Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-12
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNiVEP SJTY.

PRESIDENT Chapman and wife. OF AL
pine stake, were among the visitors in
the institution last Sunday.
Fourteen hundred and sixty eight
volumes represent the numbef of books
drawn from the library during the
month of November. This Is slight
increase over the same month last year,
showing a growing tendency to study
subject from collateral sources.
The Pedagogium, an organization
experimenting the class work I'm the
department of pedagogy, has just COM
pletei it's sixth weekly session, the
programs of which have been furnished
by Professor j. G, Swenson. who has
leotured on the spirit Of United States
history, and the best methods Of teach
Ing this subject
The Literary society presented
Dickens" of program last Saturday
night so says the White and Blue.
Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Freda Barnum
Cluff, and Miss Achsa Eggertsen gave
readings from the great novelist. and
Professor Lund furnished the music.
A second basketball team, denomln.
ated The Scrubs" has been organized
by way Of attritlon for the league team.
Exhibit games will be held once week
till the opening Of the league games In
January. Enthusiasm for the novel
sport Is becoming general among the
students, and there Is talk of each
class having its team with view to
local athletic honors.
At faculty meeting last Monday eve
ming, petition bearing the signatures
of 500 students was presented asking
that the holiday vacation begin Dec. is,
instead Of Dec. %. as previously ar
ranged After respectful consideration
of the reasons set forth II was decided
not 10 grant the petition, there being
but II weeks in this first semester as
1T is.
Among a great number of important
matters decided In a recent meeting OF
the Church board OF examiners was
one arranging for all Of the Church
schools to begin on the same date here
after; namely, on the second Monday in
September. This change VIII over
throw the me-honored custom Of this
institution of having a semester on each
side Of the holidays, and will, more
over, throw the commencement eXer-
clses far into June,
One of the finest subdivisions OF the
general library is that known as the
marie Leland library the gift of Mr..
Franz Warren Smith Of California. The
librarian Is in receipt just now Of new
consignment of books, valued at $3.50.
Teachers and students are not slow in
expressing their appreciation of this
magnificent gift, Should Mr. Smith
ever come to Provo none would be
more welcome guest in this institution.
The contract for the new missionary
and preparatory building has Just been
awarded to Mr., Sidney Belmont of this
city. Services incident to the breaking
of ground will be held In few days.
The site chosen Is just north of the
high school building. IL Is not likely
that the building will be completed fur
Their than the foundation before winter
sets in.
on Sunday Dec. 10. the domestic con-
ference of all the stake organizations OF
the students will be held in College hall,
There viii be three sessions, at which
President Smith and some members of
the quorum Of Apostles are expected to
be present. one OF the prominent fea-
lures of this conference VIII be the re-
ports by presidents of the domestic
stakes respecting the moral and spirit
udl fLdluH VI al NlAN NAtb'NhASf oNNNANAh
to da.a gathered by student visitors at
their boarding places.
Probably the largest gathering that
ever crowded College hall was present
last Sunday evening. on the occasion
of the third reading OF Bishop Whit
ney's famous poem, There was scarcely
standing room, till the close OF the
eighth and ninth cantos, respectively,
when by permission of the presiding
officer about one-half of the
audience took occasion to leave.
This was, however, no discour-
tesy 10 either the poem or the
reader, The fact that the session was
three hours long, coupled with the fur
Their fact that those who left were not
familiar with the first readings and
were consequently unable to oompre-
bend the work, explains the suddes
emptyIng of the hall. Those who re'
NAMED enjoyed the climax OF the poem
intensely. and We're effuslve in their
congratulations Of the gifted author.