Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-17
TWENTY-FIFTH
ANNIVERSARY
Of the Founding Of the Brigham
Young Academy
APPROPRIATE EXERCISES,
pa,ode Of students in the Morning
Followed by speeches. Athletics
and BALL,


Special Correspondence
pro,o oct. l1.-Yssterday was the
,venty.afth anniversary Of the found
ing of the Brigham YOUNG Academy
extensive preparations had been made
10 celebrating the reaching Of the quar-
tar Of century mark Patriotism
everywhere abounded The day was
propItIous for the occasion.
Al o'clock the parade commenced
with about seven hundred students par
ticiuatng. First came a horseman
carrying the stars and stripes, followed
by Dartons silver band Then followed
another horseman with the academy
eae white and blue, after which came
the classes IN their order Of seniority
led By their class presidents and stand
ard bearers Lastly come the faculty
All together they made very imposing
appearance. Distinguished visitors
rode back and forth In a carriage tax
ing Ia the sight
The line Of march led first down TO
the 2. c. NJ. I. warehouse, where the
academy was once temporarily located
thence down Center street 20 where the
Institution was first commenced. Here
the students formed in a hollow square
and were addressed briefly by President
Brimhall and Or. Karl G.. Macser the
first principal OF the school, then num-
bering twenty-nlne students The coll
lege song was rendered, after which
the parade marched TO the academy
College hall presented a very pretty
appearance. The rostrum was lastly
decorated with flowers and eyergreens.
on the stand stood a bust OF President
Young. At the back Of the rostrum
artisucaly arranged, were the stars
and Stripes. the white and blue nag
and the banners Of the higher classes
while leaning against the side walls
were the other banners. There exists
a friendly rivalry between the classes
to see which can have the most oeauti-
ful banner. and the result is That each
one I'm the selected class colors Is WORK
Of art. costing from $50 TO $40. Inc
notices inscribed there on are very suB-
gestive and appropriate. character
ls Power" Self Effort Educates' and
ITO Thine own Self be True are ex-
amples.
THE MEETING.
President Brimh<l was master OF
ceremonies. On the rostrum were many
prominent men OF the State. among
them were President Joseph +. smith
Reed smoot and Dr. Karl @. Maeser
besides various members OF the board
The choir under the able management
OF Prof. Lund rendered the beautiful
song. "The Bright Crimson Morning
followed by prayer offered by Presl-
dent Edward Partridge.
The opening address was given by
President Brlmhall In his Characters
tically interesting manner The sight
before him. he said, was imposing,
and he felt that God would be graithed
al the picture.
President Smith next addressed the
students. He reviewed the past strug-
giles Of the academy for existence, but
felt 10 thank God that Brigham Young
had been led 10 found such an institu-
ton. The Church schools he said, were
performing a mighty labor, and al
though the Church had been taxed 10
te utmost "a maintain them. yet the re-
suits accomplished more than paid for
the exertion. Although the past condi-
tons had not been encouraging. hnan-
cially. President Smith said he felt that
an era Of prosperity was coming, and
that, too, In the very near future, The
Saints We're paying q better tithlng
which eventually would eXtricate the
Church from It's embarrassed condition
financially The comfortable surround
ings, he said. contrasted strongly with
the scenes OF early Utah. Therein was
a great danger and IL should be guard
ed against Man is more likely 20 for
get God when he Is possessed of the
riches Of the world. He urged that stu
dents In all their getting should not
forget to seek the Spirit Of God
The work Of God said the speaker. is
progressing rapidly and Il was through
His inspiration that President Brigham
Young had founded this institution. He
said II was Gods school and surely
must grow and expand, even beyond
what we may expect God had mani
Tested Himself many times" he said
and would continue 10 inspire those
who are placed In authority. II these
were my last words on earth ] would
want 20 bear testimony that God lives
and that He has restored His Priest
hood TO those who now act with author
ity IN His name. President Young was
LED 70 fround this school that the spirit.
ual side OF young men and young Wo-
men might be educated In the things
Of God"
Dr. Karl G. Maesar then arose and
said that he was greatly affected by the
occasion. He said In part, while on