Show L n I S COLLEGE i I highly satisfoclorr MioHiug for that rxrrlleut tiliUoii The excrcies incident to the conclusion of the first term of the fourth academic year of the Latter day Saints College were held In the Social Hall today cornt tucnclngat 1 amA am-A well rendered scIectIonHome of our Youth bv the choir openee I the procvedlugs and pracr was I otlered by Brother Israel Jlarlow one of the students A duet God bless our Mountain Home was given by Miss Mamie Clark ant Bro Allen It Cutler w Ith chorus b1 the choir An eloquent address In behalf of the theological organization was delivered by Brother Xatlnn Por ter who dwelt uj011 the instruc tions given in thcjlog In the various vari-ous classes and exercises devoted to that branch and paid a beautiful tribute to the spirit such instructions accompanying He was followed by another student Miss Arctta Young who spoke In behalf of tie ladles of the institution Her address which was replete with poetic sentiment HoUment treated upon the duties the daugh tens of Israel the attributes they should possess and those they should discard and the noble aspirations aSllrtou instilled Into the hearts of the young ladies by the instructions given in the college Brother Isaac Hayes expressed I lila pleasure in representing his fellow students the young men of the college He stated that lie hud I male personal inquiries a to the sentiments and feelings 01 the gen tlemen students and they IUd expressed pressed themselves as pleased and I grateful even for the reproofs tlie had received from the instructors and especially for the teachings tle lehln they lad heard which they all I testified were In accord with the principles of honor and morality He expressed t the w Hi In behalf of r the gentlemen students that the might become an honor to Zion The instructors gave n brief report I of their labors during the term A vocal solo Song Triumph byMissLibby Bitncr with chorus b1 the choir was followed 1 by re marKs by tho Piincicil who an nounced that the following students of the Intermediate Department lire I passed in most of the higher ranches ranch-es In tat grade and would be ad vanced to the academic acdemc grade Carl Bassett Zina Reunion Luella Bitner Ida ftavage and 1 I I Nellie Wallace Dr Talmage then read the follow lug Principal ICeport folow To Ue Stale Board of JJlticalioii of r the Salt Lake Stale of aWl Ex Officio Jloard of Dtrcctort nf tlc IMUCT iJaySavtlf Vulfega Dear Brethren It once more In comes my 1 > pleasing duty to submit to you a report of the progress and I resent condition of the letter day SaInts College The Jtor Snnt Collec period I comprised herein Is know n as the Irst term of the fourth academic year which began August o 1SS9 S and which clues with the exercises cU wih a of today ccreH t THE llXgttaL STATISTICS t of attendance during the term are as follow nr d rf 4 lsieemellaie D1ulmDt lit cedeue adDle p Total S As t tex classification the stu dents were tabulated thus Mat c 1 I ttaaln m la Total 28 I Soon after the middle of the term time all seats the were inconveniences filled aud since of inadequate that i inade-quate room with which we became so familiar during the preceding year have been repeated During the tnt part of the term however the att1 udauce was comparatively small owing to tie ver beginning tl very early b el ery ginning tt this I fact has proved to us a matter of serious Import More than half of the students now In attendance entered several weeks after the opening of thin term and many of them have expressed sad regrets at having to begin thrir tllc studies at advanced stages Such conditions arc disadvantageous t all I students and even the mot parse verlng lapils demonstrate the Jn erng lpis delontrte re suits by their i r comparative slow progress and the retarding iiitlueuce which they exert upon the others other I sincerely trust that In future the hal calendar will been adjusted I as enable at least a euble Ict a Ijorty of the te students to enter at the Inginning of the term According t their place of real thence the students Hldent are registered as follows Dr nltenl Sat Lk City Sexsad Fe viro i Granger WeiIJOfllas a a Tbln at l turar HouteW rd 3 FosetS C Saady a 5it5 Ii itettertit I Ceeaila Irinluirray Kilblh io lOg CouonaootL 11 Ug CUDO S SinuS 4 I > atU Slake St Tenth l Weber ElCTCDlh IS asa > r1 r TweJflhZ n < Cache TmriMnth Ward J Tootle i inFrnUiANanL 9 Ctah 7 S tC1 Cl 1 nb a lleealb 4 Su > ete a nnlnlb so SCTICT tlghlrenUi 14 Millird 11la I Mneieenth 4 nearer Twentlelh H iaroau I Toeaiyaeeosd 1 kanib Mill Creek sal I Arizona S south Uotiomroed 4 Ito I Jirmert ta 11 Kentucky 1 lnrbll TiTlorinlle 3 31 Cod I S It UiVLtr irardt t Sal Like Stake Country Ward C Other Stake 35 casada Aricon l l I I 1 Total TiE INTCnMrDIATn IriABT > IKNT has been conducted In two divisIonS designated respectively a Sections A and U The former va underlie under-lie supervision of Instructor Wli lard Done and thin latter In charge of Instructor Newton Noyes while Instructor WIHard Croxall has officiated of-ficiated n an associate teacher Inch In-ch division The schedule of class work In this department Is l as follows Uu 4 1n < ID Tlcoocy A ties 51 UttiW IB 5 W Hone TJ 1 Rook of Jloruionl Its I S SOf ci TheoloCTO Bible 31 3 J Soo Theology D Hook of Jlonnon M i VVCroxMI Grmmar and Com 19llon 4 = 3 TT CrovilJ EramuiAr and Com potiUon II E 5 J Nelion irammar and Com pettiest 55 5 No C Arithmetic A i S J NeUon Anthmctic II fJ 1 N iiojCt m AnUimtuc C J1 I UCruitU lar s V Norn locution us i w Dose Ilraenr A lit 3 HCroiall lljcicnflt f 3 x NOJM Drawine SI J UCroiall r N I txllntorj a ix N hojrct PhyotealiteographyA l I to S W lasso 1lylelogpbyU 153 3 it Ooyes rthORT pbj A lit i 5 V Dose rtbornpbT II K i S Norcl enminibli 19 4 u rrotall tDmnblp I e6 a S Noyio fpontfh 1 2 I ml S Cum Elementary German E t VI > ona Jemenurr LtD s 3 TV Done Llemenurr Algtlin II J Nelson Tills shows J total of 55 classes holding In all 01 Eetsloru per w < e The German date was conducted during the early part of the term by Elder RIchard Hang dte to him our sincere thanks arc dUI for his willing assistance The ACADEMIC DFKAItTllh has been In charge of Instructor Joseph Nelson and the class work therein performed is shown below 0 Claim JetfflSetsru Theolorr Comntn r 71 Z J ETaJmig Theolojrrt Bible lt olTame torr T4 I W hose Lnclith Lllenmrc US M Ihetoilc IS ccncnl Hittorr K 4 1honocniptij n S W Croiall Usher Arithmetic Id 3 J Nelioa draneed Aljebra S3 ocomeirr 3 S looittcpicjr a 4 Natural IhiloMiphr 51 So nT lmat I lioloKThalriernj 37 3 brnolorr g 3 tieoentitiTc 15Thx AiRes 355 Cheotiire S 7 VraeueciCleinittry I II There are in all 16 academic classes holding f8 weekly wsaion The academic department room is I entirely inadequate in Its ocfonimo i lations a number of academic students stu-dents being compelled to take place I among the members of the lower kpartniczit TiE T1IBOIKICAL cmOOOZATION Our theological exercises havei t > eeu conducted on essentially the same plan as In former terms Class S recitations in theology have been h aid daIly in each department according ac-cording to prearranged courses of s tudy In addition to the standard work of the Churcli which have f brined the established text books in the classes vvo have found the series of leaflets on Bible subject 1 Hibllstied by the Deseret Sunda School Union to b of inestimable service Indeed we wish that our work in all theological classes could be facilitated by similar floptical a ids idsOnce in two k the theological c lass In each department has been conducted as a testImony meeting and students have been Sree in ex t iressing themclvcs regarding lie chool and their religion On the I morning the dISk Thursday of e ver month a fast meeting of all Indents ha been regubrly held a nd a deep and pleasing I I interest line been manifested on f such occa i s lons A Irlestliood meeting has been convened at Intervals ot two week and litre voluniary tehid appolnleS I I d uen addresca have hiten nsade Intrue S I tons given aud incidental questions answered matters icrtalnlug to I I the duties of the Priesthood The last formal exercise of the I veck has lieen a general theological j I I lass al which a varied programme has been rendered g i The labois of each day have been I irepaml and supplemented with t s Inglngand prayer wlll heir Church toniug our tudnts hare been classified I a follows i Hlch rritiii i etentie Udeni 10 c Irieits II Teacher as I > eaeona 1j Ijy Member io NOB ilemben j Total sj Till CI10IK During the early part of the term the choir and singing class were onducteel under the leadership ol Instructor F Beesley but after the resignation of that gentleman rlguton gcntemn on Nov I tho choir was taken In charge by lllder Edwin Cutler a reliable and experienced Kudcnt of the academic department To lira as also to r Clare W tHc who has H efficiently acted ns organIst during the latter part of the lrt term to Elder RIchard hang for his assistance at the organ during ho former part of the term and to nil the incmlicn of the choir who H faithfully attended thenp i winted practices all have added np H much to tho fervor of devotional I exercises our acknowledgment and I I enst thanks an rendered Anns tiAssra The lady tudeiitH have lieen arranged ar-ranged according to their ages in two classes each of which asscm 1Ie once per week Mrs Camilla Cobb our efficient lady su > erin enilent has had charge of tlieoc lases nnd ha given at each sen Ilon appropriate Instruction 11Irlrato lustmeton on I topics 01 siecial interest and Im ortante to the members Appro irlate cniMlienlc drilLs have formed I n part of the work of each meeting Iii all 39 fusions have been held during the term hel TUB STUUhXTS SOCIETY This organization line been under the presidency Instructor Done who was aided by Bruther Frank Cutler and Miss Anna JJrickson as secretaries Evening meetings have > ecn ncoiivcned olive per week and I liar e been marked c by the attendance of students In great uuniberand by tho presence of many visitors The exercises have consisted of lecture ddrcscf essays readings recita onsand varied musical renditions and nn unflagging interest has been I shown in the meetings On Nov 15 a students party vras succcsa d i fully conducted under the auspices I of the society CUVSSES AM JiAJJU ATIONS ICegular class recitations have been I uniformly of thirty minutes dunn ton The programme of dally ex rcisesison record for your inspec ion Written reviews have been held In each class at intervals of the weeks and a final examination asting one week was conducted toward the close of tbetm cnducLt result of careful crful examinations the Instructors feel fully confident that very student b had all needed opportunity to demonstrate his degree ability We are convinced also of the of necessity a compulsory entrance examinations comrLry lartments A distinctIve feature of these final examinations that they closed come days before the end of the term 8 that in each class the Instructor bag been able to meet his students after the examination 3r examiaton work was over and thus talk with all tus tlk wit item on tho propositions submitted m besepropoeltions are recorded for reference Ir HKOOIIDS The record books in use during precedIng terms have been con nued They are all placed before iOu and your attention to them is respectful Invited You will find Attendance llejfister Term Herd He-rd Theological Record Labjra Si tory riecord Jl cord of Studies alogue icuUy > Record S and library CAt AITAKAIUS ETC 11AlATUS E The Iftujtrathe arimraus ant material provided bjthe board have been In constant use much to the ad vantage of nil concerned I sincerely sin-cerely tru t horoi er that you will fluid I pebble to add to our equipment equip-ment in this nppect at an early date TlTeru 1 a number of items with which we should supplIed duringtho flnt part of the coming term The Jargaand valuable cabinet cabi-net of mineralogical llthologlcal and ittleontologlcal specimens provided pro-vided by onti of the instructors ha rontInueJ4n scrvicableemploy I Kako ray great pleasure to report tat I havercceKedAsiurauceafrom 1rcsident WoodrufP and other in authority that they will use their Personal I influence in eecurlng to us the inluable collections In tlio De ret Museum Tills will b to us of Inestimable service though under exIstIng circumstancec the Mu eum has been oiteir to us at convenknt times through thu courtesy of the officers in charge haIEIJ1tly Till J IBBAKV TIes nciiuUltlou of the books aud other property formerly belonging to the Sink Library Association was fully explained In my last report 11r U uU a few weeks ago lie library was conducted in practical J t thin same manner as during the former academic year and through the kindness of Bupt Weubcrof the Z C M I a convenient room was kept at our disposal The library has receutljf pI removed to tho Social Hall however where the books are kept abd from which they ore issued to students and DIlr of hitS old Library Associ ation under proper restrictions Sluice my last report was rendered wb tfitw Required through I the efforts ef-forts of the executive committee I copy of tins Encyclopedia Brltan nica and other valuable work lie I need of which a formerly greatly flt and the use of which is now correspondingly appreciated The ofllcers Of tht Students Society leerIng received somo voluntary offerings from among the member have applied thu same to the purchase h aJ 3 td tior chase of an 1 c dictionary wIth a c6nvcncnt stand for each class rom According t the librarians retort re-tort thiereareat present 1005 catalogued f cata-logued vnluirics Our tuankanre due thin proprietors o thu following periodical for regular copies of their publications DEiKJKT KV KMM X > 1K Salt Lake Daily Jtcrott Ogden Sand wit dally Utah nrjutrcr emi weekly niclineld diocae Southern South-ern JdanO Independent Utah Journal Jour-nal Womaiit frponent Jurense la JO jnent JutIie Inftradiir Yuano l omani Journal Also to fargcttsJiros for current of Jack Besides these copies luC < ldc 11 0 we liave access Ion number of ruagixlnes which have been procured through subscriptions anti I respectfully ask of the Board a renewal f such f subscriptions sub-scriptions without delay for the com ling year Through the continued ifudnuso of Hon John T Came our library has been enriched by a great number of valuable I numbr publications I from the government offices Instructors I I In-structors elson and Xoes hare I operated as librarian and assistant librarian respectively to the satlifuc I ton of the Faculty j IUILW AV lKl 1LJXIUS I I Our students have continued to enjoy the advantages of reduced I I rails to courteously extended by the raIlway companies whO Hues ap proach the city These are al course allotted 1 oiily to students who I do not reside permanently in Halt Lake City Tim Oregon Short LInt i Utah Northern the Denver A lIlt Grande nnd the bait Lain A Fort Douglass Kailiray Comjantts liar N aol us in all case nud the City Street Itallway Company has it I I granted half fare transportation to I nil students In travelling between i I their resIdences and the college THE IILTILUIM I i The improvements made in the I i buildings and surroundings during I the last summer vacation are I fully appreciated The students working laboratory has proved I I of lasting 1nO though it was filled to its utmost capacity sour after the ojKinlng of the 3 car We are still incouvcnicnccdhowevcrbj lack of room in the wvcral de lartnienU A number of applicants hare liecn refused admission through rauMaud Itisdecmcd inpnctkMbjr to increase the cnpac ity for another ycnr I respectfully suggest fgr ou coiilderatlon the I Ofd jlll aJTsnUntyofdi I pcnsIni with the loner ih loIS of ilte intermediate l gratIs after the present academic tc c1 year Kitlicrmcli 1 acourw or the increotln of facilities with the til gagemenl ofau additional instructor instruc-tor wouU enable the Faculty to devote Inure adequate attention to grade the growing pressure of the higher TIU iAicin The members hereof have con veneu in regular weekij niectlng lesides holding a numbt of rpeclal Mslongupon tho rail of tho I rinci pal At theSe flons syelenmtic reports have I > ecn made of statistic and progress In all dcpartmvnts and clas and mattcrsof scholastic and I I disciplinary importance have ben freely and iirofihiblydiscussed Full minute of all such proceedlngs arc before jcu The class labor of each instructor is represented as follows rrindr J F Tare as weelly tr > ftoni InHrnctorlVlllsrrt IJonc U 0 Selnon 37 N1 tNyoI9i WCceacIL St 1r l toli 2 h In addition lo Uicrc formal duties Instructor Dout has officiated as Secretary fit the Vacuity ali as Irusl ont of the Student Society Instructor XcIla proved an efficient Librarian and has rendered valuable assUtance In taking special I I charge of thli theological organiza bar Instructor Jfty es has acttd as Assislaiit Lltrariau Instructor Croiall IIJ has succcfsfully discliarged lie multiplQduties of Deputy Treasurer Trea-surer and Registrar and r Cobb our faithful Lady Sui > rintendcnt has been ever ready to attend to any hJ iertaJning to the welfare of the lady etudente CONCLUSION With the cxcrcica of today close < e0 the FccneH of another semetier in the history olfrUloved Institu i o Jnilu tion In years the I D S College Yeul CoUeo Isslllla joutithoughthe visible r sulta of its inspiring and restraIning influences cm lliejoung people whoa who-a within Us precincts en I title I it to the respect usually laid to a sage And evidences 1or such I regard have iiqlbeen lacking The instructor have been cheered at every step li their course of work by assurance of support and encouragement encour-agement on all r sides and nu time has been wasted In useless complain ing Unwavering unIty has marked the plans and labors or the Faculty at all time Evidences of Divine assistance have Ivcn yf dally maul festatlon and we feel t reverently acknowledge the tource of the un interrupted MiccWf which has at tended us ttudciits and teachers alike mid wo all join in returning thanks and ascribing praIse to the Father of true wisdom ntp your brother 3 E TrUiAOK a Irinclpal HIder JIM Morns of the SlAke Board expressed his pleasure In listening to the exeni Jlenlng t > e exerl faust J fa-ust completed He exerebesr he success v vihich had attended at-tended the college lath pot the difficulties Itwill have to overcome lu the future cud the important option il iUtakonniong the pen Isle He expressod regret at the lack of facilities in tie institution and dwelt upon tlierieC < slty of an enlargement in tlie near future He teltr utr 1e closed thy Urllg to the bplrit of God tlio prespirroof uhlch Is felt so powerfully here etl Elder Wm II Dotgal of the Stake Board foljoued lu a brief address of encouragement Dwell ing upon the necewit < a religious I I ustructlou he ad viseda continued irvor on tltepartuCUiektudcnts in heir school eutits and anlncrKiMd care to avoid Uti cr associatjout of the ungodly loni President MCannon felicitated tin student and instructors upon upn tho order and precWon of the exercises ex-ercises and edified of the esteem in which the instructors instruc-tors would b held by the students He reported the death of Bishop James Watson a faithful and efficient member of the Stake Board of Education and the necessity sly of the place thus rendered vacant va-cant being filled Closing hU remarks marks President Cannon invoked the blessing of God upon the future labors of the J nstltution Sister Xina Young cucourged the young ladles especially speaking I of the wonderful influence for good f which they can and should wield among the people of Zion Prest Ceo Q Cannon added his testimony thoso already borne regarding Influence manifest in1 I the Latterday Saints College Thin vast numbcrof children throughout Zion who attend Church hot Is a source of great gratification to j all true JLatttrday Paints The youth should b educated and trained for the great work before them that they may be fully quaIl I fled therefor The foundation I of1 all knowledge Is religious training such as that given in lollt Instltu I I tion The I ker commende tho lon pktr by Idea of all pupils being placed al ppis those grades Jnd the lnitfl ° Ia 10 thos glt8 Instrcor beSt Ill for which they are et qualIfied < All should strive ton a good foundation In the primarY J fouudaton and then than higher branches will b a natural wU I anti easy brnce while t e1 Dcnlslon alienee or a knowlege or the lower nc branches will render nil higher attainments broche tainments Imperfect AIr speak tlnleot Imprfet Ing at some length on these < ami kindred topic president Cannon klld1 toI closed by expressing tlio de I sire of the General Hoard of Jdu I cation to advance the Inter1 of I the college nnd by exhorting nil to renewed diligence lgenn I The choir sang the anthem Jcru ilem aiid thecxerci eswere brought a close the lienedlctlon being pronounced by Eider D JI Todd instructor in the lL Y CoIIege at Logan The next term of the college begins be-gins on Monday Jan I ISJJ at yom t I is recommended that those intending to cuterat that time procure their tickets on Saturday January i I on which I day the treasurer treas-urer will beat the Social Hall be hnu tie hours of 1 am and t p m |