Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-16

the United States II is this That the
variety Of Institutions OF education IN
our country Is thoroughly wholesome.
We have three classes Of educational
institutions. Those supported By the
state the public or municipality. ue
public school, the state agricultural
college, the STATE mechanical or min
ing college ana the state university.
We have the institutions supported by
religious determinations ana we have
again the private schools ana colleges
attached 10 no denomination. This
diversity Is one OF the most whole
some features Of the American system
Of public education And with this
diversity We are better OF by far than
II any single one Of these three classes
had full possession OF the field. | hope
viii shortly see in this great and
beautiful territory all three OF these
classes Of education amply protected.
There Is room for all there Is work for
ALL and a competing will accomplish
greater good than II working singly.
inis spirit Of liberty. religious and
civil Is what our great ana beautiful
country stands Tor In this world Let
us love these principles Let us de-
vote ourselves TO thCr propagation.
TO the building up IN this country Of
the lair fabric Of public liberty ZAP
plause) Liberty religious and civil.
Liberty for associations and liberty
for the individual. II Is one Of the
great functions Of universities to teach
patriotism. Universities stand for
ideals In this world-ideals Of learning,
ideals Of devoted enthusiasm. and high
among ideals is that Of country, We
have not Ia this republican land that
sort OF ideal TO worship which In for
mcr centuries commended the loyalty
and devotion Of the people. We have
not set up the ldolized person we call
king Or queen but we have another
ideal 90 worship, the persDnihed ideal
which We call country.
When poets wish TO bring before US
this lovely ideal of our country SO
beautiful, so grand, so free they al
ways speak OF II as q woman. The
manly character and form do not 80
well represent this beautiful idea. The
facts make our pcrsonlhct ideal Of
woman.
1T Is a great privilege for any
American 10 speak to such friendly
audience as this never before spoke,
in my life, TO SO large a gathering, oN-
ccpt In open air. Here Is one Of the
great evidences OF the great rapidly
Of your progress, compared with that
OF the Pilgrim fathers. Ia s. years
you have made this possible. II took
the Pilgrim and Puritan societies
nearly so years 20 learn 10 sing the
"liallelulah Chorus as | have just
heard II sung tonight You have done
Il In much shorter time. 20 be sure,
YOU have had steam and electricity TO
help you; you have had teachers the
like OF whom the Purtans never saw
u Is but an instance OF the rapldity
OF your conquest-cOuQuest Of the soil.
conquest Of the wealth OF the hills
conquest Of the arts and sciences.
wish that words o' mine could further
the least bit this great undertaking.
II | could hope that words OF mine
could bring about q great unity Of
feeling among the entire population
Of this beautiful territory, " ! could
hope that words of mine could show
the way for al classes OF this pOpula-
ton 10 unite In seeking the great
principles Of liberty In the full upplica-
tlCn which they receive IN other parts
Of the nation Il would be 10 ma
great reward" Great applause)