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Show Athletes Honored At B. Y. U. Banquet the program. Other members of the board including J. Will Knight of the trustees, K. B. Sauls of the president's office, Wayne Rogers, student body president, H. R. Merrill Mer-rill of the extension division and C. LaVoir Jensen of the high school were complimented for their assistance as-sistance to the council. Announcement of the appointment appoint-ment of Neil Peterson as full time alumni secretary was made 'by Lee Richards, president of the Alumni association. Both gave short talks representing the 23,000 graduates of the university. David J. Wilson of Ogden, a graduate of the university, spoke briefly saying that he was pleased with the way the "Y" still attempted at-tempted to build character along with the stadium. Earl J. Glade promised the football team a water wa-ter wagon for next fall, an announcement an-nouncement that was heartily received re-ceived by the squad members. Staff Complimented Voicing the opinion that the athletic ath-letic situation at the "Y" is in the best shape it has ever 'been, Fred Hinckley, of Salt Lake City, past president of the Alumni association associa-tion complimented the coaching staff and athletic council. Gordon Christensen gave a vocal solo, Harold Thurston entertained, Lant Haymore gave a clarinet solo, Francelle Christensen played a xylophone solo and Jack Davies gave a piano solo during the meal. Wayne Rogers, president of the student body, was master of ceremonies. cere-monies. Folowing the banquet, the lettermen and their partners spent the evening dancing. Brigham Young university let- 1 termen gathered at the First ward hall last night for their annual banquet and dance and heard President Franklin S. Harris urge them to take advantage of their opportunities. Declaring that muscles are not enough in themselves, Dr. Harris pointed out that there must be a coordination of muscle with mind before the individual can succeed. He said that he was more interested interest-ed in how they meet the battles of life than in the victories they won in athletics. Exercise Self-Restraint President Harris praised the lettermen, who, he said, were called call-ed upon to exercise self restraint in order to succeed on the athletic field. In this way they were also fitting themselves to take their places in a fast moving world, he declared. Voicing the appreciation of E. Y. U. to the townspeople for their support of the athletic program, both President Harris and Coach Eddie Kimball expressed the gratitude grat-itude of the university. Kimball also urged the athletes present to take part in some extra-curricular activity besides just sport so that the individual will be well balanced. bal-anced. Study and hard work in the classroom were held up by Coach Kimball as an aid to success suc-cess in sport. Christensen Praised Dr. Parley Christensen, chairman chair-man of the athletic board at the university, was praised by Grant Ivins, alsb of the athletic board, for his untiring efforts to help . . c |