Show TWO LECTURES Prof Whiting at the TJnivcrsity and Prof Marshall at Hie I B S College At the university laboratory last evening Professor Whiting delivered his last lecture on the course his subject sub-ject being Mammals The speaker began his lecture by stating that mammals occupy the highest high-est place in nature accorded to animal life The one distingu shing feature of the animal is the presence of the mammary mam-mary glands which furnish the milk whereby the young are nournished These glands are probably greatly modified sebaceous glands and the milk which they secrete still has much in common with the oily fluid secreted by the unmodified sebaceous glands As feathers of some kind are always found on birds so some kind of hair is always found on mammals From a geological standpoint mammals mam-mals represent the last developed of the classes of vertebrates So far as is now known the order of development develop-ment of the classes of vertebrates has been fishes amphibians reptiles birds and mammals Almost all of the mammals possess greater or less powers pow-ers of discrimination and memory From the fundamental powers they form judgments and conclusions and most of them are capable of love hate and aversion These qualities which are found in almost all mammals are especially developed in a few and thus they are fitted to serve man as domestic do-mestic animals and in this way they have played an important part in civilization The benefit however has not wholly been on the side of man A study of the past furnishes proof that vast numbers of animals which once lived have perished but so far as we know not one form which has been domesticated has become extinct So in the animal world as in the human world the meek shall inherit the earth Among closely related domestic animals ani-mals it is interesting to note how the structure of each proclaims his original home The horse and donkey are first cousins but one the horse originally lived on the plains while the donkey lived in the mountains To the horse good eyes were of the utmost importance import-ance for his view was unobstructed while the best of eyes would be of little value to the donkey as the mountains moun-tains would prevent his seeing very far To him ears were more important import-ant than eyes to the horse the reverse is true and we find each provided for in a way that best suits his needs The voice of the donkey which is not especially admired in the city is a magnificent voice for the mountains Prof Marshalls Lecture The students or the Latterday Saints college were addressed last evening by Professor Marshall his subject being the benefits derived from studying English literature One of the great problems to be solved is how to become happy But there is more than the body in which the spirit or the soul dwells and our object should be in the view of educating edu-cating the soul to happiness and not only for the purpose of sustaining the body It is a worthy ambitions to achieve riches but this wealth should be applied for the benefiting of himself him-self and associates Education is a training to obtain means of benefiting and making happy ourselves and companions com-panions The professor spoke of the necessity of reading books if we would become great Children should be filled with a de 5re and love for good books and this must be done by being wise in giving the the right kind of books that are adapted to their minds You may destroy this desire by giving a young mind books containing thoughts too deep for the child to digest No man can travel intelligently without he be well read We may visit great and noted cities become acquainted with great and noble men but what are they to us if we do not understand their history Through the agency of books we may become acquainted and associate with the greatest minds the world has known through this same agency men may benefit the people of ages after them as well as those tof their own generation Professor Marshall closed his interesting inter-esting lecture by exhorting all to read much Do not stop with just enough education to gain a living Walter Durrant offered the benediction benedic-tion On account of the disagreeable weather there was but a small audience audi-ence to appreciate the very enjoyable and beneficial lecture |