Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-19
Magnificent Address in Barratt
Hall by Dr. James B.
Angel.
TRIBUTE TO UTAH STUDENTS.
Aud Pioneers Not Forgotten in the
Course Of His Advice TO the
Educators.

The visit to this city OF Dr.. James B.
Angel, president OF the University OF
Michigan. was the signal for the gath
erlng Of a large audience In Barratt
hail this morning at 10 o'clock. Attor-
neys oscar Moyle Of the board OF educa-
tion, Philip Maycock, c. S. and Mrs.
Kinney, all graduates o. Ann Arbor,
were on the platform corversing with
the genial doctor, when Supt. ID. II.
Christensen OF the city schools called
the assembly 10 order, and introduced
the distinguished visitor. Supts. Ashton
and Whlteside, Principal Eaton, Presi-
dent Paul, MIR. Bran,ing OF the board
Of education, and Miss Colburn were on
the stand,
The first number on the program was
q violin solo by Prof. W. h. Weihe with
piano accompaniment by Prof, Arthur
Shepherd The piece was the concerto
OF Nienawski. For an incore MIR. Weihe
gave the Cradle Song of Sanret, Miss
Agatha Borkhoel sang, 20 Dry Those
Tears and for an encore responded
with Twas April, by Nevin.
Supt. ID. II, Christensen first intro
duced Prest. oscar Moyle OF the board
Of education, who spoke OF the fact that
Prest, Angel was not stranger IN
Utah, since the graduates Of Ann Arbor
were more numerous in this State than
those of any other institution of high
or learning, except out own state uni
versity. The schools OF Michigan, said
the speaker, are a unit, and they form
"A compact whole. The success OF the
University OF Michigan has been due
largely to the efforts Of It's dlstin'
gushed president, who for 80 years
past, except when minister to Russia
and 10 Turkey, has shaped the policy
and directed the work Of that great IN
stitution
PRESIDENT ANGELES ADDRESS.
President Angel was received with
applause. lie said he was Obliged 10
the former speaker for the Kind REFER
ences he had made to the university,
and" Prest. Angel added, I'm all
these 80 years during which 80 many
students have come to us from Utah,
| say Il not as u matter OF hattery, but
Of simple Justice and truth not even
ON one occasion has It ever been neces-
sary To discipline q single one OF them.
This ia a credit both TO the students
themselves and TO homes IRON when
they come,
The subject Of the formal address was
THE Reflex Influence or the Teach.
crs Profession, and the substance OF
It was as folloAs
Every mans vocation leaves It's I'M
press upon his character No matter
what ones calling may be, II VIII pro.
foundly affect him. This Is a fact not
sufficiently considered by many In the
selection Of a pursuit for life. In the
profession OF law, for example, we ma
that every lawyer has the special tenn
tation TO become a sharp, special plead
er--to sacrifice that judicious tempera-
ment which his profession demands.
Yet the training OF the mind In THIS
calling certainly does away with loose
statements and compels accuracy, Tor
the lawyer has ever before him an ad-
versary, and learned Judge TO pass
upon his case as presented. the law
yer Is likely TO become tolerant, CATH
Ollie and charitable TO those who diner
with him. So In the study OF medicine,
we shall FIRST ind the disadvantages OF
the materIallstic view which 1t Is like
" to engender, but this will be bal
anced by the advantage Of that scien-
tiAc cast Of mind which this profession
Is so likely 20 develop az well az that
type Of self-denying sacrifice which II
frequently creates The physician may
recall also that one OF the blessed titles
OF our Lord was the Great Physician.
hut all occupations have their innu-
ence and TO some extent mark their vo-
tarIes. The speaker told OF a certain
noted detective who sat In a window
In London and successfully guessed the
pursuit of persons In the passing
throng merely by their appearance, II
we open our lips, cur speech bctrays
us. as simon Peters did and even II
we keep our lips closed, our
actions and manners viii disclose
our respective calllngs, our very