Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-19

Josie, and MIR, and Mrs Geo s. Taylor
and daughter Hazel.
The l9O4's Of the High school have had
large photograph Of the present mem
Ders OF their class taken, appropriate
~ framed and hung near their quarter
OF the general study room adjoining
the library.
Last week q paper containing line
up or professors for a proposed basket
oaii nlatch, was found pinned up on the
bulletin board. Everybody took 1t as
hoaH; but IL seems that there was
some fire beneath the smoke. A game
mas peen scheduled between members
or the FACULTY and picked team from
Inc college of which more anon.
An open session Of the Speech I'm.
proyement club was held Wednesday
night. The program consisted of seec-
ton from Shakespeare, with songs,
and speeches. of a very interesting
type. An admission fee of ten cents
was charged, and such Is the favor in
10 which this society is growing, that
me usual attendance was scarcely d.
minished on account of It,
Among the visitors last Wednesday
morning at devotional. was Elder s.
j.. Foster, recently from Australia,
Where he has been filling mission
during the last three years. Elder
roster was one OF the first to take the
missionary course as offered I'm the
academy. His address before the stu
dents was unusually well considered
and to the point
Mr.. Fred j. FjeIdsted OF Gunnison
was an enthusiastic visitor IN Prof.
Miller's classes for two or three days
last week, Mr.. Fjeldsted IL one of the
leading cornetists in the state, He
finished the course offered In the
academy two years ago, and has since
been teaching band music in the towns
of Sanpete county.
At the faculty meeting Monday even
Ing, II was decided that uniform tab
let be adopted for examination work.
Also that only soft black pencils be
used. a committee was appointed to
secure these supplies and place them
I'm the hands of the students before the
opening day OF examination.
The closing ball Of this semester was
given last night, under the auspices Of
the management OF the White and Blue.
An unusually large crowd was In at
vailed, and the managers Of the stu
dent paper congratulate themselves on
an Increased bank account, which Is
likely to balance any over-drafts for
Improvements.
The grounds for the new Preparatory
and Missionary building were dedicated
last Sunday morning by Elder A. II.
Lund, in the presence Of the faculty,
students, and many visitors. This
building will be ready for occupancy
by the opening of next school year.
Miss Alta Ercanbrack IL one Of the
students lately graduated from the
school of music, who has found re-
munerative employment She is teach
ing music I'm silver City, Mammoth and
Eureka, John Brown, another gradu-
ate, Is at present continuing his studies
In the Boston Conservatory Of Music.
Mr.. Lester W. Mangum. editor OF the
White and Blue is preparing 80 II
Is understood, to enter Stanford next
semester; to which end he got excused
from his studies last week. and Is at
present acting as advance agent, for
the local concert tour OF Miss Arvilla
Clark and Oscar Kirkham. The COM
pany Is nj present holding forth in the
large towns Of Sanpete county; with
what success, we have not yet learned,
The School of Music presented a very
interesting concert last Friday. Among
the numbers was ladies' double quar-
tet, mandolin and guitar selection by
a club of 16. male quartet, my Old
Kentucky Home' Rocked I'm the era
die of the Deep" by Willard Andelin,
a comic song, 1T Beats the Dutch" by
Prof. Lund, "Colo'd Herrin', Scotch
song. by Miss Pearl Boren, piano
duet by Profs Lund and Reid, and a
closing chorus from "The Messiah" by
the choir,