The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-03
POKE FUN AT SENIORS
Entertaining Exercises Held by
Third Year Normal Students
Of University Yesterday.

The third year normal students held
their class day exercises yesterday fore.
noon in the assembly room Of the Mn
scum building The large hall was well
filled with students and friends and
members Of the normal graduating class
The entire platform WAS curtained and
the room darkened SO that the seniors
the especial butts Of ridicule Of tho oc-
casion-- might the more feel the success
Of the efforts Of their Younger rivals.
In addition 90 musical exercises. the
programme consisted OF four oririnal
numbers. These we're intended To be
burles1ues on the faculty and The.
senior class and the hearty applause fnaS.
received told how vel they succeeded.
The first. Who's Boss. was series al
purpOrted appeals of half dozen nro-
jessors 20 the janitor for sundr4 items
they needed, and in each instance "his
majesty" succeeded in holding the reins.
The second. Rest for the Weary U-as
q funeral service over the remains OF thu.
fourth year class. the sermon being de-
liverCd by J. o. Carter over the remains
OF John u. Brown, president Of the
seniors.
corpse into the tomb and then sang John
Browns Body Lies Wondering an the
Grave" Eternity" gave st. Peter an
opportunity to cOnsign the various mem
oers of the fourth year class 10 heaven
or 10 hades, and the appearance and
pieadings Of the seniors caused great
amusement
The last exercise, called "Transma Eni-
ticandinuality. was a peace number IN
which the class of 1902 gave the symbols
of power over TO the juniors, concluding
with a pretty drill and the triumnb 81
A. y the third year girls society.
Twice during the course Of the pro-
gramme. the juniors tried to sing the
class song. the seniors viii render this
morning. but each time they We're pre-
vented q 9 f-o
seniors made. They finally got a mega
phone and baWled them out despite the
noise of their elders.
The faculty reception TO the graduating
class Of the university. which was held
yesterday afternoon from to O'Clock
IN the Normal building. was an unusually
pleasant affair. The reception was held
IN the kindergarten room on the base
ment floor Lemonade refreshed those
who visited Miss Vimonts room. and re-
freshments were served i'm the domestic
science department. The decorations OF
the reception room were very pleasing
In addition to the adOrnments that the
kindergarten children enjoy palms. cut
flowers. potted plants, and college colors
added life to the occasion. The refresh
ments were served by the college wo-
men under the supervision Of Professor
Maud VI. Babcock.
Besides the members of the faculty and
OF the TWO graduating classes there were,
present as guests Mr.. Van Colt and Mr.
Rlter of the board of regents and their
wives, Colonel William Nelson and wife
Dean Eddie. the Rev. p. S. Thatcher and
wife. and almost All OF the county sltper-
intendcnts, who arc row in the city as
members Of the state text book cOnVen-
ton. About 200 persons were present and
spent the two hours in an informal social
while sweet strains Of music came from
behind a bank of palms to enliven the
The senior hop at the university last
night was most successful in every re-
spect. This new feature OF the local
commencement week-if one may Judge
from its success last eveninE-has cor
talnly como to stay. The new large hall
on the third floor Of the museum build
ms was artistjcally decorated with ns-
tlon9l and university c0lors. palms and
other pOtted plants. and its neWness ana
finish lent freshness to the entire scene.
All the members Of the senior class wor,
their new Gress-the cap and gown
There were present Of the university
faculty: President -Kingsblry. Profes-
SOrs Allen. Cummings. Lyman, Merrni
and Marshall and their wives Professors
Toronto and BabcOck. and Instructors
Bocbstrand and Wilcox. The i.eard #
regents was represented by Messrs Van
Colt and Ritter and their wives Others
present were: Misses Billings Raybould.
Adams Dora Brinton. HolbToOk Hatch.
Mabel Harker. Adams. Hyde. KHudsen,
Nearsley Nalina Brintou. Crowley. Fer
guson. Smithen. Edna Hsrker. Thorpe.
Terry. Moore. BOwring. Thomas and
Miner. and Messrs. Christensen. Riser.
Tomas, McAllister. Ray. Billings. G. O.
Dresser Burton, l<ingsbury Olson. Han
SEN Ward. Jacobson. Dresser. Foster.
Patterson. COombs and GFoO.
The students committee that arranged
the affair consisted Of Misses Anna
Hatch, Lille Chapman. MAY Billing.
Daisy Raybould. Kate Thorpe and Anne
Erickson and Messrs. Jay GToo. VIII Raw.
Elias Hansen. Willard CORY. I. e. Eig-
gren. j. y. Brown and J. +. Anderson.
The chaDerons Of the occasion were:
Mrs. J. T. kingsbury. Mrs. X. p. s.yHpan.
Mrs D. r Allen. Mrs. Rebecca Little.
Mrs Jeanette Ferguson aud Mrs. c. NJ.
Marshall