Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-17
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY.


Provo--The academy sent delegation
OF nearly hundred students and teach
ers to hear Nordica last Wednesday
night.
Owing to stake conference last Satur-
day and Sunday the Sunday normal
school, and also the domestic meeting
In the evening We're postponed
Mr. Warren Foster Of Salt Lake city,
lectured 20 the Polysophcal society last
Friday night on Government Owner
ship and made many converts among
the students to some Of his social theo-
res.
Mr. Thomas advance agent, has Just
made a contract whereby the academy
secures an evenings recital from the
famout humorlst, Prof, Newton, The
date Is placed for Saturday, Oct, "a.
The students Of Wasatch stake were
called together at special meeting
Monday afternoon to receive instruc-
lions from Elder j. c. Jensen OF the
stake presidency, and missionary
companion appointed to labor In their
interests.
President Clun took occasion to give
the students an instructive talk at de-
votional exercises the other morning.
His theme was the need of curtailing
the tendency to social relaxation in the
form of dances and the cultivating of
interest In lectures, concerts, and high
class entertainments Of an intellectual
character,
General Afford. the veteran soldier Of
the Lost Cause spent an hour with us
last Monday morning. Although suffer
ing with cold, the general talked en-
tertainingly to the students for half an
hour relating instances in his varied
career which elected the hearty APP
plause OF the students,
The basket ball team is getting in it's
work IN fine style, number Of old
players are still at school, and the new
material from which TO make up the
balance OF the team is of a superior
Kind. Judging from the first game,
which was played last Saturday after.
noon in the gymnasium the prospects
Tor interesting contests with other
teams OF the state are not likely TO lag
at this end Of the basket ball field.
Mrs. Treat finished series Of five
lectures last night to mixed audience
OF students and citizens. The following
were her subjects; Relation OF the
New Education TO the Home, the School
and the Church." The Twentieth Gem
fury Girl" Discipline VS. Manage
ment' stories of the Right Kind
How to Tell Them" Love shown
Through Service" Mrs. Treats audi
ence grew larger each successive even
Ing and she viii long be remembered
alike for her advanced thought and
genial personality.
The school Of music assisted by the
Tabernacle choir gave a concert IN the |
theater last Saturday night 10 q very |
large audience, who We're much delight |
ed The numbers consisted both OF in |
strumental and vocal pieces, and al |
though the audience clamOrd again and |
again, no encores were given--an ad- |
mlrablo feature on the whole, and one |
likely TO sharpen popular appetite for |
music. Miss Pearl Boren recently |
discovered soprano OF Provo City. per-
maps carried Of the laurels, The pro-
ceeds went to the Fifth ward meeting
house fund.
Prof Alfred Osmond lectured to the
Literary society last Saturday night ON
Hamlet, illustrating his talk with i'm
presentations one effect of his lecture
Is an increased desire to read Shake
speare on the part OF the students sew
arai calls at the library for Hamlet hnv-
ing been made during the last week,
Mr. Frisby and family. late Of Snow
lake Arizona have settled permanently |
N Provo with view TO securing the ed
ucational advantages OF the academy,
Mr. Frlsby called at the Presidents Of
nee Monday morning to secure entrance |
II his sons into the high school.