Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-14

morning with new applicants for regis-
tration, This Is one Of the surest in
diCatlOns Of growth, We are pleased
to see that the young people of the
surrounding towns are taking an in
tercst ia school work, and that so many
prefer the Latter-day Saints university.
We welcome all new Corners. II you are
expecting 10 attend school give us a
call and see what our school Offers
D. o. Harris.
A debate in the First Year society
was held on Wednesday, President
Raphael Olsen presiding. The ques-
Ion was, Resolved, That Japan is in
Y right IN the Russlo-Japanese war"
inc speakers on the affirmative We're
MI Thompson and Miss Marcia Knowl-
ton; on the negative Mr., John Bailey
ana Miss Matte Darger. The points
made We're l6 TO ~ In favor Of the af-
frmatiye. The Judges were MIR Beard
SHALL Mr. Aston and Mr.. Turner Of the
commercial closs.vMary Grant, Sec.
There is a desire among our students
to prepare themselves for the RESPONSE
billtles Of public life This spirit show
cd Itself I'm the last students society
meeting when Mr. Ray Wiley presented
and the students accepted the PROPOSE
ton Of having an lntor-BChool Oratorical
society IL was suggested that a series
of contests I'm each school would de-
tcrmine who We're best adapted for this
work Then the best Of each school
would hold contest IN the spring Of
each year for state, or intcr-sChoOl
championship. The students believe
that there Is no better means Of pre-
pairing for public life, one student said
that he learned more grammar and rhc-
tCrlc In preparing an GRAFTON, than he
learned In six months I'm school. It Is
a common thing to hear students say,
that we should have q debating society
I'm our school. There IS no doubt that
experience Of this kind viii be very
valuable, especially to those who so
abroad on misslon-Ray Gledhill,
The commercial class held It's regu-
lar monthly meeting IN Barratt hall
on Wednesday, The meeting was made
up of speeches from members of the
class and teachers from the commercial
department, The first on the program
was vocal solo by Miss Angel, which
received hearty applause. Instructor
Funk spoke ana compared the conf
mercial Cluss with the other classes
of the school. he gave his opinion that
the commercial class Is the most loyal
and wide-aWako. MIR. Glide Lindsay,
president Of the newly organized Com
merclal Athletic club, spoke of the aims
Of tho association This WAS followed
by few remarks from Mr.. Vern Met
calf, captain of the commercial class
basketball team, Instructor Bird gave
the students @ talk regarding the true
aim Of commercial training. lnstruc-
tor Ross spent "a few minutes In urging
the class 20 stand by it's organizations
even IN defeat A piano solo by Miss
Esterblom ended one Of the most IN
teresting meetings held this year--R.
Wiley.
Each member Of the class I'm Church
history Is now required to hand IN every
week Il brief paper on some topic I'm
this subject The topic for last week
Was what may be learned from
Joseph Smiths first vision9" The pa
rers are supposed to be, as far as posi-
sible, original. ~ the students viii
carry out this idea OF originality and
/ think for themselves, they will get
much moro good out of the exercises
than by merely reading some one else's
thoughts For by thinking It out for
themselves, they win not only develop
the no'Ver Of continuous thought, but
wiz stamp those thoughts firmly in
their momores-Alfopzo y. Tanner