The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-02
FUNERAL OF DR. PARK
Services VIII Be Held at AS
sembly Hail Wednesday.
SCHOOLS TO BE CLOSED
ADDRESSES WILL BE MADE BY
PROMINENT MEN.

The funeral services in honor of Dr.
John z. Park will be held in the as
sembly hall at IL O'Clock on Wednes-
day morning. They viii be under the
direction of Bishop Orson f. Whitney.
The opening prayer will be by Apostle
Heber J.. Grant, and there will be re-
marks by President George @. Cannon,
James Sharp, Governor Heber NJ.
Wells, Senator j. L. Rawlins and DIR.
j. T. Kingsbury. The closing PRAYER
WIN be by j. 4. Stewart of Logan, and
ar the grave the dedicatOry prayer will
be by Professor Carl c.. Maeser
The arrangements for the music are
under the direction of John Held, Evan
stephens and Horace c.. Whitney On
the platform at the services will be
seated the state officers, the university
regents and the university faculty.
seats VIII be reserved for immediate
friends of the family, superintendent
OF schools, and all present and former
students of the university until the
hour of beginning the services. Friends
who wish to view the remains may
do so at the late residence, No, I66
North State street, from to 10 o'clock,
Wednesday morning.
Friends of the Dead MAJ.
Those who are to take part in the
funeral services have been closely as
ISOLATED with DR.. Park at different
times in his life work of education.
Bishop Whitney was at one time chan
cellor of the university. Apostle Grant
was one of the early students of DR..
Park and was at one time a regent of
the university. President Cannon was
enc OF the first regents. Governor
Wells was an early student of DR..
Parks; Senator RaWllns and Mr..
Stewart were among his first students
when he had school at Draper, and
they followed him to the university.
Mr.. Sharp is one of the present re
gents; Dr. Kingsbury is the president
of the university, and Professor Mae
ser was at one time of the faculty.
In honor of DR.. Park all university
exercises will be suspended tomorrow
to permit all students to attend the
funeral exercises.
Governor Wells yesterday issued the
following proclamation:
Proclamation By Governor.
1T is with feelings of deepest sorrow
that the distressing announcement is
made OF the death of DR.. John II. Park,
state superintendent of public inStruc-
ton. His long and faithful services in
various positions of trust and resDon-
sibility in connection with the public
school system of the state, his eff
Sient administration of the duties of his
office as state superintendent of pub
lie instruction, the conspicuous honesty
of his principles and purposes, together
with the skill and firmneSS with which
he maintained them in all situations,
his sound and conservative judgment,
the high estimation in which he was
held by all the people of the state, and
finally his value as a man and a citi-
zen. require that such marks of respect
be paid to his memory as may be deem
ed appropriate to the Oc easion-
Now, therefore, 1, Heber NJ. Wells.
governor of Utah, do hereby request
that on Wednesday, the Sd day of Oc-
tober, 1900, all the public schools of the
state, including the university of Utah.
be closed; that in the agricultural col
lege, school for the deaf and dumb and
blind and the state industrial school,
the regular exercises of the day be sus-
pended and suitable memorial services
substituted therefor; and that the flag
be placed al half mast over all the state
institutions until the evening of said
Sd day of October.
In testimony whereof L have here
unto set my hand and caused the great
seal of the state of Utah to be affixed
this lst day of October, at Salt Lake
City. 'HEBER NJ WELLS
- T. HAMMOND,
Secretary Os State"