Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-02
CLASS DAY AT
THE UNIVERSITY
Graduating Girls of Normal School
And Somber Seniors Hold
Annual Festivities.
WITH ELABORATE EXERCISES
Big Audience Gathers In Assembly Hall
of the Muscum--onc Hundred
And Fifty Graduates.

Bedecked in the gayest OF pink rib
hons the graduating girls OF the Nor
mai school and the more sombcr sen.
Tors OF the college department In cap
and gown are holding annual class
day festivities at the university today
The event Is in keeping with the uni
Hersity's, new growth for never before
WAS class day so we'll attended. nor
the exercises so elaborate The day -
one in which the alumni have beer
Welcomed back to the tune of Held's
Dand IN its full strength, a lucheon IN
the Domestic science department, and
two graduating class programs, one ar
u O'Clock this morning and another at
3 o'clock this afternoon. In each de-
partment the work Of the university is
on exhibit while throngs of former stu
dents spent the noon hour visiting old
familiar haunts TO see what younger
generations have done with the same
opportunities they had in the days OF
their college life.
Glass day is In the hands of the stu
dents rather than the faculty but the
university officials will take charge at
tomorrow's commencement to make
that day the browning effort of the
final week, to be followed by an out Of
doors day al Lagoon, and then a final
separation for the summer.
NORMAL EXERCISES.
To enjoy the exercises of the grad
uating Normal class an audience gath
cred at IL o'clock this morning which
filled the assembly hall of the museum
building TO it's capacity, conspicuous
among those present being "a group of
college seniors In cap and gown. A
piano march preceded the entrance Of
the young women and a few men, who
marched in double column down the
center aisle to seats reserved for them
on the stage. After taking their places
the girls sang in chorus "Carmena,"
with a solo number by Miss Matte
Collins.
Glass President Myron Barlow made
the only speech of the morning. and he
merely included in it an address of well
come. with a word OF appreciation to
the taxpayers who had afforded the OPP
portunities the educational system of
the state affords.
1--WE have grown" said President
Barlow, Twenty years ago there were
only II Normal school graduates. Ten
years ago there were 80, and today there
arc $50.
MUSIC A FEATURE.
Following the brief speech of Presi-
dent Barlow the program was largely
given over to musical numbers which
were heartily encored Miss Beatrice
Camp delivered a recitation. A quartet
consisting of Floss Packard, Florence
Smith. Nellie Marsden. Clara McAllis-
ter. Walter Steed, James Henrie. Mar.
tin Robinson and Clayton Mitchell rem
dered Moonlight" after which a class
representation was offered by Walter
sSteed and Nellie Quinn, a violin solo
WAS rendered by Morgan Edwards the
flower song from Faust" by Ivy Evans,
and the class song by all members of
the class. The musical numbers of the
morning were under the direction OF
Miss Evans. while Lucy Quinn played
the acconipaniments.
PIPE OF PEACE.
To the president OF the class of 1909
President Myron Harlow handed
''pipe of peace" which has been given
to each class to its succeeding class for
many years. In presenting 1t Preset
dent Barlow declared that it was an
emblem of good luc kand should be
treasured by each class into whose
possession / fell.
MISS vANcoTTS LUNCHEON.
1t was shortly after IL o'clock when
the former students began to assemble
In the largest number. They We're one
and all welcomed TO the Domestic Sci
ence department where Miss Van Colt
and corps of students had luncheon
prepared for a thousand guests. out
in the big square where the admins
tration building Is to be erected Yields
band rendered selections while throngs
of people filed in and out of the various
buildings, looking AT the work on oX-
hihit. and enjoying themselves in meet
ing old acquaintance or luncheing in
small groups on the lawn
Some Of the work on exhibition was
surprising in it's excellence. In the
rest room of the Normal building all
the furniture was designed and huilt
by pupils and 1t was of the finest
quality. In the art rooms examples
of still life drawings were shown. with
few oils and portraits Some of the
students showing talent above tho
average whose work attracted favor
able comment were Delpert Draper of
Sanpete; Miss II Finsler Of Salt Lake;
Miss Mabie Neagle of Toquerville;
Miss Ethel Watts Of ogden; Miss Mel
lie Mehan OF salt Lake; Miss Edna
Cottrell OF Salt Lake and Alex. Goliath
of Salt Lake.
THIS AFTERNOON.
This afternoons program calls for a