Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-25
PRESENT A FLAG
TO THE |. D. S. i.
ThessaIonian Students Raise
FIag.PoIe With Stars and
Stripes Today.
STUDENT MAKES ADDRESS,
Emblem Raised In Front of Building
With Impressive Ccrc-
monies

Immediately after the exercises COM
plimentary TO President Paul, the stu
dents II the Latter-day saints univer-
slty this morning assembled upon the
lawn In front of their buildings. where
fine new flag-poie and a beautiful
banner OF the Stars and stripes We're
IN evidence. the pole being erected
lust inside Of the front gates When
tho assembly had circled around the
high pole. and when the members OF
the Thessalonian society. who made
the presentation of the pole and flag
10 their Alma Mater, had arranged
themselves around the pole for the
purpose of holsting the Tag az the
proper moment
EAKLE MAKES RESPONSE,
Mr. H. X Eske. president of the
society, stepped into the center ana
said:
Honored members OF the faculty,
fellow students-Some time ago, tho
Thessa lonian society decided to give
some function TO mark the close Of the
seasons proceedings A dinner was sug-
gested, as was also n theater party.
and then It was suggested that the
society present tho school with flag
and hag-pole. The only objection 10
this was the cost II was found ttat
the necessary expense Of putting in a
flsg-pole and Of obtaining flag to go
With Il was quite heavy for the twenty
members of the society TO carry But
after due elaboration It was decided
TO present the flag, even If some little
sacrifices We're necessary.
The society IS making this presenta-
ton in order 10 bring the students into
closer contact with the stipulation that
the pole Is to be used for them and not
for any class, or other colors.
We desire that when a student walks
upon the campus he shall feel proud
and honored to look up and see the flag
above him; that in looking from these
windows round about. the flag that
viii be at the top OF that STAFF shall
be an Inspiration 10 HIM and cause the
patriotism within him 10 thrill his very
soul
II Is our wish that those students who
follow and uphold the Gold and Blue
shall be the men and women, of all
men aud women, who will follow, up
hold and fight for, the old Stars and
Stripes
To foster and develop these scnt!-
nents we, the Thessalonian society
present TO our belotc3 school, the has
OF our country.
Professor Hinckley. who conducted
the gathering. announced that he
would call upon President Paul To
make the formal acceptance. Prcsi-
dent Paul then said that the school ac.
ceptad with feelings Of gratitude and
appreciation the splendid token OF pa
triotism To their country and love for
their Alma Mater. which the Thessalo-
MAN society had thus displayed, and he
pledged. IN behalf Of the school, that
neither the pole nor the flag would
ever be used by the students for any
other purpose than that for which these
embems we've originally Intended. He
then quoted the sentiments OF Rich
ard Henry Lee IN relation to George
Washington and the famous sayings of
Daliel Webster in relation TO the Am
erlcan nag as 1t floats over a united
and patriotic people. and declared that
these were the sentiments Of those who
now raised and hcnored this emblem of
our country.