Show LG SOCIETIES TI Ballot Reform THE initiative meeting of the Library course of lectures was vas held in the Art 4 t Gallery last Friday evening President f t Kingsbury presided and after calling I the assembly to order introduced Judge Judd udd w who o lectured on II Ballot Reform f The gentleman spoke about one hour to toa I a large and appreciative audience giving giving ff ing a briet brief outline of the political history history history his his- tory of our country from the s signing gning of ot It the Declaration of Independence to the I present time A good government is the highest t. t R thought of civilization When the thirteen thirteen thirteen thir thir- s teen colonies of the United States threw a off the yoke of English control they xa I found themselves without a government l but the people immediately went to tor tov r v work and formed one based upon a solid foundation and following the grand ideas of Thomas Jefferson the government formed was vested in three departments the departments the Executive the Legis Legis- and the Judicial each one of which should execute the power delegated delegated delegated dele dele- gated to it but to have no authority in carrying out the sway of the other two ordinate co-ordinate powers In England the sovereign control was vested in a king but in our country it was vested in the people and from that time on it was to be a government forand forand for forand and by the people We have today four forty-four states each with a government formed after the plan of the Constitution of the United States The two harmonize and run in such symmetrical order that we have thought it the highest type of civilization The responsibility of our government rests upon the people for no officer can obtain obtain obtain ob ob- tain a commission but by the ballot box where we all have a say There is n nothing thing so detrimental to the advancement of a people as a poor poo government Give the people a good government and they they are happy and contented It is the governed who govern and therefore an intelligent vote is necessary But our ballot box is monopolized by the Slum scum of Europe Our election laws are so loose th that at any and everybody is led up to the box where his vote is cast The ballot reform is the reform of the people and if the government is to be preserved the ballot box must also be saved The future of our government rests upon the future intelligence of the people Vote with a view to preserve your nation and to 10 make happiness Dont Don't Dont pay so much attention to method but look to the uplifting of patriotism and the refinement of morals In addition to the lecture there was wasa a vocal solo by Miss Eva and a and piano selection bythe bythe by bythe the Ernest Nichols and Karl Miss has a sweet contralto voice and her song won hearty and enthusiastic applause Mr Nichols and Mr are experts in their line and the recall and double encore they received spoke well for the popularity popularity popularity larity of the Brothers' Brothers Ballroom Ballroom Ballroom Ball Ball- room Orchestra of which they are mem mem- bers THE revised constitution n of the N Normal Normal Nor Nor- ormal or- or mal read before that society last Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day is one of the best codes for the government of an organization of this kin kind that we have yet heard THE Utah Uta Mat Mathematical alic L Society will not meet next Friday evening as before announced Owing to the Thanksgiving holiday it has been postponed for one week IT Ii will be 7 30 p. p pm p.m. m. m at the Zeta Gamma Garno Gam Garn- ma next time The eight o'clock scheme o didn't work Moss and McGhie failed to put in an appearance and Moffat forgetting himself came down to meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing about 7 pm p.m. and had to wait around for nearly an ho hour r. r But the Zeta Gamma Gam Gam- ma program notwithstanding the blank was well craned out The debate te Resolved Resolved Resolved Re solved that the arid lands of Utah should be granted to the Territory to aid in inthe inthe the he cause of education was argued by Moffat and Riter for the affirmative affirmative affirmative Larsen and Poulsen taking the negative An affirmative decision was rendered Mr then rendered a song in his best manner after which Mr Dunyon read an interesting interesting interesting inter inter- esting paper on the Amazon River NEXT Thursday is Thanksgiving and andin andin andin in consequence there will be only three days of school this week Friday also being a holiday After the classes are over on Wednesday lets let's throw off all worry and care and in the evening make makei i merry a few hours of our freedom by dancing to sweet strains of music On that night the Delta Phi initiates its series of grand balls for the season 4 All have been made and a pleasant time can be anticipated LL by all who intend going o A few tickets remain unsold which can be obtained by calling on on any member member member mem mem- ber of the committee A MISTAKE unavoidably crept into our columns in our account of Prof Whiting's Whitings Whitings Whiting's Whitings Whiting's Whit Whit- ings ing's lecture given before the N Normal ormal l Society One of the schools of thought K r I Iwas w was given as the sophist It should 1 Ij have been the solipsist st. s We gladly make 5 this correction in justice to the le lecturer t AN address entitled The Future of f Salt Lake City was delivered by Mr Hoopes at the meeting of the Delta Phi last Monday night The gentleman in his remarks paid a handsome tribute to the Utah pioneers The boys then had hada a rare tr treat at A declamation contest was wason on the program the contestants contestants being 1 Driggs Stewart and Bradford The prize offered to the winner was f. f Scotts Scott's Lady of the Lake Mr Driggs Driggs' Driggs g recited The Blacksmiths Blacksmith's Story a little tale of love The pretty gentleman was never heard to better advantage ir He was followed by Mr Stewart who delivered one of orations on America Mr Bradford's recitation t 1 The Suffering and Destiny of the Pilgrims was rendered in a mild but i beautiful manner Mr St Stewart wart carried t q off the honors The gentleman though i had a misunderstanding as to what the f prize was and when handed a volume ot of The Lady of the Lake he looked 1 r rup up in surprise and remarked that if that was the kind of lady he had been working so hard for he didn't want it Driggs and Bradford had the same idea both thinking that if they won the contest contest contest con con- j test the they would have a partner for the Delta Phi ball to be given Thanksgiving eve We are sorry bo boys s but circumstances circumstances circum circumstances circum- circum stances alter cases AT Ai the Normal last Friday afternoon Mr opened the program with a a lecture on the Art of Question Question- handled the sub- sub ing ing The gentleman in a manner is- is The question II Resolved that it is a mistake in charity to give to a street beggar was well argued by four of the members All the debaters brought forward forward forward for for- ward sound and logical arguments butY but Y the best address was given by Miss Connelly colleague for the affirmative The decision of the judges was 3 tive fir THE German Club met at Miss Hydes Hyde's last Saturday night During the evening a number of interesting stories stories' were related No one is is allowed to speak in English which makes it a little hard for those who are talkative Y especially if they do not understand fi German Gernian thoroughly enough to be conversant conversant conversant con con- versant in it The object of this society s is to improve the conversational powers in this language u. u |