Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-02
BRIGHAM YOUNG ACADEMY
Closing Exercises Of It's Tweoy-Fouth Year
Of Successful Work.
Nearly 100 students Enrolled Names
OF Graduates DIR, naeser's Adj
dress Alumni Reunion
Special Correspondence.

SpeClQl correspondence
Provo. Utah Co.. June 1.-The regular
commencement exercises OF the 2ith
year Of the Brigham Young Academy
were held In the tabernacle yesterday
forenoon. Al ten o'clock the faculty
and students arrived in procession from
the academy building, carrying the
stars and Stripes and class banners,
The stand was ornamented with cut
and potted flowers. There were present
Dr. Maeser. Apostle Cowley. members
Of the board OF education. and OF the
academy board The presidency Of the
stake and others interested In the acad-
DENY President Brimhall presided.
After singing by the academy cholr
Elder $. J.. Chapman offered the IN
vocation.
MIR. NJ. o. Kirkham rendered a solo
In excellent style. Certificates N
graduation and promotion were next
awarded the different classes. who each
came forward amid strains Of music
and the applause OF friends and retired
with the evidences OF successful study,
and beautiful boduets of flowers, the
NlA 10 va QUINN AAAN ANtNt taAA"A AtANtAN'Hf
NAMES or GRADUATES.
The graduates OF the collegiate de.
partment are Richard Leo Bird Guy
Carleton Wilson Cora Helena AleXan-
der. Thos David Reese, Charles Eugene
Berry, Aretta Young, Jos. Leo Horne,
Elizabeth Harriet Maiben. Ovena An
draa Jorgensen, Annie Amelia Pike,
Warren Sheperd, Lillian Hamlin Can
non. DEGREES of bachelor Of pedagogy
was conferred upon all the graduates,
except Miss Pike. and Messrs. Shepherd
and Berry, who received degrees Of
bachelor Of letters, ana MI Horne,
who received the degree Of bachelor Of
science. Degrees OF bachelor Of peda,
gogy were also bestowed on l. Urban
Alfred OF the class Of '9S, and the de-
gree Of bachelor Of letters on John N.
Mills, of the class Of 80, The degree
of bachelor OF didactics was conferred
on j. G.. Swensen.
The graduates from the commercial
college were Hyrum Burton. W. A, Da-
Wis, d, T.. Davis. Archie spiIlsbury, l.
u. Page and j. Leland Clark
The degrees were conferred by DR..
Maeser President Brimhall and Hon.
W Ii. DusenDerry, secretary Of the
academy board.
President Brmhall read extracts from
the presidents report, which showed
the enrolment for the past year to be
1915, an increase Of l04 over the year
before. There have been employed 3s
salar!ed teachers and five who gave
their services free. This does not in.
ciude the Beaver branch The report
showed successful work In all the de-
"a anIYtHT DIN conditions
for the future
Ray clayton favored the assembly
with a vocal solo,
DIR, MAEsER's ADDRESS
Dr. X. G.. Maeser delivered an earn
est commencement address. He spoke
u NE as an eternal progl ession, an
eternal development which they were
now commencing ana for which they
had been preparing q Iring their school
years. The labOrs CT the teachers, the
members of the board of education ana
the sacrifices Of parents which had en-
abled the graduates 90 obtain their edu-
cation were earnestly portrayed, and
the graduates urged 10 lead noble, hon
est. yirtuous lives. that will be an eX-
ample all can follow with profit
After the commencement address the
meeting was turned over 10 President
David John, vice president a. the aca-
deny board. He called upon President
Partridge. who addressed the assembly
briefly. calling attention TO the great
advances made In educational matters
since the time when he attended school,
and cOntrasted the advantage enjoyed
by the students Of today with the dis
advantages which had 70 be cOntended
aggins. In the early days Of the Church.
Apostle C0wley expressed great pleas
ure in attending the exercises, and con-
graduated the teachers and students
upon the evidences of success showed
by the exercises. He spoke most hope
fully OF the good works and examples
that were expected from the graduates.
The exercises were closed by the as
sembly singing the college song,
Benedlcuon was offered by President
John.
ALUMNI REUNION.
In the afternoon the Alumni associa-
ton held lbs annual reunion In the coll
lege han where the following program
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