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Show Geography, two classes, Hgiene, Singing and Drawing, making twelve classes, ten of which recite daily. The students arc enrolled: In the Academic Department, 14; in the Intermediate Department, 18; a total of 32. Males 14; females, 18. Each day's exercises are opened and closed with prayer. These devotions de-votions themselves inspire a serene influence throughout the day. Every Monday evening a review of the week's work in Theology is taken. Fast meetings are also observed. On Wednesday afternoon a General Gener-al Theology class is held, when discourses, dis-courses, lectures, essays, songs, etc.. are delightfully rendered. To witness wit-ness these exercises, which reflect the real standing of the students, do we cordially invite our patrons ; and friends. The Normal Class, now organ-, organ-, ized, promises to give entire satis- faction, and meets our highest ex- , j pectations. j ! Music lessons on the organ arc j being given. The teacher reports j three students registered and pro- i greasing satisfactorily. j Tt is half an education to create j a desire for reading good books. j I The Principal desires to report1 that ho lias contributed to the Academy ten volumes as a commencement com-mencement of an Academy Library, a much desired acquisition to our school. He has also contributed between thirty and forty Geological Geologi-cal specimens, witli a few sea -shells, as a beginning for a cabinet, this with a hope that others having books and specimens, which otherwise other-wise may never coinr into use, m ay be 1 1 1 -iced at our d i s osa 1 . (f'nntimif'il on nfjl fiaqr..) PRINCIPAL'S REPORT. To tlie 1'j-fsltlout ftml Members of the St nbo Hoard at Education, Dear Brethren: With those exercises ex-ercises you have just witnessed closes the first term of the fourth year of the Box Elder Stake Academy-According to announcement, school opened August 31st. and has continued uninterruptedly to this date, save three days vacation i on account of Conference. There were present on the opening open-ing day, tha Principal and one instructor, in-structor, fourteen students, a representative of the Board and visitors. After the opening exercises, encouraging en-couraging remarks were made, and explanations given, when the students stu-dents repaired to their departments depart-ments and ere organized into clas.es. In the Academic Depirtment they were enrolled in the following follow-ing classes: Theology (Hist, of the Bible), Grammar, Rhetoric. Arithmetic, two classes. Elocution, Theory of Teaching. Logic, Penmanship, U. S. History, Physical Geography, Phvsiology. Orthography and Drawing, making fourteen in all, eleven of which recite daily. In the Intermediate Department, under charge of Instructor Oscar Vance, they were enrolled in the following classes: Book of Mormon, Theology, Grammar, two classes. Arithmetic, t wo I'lasS' S. Read i ML', t wo rlnsses. i kind consideration of li'.:r health ' i and general welfare. j "As evidence iif tli; sincerity of, our appreciation, we ri "-si ro i add ; another of our daughters io the; number of your pupils. Miss . I Furthermore, it may not serin amiss i to inform you that you. with vour ! aids, are ever held in grateful re- i memhrance in our dady prayers ! tlial you may be biased and pro?- ! peivd in your la bm-s. i ' ''Sincerely and gratefully. "Your SisM-r in the Gospel. I i ' j ! (From Ogdn, Oet. i'-ith, 1 SO 1 . j j It has been uppermost in our j j minds to cultivate in the students j j the spirit of the gospel and a" love j fur the truth that will make them i good citizens and faithful worker? 1 in the Kingdom of God. ; Resjieot fully, j I Your Hro. li, th.-i Gospel of Christ, j t 1 I j Angus Valine, j OH. oOth, J 80 1 . j (.'f)itt)r.ii-l friiin. t'!rl ;'') They would be thankfully received and donor's name will be placed up"U our school record!'. By permission of the Hoard, there hfis been fitted up in a vacant room, a private laboratory in which are chemicals, etc., together with the necessary physical apparatus appa-ratus fr demonstrating analytical chemistry; thirty geological; a feu; zoological specimens, and three in-eci-buxes containing choice sjnei-meus, sjnei-meus, together with colleeling apparatus, appa-ratus, and an almost com plot-' skeleton, all placed by instructor Oscar Vance at the disposal of the students free of charge. A trip to the mountains has resulted in a iweful collection of botanical specimen, speci-men, iilso. These helps are made almost daily use of in the regular school work. We feel assured, hy the awakening awaken-ing interest and the amount of work accomplished, that much g -.od has been done this term. The studies arc made progressive; progress-ive; the students love their work, and there is existing a kindly folding fold-ing between students and teachers. As evidence of this, further th:m w ha t mny 1 c w i tnessed da i 1 y i n our gatherings. I qu te from a letter let-ter received from one of our patrons enly a few days ago. ' Angus Vance, Dear Brother. ''While our daughter was with us during Conference vacation, she informed us of your kindness to her in assisting her with her studies; we were surprised at her progress for she had pearcely any schooling pevious io becoming one of your pnpdn. "As her parents, we deem it . mil duty as well as pleasure to make this acknowledgment, though words can r A express our heartfelt heart-felt thank.-" and gratitude for your |