Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-23

Of T., on May :. BY the outcome In
these two contests, II viii be pretty
well seen who are TO be victorious IN
the inter collegiate meet to be held in
the season.
Prof Court assisted by Mr.. MOsher
Pack did the work Of surveying and
grading the new campus grounds. The
work was fully completed Tuesday al
ternOon. Gangs OF students have been
at work nearly every day with picks
and shovels, leyelmg the Inequalities
and laying out the race courses,
II Is with sorrow that we record the
death Of Miss Asynnth Passey a most
exemplary student Of the Preparatory
school She had been III several montns
Of diabetes. Her funeral was held III
the Fifth ward assembly hall on Friday
Of last week. The members OF her
school attended In body, ana there
were present also the Arizona students
and a number OF the teachers.
Miss Arvila Clark has consented to
give free concert ON May 2, in aid OF
the movement 10 furnish and TT up the
new quarters Of the kindergarten. Hef
kindness Is especially appreciated ow-
ing 20 the fact that she gives up her
date in Brigham City IN order to max
this contribution to aid her alma mater
one Of the most pleasing events in
the literary society was enjoyed last
Saturday evening, when Miss Annie
Pike gave a recital, partly Of her own
composition and partly Of well chosen
selections. Miss Pike Is one OF the IA
vorte alumni Of tbs university, whose
visits, like her own personality, are al
ways charming and thoroughly enjoyed.
The Salt Lake High school has chal.
lenged the b. Y U. for a meet on the
baseball diamond. owing 10 various
circumstances our baseball team has
had little opportunity to get together
and practise. II Is therefore not certain
that the challenge will be accepted.
However, the fact that they have the
opportunity to meet the state cham
plons Is entlcing enough In Itself,
Elder william Evans, son Of Hon A,
j. Evans OF Lehi, and student Of the
academy two years ago, returned re-
Gently from a mission to the Southern
states. and spent a day among his old
NldSN-llutfNs I4lhfI sNNlAN hNAlhNA'N as
interesting discourse to the missionary
students, especially pointing out TO
them the new conditions that they
would meet when they go out into the
world to preach the Gospel,
The new quarters Of the kindergarten
IRE now thoroughly fitted up, Artistic
rope portleres festoon the arches be-
tween the suite of rooms, and the walls
have been calsomlned in attractive coll
ors. Yesterday and today the kinder.
earten girls served lunch TO the visit
ing county teachers In these rooms. and
receiyed no end of compliments respect
ing their artistic finish and adaptablli-
~
Your reporter Gains neither TO be
prophet nor the son Of a prophet. There
fore he does not feel chagrined that two
Of hls prophecies get 'GOwn IN the last
weeks notes We're rot filhlled. The
inter-class athletic contest dld not come
off, owing to the fact that the campus
was rot In shape. As a consequence
CT this postpOnement the Myster Girls
were not on hand In picturesque cos
tunes 10 furnish refreshments.
The irst meeting Of the faculty in in
stitute capacity was held last Monday
during theology hour, The students
met In the various domestic stakes and
took care OF themselves, while the teach
ers listened TO a reading by Prof Nell
son Of Dr. Starbuck's paper of "Reli-
gious Education In Primary Schools"
The IDEAS set forth awakened unusual
interest and led TO some lively discus.
sions. Meeting was adjourned for one
week, when the subject will be taken up
for further investigation.
Yesterday and today were great
events In the history OF the public
schools of Utah county. The second
annual exhibition OF work In art and
manual training was held in the train
ing school building Of this institution.
The Utah county institute was held
yesterday and last night, This morn
ing special trains ran from the north
and south, bringing hundreds of school
children, Tonight there will be
grand ball In the gymnasium, the oc-
caslon being the Inauguration Of the
new School Of Trades and Arts in the
Brigham Young university.