Show IT closing of the stake academy A FE prominent Cllia ens of the state dr ad drossis lie students editor may 1 1897 we have lately had a series of intel lechal feasts here io ephraim and I 1 deem it but right to the readers of your lively up tc time paper a synopsis of what we have enjoyed in such a great measure during the weela oar sunday school conference was held here saturday and sunday april and and as we had those two indefatigable champions in ahe sabbath school cause brothers geo Go dilard and karl G maeder with guaitia needless need lesa to eay much more about the results and encouragement poured out from fountains of gospel intelligence both io speech and aon such as are characteristic te of two rood men bat I 1 pasa on to the commencement day exercises in the hake academy last wednesday and thursday the dinst as I 1 think these are some of the moat inter rating events ot which wo haye reason to be proud in our town and as we consider our temple of learning one of the most thriving children of the parent institution the B Y academy in provo we gladly divide conr pride and honor with her wednesday the at 10 ame ata lent was there and no doubt full ol 01 anticipation 0 the pleasant entertainment tain ment that was on the program for that day the spacious halls were decorated in fine style and when the proceedings ce commenced at the time appointed it waa dene with a precision that showed that and discipline dici pline hid teen one of the acquirements acquire ments obtained in the to ba brief I 1 will here only copy the program for that day anthem by the academy choir T wt prayer overture by the opera orchestra address by apostle A H J jund duet by emily larsen and sarah petersen cornet solo by prof jamea clawsen Glaw sen addreen by dr karl G maeser quartette by sarah petersen emily larsen thomas Pe tereen and william adams reading of principals report muaia by the guitar and mandolin club awarding of certificates addresses by members of the board and others solo love and the bird by emily larsen anthem by the academy choir benediction I 1 must here mention that visitors from other places as well as the parents of students living in ephraim were present in quite a respectable number and among them we had the president of juab stake wm casmen who took a lively interest in the pro and added hia share in speaking to the students in a way that could not fail to make a strong impression upon his diance an the president of sanpete stake canute Pe tereen aad both his counselors counE elors who also furm the presidency of the board gave timely and appropriate instructions to the young and the older people as well thursday the at 30 a m the normal glass exercises commenced with an anthem by the choir prayer by the chaplain chas despain anthem bv the choir address of welcome by vice president of the normal class parley nielsen historians report delivered by john N donaa violin duet by J 0 jensen and A F judlin address by anton M hanaan Es citation by mise linda larsan vocal dust by misses and larsen Rana arka by prof joa Y jensen piano solo by prof jamea clawsen Cla recitation by miss ruth dorius music by the opera orchestra remarks by the principal prof T E noyes violin solo by prof hyrum brim ban soprano eolo bemiss emily larsen music by abe guitar and mandolin club valedictory by osmon justesen among the many excellent speeches made during this cession I 1 will here only refer to a few pointers dr karl G the students as fellow as he considered himself et a student and expected that be always would be one he classed the teachers of two kinds one kind he would simply call lesson eivers but they were really not ot much account the class he called of minds these were the only betl teachers tea chera A teacher to be must be inspired and gifted from on high for that position president wm said that he felt exceedingly pleased with the spirit that hid been leading abe brethren who had spoken and especially the young brethren and sisters of the normal class he warned them against thinking that education was now complete or eyen far advanced but that they in humility should give gad the glory and then study with a beaire to be useful in his great cause president 0 Pete raon referred to the many different drifts rifts and talents which god has bestowed upon his children and how many of auch talents had been given to the children of the latter day saints which should be fully developed and made use of for the alory of the ihline giver and af our fellowmen fel these are only like a few faint touches with the brush to show what colora have been used in producing such exceedingly pleasant scenes in let me state that the academy has been layered with lectures from the following prominent brethren and gentlemen abo Q can non baikham young anton H lund dr karl G maeser dr james E talmage dr J M tanner prof geo H brimhall prof N L nelson prof W done prof jaa aieleen Ni eleen hon john E booth hon wm langston wm andersen and members of the faculty of the students enrolled during the ninth year 95 resi denta of ephraim 3 of fountain green 5 ot city 10 of sterling 3 of gunnison Gunn 6 of mayfield and 6 of fryette all in sanpete stake 7 of monroe 3 of 6 of and 1 of annabella in leyier county 2 of san juan stake 6 of way no stake and 4 of esery stake |