Show STUDENT LIFE pects and most beautiful scenery of his own State concluding with extending an invitation to all to visit the Portland Exposition of 1905 Hon F J Kiesel of Ogden was the next speaker His remarks were all in praise of Cache Valley and his original song composed en route from Ogden was very well rendered Moses Thatcher was introduced as the pioneer of this section He described Logan as it first appeared 15 to him and how Cache Valley had been made to blossom as a rose was closed by The speech-makin- g a few well chosen words of thanks by Hon John Henry Smith The procession of carriages was soon on its way to the depot and at 4 130 the special train pulled out for Ogden Among our distinguished guests were Prof Fortier Mr J S Baker and Arthur Stover formerly of the Agricultural College New Members of the Paculty Capt Henrv D Stver The Military Department of our College is exceptionally fortunate this year in having at its head Capt Styer of the 13th U S Infantry Capt Styer was born in Bucks Co Pennsylvania where he received his early education He was a member of the class of ’82 at Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster PennHe dissylvania during 1878-7- 9 continued work here and entered the U S Military Academy at West Point in June 1880 On graduating four years later he was appointed second lieutenant in the 21st Infantry serving in Utah and Wyoming until 1891 At that time he was promoted to first lieutenant in the 13th Infantry and ordered to Indian Territory From 1892 to ’96 he held a position as Prof of Military Science and Tactics in the Agricultural From here he College of Utah was ordered to Fort Niagara N Y where he served for two years In 1898 he was promoted to Captain and in May of the following year went to the Philippines On returning to the United States in 1902 he was stationed in San Francisco Harbor remaining there until ordered to our institution last June A man of such thorough training and actual service as Capt Styer we feel sure will bring our Military Department to a state of perfection before the present school year closes Derr E Wilson Professor Albert E Wilson who recently assumed the chair of Modern Languages in the A C U comes to the institution in the prime of his life after three decades of varied and valuable experience He is a native of Nebraska but re- 7X1 |