The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-04

| attend the commencement exercises OF
the Utah county public schools. Pro-
fessor Stewart delivered the address tc
the graduates. In the evening PROBES
sor Lyman addressed the citizens upon
''The Necessity for Higher Education.
The first year normal class and theil
friends spent yesterday at the Lagoon
Despite the disagreeableness of the in
termittent rain showers, some 100 stu
dents and friends visited the resort DUR
ing the day and evening. The pro-
gramme that had been arranged could
not be carried out, but the time was
agreeably spent in boating, picnicine
and dancing.
The number of graduates this year
has been definitely increased from six
| ty-nine to seventy-three, and the for
NAL recommendations have been made
In the cases of Messrs. II. Claude
Lewis and j. ]. Cannon, time was the
only consideration. Both gentlemen had
fhonors enough TO be graduated, but in
addition to the required amount each
was DESTROYS of preparing and present
ing a thesis. They will be graduated
with the degrees of B. S. and A. B.
| respectively.
Jones and Florence Morgan have both
completed the work that temporarily
prevented the formal recommendation
of graduation from being made before.
With these additions in the college and
| normal courses, the graduating class is
by far the largest ever graduated.
| Last Friday marked the close of in
Struction for the present school year.
Already the students have begun to
| disperse to their respective homes, and
Notwithstanding the fact that marks
VIII not be given until tomorrow, many
| left the city yesterday for their homes.
The programmes for commencement
week have been printed in neat, con-
venient form. The week begins to-
night at the Assembly hall, and ends
next Friday night at Saltair. The cal
endar is as follows:
Sunday, June 4, $3.50 p. m, Assembly
hall. baccalaureate sermon by Rev.
Mia Upper Maynard of the Unitarian
church. The subject of the sermon is
The Wider Selfhood.''
On Monday, June 5. at s p. m, the
faculty tenders to the graduates its
usual reception. This will be held in
the main university building. The ar
ranging committee consists of Profess
sors Lyman, Babcock and Allen, and
Misses Rachel Edwards and Bessie
Kimball and Mrs. Stephens of the
training school. Elaborate decorations
are being made, and an excellent pro-
gramme prepared. Among the num-
bers of the programme are soprano So
..
Mary Romney Ross; a coronet solo by
John Held; tenor solo by John Ora
ham, and music by the Deseret Man
dolin club. Dainty refreshments will
also be served.
Tuesday, June 6, is class day. At 10
a. m. in the art gallery of the main
building, the normal class will carry
out very interesting programme. A
prominent feature of the exercises will
be the class songs. These are sung to
the tunes. Just One Girl THE Sol
dier's Farewell and 1.-The Stars and
Stripes Forever" The other most at
tractive parts are the addresses by
President F. NJ. Young; the grafton,
Thomas Mckay; class history, Miss
Florence; Botanical Comparisons,
Miss Mary Davis; class poem. Miss
Pearl Durnell, and class prognostica-
ton, by Miss Josephine Morris. Upon
Howard Heron devolves the duty of
presenting to the university the normal
scholarship, whose nucleus has been
made by the graduating class. These
exercises of the programme will be in
terspersed by musical selections from
Miss Edna Swenson, Miss Lizzie Davis
and Mr.. Heber CART
In the evening, in the laboratory
building, the seniors will hold their
class day exercises. Various phases of
college life will be dramatized. but mys
terry is the prevailing element. Friends
are invited to be present
In the main building at p. m. the
Alumni association will hold it's reeu-
lar business meeting
On Wednesday, June I, at D. m. the
annual Alumni banquet and ball will
be given in the main building. This
reunion promises to be a. most success
ful one. Professor ]. H. Paul will act
as POSTMASTER of the evening, during
Whlch the following programme will
be rendered:
ID 1870. H. L. A. Culmer |
Inc Beacon on the Hill" .....
Peace and War; ..P. P. Christensen !
Our Volunteers AMY Winnie |
THE College Women" -. Grace wilson |
huInorf --............B. S. Young |
Thursday, June is commencement |
day. The exercises will be held in the |
salt Lake theatre at IL a. m. This is |
the thirtieth annual commencement of |
the university.
Field day, Friday, June 9. will be |
spent in the usual way at Saltair. No |
definite programme has as yet been |
arranged for the day.
tomorrow in the university building |
the entrance examinations to the yeri- |
Gus university courses, will be held. ;
All those who desire to take examina- |
tlon Tor entrance next fall, should pre- |
sent themselves tomorrow at 10 a. m.
The programme of examination is as
follows:
Monday, 10-10:30. preliminary; 1890
ESQ arithmetic; 2-5 p M, English and
reading. Tuesday, 9-1O:30. geography:
1O:30-12, United States history; and 9
$3.50, physiology.
Summer school, at the university will
begin on Monday, June u. Courses are
being offered in all branches of study.
Of both normal and college grade.
The Alumni association has taken
steps leading to the establishment of
a university scholarship. An active
committee is at work among the
alumni and its members hope to be
able tic place in the hands of the mem
bers of the board of regents, a sum suf-
large that its interest will
enable one student each year to do
work in the university courses.
DR.. Kingsbury and wife, who went to
Cedar City last week to be present at
the closing exercises of the Branch
normal, are. expected to return to the
city today.
Professor G. r. Mathews. who was
granted leave of absence during the
past year on account of ill-health, will
not be able to resume his duties next
-all. He has asked leave of absence
,or another year, that he may regain
more fully his lost health
Miss Mary c. May, principal of the
department, will spend
Ter summer in the east. She will do
some pedagogical work at Chatauaua.
md then return to Chicago to do
Fred Smedley of the Chicago uni
yereifv She will Misc cpapd co,,,o .i~,a |