Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-05
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Salt Lake City-Seyeral members Of
the evening missionary class will leave
for their missions this month and a
number Of them have been notified TO
leave in April
Thursday evening last the students
Of the evening classes gave social
party in the gymnasium and on Fri
day evening the 0is held a pleasant
'tIniOn IN the Lion house,
At the devotional exercises on We'd
nesday morning, two very beautiful
solos We're rendered by Miss Mary
Condie, Of this city, The first was the
sacred solo Face to Face by Johnson,
the second was Believe" written by
Tunnehill
Prof Porter has been absent on ac-
count Of illness this week. He Is suf-
ferlng from extreme nervousness,
brought on by overWork. His classes
IN German and Latin were assigned to
students Horsfall and Kohlberg while
President Paul took the advanced Lat
IN and botany.
on Thursday noon Instructors Miller
and Ross and number OF the CONNER
cial students witnessed the baptism Of
Richard and Alfred swallow. at the
Tabernacle, Principal Goddard oiiiclat-
ing.
1t Is said that Instructor Bean will
occupy the Social hall next season, with
special work In physical culture. The
large hall Of the main floor viii shortly
be fitted up for this purpose. This VIII
allow Instructor Bean TO give some OF
the advanced and special work that he
desires to introduce, and Will also some-
what relieve the Conjestlve condition or
our gymnasium.
We learn that at a recent meeting
OF the faculty It was decided to tighten
the work IN both physics and chemis-
try. a committee having investigated
the subject, II was discovered that the
l.. ID. $. L. has been giving u heavier
course I'm both Of these branches than
is given IN any other high school In
the west for the same hours OF credit.
on this account the work in each Of
these branches has been reduced one
hour per week. so as To MAKE II cor
respond with the credit allowed
Under the direction Of Instructor
Ardella Bitner the members OF the
ladies' classes In physical culture gave
an interesting exhibition drill in
calisthonics yesterday afternoon as
part OF the program In the Friday mat
lnee In the gymnasium,
instructors Kicnkc and Maoser, at
the suggestion of the president, are pre-
pairing to give to eighth grade pupils
and others, course in shopWork next
summer during the school vacation
The work will consist Of manual train
inc In wood and mechanical drawing,
II will be adapted to the capacity and
interests of the eighth grade students,
hut any others win not be- dcbarred
from participation In the work Of the
course. This viii he the first step In
the formation OF manual training
summer school In this city.
Last Wednesday morning Elder A.
Milton Musser continued his talk on
his experiences I'm the far east He
related some Of the peculiar customs
of the Hindoos, such as the manner of
disposal OF the dead among the Par
sees OF India The dead are exposed TO
the elements and to the birds Of prey
I'm open structures called towers Of
silence. The manner Of living IN IN
dia was illustrated ana especially the
missionary manner OF living on a few
cents a day, as was necessary In Elder
Mussol's experience, The history Of
the first branch of the Church IN ca
rnchi. India, was detailed with inter-
cstIng and amusing Incidents