Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-27
EXERCISES Of
COUNTY SCHOOLS.
Splendid Program Rendered Be.
fore Large Audience at Gran
lite Stake Tabernacle
GRADUATING GLASS IS 2l5.
Interesting Talk by Mr.. b. S. Young Of
City Board of EducatiOn--Mu
And Glass Drill.

Picture to yourself some so husky,
well-bred boys and more than three
times the number Of sweet faced. INTEL
ligent girls seated on an emnence
banked up with beautiful flowers, the
boys dressed IN dark. well-nttng suits
and the girls clad in robes as white as
the driven snow and you have 'he
scene presented at the Granite stake
tabernacle this morning on the coca
sion Of the commencement exercises Of
the county schools
The spacious building contained
something like 5000 souls, who had as
scmbed to listen to the program pre-.
pared. and each Humber as 1t was pre-
scented brought forth rounds of APP
pIause because Of the intelligent we'll
directed effort of those responding.
Supt. 3. W, Ashton was master Of cor-
emonIes, and while he came In for
little dig" now and then from those
participating, no one was more gener-
Gus in applause than he for he reallz-
ed that behind 1t an was that feeling
which prompted obedience and which
was directly responsible for the excel
lent program carried out The gradu-
ating class numbers 2l5 pupils and Is
the largest ever turned out Of the coun-
ty schools.
One number on the program which
was much appreciated, was tha excel
lent talk by Mr.. b, S. Young Of the city
board Of education. The gentleman
was happy in his remarks, and told the
students what they might expect in
years to come, at the same time point
ing out the possibilities Of the future
and admonishing the boys to be manly
and the girls to be sweet-tempered and
pure,
The yalodc,ory was delivered by
Lorin Peck OF district sc, who babe
farewell TO classmates and teachers and
expressed gratitude to teachers for the
pains taken in their behalf; to the trus-
tees for their hearty encouragement and
support, and to the parents for their
1--WE lAHbIN anu tAiA llts
The exercises closed with the presen-
tation Of certificates by Supt. Ashton
who perceded this pleasant duty with
an interesting talk TO those graduating.
The program rendered was as follows:
Greeting song .,o.. Pupils OF Butlervlle
inNOCatlOnn,t.t,,'. .,.,,.,,..,,,,.,,,.
Frederick Shoenfeld, trustee OF
Brighton.
Welcome to parents .,,.,....,.....
Nora Grimths. Union
"a Mothers influence .............
o.,.,,,,,,Luthpr Fuller Mill Creek
Glass song....,.,... Pupils Of Riverton
Value of Habits of study ,.....
Melissa A. Batcman. East Jordan
cub drill Pupils Of Sugar
CLASS song Pupils Of Murray
Culture Study as Promoter OF
Happiness and Successful life"
Lillian Gray, Murray
what Education Has Done for
Women Mabel Cook, Taylorsyllle
instrumental music ......,.....
Pupils OF Districts 2S. 20, and 40
'rhe Public School as a Moralizer."
".,...uN Victoria Reed, MIN Creek
Class Song Pupils Of West Jordan
Naledictory ...,.,L orin Peck, Granger
Address to u0tCs.,..,......
b, S. Young, member OF board
OF educatIon Salt Lake city
Glass song Pupils of Farmers ward
Presentation OF certi0catesu..,,...
b. W, Ashton, county superin-
tondguf Of ggbOO1q