Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-08
| BRILLIANT
ALUMNI SESSION
rolv,rsIty Of Utah Students ccls.
bfalc Nineteenth Annual
Reunion.
THIS YEAR CLASS AS GUESTS.
Ola Time Students, Faculty asd New
Graduates Have a Royal Session and
Listen 10 Some Gems Of Thought

rew annual gatherings that our edu'
,,,lonal institutions witness, approach
N interest the meetings Of the Alumni
a. ,ho University OF Utah, Last night
tho nineteenth annual session occurred,
ana was attended by nearly 200 old
,mera and new.iImcra, including the
iN eradua,es Of this year referred Ia
A, the naughty 0Yos" who were
n,oss Of honor From $50 IN
near midnight the biz assembly room
n the University whore the ball was
h.ld, and the gymnasium whore tho
BANQUET was spread, were the scenes Of
unusual brlllancc, activity ana bright
tolors The guests were received by
IN, committee and members Of the fac.
ully md shown 10 the bali room ns
al a. they arrived lp 10 \ o'clock AZ
,hls hour the whole HsHcnblNRc GATH
,f,d around tho three Ions tables In tho
gymnasium, which waa deliberately
decorated IN bunting, n special feature
N interest being a large oil painting Of
,he 0rst chancellor Of tho University,
Non Orpon Spencer who presided nt
NE founding Of the old University %
Deseret IN 1850. Refreshments were
,eNc1 BY Franklin bovy ~ young
,ehoOl girls acting OS the Wallort
BEAUTIFUL souvenir programA and
menu cards were furnished tho guests,
Inc design on the frcnt cover being re-
reductions OF tho old Council House,
whore the "NeWg' building now stands,
The first home " the University the
| Ola Dosorei Hospital, III second homo,
| NE present llleh school IT, third obId'
| hg place, ana tho University buildings
of today, These cards were eagerly
sought after ANA VIII BE- cherished an
valuable memcntos of Alma Mater
| Tor years TO come
MAJOR YouNGs ADDRESS
The proceedings were opened with tho
bounding Of the University yell by the
|"Naughiy Flyee" The president "
| Inc alumni Major Richard w, Young,
| then took charge and introduced prosi'
| dent Ritter Of the board " regents, who
offered the Invocation, IN tho absence
| Of Rev Mr. Goshen, Tho elaborate
menu was then dlscushodand during lts
course, President Young made an clu.
Quent speech, paying a tribute 10 tho
University aud describing rs aims and
needs pauslng 20 pay q graceful COM
rmonl "a Prof KmgehnrN ana clos
| Inc with The introduction OF The toasls
master NJ the evening, Governor Wells,
IN the following terms
"one OF tht aims Of true education,
"A | mentioned before, is 20 llft the
student on 10 a higher plane Of good
| citizenship, In this connection permit
me- 10 dcnari from gcncrhlltics and 10
mention concrete instance, Politics
a passion which often subordinaltA
Tho dictates n patriotism, one would
suppose mat political rccklcstness,
though unrestraincd In time ~ peace,
| would assume, though II might not feel,
The virtue ~ patriotism In time OF
| war, whom disaster 10 the country and
death and suffering 20 tho soldier must
no conc0mllHni With lnonlcltnoN u liz
said mat IN the ClVll war and II IN
certain that IN tho spanish. American
war many regiments and other mill.
| tiY ORGANIZATIONS had as their of'lcora
men who hah been appointed by the
governors Of the states az o reward for
political services rendered In tho past
q an a means of repairing political
FENCES for use In the future, The result
--'he Inevitable rcsult-waB sickness,
defeat, and death In striking contrast
10 this deplorahlo and almost universal
Prostitution Of public oilicc, was the
memorable and patriotic reply Of ono
governor who, when asked by the man
whom he had designated ~ command
~ state military organlsat ion, az
| % whom the governor desired appoint.
81 10 tho subordinate offices In tho
command, answered THAT ~ a mill.
iry question and not a political ques.
llon, and IN order 10 secure lho creator
oMtltncN should be determined by You
ana not by me-, My only suggestion II,
lha' ms FAR as consistent with mill.
Ivy efficiency you should recognize
ulHelont parts ~ the state, lnnemnch
W. our volunteers have been generally
l'crOlled throughout the state" This
|.glne governor actuatod by the Same
hs,l patriotic Impulse, steadily refused
nominate or even suggest men TO MI
vacancies w this organization AZ they
.u'ullel IRON time 20 time, That the
isahl1hllon 10 which ! refer perform
conspicuous service, NuR a result due
lllge measure TO the course of the
'goYtrnor Thlg Instance was character.
Vc OF lhe whole ollcal course ~ tho
uan The export naturalist N able ne.
ulWely ana mlnuloly 10 describe The
| ldlufe NJ whose skeleton wo show
llm but single Joint, In like manner
|ndy We experts In human nature, just.
conclude mat the man who would
w uDoNc passion ana prejudice 10 the
|nUlolle performance OF duty IN the
|'''noe mentioned, would perform ev.
Ky o'lolol act with like lndopend-
XXX o. Judgment ana rcctlWdo Of pur-
XXX what moro certain than that
W. man, IN administering hla high
ll'e should Mother be deferred by tho
|IPIogallons 0f labor nor oaIolod by
olandlahmonle of capitals or what
.Wr eol.om than that he would seek To
|,,nu,Io lno unusually dlnloUll problems
,n,a, CONFRONTED him, free from tho bit.
'o passions ana preiudlcea OF the COM
""ol'y IN which he liycdY
EX-GOVERNOR WELLS,
VINO was yociiorously upplauded, mado
II, 'pv,en w his most happy vein, and
humorous relort 10 the onoOmhmH
|inpooNolo1 upon him by Major Young,
n,oo WIS interrupted NY laughter nnd np.
.als' lhroughout his romarka, lilo In
Wouuoed the first speaker Of the oNo.
F BISHOP q, ", whitney, M "ths
's,',1N poet the greatest historian
cn v nlnloleAl Wit and the happIosl m.
VnWur Wan has ever known
nnIMnop whitney was also greeted
'Glu, N,cRt applause M he arose, and hn
'mW NE bnnquctora roNrIng with
"S'gufl'or during the nyo minutes Of Ma
Sn,Moo. e@aqfess on Tho DURING Dinner
sulane postmaster next conyueod tho
Inrtneo bS Introducing Mrs, Anna X,
|o"t1E. whose topic WIS I'm the Days
gccN.Wa Lang Sync," and using broad
mgy' dialect m which TO BRING the
MRS, HARpy's ADDRESS,
.y M,' llordy's beautiful address, which
NsgN,u l9nH aud continued applause,
'psL ~ FOLLOWS, her reference 10 Or,
ilslegoaVys lOs specially appreciated by her
'ihSogId aud acquaintance bo forgot
stouun. never brought 10 mind,
RIuulq sOl1 acquaintance he forgot
A." iinnn days OF Aud Lang syneb
da " ven which parts Tho world of To-.
"'m VIC days that are pant seems