Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-30

spoke to thc boys, and Or. Ellis Il,
Shipp spoke TO the girls, after the
separation into different rooms.
The last of the Book OF Mormon lee
lures given by Professor Mills under
! the auspices Of the Young Ladies MI
tual Improvement association, was de-
liyered last Monday evening. A vote
Of thanks was given Professor NILS
The Pho Beta ri Of the college Will
| debate with the zeta gamma Of the
| University OF Utah on the 10Th OF April.
/ Messrs. j. n. Hicks, H. G. Hicks, ana
! JOS, Flnlinson viii represent the college
society, The debate will be held In
our assembly hall
Arrangements for an athletic contest
| between the college and the b. Y. AGA
! deny OF Provo have been definitely ar
ranged. TO take place some time after
! Conference, So far as can be learned.
a very large number OF our boys and
girls VIII go, cheap rates having been
secured on the railway and the usual
pubnacious patriotism having been
aroused, Today the preliminary con
test was held on the eighteenth ward
square.
II has been decided. Principal Hlnck-
ley tells us, that the business depart
ment OF the college will not close as
usual In June, but viii remain open
during the summer. This arrangement
being understood, students are entering
almost every day. as they formerly did
at the fan opening. Among those who
entered this week are Charles Thomas
and Porter Tharpe, the former being
son Of II. X. Thomas, the latter haillng
from Virginia,
BRIGHAM YOUNG ACADEMY.
Provo City, March 27.--Clnton Ray,
an Old student Of the academy, visited
his friends here last Tuesday, aud spoke
In Devotional exercises,
The Utah county teachers held their
institute In room ID last Saturday. Pro-
lessor Hickman delivered the morning
lecture.
lelIle viii occupy most Of the time In
the concert next Friday night.
The pedagoglcs class Is now working
on an Important psychological question
relating to the management and control
OF the temper, The data are to be gained
from personal experiences. The class
is also studying home life and how to
make 1t complete and happy.
A movement Is on foot to employ the
students who remain in Provo during
conference, In liking up the park, which
a year ago was granted 70 the academy
as an athletic ground. The improve
ments Will be welcome to the athletes
who have found out the disadvantages
OF campus practice,
Mrs. urquhart Lee, the accomplished
parliamaentarian Of New York, opened
her series Of ten lessons In parliament
tary law last Saturday at four N clock,
About three hundred students began
the course and since then many more
have entered the class Mrs Lee Is an
illustration of the principle that one
who Is self-possessed can control many,
Her thoughts are clear and we'll ex-
pressed, and her English is unusually
pure. When Mrs. Gates introduced the
lady, she related an incident that hap
pened In convention of the "Daugh-
ters Of the Revolution" They had in
yited gentleman to preside but at
the end Of two days he was taken from
the room overcome with this babel Of |
beauty. Mrs. Lee replied TO this by |
saying, II do not blame the Door man, |
for Of all maddening things 1t IS pre- |
siding over large assemblies. ] have |
tried H. and | know how firing It is,"
In order that the lessons may be |
completed by conference time, evening |
classes ali be held all this week. and |
no societies will convene except a con- |
cert under the direction OF Professor
Lund, which will be given next Friday
night. After the concert dance win
be given.
Last Friday was a glorious day in the
OF the academy. Before the town peo-