The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-30
Students at State University
Properly Observe NOta-
bic Event.
EXCELLENT PROGRAMME
CLEVERLY RENDERED
Amusing Incidents Occur, and
Rev. Goshen Delivers
FOrceful Address.

brated at the University was fittingly
observed by the students of the school
Friday morning at the regular chapel
exercises. An excellent musical pro
gramme was rendered. Rev. Elmer /.
Goshen delivered the oration Of the day.
At the close of the exercises President
Kingsbury also spoke Cor Il few mo-
ments to the seniors.
The Assembly hall was beautifully
decorated. An immense American flag
hung back of the speaker. Palms,
calIa lilies and greens surrounded the
seniors, who were gwen place OF
prominence on the platform, The front
of the platform was decorated with the
class colors. purple and gold. Gester-
day was the first occasion when the
prospective graduates appeared IN pub
lie in their new caps and gowns.
After the seniors had taken their
places on the platform, Mehring Eard-
lev, president of the class, arose to open
the meeting. just here something en-
tirely unexpected, and not on the
printed programme, occurred The
swinging doors at the rear of the hall
were thrown open and in filed the
junior boys, dressed in night gowns, pa
iamas and old shirts. Led by the re-
Aouhtable Herbst, they marched TO the
front of the hall where they squatted
down on the floor directly in front of
the speaker Several of the juniors
an open lace night gown and another
with white night shirt patched with
red flannel Others who had failed TO
bring their shirts borrowed aprons from
the cooking department and appeared
rs " bashers. -
Interesting Programme.
AT the head of the procession was
banner bearing the class numerals
COS. +" Further down tho line was
another reading 1--WE are next. Clos
ing the procession was q third, which
was later presented to the seniors. 1t
bore the figures "23. - After an ex-
change of class yells, the programme
was opened.
"Qnarter Three from Beethoven,
was well rendered by string quartette
consisting of Misses Nellie Mahan,
Donna Begolc Helen Harrison and
Maud Williams
Miss Edith Kingsbury, daughter of
President kingsbury, followed with
soprano solo which was we'll received.
President Eardley then introduced
the speaker, saying that for four years
the present senior class had attempted
70 nstil college spirit into the school,
but though success had partially fol-
lowed, they would hear of true college
spirit from Rev. Goshen
In speaking of the college cap and
gown, Rev. Goshen said that behind
these was the history of the culture
and work Of centuries. Men are
proud to tell their children that these
emblems of college graduation were
worn by them years before
Sensible Suggestions.
Rev Goshen was pleased to note the
change that had come over the college
spirit within the last ten or twenty
years. No longer, the thought is that
COLLAGE SpJrJf Is fhc ability "a aot ~
and live in contempt of the town and
the public generally, but rather to so
live that the town will back up the
students in their action and be proud
of the institution in their midst. Con
timing, The speaker said: '1Students
should so live and conduct themselves
as to cement this feeling between the
school and the community
College days are the best part Of
person s life. At this time students
have more time for thought of them
selves than at any other. They have
plenty, of time to come out of college
with fairly equipped manhood.
college life should teach man
how to work, A lazy youth is dis
grace to the college aud the community.
In order to grow bigger as life ad-
vances, the students must learn to
think. The State pays for the educa-
tion and has right to demand think
more than knowledge What the world
wants is not so much what you know
as what You Think
School of Habits.
college life should be school of
habits Students should learn the
psychology of habit. In youth, the
brain absorbs ideas rapidly, being i'm
pressed like wax and holding like iron,
but IN old age, the brain is affected
ltL Nd
like wax.
Students should cultivate good help
not tear down. - Rev. Goshen cited
several instances showing how genius
had been. destroyed in its prime by
bad bad habits. coleridge., Byron and
Burns, all great men in their work, died
In their prime only because they failed
to build right in their school days.
Besides intellectual discipline col
lege life ought to lay the foundation
for fair judgment. Rare is the man
or woman, who is able TO make fair
and disPassionate judge of the events
Political Factions Scored.
Rev Goshen took occasion to score
the political factions in the State, say
"We will never come to the great
ness Of time until we learn to be fair
until we learn that the State is not for
one creed nor for ono party, but for
every man.
college life should be the biggest
field Of memory, memory of friend.
ships, quiet hours on the hill, or in the
hooks of the library Memory is one
OF the sweeteS things that college days
can give, but only if made so by our
own actions. Make the present what
il ought to be and memory will send
sweet thoughts through life -
College life means opportunity; we
should sow the seeds that will be the
harvest Of our future lives.
g AT school. the student should be-
come religious, learn the religion of no
creed but OF love, There never was
a day in the history of the world when
consecrated manhood could do so much.
Labor ana wealth are contending to-
gether Which side Will the college
graduate takcl At school the student
Nnpld live for the bigger day and pre-