Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-14
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

Commencement festivities viii begin
Saturday evening with joint meet
ing Of the literary societies. The fol-
lowing is the program, mostly musical;
Music ,.,..r.....',..'''.' Collese pan'l
Essay n........,.....,.. L. X Merrill
Vocal solo -. -. Miss Jamie lierrick
Reading ....Miss Ruth Evelyn Moench
Vocal duet Misses Alice and Eunice
Jacobsen.
Reading ....,.,.. Miss Ella Vaughan
Vocal solo ...n..... Melvin j. Ballard
Violin solo 90. Miss Phyllis Thatcher
Instrumental duet. Misses Nibley and
Schettler,
Song ......,..,.. College Glee club
Music ....."n,..,.,,.,.. College band
The baccaleureate address viii be
given sunday by Prest A. II. Lund.
Field sports and class lunches VIII oc-
cupy Monday forenoon and afternoon,
and senior class exercises will occur IN
the evening. At the graduating ex.
ercises Tuesday addresses viii be
made by Hon. c. G. Goodwin and Gov
Wells. The alumni banquet and ball
Tuesday evening will close the pro-
gram. There will be meeting Of the
board Of trustees Monday and Tues
day.
Prof. Wright has been absent IN the
southern part OF the state during the
entire week In the interests Of hortl-
culture. He will be at home satur-
cay.
The alumni are in evidence about the
college for the last few days, Fred
Merrill, Chris. Larsen. Chris. Hogan
sen, Mrs. Rachel Vaughan Parker,
Misses Homer. Perry, Cooher, and oth-
ers are among the number.
Bert Fleming of the class Of 1904
who spent one year In post graduate
work at Harvard, and VINO has for the
last year been in Wyoming university
as assistant in agriculture, having es-
pecially the work of irrigation In
charge, has just been appointed to
position In the government service up
ON civil examination, at 81 200 a year.
The Wyoming people are trying to
keep him at the university, however,
Wednesday afternoon, after Prof
MacEwan had iectured to his classes
for the last time and gone over 10 his
office, q junior young lady came Tor
him to arbitrate a little difference be-
tween two classes. He went with re-
luctance, bat found no dispute 10 set
tie. He found all his students-about
6O--in his class room, and Mrs. Mac
Evan with them, His desk was COW
cred with great bouquets OF splendid
carnations. roses and other flowers, ana
in the midst OF these a handsome set Of
p volumes OF Ruskln's Works, the
brentwood Edition" Before he could
sense" the situation, Roy Homer, one
OF the juniors, came forward and said
Prof. MacEwan; We have met here
TO show our appreciate Of youF SER
vices as professor In this institutions
You have lab0red long and well, and
have won the love and confidence Of
your students. As a teacher. you have
been strict and exacting, but always
kind and friendly and you have al
ways shown deep interest In our well
fare We greatly regret that this is
the last year we shall be together; and
we assure you that upon your retire
ment from this college. you have our
best wishes for your success and hap
piness. AT our parting ! ask. on be-
half OF your students in the English
department. that you accept this gift
the works Of John Ruskin-ss tok-
en- OF the love and respect we bear
you
Prof. MacEwan found IL difficult to