Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-30
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE

Logsn.-Prof Merrill Is IN the SOUTH
ern part Of the state making final ar
rangements for the dry farms In san
Juan and Sewer counties. All mate
rial for fences, and all machinery fOr
the five dry farms have been ordered.
President Kerr and the committee on
summer school are receiving many in
qurles from the teachers Of the state
concerning the work to be offered, es-
pecially in domestic science and man
ua training.
Arrangements have been completed
Tor the exercises of commencement
week, beginning June Z.
The final examinations will be held
next week
The young ladies in the graduating
class are finishing their commencement
gowns In the sewing rooms under the
direction OF Mrs. Cook.
The reception given by the A. c. Wo-
mans club at the college library last
Saturday evening was an elaborate and
In every way delightful affair. The
large reading room was beautifully dec
Grated with potted plants and the club
colors, green and white. A dainty
buffet lunch was served at Ii o'clock.
The program consisted Of an address OF
welcome by Mrs. Kerr and papers by
Mesdames Champ, Wldtsoe and Engle.
A comic art gallery in the botany room
added to the enjoyment Of the evening.
This was the hnal meeting of Mrs.
kerr's two years as president OF the
club; and much Of the successful work
OF that time has been due. 10 her zeal,
energy and good judgment
Prof. Peterson, acting president Of
the alumni association, says that a
large number of the members viii be
present commencement week
President Kerr, director of the n. L.
A, from Utah, Is working to secure a
large attendance at the meeting to be
held In Boston in July. 1t VIII prob
ably be one OF the best meetings In
the history OF that great association.
Miss McAllster has been absent from
her classes for the past week on ac-
count Of sickness.
Mr.. Jeter from North Platte. Ne
braska, a passenger conductor on the
L. F., visited Or. Engle and family this
week
The pupils OF Miss Moench gave a re-
cital last evening In the assembly hall.
The college glee clubs serenaded
President Itsrr last Tuesday evening.
Prof Jensen is preparing for an ex-
hibit Of students work at commence
ment
Prof, Ostien and wife went to Salt
Lake on Friday for few days visit.
A number of the students in the en-
cheering department will 80 out with
parties for work during the summer.
Six college girls of the freshman
class served three separate teas last
Friday afternoon. The guests were
from the college and the city, The
decorations for the tables OF Misses
Love and Peterson We're yellow and
white; Misses Egbert and Stephens, red
aid green, Misses Game and Ella
Vaughan, pink and green. The Ia
bes were beautifully decorated with
flowers and the candelabra with tinted
shades The refreshments were elab-
crate and served as only our domestic
science girls can serve them The teas
were certainly as unique and dainty
as any ever served, and were enjoyed
TO the fullest by the twenty-four guests
present,
on Saturday, In the regular course OF
work. Misses Simons and Barber Of the
graduating class gave high tea in the
college dining room The decorations
wore liacs and were very lastly ar
ranged. The following six course
menu was served:
Cream of tomato. Cheese sticks.
oyster pattles with mushroom sauce.
Parkerhouse biscuit. Butter
Olives.
Nut and egg salad.
Bread and butter sandwiches.
Baked bananas.
Chocolate ice cream. Lilac cake.
Chocolate ana whipped cream.
Candies,