Show v I r hectares es and Entertainments p f The University Boys will also give a grand ball in Y Youngers Younger's hall on the evening evening even eyen- ing of April The Delta Phi Society will give its last grand ball of the season in in the U University University Uni Uni- building on the evening of April Professor Olsons Olson's s full quadrille band will furnish music for the occasion Lieutenant W Wrights Wright's lecture last Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- on the subject Modern Arms and Armament contained a considerable amount of valuable information concerning concerning concerning concern concern- ing the arms used in modern warfare and gave a very good idea of the improvements improvements improvements improve improve- ments made by the United States in war apparatus The first turret iron-clad iron monitor designed in 1862 by John Erickson Erick- Erick son was described and its action fully ex ex- The modern war ship was also carefully described and the important features illustrated illustrated illus mus- by drawings The various ki kinds s of ammunition used in firing these heavy guns and the improvements made in armor plates from the time the first factory was wt was built in 1881 up to the present time received re rec received re- re c ived the careful attention of the speak speaker Now by the addition to the best steel of f from 3 to 5 per cent nickel we have havea a plate which cannon ball cannot penetrate te The use to which electricity is being put t was spoken of and the statement venture ventured that the time will Ul soon come when elec electricity ei electricity elec- elec will produce as great changes in inthe inthe n the art of war as it has in other directions When the CHRONICLE scribe sauntered into room 28 last Friday at a little after 3 o'clock he found the members of the N Normal Nor Nor- 01 mal society in their usual predicament predicament-at at ata a loss of something to do A debate w was s sC scheduled l to take place but the main participants participants par par- t w were re detained in an examination and the members present whiled away the by bv by trying to get Set persons to sing w who ho i had had never sung a song in their lives It 1 l' l seems s ms to be be getting an important feature of the N Normal m meetings to spend at least leasta a half hour every Friday in this silly fili fili- Can not the members of that Society think of some other way to spend an extra half hour After the tardy members had arrived the following program was carried out St Stump mp speech Mr Wickersham Review of Current News Mr Mc Mc- Donald Song Miss Ida Bates Debate Resolved That That- the idea that education is valuable only as as s it gives s pleasure is wrong Affirmative Mr Moss and Miss Gillet Negative Mr N. N Larsen and Miss Van The judges decided decided de de- in favor of the affirmative The most interesting lecture yet given in the series at the University was the one last Friday evening when Prof T T. B. B Lewis of Ogden spoke on the subject Is civilization a advancing in iii the United States In beginning beginning Prof Lewis said that the minds of the as young were more plastic than the older ones one he was always careful not to say anything to them which might lead them in the wrong direction He then spoke of the trial of th the assassin of President Garfield and the order and justice which attended the trial was an in indication indication indication in- in of advancing civilization But on the other hand the story of the negro who was tortured by hot irons by a body Hoody of citizens some time ago in Texas was related re re- and this was an indication that it was not advancing The increase in the number num- num 1 J her ber of newspapers in locomotives in the acquisition of territory within the last hundred years was spoken of and by this test the Professor thought our om country was making gigantic strides in civilization But are the individual persons who compose compose compose com com- pose the unit are they advancing intellectually intellectually intel intel- morally and physically The Professor dwelt at length on this subject and drew the distinction between a human 1 animal and a man Sullivan being a typical atypical specimen of the former The dying out of superstition in this country was treated upon and it was no I longer believed what the mothers in the South had taught their their children children before the civil war that John Quincy Adams when with uplifted hands he showed to the House of Representatives a petition signed by many thousands praying for the abolition abolition abolition tion of slavery was struck down by the hand of God for advocating abolition Prof Lewis then spoke about the colleges throughout the United States and raised the question Have the students of to-day to as noble a desire to gain an education as they had ad a century ago The training of the physical to the neglect of the intellectual intellectual intel intel- was a sad feature among many of our colleges Prof Lewis said that it should be the aim of every person to acquire acquire acquire ac ac- quire property as it develops individuality One should not necessarily strive to become become become be be- come a million are but should become wealthy enough that in his declining years he may may have leisure and then should labor for the benefit of his fellow men In conclusion the Professor said that our University had a great and noble work before before before be be- fore it and he hoped the day was not far distant when all counties in this Territory would have an academy and at the completion completion completion com- com 1 of work in these academies the j i student may step immediately into our Freshman class He was listened to with intense interest and was tendered a hearty 1 vote of thanks for his able effort k |