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Show mm INSTITUTE QPE16 TAKES PUCE Y. Jl. C. A. Night School Has Enrollment Much Larger Than Last Year. The oponiug of tho Y. M. C. A. Evening Ev-ening Iustituto was held in tho headquarters head-quarters of that organization, on Stato and First. South, Tuesduy ovening at S:30. This marks tho occond yoar of tho institute iu tho now building, and tho oponing was mado interesting by several good addresses by prominent educators of this and othor States. A largo audionco was present and domou-stratod domou-stratod its appreciation by generous applause. ap-plause. Music was furnished by a mandolin and guitar orchestra. One of tho first to speak wan President Robert. 0. French, of tho eastern Oregon State Norman school. Othors who mado addresses ad-dresses wore President Joscnh T. Kingsbury, Kings-bury, of tho Uixivorpity ot Utah, and Secretary Oscar Tj. Cox, of tho Y. M. 0. A. W. V. Rice, president of tho American Mining company, and also of tho Y. M. C. A., was to havo mado an address, but was uuablo to be present pres-ent on account of illness. Fifteen of tho instituto instructors woro seated on tho platform, and all wero introduced to the audionco. Tho instituto starts out under tho most favorablo circumstances. Tho enrollment enroll-ment up to 0:30 Tuesday ovening numbered num-bered 143 students, and man3' moro aro expected to corao. in, as the timo for enrollment is not limited. This is a much larger number of students , thau was eurollod on oponing night last year. All of thoso interested in tho iiiBtituto aro enthusiastic over tho outlook, and somo good results aro expected from this year's work. |