Show exercises at the B ST toyS Aca dedicates ami B Y buildt SPEAKERS historical sketch of tho institution ution and the labors of dr earl G maeser farewell address tha new enchain youn academy building lg aka of the hun ardi wk today to attend the exercise ex ercie and leu bercio the bercic Bery ic rai A f walking around the build ing and parking in arm ui the highest of the beautiful th building buil dinc i located in the north abt fatt ef the city J and K aud aad Bt on a fall city il ock owned by the tra steea with bricle and trimmed with atone the are feet height ef walla 50 feet to of tear 1 I feet to the vane the ragib athanaa anaa IB on the vest aide nude tho to leads through isu n bats alia lari hall which jul rf th ahnin nin the contre of atie bail dint tte from north to south jar the eutra uee ani to miny part of tho arch the inscription B T AO ademy 1891 il cut in ali araj tri from alie boutu ur wait pax luto the baom n tha belt anil the acom on aft and aleo into tha jiin biall there ia also an entrance to the main lall fioti the north and an entrance an open court on the east aide of lie building aiuto a larg froni which of lead 10 the cond lury alis vestibule alao bonnecia con necia jtb the aidin hall co tha building can ba of in a chort time if it bauld bikoma feces on the airet u or ar the awing ooma booma B the principals onic tho 0 effiec room of iti iena intermediate depari aul A B two recitation bouma bloxk reemi etc on the second floor is the assembly room feet az teet to ceilius the over this part af the building is supported by 4 aion columns 24 feet long this room id escalated to hold all the for devotional and other decides the assembly room here are on this floor th cul lagi ate academic A and academic H T departments a music room and a ladie room ane hight i of rooms in both is 18 et to cailini cei lini la the attic there if one lare room feet 15 feet to eeling eeli nr lighted irons above this will make a rine rouia lor drawing and other requiring jia extry amount of t there 13 albu paca in it thay are bebej Be deJ li bene farnic bed in tuv mablea tha 12 feet to beilin ce ilin the lut acim to have used these rooms for a boarding house but this idea mas abid the room will be used IT cee tho boore ara luid mih ay iy luch ton fo and oregon giua aad on atop of tin a fl or of inch maple is la id ahe lalla and are with while oak tubre is no room in the entire buil diDt bat what receive d durion the any tha ia lighted with alectria aty and boated with hut air the indirect of radiation asin tha jot ir ia in a room and fram thera forred through pipea to all roomi in the building ana present capacity is intended to accommodate atu denta and by adding more fana the plant IB large enough t heat rooms for liviu ech oo 00 cubic feet ul air fu pant waa it ja ajr Ii daie fe ant ul silt s LAC city at A ait oit ajo atie bp and lawns and will take the place of and weeda and other d crib now covering it don carlos ia the architect OIT DB dr daener hn for the bangham youn hau ny other man and u brief al loketch ot bis life and his with the academy is herewith hare with given karl gottfried maesar was born in aien in the kingdom of saxony january 16 1828 his parents were johana T and cohanne C liea r H a ather aa foreman of atie and frnk printing department oi toe dresden china factory he attended the parochial school till h eleven years of agethen ag ewhen ha became blind and was unable te for tight upon regaining bid yigal he private tc and at the ag af nr en tutored the gymnasium chule callene cal lepe of the croaa in dresden Dres dan where he studied for two years after which he waa admitted to ache cormal college in friedrichstadt Friedrich stadt dresden where be graduated four years later ay 20 1848 the following three he ann idlor in bom grotestan fair 5 ri taj chrt ino v callei 0 o a h in the birti chool m Def defoi ti sl ne year a id hlf choti ho w a a of taff budich institute f Ur eiden hatie married in the mean lima the daughter cf hia former principal he embraced the grapel october being baptized baptised sed by F D ricaard Ric bard and elder was the oue baptized baptised sed aiato iato abu church iu that tie id a branch of the church in his native land but was obliged ta leave for england with hia family and onie 0 I 1 v relations in the u lo 10 6 bruera he labored in lan lu adjuring arvi ioa ah until june 1857 vh n he taitu ins family went to whom ha arrived on aly ird the first night on american soil me ul un children didd he passed until february 1858 a time of and sifter which he acted a position as teacher in charles Lh arles city virginia where ha became intimately acquainted aith the Prad ident john taylar alose younger hi dren he instructed on the piano in iun bof the bame gearha was oy r B H then president of ohp eastern preside over the philadelphia conference and hla two years labora ia that capacity be had the privilege of travelis with and la borine of prea idena george Q cannain Cann cin in emigrated to zion buying caara of a company of au far ae K eb and from on to U ati acting as chap am of a the captaincy af Pd john amith in november tol lowin aei commenced his as teacher in tho war dball lak city laboring lab orinK at first sheier many dig anyan tayeB n account f his imperfect imper fec jae of the language and hia different dif Terent melli president bant aai had hie attention brwn to he poor taucher at an early aye and s on instructed him to take of the kioa academy in the ward salt laka city arom by the oli citation of bi chop john be went to the tw eueleth ward aud organized a jaminar minar sa bruich was attended by student from almost every ward in the city in 1864 president failed him to take chare of the president school which ho conducted until 1867 when he went on a mission to switzerland Swit aerland and while presiding pre aiding over that mission he corn dj the pub of a german paper called dr stern which still flourishing and published the first german hymn book of the ly all the original hymns beina of liis 0 wn or translations t aei latter day sainta hymna home in charge of a largo company of saints brother carser resumed his labors in the h ward school and in addition i classes ia tho tt fiess ret here he organized the fit at normal class in stati which soon developed aiuto a normal department und ia still in a prosperous condition president brigham young havivi founded the academy in provo bearing his name appointed the subject of aur sketch ai the principal he commenced his labor in an experimental term often weeks on the of april 1876 with twenty nine students fifth fourth and third reader grades and one room the attendance during the ex term increased to sixty five on the of august 1876 the first term of th first academic year be ean with ninety students dr M H harda joined at the beginning of the second tarra and during that term there was another large increase there wa at the first considerable ti U from the outside but ahn academy aint sned popularity aad p the year thee ardie beveral now teachers added from a the of the first J mar I 1 io i tanner james E talmace Tal maze becj gauff jr their educational i creer thee denta from outside i commenced fl in it i biad been the purpose of president Preside ut 1 young to make a large endowment in money to the institution but ho died bedfor executing the deed dr M tl hardy resigned for the par pen of east and medicine benj centt jr was called on a mission to the sandwich Kand islands ant biebow J E booth and new were gradually pra dually drilled in tle york arfons ahm were prof willard i done now with the latter day saints in salt lake the organization of missionary rheet ines and the society in connection with the academy then followed under the supervision of dr maeser on january 29 1884 tha night b fore the opening ol 01 the third term of the eighth academic beartha ye artha eld academy burned down only one day was glubt however in temporary quarters were at once nd tha public aid students labored with a will so that on tuesday following regular dionn aaen june the first presidency appointed i general board ot education for abe of orea and pup ann tending church schools throughout the various stiles stil es of zion after aba pattern of the briham G waa called a superintendent althis bynter to have over all thomp schools in this position ne ia baill laboring it was however the express wish of the first presidency and the general blaid of education eliat ur maesar should remain as principal ef the brigham young until that institution should have dovd into its new building buil diug they biag it his krisht to enter it as principal after the loag and weary he has had with the institution aal loday lo day dr faeber his connection with the bangham yonus will take knur ihan alio bower v sted in tl a board to ev his for the that 10 ado front iio infancy early this mornine tua on refreshment commenced to prepare for the and tables were loaded with that would tempt the appetite of thu baoit exacting exact inc the trains brought in from ill points of he territory and the opera house and enterprise bands were dia course i music through at 12 the students arrived bavine majhed from the old academy burldine buil dine and with the the large assembly hall was filled to its capacity hundreds of people in the corridors and on the on presidents wilford george Q cannon and joseph F smith governor A L thomas hons F t richards F M lyman john W dr seymour B young dr J ET almage A M john captain Vill hillird ird young pro willard done hon abram hatch and james dwyer there was also on the blind of 0 r own citi sena presidents A 0 biou H H cauff andge J D jones dr sari G maeser prof B luff bishop myron tanner hon W H dusenberry judda and faculty oinbe academy president A 0 ingot presided the T choir ron dured he beautiful hymn from afar gracious lord tun haaff fathered pa cinc francia M lyman then ot lerch onyer invoking the blessings bles sines of oo 00 I 1 atoa tue after which tae chair r the woodruff arose and excused himself from offering the dedicatory prayer on ace ut of hia health an that president cannon woul offer the prayer president bannona Can nona dedicatory prayer n suba tame waa as follow ob gad our eternal father in the nam jf thy beloved son esaua chaitt we children humbly h thee grant unto us thy hely spirit while ire are thus assembled that it may fill our hearts and that we may b its influence ahila engaged 11 dedi catine house unto thee ma thia hause be acceptable unto thea 0 lord we feel for the burd w have received from thea W cannot heavenly father cipri B in languages langua gs the won berfal shown unto us thou has bledden the land and hast increased our comforts on cybry hand our blocki jur harda our holca and clr families thy and leave ben felt by all nicee eur arrival in thae valleys wa taco bui ahe desire implanted in beata to i coed and that thou daurt inspire thy servant brnham youn 11 give of his means for the endowment of this institution and that hast put it in to tha of others to do likewise BO that this house could be erected for th purpose of educating the youth of both sexes accept this building Q lord from the foundation to the capstone grant that this place may be a delightful place that health may prevail here and that all who come within its walls may desire to be atu i u that it may bh a noted place for the of the young aud ahr ahe graduates may become noted f the s ss of teachings a d the of their principles we are thankful to thee heavenly father aur the opportunity wa have of coming i f 0 this house blesa all who have w irked on thia buildings buil dins or contributed 10 its eption pt ion may they be abundantly rewarded H r us in ya dedicate bouse and ltd contents to ehte cur father and pray thee to accept the earne and all eur labors ia alie jame oi the lord jesus and thy aane aa ne nave the honor and falory worlds without end amen tho pro ro opera house orchestra astra by prof H E gilea then clayed flayed an overture in a moat artistic artie tic and effective manner dr karl G maesar delivered the f low nf address 1 acre ar iwo periods in a mans abura when seem to dictate t haia the advisability of making as few words as possible they are at the beginning and at the end of his work at the he mav outline hia work ana make promises for its faithful execution but behold conditions arise altering the farat entirely or preventing the fulfillment of the second the latter period is at the of his work when in most cases it would be beat to let the work for itself in the last of these conditions I 1 find myself at the present occasion at which after a period of many changing scenes of light and of shade I 1 am to surrender my office as the principal of this academy into other handa although whatever I 1 nay say therefore can neither add ta nar take from ahw work done during the past fifteen and a half nor would it be possible to rater to any facca af sufficient ia the history of the institution that were not already known to tm adi nse nar could I 1 i any 1 or her with the hope ot enhancing in which abe ay iy i beur struggles and victories of forroi and boyf af arball aai developments claim iny recognition thero is a present beginning with gratitude for ac ments with joy for beautiful and pride in the pe peveril appreciation biving ua an object lesson and there ia a fluture full of fond anticipations for prosperity 0 elements of increased usefulness and of prophecies for the participation in Z alory enjoining enjoin inc upon uy the duly of efforts A ll 11 considerations are grouped together in the kaleidoscope of the maud by the solemnity of the hour and here 1 am in the endeavor to ei adsa m words the whole vision as reflected upon my sou ahen to the students at beginning of the experimental term april 21 1876 tho words ot the prophet jos eph finith he taught his people correct principles and they governed thonia alvea accordingly were given as i the leading principle of discipline and th words ot president brigham youns that neither the alphabet nor the multiplication ti table were to ba taught without the spirit of god as the jiin of ail teaching the orientation for the couise of the educational system by alie foundation of academy was made aud any deviation from it would lead inevitably to re aud therefore the aham youn academy hafl ailed her colors tithe least I 1 had a dream but in the language of byron it was not all a dream one shortly after the death of d nt brigham young I 1 found myself entering ering a spacious hallway with open doors into lauy rooms and aaa president deat young and a str anser whily ascending abs tbs stairs beckoning to follow thorn thus they lei me into the upper story con raining similar loorna and a large as hall where I 1 lost eight of my Suii leB and awoke deeply impressed T ith this dream I 1 drew ap the laii of the shown io me and glowed it away without any apparent purpose for its keeping nor any definite interpretation of its meaning and it lay there almost forgotten for more than six acard when in old building wco destroyed by fire the want of new caused by that calamity ialo remain t bauce that paper which on mittferd to the board was at once approved apu roved of and oar architect a POO of president instituted to put atu roper r oper shap another period had to nasa and atia ame of january concreted conc rated in our hears by the af that had to chiae around eight timea again ere we were privileged to witness the materialization of that dream the fulfillment of that prophecy when in future days people will ask for tb kaiue of the wise designer of the interior of this edifice let the answer be brigham younk if it ic true trying of great emergencies visions of the past aro engrossing the mind with lightening rapidity 1 0 o not wonder that amt now the memory of these cembara of the board that have fallowes fallowed fall owed already their creat |