Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-15
Students Make the Morning Air Ring
With Yclls and Bells and Strains
or the Student Band.

To-day is Founders day at the l.. D.
s. university. That is why there was
so much in the way of school yells,
footing of horns. ringing of bells, ana
what not, in the upper part of town
this morning.
The day opened with the usual his
torical march. Beginning on the cam
pus, the column. two and a half blocks
long, marched past President Liinds
residence on West Temple street, where
the students chcered and sang; then
west on First North past the old Sew
entcenth ward chapel and the place
where the Ellerbeck building stood,
both at one time homes of the school:
after that, south on Second West and
east on South Temple, past the Tem-
plcton building. the two top tloors OF
which were once occupied bH the L. y.
s.: thence down State street past the
Social hall the first home: and finally
by the Lion House back to the campus
n gain where the entire school formed
into the letter 81 and had n photo
graph taken At every old home the
students formed four columns deep and
gave their yells, cheers, and songs.
IMPRESSIVE PROGRAM.
AT II o'clock the school, with q large
number of its friends filled the Barratt
hall and listened to program of song
and speech.
Bishop Iverson. former student OF
the institution, made a short address.
most of which was In reference 10 inc
founders of the school, The hrst SEES
sion opened "a years ago this morning,
the speaker said, "n the basement of
the Social hall. on State street. me
men who were Instrumental IN round.
ing 1t we are indebted to. everyone OF
us who has ever been sharer In the
influences that have always prevailed
here. W. b. Dougall. I believe. has the
honor of being the father of the institu-
ton, But there came n time, SOL am
told, when 1t bore the symptoms OF
death, when 1t was very appropriately
handed over to President Joseph r.
TAYLOR. who was then an undertaken.
He saw, however, that there were signs
OF life in it. He raised 1t from the
dead, as 1t were, and 50 may be called
Its mother.
The bishop paid high tribute to the
founders of the school and the teach
ers under whose supervision the L.. d.
s. university had progressed to It's pres
ent high standing.
William A. Morton also made n short
address. in which he urged the neces.
sity of earning success, victory. but not
at the expense of others.
PRIEST A., II. LUND. 5
President Lund spoke briefly on the
purpose Of assocatinG religion |, ana
secular education In the establisn-
ment of the Latter-day Saints'funi-
versity. provision had been made for
giving its students a wellrounded edu-
cation. The person who has been
trained only physically and mentally
liz not completely trained. Religion Is
as necessary, to say the least. as secu-a
lar knowledge of whatsoever sort.
acknowledge" President Eund con-
tinued, lis said to be power, Wisdom,
r think, rather than knowledge, Is
power. The traveller in Africa who
knew there was to be an eclipse OF the
moon, made use of this knowledge to
Brighten the natives into giving MIN
the necessary food. The knowledge on
his part of this scientific fact was not
in itself a power. II was the applca-
ton of this knowledge to a given pur-
pose that constituted power.
The musical part of the program had
been especially prepared. The Ladies,
chorus of the school sang ave Maria"
the Male chorus, HAIL Alma Mater
and the school. THE Gold and Blue
William e. Give played violin solo.
and Miss Irma Snow piano solo. The
invocation was offered by Patriarch
Angus NJ. Cannon. and the bcnediction
by Elder Joseph L. Taylor.
After the meeting. luncheon was
served to the several hundred people
present. amid the deafening whistle,
bell. and horn, with occasional yells
and school songs.
Later In the afternoon the students
and their friends repaired to the new
gymnasium. where the various classes
engaged in games and contests.
1. J,tp1, ,rn lntpndnI
given tonight will be given on the eve
ming of the 23rd, just before Thanksgiv-
Ing recess.