Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-02
BRIGHAM YOUNG COLLEGE.

Logan, Titan, April l.--G. Gessel,
former student Of the college visited
school on Tuesday and addressed the
students in devotional exercises. Elder
Gcssel has just returned from Germany
where he has been laboring as mis-
sionary during the past three years.
He congratulated the students very
warmly on the excellent opportunities
and advantages which surround them
in this great institution. and he strong
~ advised them TO make good use OF
their time.
The Beacon Light society holds lts
closing meeting next Friday night In
the assembly hall The ladies have
decided to make this meeting an open
one by extending cordial invitations 10
all. The following program Is arrang-
ed. Summary OF the Drama" Miss
Bush; summary OF Work In Music,
Mrs. Edna Ridges; reading, Miss
Perry "Serenade," Shubert, Prof. G.
NJ. Harris; Gypsy Rondo" Hayden,
Spring Song" Mendessohn; Har-
monious Blacksmths." Handle, Miss
iettle Busby: "Traumen," Shuman,
Miss Eva Nebeker; "The Joyful Heart"
Shuman, Miss Mabel Greenhalgh;
INlkOltllOt NNlulf =ll0N DilNNif
Hymn to the Emperor" Hayden, III.
G. Smurthwait.
Brother Burnham, father to the noted
"Fabse" OF our Operetta company,
visited school on Wednesday and gave
very interesting and profitable talk
TO the students In devotional exercises,
Among other things mentioned by
Brother Burnham, he very highly COM
pllmented the Operetta company, and
especially Prof Robinson, on the sue
cessful performing OF all taking part
in the operetta Pauline
There viii be two games Of basket
ball played in the gymnasium tomor-
row (Fridayl. The first game viii
be played at o'clock by the lady
teams Of the college and the W, S. A.
Following this game. the class Of 1905
will play with the junior team Of the
w, s. A.. No doubt both games will
be very interesting,
The operetta company, In the two
pt rformances, last Tuesday afternoon
and night, certainly reached the highest
limit Of amateur perfection The per-
Torrance was grand, the solos, duets,
quartets, choruses, etc, were rich and
beautiful A great many people OF
Logan and surrounding cities have Wit
messed the operetta and innumerable
very favorable comments have been
heard. Prof. Robinson and the musical
department are certainly to be compll-
mented,
A fine new 6O.horse power boiler has
arrived and will at once be installed
In the engine and boiler house. This
viii obviate a difficulty that We have
met heretofore, IN thoroughly heating
the building during the time II Ia
lighted, an much of the steam was
used for the power plant.
william GrIfltns OF Charleston was
visiting school last week with his son
William who is student
A leap-year matinee will be given In
the gymnasium tomorrow afternoon,
The young ladies are determined to
show the gentlemen a lesson IN giving
parties.
Robert Henderson, who Tor four
years past has been n student Of the
college Is now teaching school near
Blackfoot, was visitor this week,
Rob has just entered matrlmony dur
ing his stay In Logan, and n great
many Of his old class mates wish him
and his beautiful bride much Joy IN
their welded life.
The choir rendered remarkably
beautiful Easter anthem In devotional
exercises on Thursday morning, Every
one was spell bound during the rendl'
ton. r..u. .....,.
President Linford went to Salt Lake