| Show THE lOl imro ACADEMY the closing of alie birst term of the fourteenth academic year of the brigham academy last friday witnessed abe most successful epoch as yet in the history of that of learning it anut be n of great satisfaction and hi to dr karl GL capsor to sen that the seed sown by him in h years ago is bearing such rich fruit and ho must take great comfort in this knowledge at times it has seemed as though his great hopes would never bo realized but with a faith that never permits of doubt arid that nover knows what obstacles aro he has gone to work depending upon the arm of him to whom ho haa always looked for strength and in ivhon ho has never been disappointed disappoint od would our space permit of it we would gladly publish tho whole of the report but wo herewith give a few of tho prominent parts of it which will enable the reader to comprehend the status of tho academy and tho over unswerving faith of the over hopeful principal ethcie have been registered during the term students tills number exceeds alie attendance at the same term of last year by 25 making this the largest attendance since the lire the normal department consisting of 97 students has exceeded the number of alie previous year by 40 thus reaching an attendance as unexpected as it is unprecedented dented testifying to the high in which ita labors are held among alie people the great demand for teachers during the fall of aliis year compelled alie release of several of the though not prepared to take positions in church and to act as teachers in alie district schools all have had practical work either teaching classes or attending occasionally casio nally to repetition work the general board of education has the brigham young academy as the latter day saints normal college not only on account of the large number of students st tending its normal department but also because by far the greatest majority or all its church school principals ai i teachers are graduates of this institution and alu B Y academy is the pioneer and prototype of all recently started church schools this circumstance imposes up on the board of trustees and the faculty the utility of making continued axe tion in order not only to maintain its present standing in this capacity but to prepare also for alie greater demands which tho future with its educational developments will make upon it the theological work has been conducted as heretofore and all alio students ranging from alie deacon to tho high priest have had ample opportunity to magnify their calling the non members ami lay have albo lud duties to perform several baptisms confirmations and ordinations have been attended to alie students from outside of provo wore distributed in fafty ono boarding places and i sited in weekly by appointed visitors who made their reports at the meetings the church school organization of which alie B Y academy ia a part lias since alie last public examination entered upon alio mccond year of its existence and consists already of three colleges nineteen stake academies and live latter day saints seminaries isi which at present over students receive their training this is rejoicing and for thanksgiving unto alie bod of israel who lias added to alie primaries schools and mutual improvement associations another agency to prepare alie youth of zion for the great future in the closing remarks professor maeser says tims closes alio brot term of the four academic year in a condition ot progress nud augers well for the future like a banyan tree eliat spreads its branches far and wide to take roots for themselves alie B Y academy has been of late similar institutions springing up throughout zion conducted by its pupils organized after its pattern and united with it by oe spirit having in view the same aims and being under the same paternal care of the great authorities of the church if our struggles in the past have not been in vain if our faith in the stability of the B Y academy has been verified by its prosperity if our hope for the future development is resting on sub ground let us give thanks and ory to him who has been with this in ution throughout all the changing scenes of its existence and will not forsake it if the board and faculty will serve him in sincere and in truth |
