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Show AT lU' ISIMPBESSWE Homage Paid 47 Students Who Made War's Supreme Su-preme Sacrifice. Old and Young of Alma Mater Bestow Tribute Upon Late President. i The service flag of the University of Utah proudly boasts of forty-seven 6hjning gold stars this inornlns as the result of the Gold Star memorial held in the college gmnasiuin last niht. There are 2o8l blue slars on the flag. It- was a most impressive ceremony. From the opening music by the Capella chorus to taps, which re-echoed from Cummings. field, there was no word spoken that did not honor the "living dead." The platform of the gymnasium was decorated with ferns and flowers of every ev-ery description, with the entire faculty present. The orchestra, under direction of Professor Thomas Liiles. t'oilo.wed the chorus with a rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner." "The Soldier's Mother," a speech which rang with tiiat devotion and sacrifice in every war mother's moth-er's heart, came next, and was delivered with fervor by Mrs. Annie Wells Cannon, Can-non, president of the War Mothers' association. as-sociation. "Kecerie" was then rendered by the ladies' chorus, under direction of Evan Stephens. Lauds Martyred Heroes. "There is no love stronger than these men have given." fere the words of the Rev. Peter A. Sinipkin in the memorial address which followed. "We cannot pay them honor we are but mere mortals while thev are immortal, and God alone ran pay "them homage. The brave lads uho laid aside selfish ambitions and petty jealousies and gave their all arc the plows of God furrowing the field of humanity." The Rev. Mr. Simpkin here paid tribute to the mothers and fathers of the martrs, saying that it should be the greatest honor of all to have known and loved the boys. Perhaps the most impressive ceremony of the entire meeting was the pinning on the flag of the forty-seven gold stars. ' The service flag was hung immediately behind the desk of President John A. Widtsoe. In front of the flag, at atten-t-'on stood three men in uniform, com rades of those to be honored. As President Presi-dent Widtsue called the roll of the missing. miss-ing. Captain William A. Campbell, field irtiilerv, answered with the record of each hero. If the relative of the boy was absent, a comrade was delegated to step forth and affix the star. Prayer Is Offered. Following the ceremony. Professor Richard Rich-ard A. I.yman arose and requested the audience to stand and pray for the forty-seven forty-seven new stLtrs as the orchestra played Handel's "Largo." A large frame was then brought to the platform and. amidst a hearty applause. Professor Lyman presented pre-sented a lil'e-si.e portrait of Brigadier-General Brigadier-General Richard W. Young, bearing the inscription. "Utah's first and Greatest SoMier." Taps were sounded from the platform and re-echoed from a comrade in Cummings field. The ceremony was completed when Xephi L. Morris rendered ren-dered the benediction. The list of the forty-seven men "who in the world war laid down their lives for their country and humanity" follows: Alexander Anderson. Salt Lake: Darre! A. Anderson. American Fork: Burl H. Fak-e- Helper: Joshua Uates. Wanship: Herbert Her-bert G. Bush. g3 It Lake; Alton Calder. Vernal; Ver-nal; James W. Chipman, Salt Lake; Tho-eas Wavne Dimond, Murray; Robert A. Firmieal,' Phoenix, Ariz.; Raymond Foster. American Folk: Elmo A. Gillen, Murrav; Fred J. Grant. Ruth. Nov.; Armisieild A. Green, Salt Lake; Frederick W. Halverson. Oaklev. Idaho; Stanford Hinoklev. Salt Lake: William Henry Huffman, Huff-man, Lockerbv; Russell A. Insersoll. American Fork; William Luclen .Tp.cobs, Hehcr Citv; Clarence I.eRoy Johnson. Murrav; David L. Jones. Lay ton: .Marvm Leishman Jones, WellsviHe: Cleveland S. Larson. Salt Lake; Hubert Henry Layton, Lavton: Harold F. Lewis. Salt Lake: W alter al-ter S. McCann. Salt Lake; Angus R. Mc-Kc'lar. Mc-Kc'lar. Salt Lake; Frank Maugham Sa t I;i lie: Hnlo Merrill. Salt Lake: Glen S. Miller. Mil-ler. Panguitch: Roy Parkin Nelson, Randolph: Ran-dolph: Samuel H. Ophal. Reno. New: Orln Openshaw. Salt Uike; Thomas Vs. Ostler. Nephi; Alexander O. Robertson, l-ethhridge. Canada; Lynne Spencer Rohl-son. Rohl-son. Pleasant Grove: Ah ram Rueseh. Manti; Elmer J. Sandberg, Salt Lake: James Shaw. Og.ien: Frank W. T nomas, Salt Utke; Vernon W. Tox.cr. DeUn; Jack Edwin Tavlor. Salt Lake; Charles an Pelt Salt Tike; B. F.rnevst Ytatkins. Salt lake Uasil Homer Wilky. F'noenlx. Ariz.: Joseph R. Woolley, Grantsvllle ; Walter Zabriskie, Provo. Park Tablet Unveiled. The oldest and the youngest of the familv of the University of Utah clasped hands vesterday and paid homage to the memory of the Utah educator and first president of tile university. Dr. John R. Park. As a lustins tribute to President Park, the administration building was dedicated amid impressive rites to Professor Pro-fessor Park and his name unveiled above the main entrance. The exercises began promptly at lOi-l-o o'clock, when a parade composed of the board of regents, the faculty, the alumni and the students slowly moved to the gvmasium. where speeches and tributes were lavished upon the name of Park. The program given here follows: Overture, Over-ture, hand: invocation. President Heher J. Grant: viOiin solo. Professor W'.llard Weihe, former professor of music. University Uni-versity of Leseret; address. Professor Jo-sen.i Jo-sen.i L. Rawlins. University of L'.-seret. 1SSS: "Ode to Dr. Frk" (written for the occasion hv Profos.-or F.van Stephens I ; music. Held's band; benediction, C. B. Stewart. After the exercises at the gymnasium, the parade reformed, marching to the administration ad-ministration building. William W. Kuer. president of the board of regents, dedicated dedi-cated the building as te John R. Park edifice. D. R. Alien then uncovered the statue, of Park which will stand in tne main hall of the Park building. The dedicatory dedi-catory praver was then offered by Dr. Seymour B. Young. Utah's oldest graduate. grad-uate. , Professor F. M. Bishop of the lacility of 1S7: was the principal speaker at the grave of President Park in the afternoon. Manv wreaths of flowers were placed on the grave. During the day the visitors at the university received a beautiful fiftv-four page book on John R. Park from tiie- pen of Professor Levi Kdgar Young, head of the department of western history. |