certificates. Evening, meeting of
Philosophical society, literary society,
and pedagogium.
Thursday, May 25-Morning, COM
mencement exercises in stake taberna-
Gle. Evening, music department con-
cert.
Friday, May 26.-Morning, meeting of
alumni association. Noon, alumni ban
quet. Afternoon, business meeting for
election of officers, etc. Evening, alum
nj ball.
A special meeting of the literary So
ciety was called Monday evening for
the purpose of choosing a contestant to
represent the academy in the contest
with the university in oral story-tell-
ing. Three original variations were
given by Misses Maeser, Jorgensen and
Pike. The stories were all very COM
mendable, showing both talent and eff
fort on the part of those who gave
them. Miss Pixies conformed nearest
to the allotted time-tWenty minutes
and, being thought by the judges to be
the most suitable for the occasion, was
chosen.
The concert given at Payson on April
% under the direction of Professor J.
j. McClellen, was a complete success.
A similar one will be given Saturday
evening in Pleasant Grove. The talent
will consist of Professor Willard
Weihe, Miss Emma Ramsey, Professor
McClellen and the advanced class in
music of the academy.
The literary society was favored to-
night with the presence of Miss Kath-
airline E. Oliver, the successful imper-
senator of Scottish character, who read
selections from The Little Minister"
Miss May Babcock was also present.
James A. Oliver, who has been en-
gagged to teach in the academy the COM
ing year, visited the school Thursday.
The second enthusiastic game of
baseball between the faculty and the
college teams was played Wednesday
afternoon. The college boys played
well. but the professors showed their
superiority on the diamond.
Inc pail given tTlUay evening by the
Philosophical society of the academy
was a success.
This afternoon at o'clock the ath-
letes of the Brigham Young academy
will meet on the square to engage in a
preliminary contest for the purpose of
deciding on those who shall meet the
university in the various track athlet-
les, baseball, etc. The boys have been
doing some good work lately and are
confident of success.
Miss Annie Pike, who has been Sc
lected by the Brigham Young academy
as a contestant in the original narrative
contest against the University of Utah,
says: I'm justice to the academy, 1
wish to say that, although l am proud
that 1 had the privilege of attending
the university for one year, have been
a student in the Brigham Young acad-
envy for over five years. My work, if
good, will be wholly representative of
the academy