Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-10
II. Y. ACADEMY NOTES.
Progress and Business OF the Past
Week,

The result Of the election can be
readily seen on the faces OF the stu
dents for an expression. either OF salts
faction or Of disappointment, is visible
ON every countenance 4 great deal VI
good natured guying goes on outside Of
school,
Erastus B. Snow, grandson OF Apostle
Erastus Snow, visited the school this
week Elder Snow has been on a mis-
sion 20 the Southern States. but was
called home on account Of the death
Of his father which occurred lately
Notwithstanding that It has been re-
ported in different places that smallpox
Is SO prevalent among the students. we
are pleased 20 say that the few who
have been slightly IN are rapidly grow
Ing better. The students that were
quarantined are now pronounced safe.
and have been permitted 10 come back
60 school.
Elder Leroy Shepherd, Just returned
from a mission 10 Ohio, called on the
academy Sunday and spoke in Sunday
school He Is on his way to his home
In Beaver.
or all the sad deaths that have oc-
Cured IN the academy during the last
Few years, one OF the saddest seems 10
be the death Of Miss Sarah Ward. sis.
ter OF Professor W. T. Ward. Miss
Ward came 10 Provo 20 finish her
course in the academy, but was stricken
with Bright's disease. Her death was
made more sad as no funeral services
could be held on account Of the family
being under quarantine.
one Of the most interesting classes IN
school Is the Spanish class. Every Fri
day the members hold conversation and
relate stories, using the Spanish langu-
age exclusively. The instructor Nal
colin Little, is an unusually well
equipped teacher
Mrs Anna X. Craig, formerly OF our
kindergarten has made a donation. 10
our library, OF twenty-siX volumns. em-
braclng works on pedagogy and phsy-
chology. Mrs. Craig may almost be said
TO nave been the founder Of the Kinder
garten work In Utah
That the spread Of smallpox might be
prevented, a special fast meeting was
held Sunday In College hall Every
student seemed 90 boz filed with the
spirit Of the meeting Those present
left the meeting feeling that their pray
ers and faith would not be IN vain,
Domestic conference was held sun
day evening In College hall. Very
favorable reports We're given from each
ward. The main feature OF the meet
ing. however was an address. why /
Am O Mormon, by Lawyer William r..
Rydalch, an old student and teacher OF
the academy The lecture was highly
appreciated by the students.
The students Of natural science are
rejoicing over the founding OF q labor
atory In that line by the Hlnckley
family The presentation speech was
made on Founders day by one Of the
tavorite teachers OF the academy, Prof.
f. $ Hnckley.
Thursday, Elder James G.. Dumn OF
Ioqueryilie. president OF the South
western mission. called at the academy
and spoke to the students. Elder Dufin
Is one Of the students that the academy
ls proud Of, and Il has many such. Later
in the day be spoke 10 the missionary
class on points relating 20 successful
missionary work, He Is on his way to
attend a conference In Texas.
The officers Of the Athletic association
are bending every effort towards secur-
ing n gymnasium. An enthusiastic
mass meeting was held last week and
an appeal was made 20 the patriotism
OF the students for means for tAls
worthy enterprise a hearty response
20 the call was made by the majority
Of the students, With such energetic
workers az the head the scheme viii
surely be successfully carried through
Wednesday morning the students
were favored with a visit from Mrs.
Me- ECKER. the talented lady who now
hl~ the position held by the late Dr.
John r. Park, that Of superintendent
OF public instruction. She spoke 20 the
students and said that she had heard
SO much about this great school and
had met so many Of its students that
she was greatly interested IN H. and
had therefore begun her work by visit
ing us.
Again death has entered our midst
and has made our hearts sad. Last
Friday Sister Ella Hickman. wife OF one
OF our teachers, Prof Josiah y Hick-
man. passed from this life. Although
Sister Hickman had been ~ for some
time. her death was blow 10 her faml-
ly and friends. She leaves seven chill
dren, the youngest being but few
months old. The funeral was held Tues
day, November 9th. IN the Stake taber-
naele. School was dismissed that the
students might attend The family
have the heartfelt sympathy OF every
student and teacher here.