Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-17
KICKS ACADEMY
NOW DEDICATED.
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Impressive Ceremony is Held at
Rexburg This Week in
Fitting Manner.
STRUCTURE COST $4,000.
Elder John Henry Smith of the Apos.
ties Quorum offered the Dcdi-
catory Prayer.
Special Correspondence.

IN EABl RG, IdanO, NOV. lb.--Tho
X most eventful day that has taken
IA place IN the history Of the Kicks
academy occurred on Monday. After
strenuous efforts on the part OF the
people of the four stakes, Teton, FIRE.
mont. Bingham and BlacEtoot COM
prising the educational district Of the
academy money for the final pay
ments on the academy was secured,
and the building dedicated TO the Lord
as temple Of learning.
The students assembled In their
respective class rooms at q. m. and
soon afterward formed into line of
March IN front OF the building. With
the band playing, class colors and ban
ners flying in the breeze, the student
body and faculty marched To the O. 81
L. depot TO greet the visiting Church
officials from salt Lake city and the
Bingham and Backfoot stakes. The
train was on time. Apostle John
Henry Smith and Rulon $. Wells OF
the presidency OF the seventies were
the visitors from Salt Lake City, James
H. Steele. r. l.. Bybee and \. j.
Sianger OF this Bingham stake and
Don. c. Walker and Lorenzo II. Thorn
as of the Blackfoot stake presidency
were on the train The presidency Of
the Teton stake came by teams a dis
lance OF about so miles, to be pres
ent at the exercises
From the depot the students headed
by the academy brass band, under
direction OF Prof c. O. Engar, march,
ed through main street to the Flamm
corner where hollow square was
"a al ha, M m 40 A
number Of selections were played and
the students at intervals gave vent to
the class yells.
Returning to the academy the larger
auditorium OF that building was soon
filled and no standing room remained.
Patrons and friends of the school
We're In attendance from all parts OF
this upper Snake river country.
FORENOON MEETING.
The forenoon program began al
1880 by the choir and students sing
ing the academy song, "Rlcks Acade-
my We Love Thee" The students
were full Of the spirit OF the occa-
sion and sang with a will
The opening prayer was offered by
Judge Hyrum Kicks In a very earnest
manner. President Thomas Il. Bag
sett of the academy board delivered the
address Of welcome. He congratulated
the people upon the outcome of tholr
efforts In making It possible to re-
move the load OF Indebtedness. The
history of the institution was given
BY Miss Annie Sport, a second year
normal girl. Miss Sports father,
Prof. Jacob Sport was the first prin-
cipal of the school Is years ago. She
portrayed the early struggles Of the
school and its teachers to keep II
alive.
A quartet sang, "'ro the Haven Of
my Breast aiser which the Kicks
academy Today, was discussed by a.
ID. Nelson, fourth year student
FLOWING an orchestral selection. L,
Eric johnson, another senior, spoke In
glowing terms of THE Future OF the
Academy"
Elder Rulon s. Wells rejoiced at be.
ing present on such an occasion, He
spoke principally upon education lie
spoke OF II as a three-fold DEVELOPMENT
Intellectual, spiritual and physical. In
public education, spiritual training was
Of necessity eliminated. The Church
schools were established In provide this
training, and so given complete de-
yelopment OF the being The glory Of
God, he said, IL intelligence and that
ih"u Npblu iiOt be SuNeN IN MS lynOr-
ance Intellectual development or in
tclligence would be all that we would
take with us from this sphere OF action.
The knowledge OF paramount import
once, said the speaker. Ia the l1nowl-
edge OF God. He urged the students
TO be loyal 10 their Alma Mater.
President II. l.. Bybee OF the Bing-
ham and Don G. Wejker Of the Black
foot stake spoke OF their relation with
the school and the benefits OF the in
siitution to this country.
The choir sang the anthem "In Our
Redeemer's Name" and benedlction
was given by President Mark Austin.
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In the afternoon the services wera
was even larger than In the morning,
The afternoon service was opened by
the choir singing Come Dearest Lord. .
The dedicatory prayer was offered by
Elder John Henry Smith, who poured
out his soul In gratitude to God for
the blessings He had bestowed upon hi.
people. He thanked God for the estab.
llshment OF the government Of tbs
United States with its religious liberty
He dedicated the building, its sur
Ioundings. all It contained and the i'm.
provements that might be made, as d
place sacred for the abode of the spirit
of God. He invoked the divine bless
3ngs upon the principal. teachers and
students and those who had laboret
Tor It's advancement I'm the past.
Elder Smiths dedioatorv PRAYER was
followed by the choir and orchestra
rendering in beautiful manner the
chorus Gloria" Tho musical features
of the day deservedly received high
compliments. Great credit Ia due Prof
q. o. Engar for the work he il doing
for the young people here.
Principal Ezra Chrlstiansen sneak.