Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-26
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LATTER-DAY SAINTS COLLEGE.
The lectures the last two Monday
evenings by Prof. Mills, on the Nephite
records, were well attended, principally
by members OF the Young Ladies Mu-
tual Improvement association under
whose auspices they were given. An
other lecture, a continuation OF the
series Will be given next Monday even
ing at o'clock by the same speaker
on the subject Geography Of Ancient
America" an important subject con-
nected with their Book Of Mormon
study. The public generally Is also in
vited. The meetings are held In the
assembly room OF the new building,
east OF the Temple ON Main street.
Mr. w. IL. Person, typewriting expert
from Denver and manager Of the vest
ern branch Of a great typewriter COM
pany, paid visit to the typewriting
rooms last week. lie says II Is the best
typewriting department he has ever
seen, and Is the only one he knows Of
In which the scientific touch method Is
insisted on and carried out so effective
ly by the use OF blank keyboards and
OF systematic instruction under a real
trainer In the art Mir. Person says the
new business college is the finest home
for a business school he has seen any
where west OF Chicago; that the de-
partments are models OF convenience,
the ventilation and lighting OF the
rooms, the very best; the equipments
modern and strictly first class.
Glasses In physical culture to prac-
tice in the Social Hail. are being or
ganized by Mrs. Cluff, for both ladies'
and gentlemen. The athletic associa-
ton Is also making substantial prog
ress and basket ball practice is making
good Roadway The college girls de-
feated the girls Of the Hamilton school
last Monday I'm a well contested game
The students held meeting a week
ago In honor OF the departing mission
airy students, called from the college
classes and about Ia depart on mis-
slons. Music, speeches and expressions
Of good will TO the departing brethren
were the means employed by the stu
dents OF bidding their classmates good
bye. The missionaries made short
speeches and expressed their apprecia-
ton Of the meeting in thehir honor
Those last called are VIII Wetzel, Don
Duncan, Edwin Butterworth, Alfred
Asper James silver Hyrum Bull
Thomas Toyu, Ferdinand Billeter. Is
rael Call Herman Bodner and George
Il. Rheims.
About thirty Of the missionary class
with President Paul and Professors
Iinkley Peterson and McRae, and the
one lady missionary student, Miss
Clark, were photographed In a group
yesterday. a number Of them being
about to leave on missions,
4 speed class in typewriting has Just
been organized The first dictation
brought out the fact that though no
one OF those forming this new class
had over had speed work before. all
were able to write from forty-hye TO
hNty-nye words per minute OF unfa-
miliar matter one Of them who had
taken typeWriting only three months,
and who had never used a machine be-
fore, was able to write at the rate OF
forty-eight words per minute. Mr.
Funk is therefore much encouraged.
a general mass meeting OF the stu
dents was held on Wednesday morning
for the purpose OF discussing the adj
OF giving a banquet and ball
at the dedication OF the new business
college II was decided by a unanimous
vote 10 give both the banquet on
Thursday evening and the ball on Fri
Jay evening. The constantly recurring
question OF "Will the college boys es-
cort the college girls?' was answered
After these matters
were discussed, President Paul was re-
Quested 10 speak. He detailed the ef-
forts OF the college board 70 secure
quarters for the school and the results
Of those effortsi and depicted the many
shifting scenes IN the life OF the coll
lege and the bright prospects for the
future. THE college" he remarked, &c
much like the Church; Il Is a growing
animal; IL cannot stand stlll" All the
students We're present and. later, AL
the members Of the faculty
B. y. ACADEMY.
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