Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-10
BRIGHAM YOUNG ACADEMY

Logan. Utah May 9.--Prest. Cluff lee.
tured in Nephi on Sunday evening un'
der the auspices Of the Y. NJ. NJ. !. A.
Emil Maeser, prinicapl of Thatcher
Stake academy, Ariz., was an inter
ested visitor on Tuesday.
supt. A. c. Nelson will lecture at
the last session OF the pedagoglum
on the subject, Why Do We Teach
Elder W. s. Pierce of Salt Lake ad-
dressed the students in Sunday night
meeting, giving some very interesting
accounts OF the journeys of the Utah
pioneers.
In the athletic contest at Beaver the
class Of 1902 was victorious The silver
cup used as a trophy has been sent
10 Provo for the purpose OF having the
yictors names engraved on II.
Committees from the faculty are at
work on the program for commence
ment week. The last two days will be
devoted to the former students re-
union,
The library has recently received 10
new government books, treating OF the
geological survey and educational re-
ports. The library now has 22S6 books
in circulation,
The children OF tho training school
are very much interested In making
small straw baskets They are planning
10 nm them with flowers and present
one to each Of the graduates.
The academy baseball team defeated
the Provo team last Saturday by a
score of 3 to IN favor Of the acad-
emy. Much interest was manifest in
the game, as some OF the Provo team
were professionals.
The commercial graduates Of 1901
have recently added some valuable
hooks 10 the library OF commercial
law. which they founded. Lewis
"Blackstone" and Thompkns Law Of
promIssory Notes, Checks and Drafts"
are among the number
Next Saturday has been named as
Geld day. The L. ID, S, University will
meet The academy In track sports and
very likely In games OF baseball and
haekefball. The academy has an es-
pecially good track team and lively
contest is expected.
arrangements have been made
vbereby two members Of the mission
ary class will be sent TO Eureka and
Mammoth every Sunday. They Will as
sist In conducting Sunday schools and
evening meetings.
The botany class Is now busy classi-
fylng plants. Each student Is required
IN draw and classify 30 plants before
Inc close OF the semester. Several
rims have been made 20 Rock canyon
Tor the purpose OF collecting specimens
OF nature plants,
The speech Improvement club gave
To- first omen session last Friday. An
Entertaining program, consisting OF oral
stories. recitations ana music was
rendered. About 100 enjoyed the pleas
ant social evening
The class In philosophy Of the Cos
,oI has iust finished considering the
snb,ect Of the resurrection. some
b1sted discussion have been held while
,rsstlng the subject from the aghostic
The students are now re-
o,,ired 10 write papers proving that
,Sere Il 20 be a literal resurrection
s,,or n scriptural and a reasonable
basis
letter has been received from Prof.
PrImhall. who is now in California. lie
s,otes that his health Is improving
Az, hat the climate Of san Francis
out loo damp for him. For that rea-
w w, ~ viii 20 as far south as Santi-
80 s,opping for a short time at Las
- ~ - IN visit one OF our patrons I.
49, :, ..srcn smith. We sincerely hope that
W. low altitude and dry climate win
. ,lo restore our teacher to good
health.
This years commencement promises