Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-30
BRIGHAM Young UNIvER SITY.

Provo-Prof, Osmond may now be re-
| garded as full hedged resident Of
| Provo, his wife and family having
| moved here from Logan.
President Brimhall spent day in
Salt Lake City last week In meeting
with the Chruch board OF examiners on
matters pertaining TO the welfare Of
| the Church schools.
owing to the indsposltlon OF the We
] Der stake academy basket ball team,
| the match which was to have come
| off In the gymnasium tonight, was un-
ayoldably postponed,
Miss Arreta Young was prevented
| from conducting her classes IN draw
| ing one day last week. owing to the
sad occasion Of having to attend her
sisters funeral in Salt Lake city.
Prof. Lund speaks in high terms Of
praise Of the musical event which came
of last Saturday evening At the A. g..
college In Logan, and especially of
the Kindness and courtesy shown him
by his fellow musicians OF the north
on that occasion.
Last Monday evening after the usual
routine of business, the faculty re-
solved itself into sub. committees repre-
ipnting the various departments of
the school TO discuss and amend the
annual for next years work. 1t Is
the intention TO have II published be-
fore the spring conference, II possible,
Since the holiday vacation a special
effort has been made to increase the at
tendance at the Sunday normal school,
The results have been gratifying. Nine
tenths of the students. II Is safe TO
say, are now regular attendants at sun
day school either In the various wards
at Provo, or at the theological classes
Of the university Sunday normal school,
The two brilliant Victories achieved
by our basket ball boys last week, over
the Weber Stake academy team, on a
score OF i3 TO IL. and over the Logan
B. Y. A, team, on a score Of 10 to 5,
has served to raise their spirits TO the
pitch necessary for first place at the
end OF the season. There are several
Interesting question marks, however
behind their anticipatlons as yet.
Prof, Nelson's new magazine, "The
Mormon Point OF View" though several
weeks late In making its appearance,
ia now being rapidly mailed to his
growing list OF subscribers. II con-
tains first, the widely read article first
published In the columns OF the Deseret
News, second, an article of 10 chapters
discussing The Ministers and the Nor
mons" third, "The Dictionary of Sian.
der" under which general head are
several articles defending the Nor
nJn" people against attacks made up
ON them by their enemies. The last
named department will continue
through all the numbers Of the first
volume.
ZIP till last week, there has been In
the upper hall of the High school build
ing row OF eight unabridged dictIon-
aries mounted on long shelf against
he WALL In consequence this part OF
the corridor has become a fdyorlte re-
sort for all sorts OF consultations, lin
gustiC and Otherswise, Last Saturday
The principal Of the high school had
the long shelf cut into eight sections,
and the books distributed singly at
various convenient points, The reason
ne gave to the school was that the die
tIonaties were setting altogether too
intimate with each other
College hall was crowded TO Its fullest
capacity last Sunday evening. Shortly
flcr the services had begun, some one
IN the audience sent n note to Presl-
lent Brimhall reminding him that 70
Years ago on that night the academy
burned down The president accord
ngly asked who in the audience now
Ind been present at school during that
Rmentable occurrence. Three persons
lsponded, namely Mr.. 8, H. Jones OF
Provo Prof j. l.. Brown. county sup
erintendeut Of Utah county schools and
Prof ~ L. Nelson, The meeting was
then turned over TO these three gentle
men, who gave many interesting remln-
scences Of the occasion, President
l}rmhall, who had seen the fire from
Spanish Fork, closed with glowing
eulogies OF the character the three
great men connected with the early
history Of the school vlz, Dr.. Karl O.
Maeser. President a. O. smoot aud
President Brigham Young,