The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-18

prophet could give full swing to their
fancies, but the historian was tied
down to cold facts, and he then pro
ceeded to tell some WhOppers that
made the bricks in the building blush
His jokes at the expense OF the mem
Ders OF the class were greatly enjoyed
Ihomas s AShWOrLh was well re-
ceived and his tenor solo, Goodbye,
Sweet Day was received with such
applause that nc was forced to respond
with a second number.
i. H. JacObsOn's Grafton on The
erary production Of the evening and
was we'll received. His. argument was
( that the world was growing better
/ that the golden age is in the future,
MT u. .. past The fact that the
1.EIs BOer and the Filipino are
pass Jay is no more to be regret
ted t-I1E that the antedeluVfan mon
stel'S nave passed away But progress
should not be made with the sword.
justice and beneVOlenCe should rule
the actions OF men; the words of
Christ, Love thy neighbOr as thyself-'
represent the spirit that should prevail
3 The speaker expressed absolute faith
! in the future of this nation and that
right would prevail.
Professor A. c. Lund's bass solo,
When the Evening Sun is Low" a
sailor song, was received with great
enthusiasm and was beautifully sung
I In response to an urgent recall the
/ professor sang Ben Bolt with great
feeling and beauty.
Miss EMS Shipp. the only lady mem
Der of the class to appear on the pro
! grammes read the class poem in fun
/ round tones and was given a hearty
/ round Of applause. Her poem repre-
scented the members of the class as
I mariners on the sea- encountering all
! the dangers that beset vOyaEers, and
/ at LAST entering the haTbOr, crowned
/ with victory The poem was a most
! creditaDle literary production.
/ Horace w. Shelley was the class prog
/ nOstjcator and created much fun with
/ his eNtrava giant prophecies He took
J Baron Munchausen as his guide and
! proved to be an apt pupil. A number
[ of his hits put. the house in an uproar.
! Thomas O. AShwOrth favored the au-
Z dience with another solo, a little Sere-
I made, that was thoroughly enjoyed, and
I the continued applause proved that the
/ gentleman was a faVOrite with the
/ crowd
/ The last number on the programme
was The valediCtOry, delivered by
I Thomas Glenn. He spoke of the 10y
atty OF the class for the university and
of the pleasant hopes the members
I would carry into active life with them
! that some day they would return to
4 find many buildings and beautiful
/ shade trees grown up about their alma
4 mater. The parting words were then
spoken and the programme closed
Reception To Graduates
The faculty reception to the grad
yates Of both the normal and college
courses was held yesterday afternoon
in the assembly room OF the normal
building The room was arusticaly
decorated with university and class
colors and a prOfusiOn Of palms. The
gathering was an informal one, and a
very pleasant hour was spent.
The programme consisted of music
by the Juvenile Guitar and Mandolin
orchestra. led by Theodore Best. and OF
/ musical selections by Professor A. c..
Lund, Miss Elsie Barrow and Mr.. Har-
| old EIdridge- Light refreshments were
served and the punch bowl proved an
attraction. The girls Of the third year
normal class served the guests.
There We're present Of the board Of
regents Mr.. James Sharp, Mrs. r. Z.
Little, Mrs. E J.. NcVicker, Moses
Thatcher, w. w. Ritter and J. r
Kingsbury. of the faculty the follow
I ing helped to entertain the guests.
Professors Cummings, Merrill, How
! ard, COray, Talmage. Allen, Lyman
and Instructor McGhie and their
wives; Professors Stewart and Mar
shall: Instructors Bond. Mcknight,
Evans. Mcclellan and Young. and
I Misses May, Edwards and. Brinton.
/ The affair was arranged and carried
Through so successfully by the able ef-
forts Of the faculty committee. consist
ing of Professors Allen, BabcOck and
Lyman.