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Show NEWS FROM PROVO. Commtitiuul ti.ro.. of Hrlgham Yeoua; Aelenij Nut.. and rttioitli. Special eorrespoiidenr to The Time. , The commencement exercise of the Hrigham Young academy were largely attended and the assembly room was beautifully decorated. Long before the time set for the opening of the exercise exer-cise the room was packed. Among the visitors were Apostle Lvmau, Presidents Presi-dents Suioot, CiulT and John, Bishop Packard of Springville, Superintendent E, A. Wilson aud G. II. Brimhall. The opening speech was mado by Claw President Richard Lyman. Acting Principal Benjamin Chill' read the principal' report which was a very long oue and relloctod great credit on the school as well as the different' teachers. The different department have been in charge of the following teachers: Prof. II. A. Anderson, preparatory department; Miss Amy Brown, primary department; Prof. N. L. Nelson, intermediate inter-mediate department; Prof. Jos. H. Koeler, academic department; Prof. Benjamin Clull', normal department. These teachcis have been very ably assisted by Messrs. Kmil Malsor, Kmil B. Isgreen, A. L. Booth, II. A. Anderson Ander-son aud Kichard K. Lyiuau. The music department has been under the direction of Prof. Henry K. Giles and Miss Ottilie Maeser. Mr. K. S. Hit) k loy was awarded a "B. Y. A." monogram cut from a silver dollar, and executed and donated by Mr. Dallas odd, a prominent jeweler of Provo, he having obtained the highest high-est per cent of any graduate. Mr. Charles Jensen was awarded the gift of Mr. L. A. Wilson which was one years tuition to the normal department, lie, having obtained the highest per cent over ail those in the junior class. It is the intention of the board of faculty to establish n keuder gartcn about the 22dofJune. ' William Robert as superintendent of the Provo street railway has resigned. Great praise i due Mr. Robert for many favor shown the publio, while the road loses a good man, they have a bonanza in Colonel C. 1). Moore, who has been appointed to fill the vacancy. The social given at the Methodist church by the ladies of that parish was a diccess. As A. D. Sutton and F. M. Samuel-son, Samuel-son, jr., were driving to American Fork to attend the firemen's ball their horse became frightened and started to run and collided with a bujrgy occupied by a gentleman, his wife and baby. The baby wa thrown under the buggy ( and the horse on top of that. Forlu-nately Forlu-nately no one was seriously injured, Superintendent L'nderhill, of the woolen mills, is the happiest man in town. His family has arrived from the east and intend to stay. The members of Story Lodge A. F. and A. M. are making preparations for their excursion to the lake next Wednesday. The Democratic club of this place will have a mass meeting on Friday next. This club is composed of about sixty five members, with A. D. Gash, president and James II. Wallis of the Dispatch, secretary. The republicans here have taken no steps toward organizing a club. |