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Show B. U EXERCISES I URGEIHMED Many Patriotic Features Mark the Closing of the School Year. Special to The Tribune. PROVO, May 29. A large audience of students and friends of the Brigham Young university attended the commencement commence-ment exercises held today in college hall. The exercises were marked by many interesting in-teresting patriotic features. Following the graduates as they entered en-tered the auditorium were young ladies carrying the Stars and Stripes and the flags of the allies, which were placed in front of the speakers' stand, with Red Cross and school banners. The B. Y. U. sen-ice flag showed 369 students and former for-mer students in the service of their country. coun-try. On the platform were seated the following members of the board of trustees: trus-tees: Vice President Jesse Knight, W. H. Uusenberry, L. Holbrook, Mrs. Susa Y. Gates, Joseph R. Murdock, Joseph F. Smith, Jr., and Zlna T. Card; Superintendent Superin-tendent H. H. Cummins of the church schools. Dr. Richard R. Lyman, President Presi-dent George H. Brimhall and members of the faculty. President Brimhall presided. The flag salute was given by the audience, audi-ence, led by Coach E. L. Roberts. The, choir sang "How Firm a Foundation," and prayer was offered by President Joseph Jo-seph R. Murdock. "Rule, Britannia" was sung by Murray K. Roberts and the audience. Miss Algie Kggertsen, in behalf of the college graduates, grad-uates, expressed appreciation of the loyalty loy-alty which had been taught, and which had been given expression by the activities activi-ties of the students. In behalf of the graduates, she presented the school with a ,$100 Liberty bond to be used for the purchase of books tor the library. President Brimhall presented the annual report of the presidency, which shows: Number of teachers, oof number of students stu-dents enrolled, 1311, of which 350 wero college students: and under the head of "output of school." the following: Number of trained teachers for high school work, 21; number of trained teachers teach-ers for elementary school work, 81; number num-ber trained for church service as M. I. A. class leaders, 206; number trained for church service as missionaries, 22 ; number num-ber trained for church service as scout leaders, S. The Ladies' chorus, led by Miss Florence Flor-ence Jepperson, rendered "The Death of Trenor." Superintendent Cummings, in behalf of the board of trustees, awarded diplomas and conferred degrees. Miss Ida O. Jensen delivered the valedictory vale-dictory address. "The Marsellaise" was rendered by N. William Knudsen, Murray K. Roberts, Reed Gammell and Leland Price. Dr. Richard R. Seymour delivered the commencement address. |