Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-09
BRIGHAM YOUNG COLLEGE.
Closing Exercises Alumni Banquet and Ball
Grand Future Of Church School System
UilI Become the Admiration OF the
"orId- Agricultural CoIIeg'
commencement.

Special Correspondence.
Logan. Cache Co., June THE past
week has been Brigham Young college
week In Logan. All interest has CEN
tered in that institution, and many en-
joyable and largely attended sessions
have been held.
All day Thursday field sports were in
order, and class honors were awarded
for jumping, wrestling and other athlet-
ic feats, A bail game was played be-
tween the faculty and graduating class,
the latter winning by score OF TO g.
Thursday evening the graduating
class gave an evening at home TO u
large number Of fellow pupils and the
public. The plot was laid 1--WE years
hence, and all the exercises were based
ON that idea. There was an address, a
song or some other feature by eacn
member Of the graduating class
Friday at II a. m. the commence
ment exercises were held. There were
various selections by the choir and
band, during the session, and the iol-
lowing other features.
Prayer--Elder NJ. W. Merrill.
Address to the GTaduates-Senator
Reed Smoot. This address was an elo-
quent and instructive one being filled
with excellent counsel to the students.
Vocal soo-Prof w. .. Robinson.
Paper Deep Lies the Gem'-Miss
Marion Hendricks, This was nota-
bic essay,
Violin solo-Prof. c. NJ. Harris.
Conferring Of Degrees-Bishop W. b.
Preston.
Valedictory and paper on The Spirit
ual and Ethical in ation'-George
b. Hendricks, which was also a notable
effort.
Farewell address-Dr j. NJ. Tanner
Friday al 3 D. m. the Alumni annual
session was held and the following oili-
GERS elected for the ensuing year; Pres
ident, Evan r.. Owen; vice president
Mary Sorenson secretary George d,
Carbon; treasurer, George B.hendflchs
member Of athletic association, Joseph
H. Carbon.
The banquet Of the Alumni associa-
ton was held at a. m, and was at.
tended by many prominent citizens and
former graduates 4 course dinner was
served and the following toasts were
given, Bishop Joseph Il. Carbon act
ing as master of ceremonies
"Our Alma Mater Miss Mercy Bak-
er
1.-THE Glass Of l9O3'--E. w PETERSON.
"The Alumnr'--A, NJ. Merrill
"The Future of the Il. Y. College
NJ. j. Ballard,
"The Facuty"--Miss May McCarrey
The addresses were all extremely in
teresting. while Miss McCarrey's poem
was amusing and ingenious. Dr. j. Nj.
Tanner was introduced and gave some
facts with regard 20 the future work OF
the Church school system that were
listened to with deep attention by the
auditors He stated thar a fund has
been started which will be contributed
10 by all the teachers in the Church
schools, and which win be used for fell
lowship prizes and kindred uses, II is
the expectation TO choose the foremost
scholars In the Church schools and send
them to the greatest institutions of
learning in the world, I'm order that they
may have the benefit OF all that Is
brightest aud best In the line OF educa-
ton. and come home and impart II TO
the children OF the Latter-day Saints.
Supt. Tanner further stated that the
Church had a large tract OF land In Lit
tie Cottonwood canyon which would be