Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-17
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THIRD YEAR
GLASS EXERCISES.
University Students Give a Merry
Entertainment on the Hill,
CHAMPION BURLESQUERS.
shoot Some Hot Shot nj the Fourth
year Class A Mock Faculty Meet
ing-Other Features.

There was amusement and plenty Of
II at the University this morning. All
OF the fun emanated from the third
year normal class, and the occasion was
the class day exercises of that body Of
lively intelligent and humorous stu
dents. They proved themselves to be
rich in satire and the ability to portray
It. Their exercises viii be chronicled
as being among the very best that have
ever been witnessed at the University,
The puns, the buresques, the take
offs and the ridiculous things they did
went through without hitch and-for
nearly two hours the members Of the
faculty and the students sat and laugh
ed themselves weary.
There is scarcely anything that
could have been cleverer than the take
of on the faculty. II represented
meeting Of that august body, and those
who are particularly worthy Of mention
are j. Fred Anderson. who represented
DR.. Tamage l.. II. Elggren, who I'M
personated Prof Marshall; John Il.
Brown. who acted as Prof. Lyman, and
Miss Maggie Layton, who represented
Miss Babcock The scene was amusing
to the last degree, and the students
were clever enough to eYinCe just a
shadow Of some glaring characteristic
of the professors they were taking OF
respectively to make the whole affair
intensely funny The dignifled profess
sors had met to consider the PROPOSE
tion Of graduating the fourth year class.
Prof Marshall. (Elggren) being the
chairman Of the graduating committee,
read the petition from that class pray
ing for gradua ton. The petition was
written in such miserable English that
the celebrated English teacher tore his
hair and the amusing burlesque ter
minated in all the professors stamped
ing for the campus to see dog tight.
Then the Third years" did another
extremely funny turn, They essayed
the characters OF the senior normal
class and held what was supposed to be
a typical senior class meeting. This
gave them the opportunity to Indulge
q rich amount OF satire directed against
the Fourth years, most Of whom were
sitting In front Of the stage enjoying IL
as much II not more than anybody.
TN, characters that called forth the
most attention and which were very
cleverly lmpersonated were II. b. Fry,
the Mark Twain Of the Fourth years,
whose interesting personality was por~
trayed by Fred Anderson. Miss Kate
Thorpe played the part OF Miss Lou
Lewis the literary genius Of the Fourth
years. l.. Il. Elggren was clever as
Fred Musser, the J. Pierpont Morgan OF
tho graduating class. while Miss Anna
Hatch and Miss Lille Chapman were
very funny as Claire Cummings and
Winnie Coleman, the two poetesses or
the Fourth year class
There were any number OF causuc
thrusts and little mannerisms which,
10 those. who were acquainted with all
concerned, were O source OF inmate
amusement. The young man who as
sumed the role Of Papa" McGhle
must not be overlooked Now Prof.
McGhie Is the godfather OF the grad
uatlng class and for four years the. two
have been Inseparable. He has been
the mentor OF the class and has plotted
II through the university When
he came I'm the applause
he received was more than enthusiasm,
Il was alteration. Then the glee CLUB
which by the way Is one OF the star
features OF the fourth year class, was
called out and Papa McGhie led II
Harold Goff took the part OF the. pop
ular instructor. and welded the patton
In such a ridiculous style. and yet In
perfect time. that he came pretty near
being the whole show. Then came the
most affecting scene OF all. A picture
OF papa" McGhie shedding tears as
large as cups surrounded by grotesque
pictures, supposed 10 be the members
OF his pet class, was presented TO MIN
by Mark Brown, the Albert J. Bever-
idge OF his class, the part being TAKEN
BY J. r. Parrish. Then Para McGhle
cleared his throat and tried to resnond
but Il was too much for him. what,
with his own emotions and the heart
breaking sobs OF his proteges, the scene
became too warm and they all had 10
rush out into the fresh air.
Among the other features that were
exceedingly amusing was the quartet
composed Of Anna Hatch, Annie Erick-
son. Eby Larson and Kate Thorpe.
which sang a parody on the Song or
the Kangaroo being thrust at the
fourth years ne usual. Miss Anna
Hatch sang "a Rose In Heaven;
Pearl Fesler rendered two selections on
the guitar. and Miss Dona Miles and
Miss Sadie Holt rendered plano solo
each.
The exercises then closed and now
the students are wondering how the
fourth years will come back at them.
tomorrow afternoon In the Grand
Theater.
The graduating class Of the college
courses VIII hold It's class day exercises
in the normal building this evening.