Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-26

ply the leaving out Of the normal train
nR ~ hOol.
Students who desire training can &c,
that In their NTH year. either al Provo
or OF the state university, and HI.
wished TO say 10 the third-ycar normal
students especially that he desired
them 30 return and graduate IN thu
normal course next year and not to go
elsewhere. IIo had heard that som,
had spoken OF going to other schools
for their fourth-year course; hut he
said this was not necessary. for they
could get AS good a fourth-year here
az elsewhere. He had also heard That
there was some misunderstanding about
the domestic science. and wished 20 say
that the domestic science and mechani-
cal arts were 70 be especially empha-
sized IN this school
COL Young then addressed the gradu-
atcs and commented upon their du-
tics, considering the education which
they had received at this institution a.
the expense OF the Church an expense
which. he said. amounted TO 81 goo per
graduate each year. or $500 per student.
H. said further, that the reason fJl
doing away with the normal trainins
was that II Is q very expensive depart
ment
DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES,
The following students received GER
tincates in the bookkeeping course;
Robert William Butler, city; Willard
RiC hard Bullock city; Heber Thomas
Han. city; John Symonds Alley, Lake.
toHh; Gleason +, Olsen Park City.
Miss Steele received a three-yelr kin
dergarten certificate.
ht ~ ~ q -
who received diplomas were published
early this week Their pictures, With
the address OF Prof Nelson. appear ON
page % Of today's issue OF The New"
Sey muur Wells, classical course grddu-
a,c IS not In tho group.
the GRANT SCHOLARSHIPS.
The choir then sang Song OF the
Redeemed, by stephens. and President
Pan awarded two Grant scholarships
Of $40 each TO Archie Larson and
Mervyn Benni0n The last named stu-
dent was named with distinction among
the graduates FOR having an average ~
over % per cent IN all his class work
OF the past four years, the highest rec
crd ever made In the institution This
Is the student who Is named for the
c0detshlp at Annapolis. Tho faculty
nominated for the scholarships Of next
year Miss Abbio Cowley and Burton w.
Mdsser from the high school. and Glea-
son #. Olsen and Willard r. Bullock
frolr the business college; and IN case
a third should be awarded In place OF
The scholarship left vacant last year.
Lester Perry was named.
The assembly then adjourned with
benedlctlon BY President John II. Win
der.
THE YALEDICTORY.
The valedlctory OF r. W. Young, Jr.
WAS as follows.
"Mr President. Ladies and Gentle.
men, Fellow Students--Four years agD
next September l60 young men aul
women enrolled their names on the
books Of this institution. They had
come for a specific and determined
purpose The time that would elapse
before the realization OF this purpose
appeared to be long. as future time al
ways does Yet they did not fail to
comprehend and to grasp the opportu
mites OF the present.
"'rhe year passed, and after the vaca-
ton we find only 100 returning 10 COM
plete what had been begun. still eager
for knowledge and still looking forward
To the contamination OF their amoi-
lions, they toiled on. The passing
time brought many lessons They be.
gan TO realize that hard work resulted
In satisfaction TO themselves, the school
life had many pleasant experiences, and
that, after all, education was not mere
ly an accumulation but growth.
Again time passed, and we see them
entered upon the third year IS
strong During this year they proved
to their fellow school mates that they
were alive and progressing, and they
demonstrated TO those who were over
them that they knew how to work
hard.
THE beginning Of the fourth yeat
came. and with It but % OF the little
hand These trudged on. gaining
strength az they neared the goal They
had grown intellectually and morally
and had reached the conclusion that IN
the last analysis the chief aim OF edu-
cation was the knowledge Of how u
use ones self The old maxim. Know
myself" was paramount. They rca-
lized their own Individual strength. an
knew their weaknesses and shortcom-
ings.
This class, my friends. will stand
before you tonight Ia receive their GER
| tifcates stamped with the seal Of tho
institution and signed by It's president
| TO the effect that they have completes
| their work In satisfactory manner
| The school has done It's part. II is now
| for US to show that II has been done
| well. to satisfy those who sent US mere
| In many cases through sacrifices, thai
| IL was not In vain.
1T has endeavored TO make men anC
women Of us, to instill into our MIND,
high aims. to make us realize that IN
! action Is cowardlce. II has said TO us
ASK and We shall receive; seek ami
ye shall find; knock and Il shall l.,
opened TO you" All believing. We ask.
ed and We received. We sought and W.
found. we knocked and il was opened
TO us.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS.
fiut now the question naturally arts
es. have we been benefited BY on
school lifef We believe It is easily an
swered. We have formed association
never 10 be forgotten. We have mad
friends with whom the grasp Of tn
hand IN future years win bring font
and dear recollections We have bee
benefited Intellectually ana morally. In
tellectually from the fact that we hav
achieved habits OF Industry regularit
and the power to think. and we hav
learned to realize our duties to soclet
and To our government Morally be
cause We have come into direct con
tact With the teachings of our Lord an
Savior which We believe should he III
first aim I'M all education. We owe
10 our Maker The man who Is edu
Gated morally. whether he lack IN phys
zeal or intellectual education, Is still
power for good but he who lacks |
moral education, he he ever so pcrfec
physically ana intellectually, lacks tina
which is the chief element of the man
liness but We are often too prone I
| sinnn for the shining nehhles Of Nh