Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-19
FUNCTION FOR REGENTS,
Board Entertained at Residence Of Mr.
And Mrs W. W, Ritter

State Regent and Mrs W. w. Ritter
entertained the board Of University re.
gents and the president and members
Of the faculties OF the various depart
ments and their wives Saturday even
ms, at an elegantly prepared banquet
at their east First South street resi-
denCe. The function was the first OF
us Kind In this city, and the idea was
10 get the different members of the
various bodies OF instructors ana their
families acquainted more fully, and
10 discuss educational features likely
to prove OF general interest, besides the
enjoyment to be gained In a social way
from such "a gathering The function
was a most pleasing success In every
way and Mr. and Mrs Ritter proved
most genial and entertaining hosts.
one hundred and one persons sat
down TO the bounteously spread tables
which were handsomely decorated in
red and silver, and among those pres
emit besides the host and hostess, were
Governor and Mrs. Wells, Governor
elect and Mrs. Cutler. President and
Mis-. Kingsbury and members OF the
faculty and their wives, numbering "a
persons. The banQueters We're three
hours at the table, and between the
courses, speeches were delivered.
Among the speakers were the host,
Regent W. w, Ritter, the governor and
goyeruor-eect, Regents Frank Pierce,
and Mrs. Emma *. McNicker, Presi-
lent Klngsburry Professor William NJ.
Stewart Professor Byron Cummings,
and others
Regent Ritter made an excellent adj
dress of welcome IN which he pertinent
~ referred TO the educational advance
ment Of the university since It's birth,
IFS steadily growing Importance, the
happy sentiment OF harmony and unit
ed feeling and Justly enthusiastic anti
cpatIon that obtained I'm the hearts Of
all well wishers of the state university.
Regent Frank Pierce expressed his
qualification at the past associations
for 10 years as a member for that time
OF the board Of regents, He said that
I'm an OF the deliberations OF the hoard
IN which he had participated
there had only been perfect harmony,
and neither politics nor religion had
even been mooted. I'm fact II was d
number " years before he knew what
the politics of his cOnfreres We're ML
Pierce expressed also q strong desire
that the University be made what II
should be. viz, the leading educational
institution Of the lntemountain c0un-
try.
President Klngsbury spoke ably at
some length, recounting from tho be-
ginning, the history OF the University.
He said also shat he had noted no evi-
denCe OF either politics or religion In
the discussions OF the board of hCul-
ties, and they had never cut any figure
I'm the University administration. In
IN the recommendations he had made
for the employment of professors and
teachers to the board OF regents the
question had never boon asked what
were their politics or religion.
Prof William Stewart spoke most
interestingly ON the benefits Of the
Normal school work. and called atten-
ton to the pressing needs for more
room He said between 500 and 800
teachers were needed annually FOR the
public schools. and the state normal
school for lack OF facilities is only able
To supply q fraction OF these. Prof.
Stewart, too, laid sneeial stress on the
remarkable increase ln attendance,
| which at the present time Is 1900 at
| the University and unless more eX-
tended facilities for instruction and
| accommodation We're obtainhble the in
creaslng number ~ applicants for adj
| mission 10 the Normal school could
not be suitably cared for
Regent Mrs MCNicker read a taking