Show STUDENT LIFE propriated $12500 for the establishment of five or more experimental farms in different counties of the state for the purpose of determining the varieties of grains grasses etc that may be profitably grown on dry or arid farms During the past year besides the formal establishment by the board of trustees of the five schools before mentioned a more thorough organisation of the different departments of the College has been effected During the past few years a great number of students have applied for work in music desiring to devote a few hours each week to this work along with the work of their regular college courses To meet this demand the board of trustees at a meeting held on Tune 9 established a department of music Professor J A Anderson of Salt Lake City who in addition to his training in Utah has spent between six and seven years in the best conservatories in Europe was employed as instructor in this department Other instructors will be employed before the opening of the College in September There have been in attendance at the College during the past year 545 students representing nineteen different counties of Utah and the states of Idaho Arizona Indiana Massachusetts Missouri New Mexico Oregon Pennsylvania and Wyoming together with the Dominion of Canada The present graduating class is the largest in the history of the institution Of Utah the counties of Cache Box Elder Wayne Millard Piute Sevier and Carbon are represented and the states of Idaho Wyoming and Indiana Notwithstanding the fact that the College comprises eighteen different buildings there will be erected during the summer several new ones in addition to 167 the remodeling and fitting up of different parts of the main building A number of additional rooms will be provided for the department of Domestic Science and Arts For the work in Mechanic Arts there will be an extension built to the forge room 46x34 feet and a cariagge room 36x36 feet a foundry 36x36 feet a power house 18x20 feet and an engineering laboratory 30x50 feet The south wing of the main builidng will be remodeled the small chapel being fitted up for class and laboratory owrk Provision will be made in the south basement for the work in geology and mineralogy The new cattle barn will be finished and a piggery and poultry building will be constructed at a cost of about $5000 In 0 addition to all these improvements will be expended which will add greatly to the facilities for thorough and efficient work throughout all the departments of the institution $15-00- o Dramatic Recital The dramatic recital of May 29th given by Miss Moench introducing her pupils Miss Annie Edwards Miss Cynthia Hill Miss Hazel Love and Miss Zella Smart was enjoyed by faculty students and a host of friends The large auditorium was artistically decorated with ferns and drapings and for two hours was the scene of unusual grace Miss Moench introand pleasantry duced the young ladies taking part defining their sphere not as finished masters but as intelligent beginners in their All acquitted themselves chosen field well and reflected credit on themselves their instructor and all connected with their appearance The pieces themselves were not extremely difficult but their presentation was finished to a noticeable degree While all did well friends were especially delighted in the work of Miss |