The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-27
VALEO|CT0R|ANS ARE
CHOSEN BY FACULTY
Seniors Want a Commencement
All to Themselves, and
Are 0bStreperOus.

AT meeting OF the faculty Of the uni
versity held Thursday afternoon, j. Percy
Goddard was chosen valedictorian Of the
college classes. and Florence Rosbers to
represent the graduates OF the nomal
department
Mr.. Goddard is one OF the most pop
ular students OF the school. He has al
ways been prominent In student sctivi-
ties Last year he was 81 member Of the
team which defeated the University of
Colorado in debate He has represented
the school in intercollegiate debate this
year Mr. GODDARD Is manager OF debating
at the institution. He is also member
of the executive board or the ASsoclated
Students Of the university. Mr.. Goddard
has had great deal OF experience MS
public speaker.
Miss Rosberg entered the university In
the normal department last fall. she came
from an eastern highschool, where she
graduated with high hopors. During her
year at the university, her excellent work
brought her forth so prominently that she
was selected by the faculty TO represent
the normal department during commence
roent week.
1t is not definitely known where the
exercises will he held this year, as II Is
impossible to secure the Salt Lake Thea
ter during The first week Of juno. The
committee on commencement Is now hosl-
ly engaged trying to find n suitable build
Ing FOR the purpose.
The plan OF having the valedictorians
deliver their addresses on class day was
not received fayorably by the faculty,
and so the commencement exercises VIII
be held as usual.
The senior college students have sent
In a petition to the faculty asking that
they he given separate commencement eX-
ercises. The faculty did not have time
10 give the matter any consideration
Thursday, but IL Is understood that most
of the members arc not In favor Of the
plan. 1t Is rimored that the seniors have
threatened not to take any part In the
exercises of commencement week unless
they are given separate exercises
The big ~" Off TO the northeast of the
city. Is 10 he set In concrete by the stu
dents OF the university II the plans adopt
ed by their executive board meet with
the approval of the students. While the
concrete Is still plastic. broken glass viii
he distributed over the surface, az 10
intensity the effect Of the big monogram.
The job OF putting the u in concrete
is much larger than would fret appear.
Water must be carried more than half n
mile. All the materials to be used I'm the
construction must be carried 500 feet up
a steep hill 10 he in place near tho big
letter. The letter Itself Is no small af,,
fair. being over q hundred feet long and
exactly 100 feet wide. Each OF the two
arms is eighteen feet wide and the caps
on the letter are t~enty-one feet long,
In order TO bc permanent the concrete
must be placed at least two inches thick.
Each of the four college classes is 10 be
given q separate part of the work, pre-
ON Friday. May 3 they will all adjourn
To the hillside and place the concrete In
the trenches that win have been dug.
The University Chronicle made Its ap-
pcarance at the school Thursday noon.
As usual II was full OF newsy school items
and important matters pertaining to stu
dent activities.