The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-26
B. Y. A. COMMENCEMENT.
Interesting Exercises Held at Provo
Yesterday.
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Especial Correspondence
Provo. May 25.-The commencement day
exercises of the Brigham Young academy
were held today in the stake tabernacle.
The programme was begun at IL o'clock
AT 1879 the students marched TO the tab
ernacle-
The programme was commenced by the
school singing the "B. Y. A. Marching
Song"
Prayer was offered by President David
John
Miss Emma Ramsey sang. in her sweet
way. the Song of a Heart"
This beautiful solo was followed by
President Cluffs annual report OF the
academys standing, read by himself 10
the board of directors, who occupied seats
on the stand.
Enrolment for the year was 800; in the
Beaver branch, ls9. making total or
LOS. OF these. thirty-Six were non-Mor-
mons, the rest Mormons. Nearly every
stake in the state was represented IN the
school. OF the entire enrolment. AS live
in Utah county.
Following these statistics. the report
explained the object and scope of the
different departments.
On account of the increase in attend
ance, the primary department Will next
year occupy the Central building, on the
corner of J and Eighth streets
An acknowledgment of the various do
nations made by many individuals TO the
school, such as the establishment OF the
library. laboratory of physics, and so
After the reading of the report Miss
Bessie Edmonds of Salt Lake sang Inc
Millers Daughter
The Commencement Address was de-
livered by Judge John E Booth. He said
that he was simply there to take the
place OF Heber ]. Grant, who was booked
for the address. He reviewed the educa-
tional growth of the state. referred 10 the
first years of the academy, and SAID thi.t
this college. outside of the presidency, is
doing more for the Mormon churcn than
any other institution in the state
Professor Willard Weihe played ue-
lightful violin solo.
The degree OF bachelor of letters was
conferred on John NJ. Mills
The degree of doctor of didactics on
Cabel Tanner. James l.. Brown, Lucy. J..
Brimhall-Knight, and Erastus ~ FIJI
lerup. ,,
conferred on Carl R. Marcussen: the high
school diploma on Miss Nellie Reynoics;
the kindergarten diploma on MISS FLOR
ence Reynolds and Mrs Louisa W. Jones
Special certificates were awarded as 1ol-
lows: In kindergarten, Mary Booth: IN
training Ida Anderberg, Eima Armstrong,
Charles Broadbent, James f. Whirltonl'
in shorthand and typewritingi AGNES Hi IL
lespie. Harriet Elliott. Ora Hoiprook: IN
music. Ethel Seeley and Eya Maeser' III
surveying, Thomas F. Wentz.,
Twenty-Five were graduated from the
primary school. -
After the awarding of the degrees. GER
tificates and diplomas. members or the
general board of directors present made
brief speeches.
His words were few. but full of encour-
agement for the students and prophesy
for the future of the school be prayer
full. chaste and pure" he admonisheu
them in closing.
Stake President Edward Partridge spoke
briefly of the struggles of the instituu l.9s
in the past to surmount its financial olin-
George Reynolds added a few words
concerning the good work OF the Schooi.
forts of its corps of excellent teachers
Reed Smoot one of the board. spoke OF
his "reminiscences of the early days in the
academy and the character Oh us rep
resentatives- .,,or.
DR. G.. II. Brimhall also gave a snort
address. after which President DAVID
John spoke of the relatloh tne eoNe
bears to society in general. 49,.
The exercises were brought TO cIose
by the congregation singing the doxoiogy.