Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-27
Make Official inspection Of Branch
Normal Today.
AN INTERESTING PROGRAM.
Exercises OF Appropriate Character
Take Place In the school building
Some Happy Speeches.
ESPECIAL TO THE "NEws."I

lSPEClAL III The NEWo' j
Cedar City, Utah, Feb. T.-The leg
lslatiye committees were out early this
morning and few minutes after
o'clock began their inspection of the var
lous departments Of the branch normal
under the chaperonage Of Principal j.
X. Clark and aids,
The chapel exercises were attended by
all, and after the opening song, con-
Quoted by Prof. Anderson, the time was
given TO the legislative visitors ana
President Evans was introduced and
made an interesting talk to the stu
dents, and was followed by Senator
Lawrence In happy talk. The clos
ing prayer was offered by Senator Muir
dock. After an inspection Of the work
done by the students and the indlVid-
ual progress made by all with scarcely
an exception warrants the claim made
by the Instructors that the branch nor,
NAL has as bright body of students as
can be found IN any like institution IN
the country. The students are drawn
from Iron, Pluto, Kane, Garfield, BeaV-
or and Washington counties, and some
from over the line In Lincoln county,
Nevada
The first department visited was the
laboratory and It's work and needs ex-
planned. The Sloyd or industrial de-
partment IN the adjoining room In me
basement illustrated the work done III
manual training, and is composed OF
the most popular department OF the
school In turn the chemical depart
ment library, art room and the various
class rooms were visited, all OF when
were crowded Some of the depart
ments are so full that they are
divided into two and three sec
tons In order to accommodate lhe
students A like difficulty Is felt
in the library. students have to take
turns In their use of many Of the books
of reference and there Is great need or
additions 20 all the departments OF the
library,
At II o'clock a reception was given in
the Assembly room by the faculty ana
students. Principal Clark, in a brief
address. expressed regret at the priet-
ness of the visit of the legislators and
in consequence, the reception intended
TO be given by the students this even
ing would have 10 be dispensed with.
lie then introduced Senator Tanner OF
Beaver. who gave brief history Of the
establishment Of the branch Normal,
M while his town Of Beaver was anx-
ious to have the branch building built
there, yet after noting the self-sacrlllc-
ing efforts of the citizens in making
possible the success OF the branch Nor
NAL. he felt that no mistake was made
in locating in Cedar
The next speaker introduced was
President Kingsbury, who was enthusl-
astically received by the students He
was pleased with the showing made in
the branch Normal, the work done he
said compared very fav0rably with the
work done In the State University and
was fully equal TO any part Of II. He
was glad To learn that the legislators
felt that the University regents had
asked too little from the Legislature
for the branch Normal and the visiting
members were very kindly disposed to-
ward the branch,an announcement that
was enthusiastically received by the
students.
Representative Williams of Salt Lake
happily referred to the educational IA
cilities offered TO the young people Of
southern Utah in this institution Sen
ator Kiesel Of Ogden. In a witty ad-
dress, expressed the kindly feeling Of
himself and colleagues toward the edu-
cational interests of the state irrespec-
tive Of locality, and assured the stu
dents that all that possibly could would
be given their institution.
Representative ID. II. Morris. OF st. |
George, in spirited address, cham
piOned the cause of education for the |
young people Of the south. He said |
that while the girls who attended this |
institution were graduates OF the home |
Kitchen, and the boys were injured to |
the toll Of the farm and the freight |
road, they were as intelligent and as !
anxious TO acquire an education as any |
in the State, and but for the facilities |
offered in the Branch Normal, not 10 |
per cent Of the students now attend
ing in Cedar, could hope to attend the
University
O. II. Snow, Of Pine Valley. made a
very happy response in behalf Of the
students for their visit and their kindly /
expressions In behalf OF the institution.
which meant so much for the youth OF
southern Utah.
Dinner was then served In the teach
ers' room and at IL o'clock the visiting
legislators began their journey home
ward.
Senator and Mrs. Thomas and Presl-
dent and Mrs. Kingsbury remain over
another day and the first named con-
ducts chanel exercises tomorrow.
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