Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-25

lege the past year, and also Don Clay
ton, who won In the third district.
Brigham A. Perkins, 49, now princl.
pal of the Pleasant Grove schools, was
visitor on Wednesday
Professor Peterson went to Payson
on Sunday last to attend the quarterly
conference of the Nebo Stake, during
which an hour was granted for the pur
pose Of holding an exercise from the
Sunday schools.
The various classes except some Of
those in science ana mathematics, have
finished the work Of the year, and Will
devote the coming week to a review OF
the work passed over, during the year.
The game of baseball played on the
University campus between the College
team and the Red Gales Tuesday al
ternoon, was a very interesting one. Al
the close of the ninth innings, the score
stood 10 TO II in favor Of the college
boys.
1t has been decided by the college
authorities TO introduce the spanish
language into the college. Professor
NILS, who lived in Mexico for two
years, and who taught Spanish at the
University last year. VIII have the
work In charge.
on Wednesday the presidents and
secretaries Of the various classes met
and made out a program for class day,
to be rendered on the End OF June,
Each class will furnish two selections,
Class-day this year promises to be a
highly enjoyable one, for there Is some
excellent talent in the school.
The management Of Walkers Field
have consented to let our athletic as
ISOLATION use the grounds for the base
ball game between the college nine and
the b. Y Academy team. The latter
wishes to win back the good name
which they lost when our team was at
Provo recently.
The class in advanced psychology has
been considering the educational ideals
Of Rousseau and Comenius during the
past three weeks. Ii is concluded by
them that these reformers of school
methods are among the foremost eX-
ponents and defenders Of the rights Of
the child. In the history OF education.
The teachings of Pestalozzi and FrOe-
bel will occupy the remainder of this
school year.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Logan-W. II. Homer. 90. who has
been teaching in the Oneida Stake AGA
DENY the past year, was a visitor at
the college Thursday, Mr. Homers
sister, Rose. who graduated in the same
class and has been teaching during the
year in the Logan City schools, will al
so be In the academy at Preston next
year with Mr.. Homer.
The commencement committee on
Filed day have arranged a program
covering most OF the hours after IL
o'clock There will be concert In the
chapel, for an hour TO begin with, then
field sports consisting Of races, jump
ing, throwing vaulting. base ball. and
basket ball There win be prizes for
all successful contestants.
Some radical changes in the courses
Of study involving a considerable
change In the character Of the institu-
ton. are to be presented by President
Kerr to the trustees for approval At
their next meeting He will recon-
mend that the year be divided into two
instead OF three terms that a year be
added to the requirements for entering
freshman. so that six years above the
eighth grade work will be required for
graduation with the bachelor Of science
degree. instead OF five years, as az
present, that a regular university