The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-06
WOULDN'T MEET
JUDGE TANNER
University Girls Refuse to Sha ke
Hands With Him.
ADDRESSED NORMAL CLASS
POLYGABdY RUMoRS AND HIS
REMARKS OFFENSIVE.

= EvERAL Gentle girl students Of
the University Of Utah refused to
be introduced TO or shake hands
with Judge Il. 5. Tanner after he mao
delivered an address to the gradual
ing normal class of the school last
Wednesday. While the other students
were greeting the speaker. these girls
bolted from the room. refusing to even
remain there while the handshaklhg
PSrt of the programme was beng car
ried out During the address these
girls, according to the statement OF
one of their number, spent the time
telling each other what they thought
OF Mr. Tanner. and especially his ad-
dress. which was on the subject of the
reSpOnsib ilities. of motherhood. The
affair caused a mild sensation in the
school and the students are discussing
it with lively interest.
1t is the custom to have the grad
yates addressed by men Of prominence
in the city before the commencement
exercises begin. On Wednesday an in
vitatiOn was extended TO Judge Tan
ner by the teachers to deliver a talk
to the nOrmaIs- The members Of the
class. numbering about sixty and com
posed mostly of girls. thrOnged into the
chapel on the morning in question.
Tanner Talks to Graduates.
preliminary remarks stated that ne
wanted to talk TO the graduates about
the responsibilities that they assumed
after completing their school life. Ac-
cording to the statement of the stu
dents, the greater portion Of the talk
was devoted to marriage and the re-
spOnsibiIities of married life. During
the talk Judge Tanner is ALLEGED 70
have advised the girls to get married
by all means. because motherhood was
the noblest station that woman could
reach.
After the lecture Professor William
Stewart requested that all the students
come forward and shake hands with
Judge Tanner. Immediately several of
the girls. nOticeabIy of the Gentle ele-
ment, made a hurried exit from the
room and would not return.
Miss Josie Kellett. student rom
Butte. Who was among the number that
/ bolted, said in talking of the matter
last night;
we didn't want to shake hands with
him. and we didn't We knew that he
had been charged with pOiygamy and
we didn't want to have anything to 90
with him. Then, besides, We didn't like
his address When ne began to talk
about getting married and telling the
girls about the nObleneSS Of mother
/ hood wa sat and talked among our
/ selves ABOUT MN DcluS 4 pOf4 Sdtiiio-'
and especially about his address on
such things TO school girls. The girls
+ didn't like what he said at all and
( thought his remarks were entirely out
of place.
Wouldn't Speak to Him.
eve just made it up between Us that
we wouldn't speak to him or have any
thing to 90 with him. So when Pro-
I fessOr Stewart called upon the mem
bers of the class to come forward and
shake hands with Judge Tanner, we
wouldn't go. The best way to avoid II
was to get out of the room, so we
walked out. There were three or four
of rs IN the crowd
Miss KeIett was not inclined to tell
/ the names of her compan Mons who re-
fused to meet the judge. and their
identity could not be learned last
night.
The action Of the girls was plainly
noticed and IL was the subject Of com
ment but they cared little for this
Some of the other Gentle students who
shook hands with Mr. Tanner said
! they did not know he was the one sup
posed to be a pOlygam mist when they
went forward to greet him.