Show FOUNDER 7 3 13 DAY 1 grand holiday of the B Y A STUDENTS OUT ON 0 PARADE exercises at the tabernacle presidents President 3 woodruff ana cannon pre present sent founders Fonn dera day was an entire success Bucce sg g this year somewhat the nai na ure oure of a general hc holiday liday the city seemed awakened by the early of cannon to a realization of the fact nat a ho holiday was at hand following the advice ot of the enquirer many merchants mer cbanta flang the B Y A colors colora to the breeze and when the pro mair marched cued down at 10 a in the principal streets presented a truly pat appearance the parade was a sort of revelation to even provo people it numbered nearly six hundred hun Jred ired and extended ex ended over three blocks in length it was led by toe the kindergarten class in a dray and then followed the vailous classes one degree alter after another until the gra gradual duat ing class of 36 rams came followed by the faculty and board of the tha together to ethar with distinguished visitors in fuere were three marshals gaily at tind asora eggertsen Ea gertsen horne home and Oa and the various cl cli clinies siES car ried gorgeous zorge ous banners with the merry collece yell and class calls mada a truly interesting pageant the citizens otten often joined in cheering it en route the procession easlon marched from the preveat building to the old quarters near the depot and then to the quart ers era burne I 1 do n on center st after visiting these places the stu students lents assembled at the tabernacle entering enering amid and with proper decorum and taking their places there wera present on an the stand P eai deats wilford woodruff druff george y Q cannon patriarch john smith heber JA jurant Irant 0 W penrose Pen roses roae bishop taylor willard young youn george Bayn Ray oleg noles H B glawson clawson dr manasr the stake presidency members of the B Y A board aud the fac ulta together with mrs wilfrd woodruff urs mrs george Q cainnon mrs mra Z D 1 emmeline Emo icline W D dougall mra aira hebar debar J grant and mrs dr pratt twelve of Pre president aident bria ham Youngs family wives children and grand children occupied the first seat on the stand principal cipal cival B clan claff jr presided and the vocal class sang aang zion prospers all is well elder C W penrose offered opening prayer thanking cg god for Pies president ident brigham young and the iho int inspiration that led aei him to the S 1 jang he bla sad fervently Ier ler antly vently the institution with its faculty and its students etu dents the tha acal v cal class sang bang an anthem with splendid eplen did effect proffesor lund land is the leader of the class professor nehon read an commemorative oue ode as follows followay founders FoU DAY ODE ODB spirit of to thee WP we raise this festal morn our cur hymn of 0 praise asking that in thy holy light each frach word each thought be framed aright guided by their great father god his people weary journeys trod to found aad these mountains grand the only stae in all the land that should like ancient israel know ladds law and in its keeping grow toe oaly people tb that at auld sense C lods gods glory elory is intelligence lonz iona years they toiled the land rev re deemed a veritable eden seema N abie a ad id art combined to tell thai diat zion prospered all was well but bat be to whom the task was given to make ot of earth the gate to heaven IV ano falt old thunders roll apocalyptic through his bis soul saw that one mighty aasc remained eer ber ign ignorance urance should be enchained and every son san 0 G id ahou d claim true wisdom in the Fat fathers aers name the wisdom that aloie can make mortal of things divine par partake tate inspired leader As from biszaha Pis zaha crest thy prototype held the promised land I 1 a i 8 thou eer passing to eternal rest reet foresaw a work that shall forever stand G gada word ita great foundations stone atone gods law well kept its mighty frame gods troth well that alone and god himself the tha final aim that atiat task begun in humble faith and prayer rath hath spread through zions borders bordera far and wide and on an this anniversary day we hall bail true education eda cation zions power and pride what nobler work to clot 9 thy morta life inspired prophet thou who yet all sea the god dire digested ted echeme fill all the earth its ita spread through all eternity president georgo george Q cannot cannon then delivered a plunders Funder ls day address ila he said in substance 1 I am pleased to be with you on this suspicious ciOus occasion and contribute my mite to the occasion what I 1 shall say today shall be impromptu I 1 cong ratu late all connected with the academy on the completion of the year ot of its existence the results it has attained are very satisfactory in many respects 1 I well remember when the idea of the academy was in pa Fies ident youngs mind I 1 drew up at hs bs request the ar foun founding dlug it president Preel dent young had bad in mind a much broader school than the institution at present is he be bad la in view also manual mannal training trai nine he bad a high idea of technical al knowledge know ledie but he also aleo wanted a practical aduca tion with ich it no man in our community appreciated education batter than did president Pre Preel aident dent young in his bis early childhood he lacked the op port unities which he sought to establish tor for the children of asah and he be beseemed seemed to sense that a new age was upon the world many of the older members men bera of the church ire ie member how meager were educational facilities a few years ago but now education I 1 ia very vary common Col college leize bred men may be ba found in many of the macli anical and rougher pursuits in life I 1 have been forcibly struck with this fact when visiting other states it pleases me that president young youna could foreseen this condition some eoma twenty years ago probably no community ever had education mare at heart than the people of Ut Ota hOoe abOne of the first cares odthe pioneers was the education of their children the dt desire sire to teach the childr children fla as far as it was possible to teach them was universal at an early date the university of deseret was established an 1 the best bast educated men in the community called to teach there I 1 mention this thia to show the tha desire then to advance our children in beghe learning though the brigham young academy bad only nineteen pupils and one teacher when it first started it now has baa home nine hundred students end and thirty the effect ot of the institutions corli on the elate has haa been very great the young men and women wh wha have been to the academy are plain plainly y discernible discernable discern able e in the different and and their has had a good effect I 1 can not cot paes this point without masing making ref reference rence to that early pru promoter moter of the ur dr karl earl G mateker applause app aass I 1 thought the mention of his bis name dome would evoke tome emotion it if no other way than in your tour heart his teaching has baa brought the best beet effects in virt virtue and general morality it has been the ins desire deabie of the first presidency denev that young men man and women of utah should let religion reli eion go hand band in hand with secular instruction and our young people have gone to eastern colleges we have bad them organize and partake of spiritual food now the greatest feature in connection with this school in my estimation is the religious tr tra airing icing that roes with the other instruction you do not got get false theories but are grounded on truth when our youg people go they often have li isi I 1 u fore them theor ks which ab ka falih faith without the foundation secured by students F at the brigham younk young academy evolution fide nearly all text books today and aad when you run ran across it you yon need not accept such dacius do cius because you know that you yon are the sons and daughters cf god it is not true that you TOO baracz fum a lower order of lift life 11 kor the great advant advantages agea that we have in revealed reve alad truths we to to thank god we luent also to thank him for such schools as president pre ident young youn founded this ib an age of infidelity arid and unbelief but god in his infinite mercy has given us ua truths to which we can cling in conclusion be prayed god to bless the institution he also prayed that the students might be virtu us ns he said in our church especially no impure person can eyer ever prosper his address was received with applause miss alias ida peterson Pel ereon a student sang in a a voice a solo eolo accompanied by prof lund on the organ dr karl G maeser was received with applause app lausa when be arose to make a few remarks when I 1 look at this occasion today he said my heart is filled almost beyond utterance my thought has bag run back to the day when president young called me to provo to organize the school 1 I 1 cannot eing the old songs now they are too loo dear tome to me so BO I 1 simply respond to the call and pray god to biesil tha brigham young aal A al emy 11 applause president woodruff said 1 1 11 I cannot refuse making a lew few remarks on this thia occa occasion idon for I 1 have ben been very deeply impress d with the exercises awant I 1 want to tell you a little of the between mv boyhood days and yours when I 1 went V to school in connecticut I 1 walked two miles each day and the first thing that my eye saw each loraing was a bundle of hickory willis t f inspire respect ct I 1 am glad that a change has bag corn in the tha matters matar ra of education I 1 thank god gad also aiso for the opportunities which are afforded you in utah I 1 beliey believe I 1 can appreciate these opportunities when I 1 Te remember member how the pitched d their tants near cear where the I 1 now cow stands Imp improve tove your time treasure up your and I 1 pray bod to bless b esi your ef efforts lorts and the of all similar institutions of zion gad bless you amen happl applause laue three I 1 oung ladies rendered imbres alvoy a trio heber J grant giant said that tle the pupils listening to the exercised exercise a today will appreciate tiem tem more in tha future when I 1 remember now he ha sald said the tha worda of president huun I 1 appreciate them more folly fally than who n the w ads were uttered 1 appreciate now more alan then his efforts to merean mercantile mar cantila tile enterprises his hia erection of a great theatre lhea tr gacond even now to few on the cout continent luent and his bis euper vision of the bluest suspension root roof in ia the wo id in my boyhood days I 1 aid not appreciate achate these things I 1 now more fully folly appreciate his hia wisdom in establishing a school where religion could be taught along with other instruction st lon willard yoack 1 I feel to thatis you yoa in my own behalf and in behalf of the visitors lor for the splendid celebration witnessed witness sd the aba desire ot ol my I 1 father a ther would be bes were he here thiet the instructions of the B Y A should be of a charac er to mako YOU better citizens and belter latter day saints you too th theli ula strive to fit elves not on y for this world but bat for or another sphere cf fiction fcC tion our labors do not cease with this world before we va can become G ft acir that to is out oar destiny we must improve our oar opportunities i incidents of speakers early ed aduca aca I 1 tion lion were given and especially the at given to grammar often nc many a aarmon is 13 marred to many b grammatical errors speaker wanted the students noc to be limited in ther ideas but seek to pt et th ii 1 ideas s all men principal B cluff jr named over tt i distinguished visitors v tora present the vocal class sang the no song bong praise and tho the exercises were doss I 1 with benediction by president Pies ident ednai partridge dze tte congregation except the aror i Y people then proceeded roea eded to the brilhar L i youn academy where a bangust wr i serve J under tue tle direction of suea Y gates alter after the banquet class exe ciaja cis ea acra wr ra RIDE gise through with tb visitors might sea tha methods |