The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-09
Talks of The Present. /"

ISOLATION of this institution, 1 bid you
all welcome"
Talks of ''The Present"
The fact that the Farnsworth fam
lily has always been represented in
the student body OF the university
was made a subject for witty COM
ment by the POSTMASTER, as he in
troduced Miss Alice Farnsworth, who
responded to the toast. THE Present"
Miss Farnsworth compared the past
with the present, 90 the great detri-
ment of the old days. saying that al
though Greece had her Olympic con-
tests. all Helena never produced a
football team that could beat Boulder
IL to o. Her final toast was ITO the
best days Of our lives-right now;
and the best place on earth-right
here"
Prof. Joshua II. Paul, in speaking
on Boys Of the Past" said in part:
Few here will remember the Uni
versity of Utah as it was % years ago.
| At that time there were only three
members In the faculty. These stall
wart men taught all of the funda-
mental branches of the university
| education. I have in mind a great
number Of men who have since ap-
| peared in public life who are mem
/ bers Of the old school There is Will
liam Bradford, f. H. Anderson, sam
uel Olden, James NJ. Barlow. Henry
J. Wallace. Brigham II. Roberts and
many others who would fill a long
/ list had 1 the time to mention their
! names. These three men who ham
died the destiny of the students Of
the old day were Joseph B. Toronto.
teacher of Greek. Latin. French. Ger
man, mathematics. astronomy, and
many other branches Of learning
/
score of professors and instructors.
There was President Joseph ].
hlngSbury, teacher of all branches Of
/ physics, chemistry ana history. and
Or. John Park, our able instructor in
all OF the fundamental branches Of
anatomy, physiology. hygiene body
| culture. English rhetoric and a score
OF other subjects. This band Of in
/ structors taught each branch Of
learning with equal thoroughness, and
L may say that It was done with as
/ great aptness as it is at the present
/ time We look back with fond remem-
brances upon the days when Evan
stephens wrote the class songs. and
when he and a few of the other class
members composed the choral society
of the school
we have passed into the age when
educational methods are directed
along the material line and little ref
/ erence is made to the esthetic sub
Jects. look forward to the day when
the choral societies Of old will again
be reconstructed. When the teachers.
professors and instructors will gather
together TO sing the school songs and
when the spirit of music shall enter
into all of the work which is done at
the school Without music there can
| be no harmony Of subjects, and il is
! to the fact that music was one Of the
great principles Of the old school that
l attribute the success made under
such adverse conditions"
WidtsOe Is AppIauded.
The introduction of Dr. J. A. Widt-
soc, president of the Agricultural col
4 lege Of Utah. brought forth a round OF
applause. which testified stronger
than words of the new era of good fell
lowship and spirit of cooperation
which had taken the place of strife
| and iealousies between the two great
educational institutions of the state
| DR.. WidtsOe said ne was willing to
recognize that the University Of Utah
was the head of the educational work
OF the state. and the Agricultural col
lege was content 20 be any other part
of that body, realizing that both were
necessary TO each other.
i In commenting on the cessation Of
the Dlenlllal DNIOIecnnlCS whenever
the question Of consolidation Of the
two colleges was brought up. DR..
Widtsoe said that under present con-
ditiOns both institutions were doing
better work for the general advance
ment of the state. and he paid high
tribute TO the earnest work OF Gov
ernor Spry in bringing about the pres
! ent era of good fellowship. DR.. Kings
bury. he said. had also done excellent
! work along this line and deserved the
thanks Of the people OF the state
Mrs. Susa Y. Gates. responding TO a
toast to Girls of the Past" recalled
interesting "reminiscences Of DIR. Karl
G. NTaeser and DR.. John p. Park. pio-
, neer educators of Utah, and. in COM
pairing the girls Of the past with the
girls of the present. she said that in
the old days the girls married early
and always" while the girls of the
present. she said married late and
occasionally"
William Fl. King. I'm proposing the
toast to The Future was serious
long enough to predict a continuance
of the remarkable growth Of the uni
versity as a factor for the develop
ment of the state. and his prophetic.
: regarding the work that would h.
: performed by the present members ol
the faculty we're given In the speaker
best style.
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