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Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 15, 1922. 12 Work of John R. Park in Utah Endures School ym Childrens Eyes State U Monument to First President n Began Teaching Examined Fr e e . - From two leaned room in a crude stons building, with fewer than half a hundred nor student, possessing neither tnlibrary March of equipment of any nature 8869. to an institution that covers all the phases of modern education, has nearly a score of modern building and la equipped it with apparatus and l.brarlea to keep In touch with the adtapea of the best minds, with a registration of approximately 2500 students, Is the proud record of the commonwealth s state echtfcjl. flrat known as the University of Deeeret, ,and Since 182 as the Univers ty of Utah. Heeyerelhe imii end wemewf-alraonumberless and complex the force contributing to the expansion and development of thia center of education from It crude Inception to the position of worth and magnitude that it now occupies, yet all who make candid Investigation are agreed that to ono Individual is due the Kientest meed of praise and the highest honcr for devotion a corded, ability demonstrated. service rendered and flc ng lovalty exemplified. That individual Is Dr. John H. Park, who for twenty-tbra- a years, a president of the I nlverslty of t tah, gave to the school the best of himself In the prims of his life, end, dying, bequeathed the greater of his slowly accumulated estate to part the instllutlon to which he had devoted the greater part of hie productive years. In the central and most commanding position today on the university campus, the John R. Park Memorial (administration) building stands, an enduring monu- tnrnt to lhbe!oved piijn-- cr leader Jn same "'lilph er eIu'arTonr1Vilir w building there will be unveiled. In the course Of a few weeks, a magnificent marble statue of Dr. Park", the work of a Utah sculptor, Mahonrl M Young, mid the gift of the Alumni ass' elation of the lihlverkltv of Utah. self-sac- -r Reticent Regarding: Past. , 5 i e f Dr Park's connection with the educational ajnem of the slate began In a way so unique and distinctive that ware It not well authenthated by reputable c.tlsens et living, ft would probably be classed the vivid Imaginings of some fan-- i ctful writer of fomsnee Horn at Tiffin, AMilo. May T; 1818, John R. park wasedu--, rated In tho common school ft that place, at the Heidelberg' college of Tif-- t fin, the Ohio W'eslejan unlvarsltv, and was graduated In medicine from the rs tjr of New York Jn the spring of Js5I, Thereafter he followed the prac- -' ti.-e of his profession in Ohio for about four years; snd TirThe'sprlhg ofTTO eft heme. I'fie closest friends of the doctor avow that he was very reticent about affairs relating to his family or his motives for seeking the then almost unknown west. He arrived In Salt Hake, September 80, 1881, ramping one night on the old P.oneer square. In the morning, as he years afterward told hi pupil and (lose friend, Senator Joseph 1,. Rawlins. ho stood up. considered a little while, then decided to walk south and see what would develop. It was this same day that ths strange events that tumod the course of his life occurred. Knapsack on back, the youthful M. D. started to walk southward, plodded on for eight mllea until he reached Mill applying there to one of the school trustees of that district for a position as teacher In the school. "Are ou a Mormon? was the board member Huerv, and upon the In the negative, he waa informed that a stranger i ouid not be given emp'o.vment. The young man continued his Journey south-ard. earv, but undaunted, the voyng asfor a school on. and bv pirant noon had reached thetrudged little Settlement of lrapervl!le, now known as Draper. Thomas A. Williams, veteran hardware Unl-ve- s -- 7 J ' f 1 , , t f -- octor's-responding w V -- Do. you know the actual condition cl yon tales merchant snd manufacturers agent, a resident of Salt Lake for nearly half a century, said yesterday that ha had many timet heard his father, Thomas V. William, recount the Incident of Dr. Park's appearanoe. Hungry and footsore, the voting eler approached the older Williams, who was tha village school teacher, and asked for work. William answered: "You look more as if you needed rest and something to eel Sit down and hays' some dinner. another gloneer of George O.awson, tne Draper, dent, and at that time began, n the words of Senator Rawlins as he delivered his address at the dedication of the Park Memorial building, "a , friendship that lasted for life. Mr. Williams' maternal grandfather, Andrew Jackson Allen, a pioneer of Draper since 1855, was one of the e hool trustees of that district, th late Bishop lease M.. Stewart was another. Dr. Park confided to Williams and Claweon hts desire to secure a school, but recounted Creek- - and slated his xperlence-at.-MIl- I plainly that he was not a member of the Mormon church. . Auerbachs Special one-roo- m -- d- ' Again You Save Offer Three-Da- y our Optometrists will For three daye Monday, Tuesday aod Wednesday examine school children eyes every morning until noon, absolutely free,. of charge, and advise you as to their .exact condition T h e o n lycon di tUq Id'TEis'speciil'bf ferls tjiatall children must be accompanied by parents. Take advantage of this opportunity and leurn exactly what is wrong with your children eyes. , , . c -- STSTC ft OAOMtlSV FOUNDED at Auerbachs Selling the SeMona Most .Extreme Announcing for Monday Uffidespsiioed SveaH ' Optical Department, Main Floor, Broadway Entrance Charge customers mar have their glasses charged We duplicate broken lenses quiekly We save you time and AND SAVE READ-CO- ME money V 1884 ChooeAny Huacir-fl- Creed Not Ban tutts of schoolchildren are ruining their health and .falling behind in iheir studies because of . defective 4 Tuion. -- attorBarnard J. Stewart. Salt ney and son of Bishop ytewart, says that his father responded: "We don t 0 are about your creed, so long as you are a moral young man, Whkt we want is a school teacher " wir nt"i?rdu'fnm''ifr tr.e wrn? ning of term, took hrge of the Draper-rid- e school. In a small, peony lighted, built Inside the for t adobe, erected as protection against the Indians. Joseph L. Rawlins, then a boy of 11, at tended and recall, the potent sway that Ir. Park exerted over his pupils. The Instructor left In tho spring of pilgrim J 862 and was gone for more than two vearW, returning to Drapsrvdle in the autumn of 1884, resuming charge of tho school and remaining with U for five years, during which period the breadth and intensity of the Intellectual light made the place famous for many mllea -- Marcll J. .1851), Dr. Park earn to Salt Lake and became president of the University of Deseret, that became the University of Utah in 1802. At the time he assumed the offloe, the schtol was In the old Council house, on the corner now occupied by the general offices of the Railroad company. Oregon Short Line tw-Ths university-haroomsrno money and no equipment In 1870 the territorial legislature appropriated 82500 to the uni 88000, but nothing at versity, and In 1872, . , all In 1874. Beginning with 1878, and annually thereafter, the university received from the legislature 85000, with the proviso that free instruction and free textbooks be given to at least forty normal students, selected by ths superintendent of schools from persons nominated bv ths county board ofxamlnm. Under such conditions as these only a man of Indomitable will, unswerving loyalty and fiery seal for the cause of education would have held the position. But the president who had stirred the Draper school "hung on. t childs eye? Thousands Choose Any ' Silk SKIRT THE BZO STORE' " - MEMO , i in the House and by financial stringency ind sectarian bitterness, the University of Utalr continued to grow. It demanded more room, and public sentiment taegan to favor It fostering In some degree. The territorial for legislature of 1880 appropriated 120.000 Dr a site and a building. Through Park's influence, largely, the city of Salt the Lake made a conditional grant of square upon which the West high school now stands and, with the $20,000, the beginning of the hnlversity In the form that it stood for years before It removal to the present site, was made. , The tlrnleas energy with which Dr. Dark served the state school T'naP.y told heavily upon his rugged constitution, and he res gned tn 1882 after having he.d the e position Of president for twenty-threear. After statehood he was elected th first state superintendent of public Instruction, serving from January, 198, until his death. September 29, 1800. -- Fortune Bequeathed to U. of 4J. The University of Utah had been hi dearest love In his lifetime and to It he bequeathed the greater ipart of hi fortune, net large as rich men's fortunes go, but remarkable when regarded as the toll at small remunersavings of years of to hi large and valuation. la addition able private library, the bequest Included ItO.OOU to be placed at Interest to purchase, and maintain theand Park Library Literature"; of American History the Intereet from $10,000 to establish a "John R. Park Teachers Fedowshlp, and the remainder to be used In such manner and for such purpose as the president and board of regents mav' deem It Is Quarters Removed. most benefic.al to ths university lasted that the university ha In Then, August of 178. It appeared officially realised moe than 840,000 from that the Council house was requited for already othes purposes, and the university had, to Pr,.lark' estate. be moved. It found shelter, and that waa Senator Rawlins, speaking at the dediahrut ail. In the old knitting works build- cation of the Park. Memorial building, ing on West First North street. Dr. Monday, June $,1919, arid Park himself and a boy, John Held (vetIf I may be permitted to paraphraae eran Balt Ike bandmaster!.- - whom he a stanza from the ipoet Horace Dr. Park had adopted while on a trip to Kurope erected a monument to his own memory and brought to Utah, helped place the more endur.ng than brass, higher than old knitting works In ah&pe for occupancy th regal structure of the pyramids, which and uee. corroding elements, the fury of the winds But, in spite of all tha obstacles caused or the flight of time cannot destroy." Pay Scout Conference to Be Held Specizl 1o Th c.t 2 Brigham City Tribune. Price BRIGHAM CITT. Jan. Scout missioner Alf I Freeman, working in .conjunction with the principal and faculty of the Boxeldcr high school, has made arrangements for a meeting to be held at tha school next (Monday morning in place of the ngular assembly at 10.20 ' , o'clock There will be a s.ioi t. musical program by tho Hcho male chorus, fo' lowing which President Anthony W. Ivins of Balt Lake will deliver a discourse on tho subject, This tteYon will Loyal dtlxenshlp " be only for the mudenn in t no senior it high school, and immediately follow the Junior high students will hold their assembly, at which )he feature wU he addresses bv O A. KlrkhSm and Dr. John H. Taylor, scout ofthlals from Hat Lke, ho will discuss scout topies. T',c'e also will be a musical program. The parents of the students are Invited to attend both meeting, as the committee ha arranged, the program a union .for the purpose of acquainting the parents with the matters to be treated as for the tiovs and girts themselves. In the even-- ! Mr. Klrkham and Mr. Tavlor will meet all the scout workers of the Iloxelder staka In a special meeting, to which pare ms also are Invited, for the purpose of giv Ing more rietai ed Instruction end carrying out some demount nation work. 11. Com- 2 ..$3.98 j .$5.00 rChoose Any or MUFF - $2.95 $20.00 Silk Kimonos $10.00 $25.00 Silk Kimonos $12.50 and EXTRA SPECIAL SUIT Blouses and Overblouses in the House the Original Prices Vi Off Including handsome models of lace, trepe do chine, ehartneuse, canton, satin, combinovel and gcorpettc nations. Original prices, K No Restrictions, ' $10.00 to $22.50. Ordinal prices,. $29.50 O n' Sale M 5nda y , Address Men's Club Orjgffial ' Prices Second Floor.) (Auerbach Ax We See the Other Mans Life iu the subject on whieli J, W. .lone, formerly connected with the United States department of agriculture, will speak at the, meeting of the. Men'a club of the Firit Methodist church, tomorrow night at the church edifice, Pr. J. IT. Pequer of Chicago, 111., nNo will The speak on of a Man and Recent DiscoveriesMakuyr of lieredity." Tha program starts with 'supper at 6:30 o clock, served by the Ladies Aid society. The club start the new year under the leadership of C. W, Stream, prexii denh; Walter II. Davton, .1. B. Front v, secretary, and W. H. Rowe, treasurer. Alex E. Euerhardt is chairman of the program committee; Pr. V. J. Clark, chairman of the membership committee; Frofesor IT. J. Stearns, chairman of the reception committee; and C. L. Wheeler, chairman of the commit fee. The chib member-- ' ship is reported to be growing steadily. to $150,007 $5.00 to $11.25 Two Lecturers Will ' .J Choose Any Fall or Winter e Sample Tunic- WoodtTift met Thursday evening at th I. O. O F. Iiall and the folio in officer were InstnJled 'Mrs, Lillian fWivumehaw, guardian nemhlwr. Mre MattkU Ptte, paat guardian neighr; Mr UUlan Wat-twadviser: JVtr jlulia txivls. Mr. Koxev ffoover. Ai4. Marv Meat field, Herk; attendant; Mre Henha IX Berry, banker; Mra Annie Glhaon, musician, Mra Clara Oism. taptain of guards, Mrs Gemma Jonee. inner sentinel; Mra? Goldie Sailor, outer sentinel, Mrs. Mary hioe Tuggle and Mrs. J. Sbanley, Mrs, Vnton, manage! s The tno atointite offloers are Mr. Rose Maxim, flagleHrer, and Mrs. H, B Townsend. eo?renpondtM t. Mrs Mary Wltherow was the inta3Una offiter, assisted by Mrs. Hoxey Hoover and Mrs. Annie GUeon Mrs. Marv W Itberow reHnte the pat guardian neighbor. Mrs. Matilda Totta, with the Woodcraft pin. The captain of guards. Me Clan Olaen, and her corps of guards did excellent floor ork Following the j ceremonies a banquet was imed by the afflewa- $7.50 Up. r r High-Grad- $6225 SCARF, THROW, CHOKER SET OFF THE ORIGINAL PRICE You Can Buy Fur Scarfs From 97 -- Silk Kimonos Prices ,$7.50 c $5.00 $15.00 Ortefrtal models now priced ; $12.50 Bilk -- Kimonos models how priced $13.00 of Original Price Silk Kimonos $10.00 priced $10.00 and-P- ay .$2.00 $7.93 models now of XcTfthbor ........ priced Neighbors of Woodcraft $ -- . $4.00 models now Officers Installed by 1 the House in " i Sptetal to The Tribune. VA R- K- C1T Y , .Ian. of Original land Is described as township 252l) south, lows: Mesa. $2.13. Ulgln, $3 19, Thompsouth, sons, $7, Sego. $13; Cisco, $22: Pumptownship range 2J. eael.-aiu- l " house. $4; Dewey, $4: Cast leton. $2.10: , ratigo 7 west. Lower Valley, $4; Westwater, $3.40, Moab, 872.81. SEAL SALES TOTAL $139.95. Sjwrisl ts Th Trtbwit. SUNDAY SCHOOLS TO MEET. districts of Grand MOAB, Jan. Sperisl to Ths Tribune. eoisntv have made Anal report of Christ HRIOHAM CITY, Jan 14. The annual mas seals to th countv chairman. The sum derived from the seals tota's 8180 95. convention of the Sunday schools of the the several district contributing as fol Hoxelder stake will fcs held In the high 14.A-A- U Sale Prices, $14.75 to $75.00. V, this city , tomorrow, with, sessions at 9. 10, 10 40 and 3 o'clock. It is expected that a large number of members of the Ireseret Sunday s hool board from Balt Lake will be In attendance and direct the de!rtment work. Between the morning and afternoon wsvlnns the local stake workers win serve luncheon at ths high school, so Jhat none In attendance at the convention ned go school In home. t; I I . pub-lici- , K THE OLD EELIABLE UNDOES tv r Pilot of Mail Plane Makes Forced, Landing ! K ! EvefyUToe in this lot jiiade to sell for considerably more than we are now .asking. This price gives you an exceptional special .valuer v f Style- - No. 917, a narrow English toe shoe, made by Crosset, of rich dark brown Russia ealf, with Wing Foot rubber heel. Style No. 91 7X, a brown medium toe model. A Iteaeon made, dress shoe, . Style No. 474X, Hack gunmetal English shoe. Style No. 920X, .rich dark brown, high toe, medium high lieel pattern. - Style No. 443, blaek viei kid Blueher. . Style No. 464, black gunmetal high toe model. Style No. 4S0, black calf model,' with broad I nn account ojt the den-- J which hung over the el:y yeeterduy f,gmorning. Pilot T. o Pa vim of the air mail service was unable to locate Woodward av- atlon field, tqon hla arrival from Rock Spring at 9 f! ocock. and forced pick Ltnd.nir In Emigration canvon 11c struck a fence after d, a, 'nding. and damaged one of th e me of the plane, b"f escapeil without bodily in- - . June The mall was i, rough! to the I ynp ma. postoffice In an auiomolpl.'. chine will W dismantlcd.and hrojght to Balt Lake toduv. a, g good-wearin- ' , -- -- 1 fiMWTOc; T T- Style No, 437X, black - vjei kid nature' toe. Very Best Sets of Tnibyto Teeth $2lo55 1 i T V -- 1 Branch IcJaho Fall 4J '5210 53 SC. CR V CIA IU Tvypf 212 MAIN -- ST. DB. L. J. DULL Manager Cl Silver PAINLESS Extractions KAg Work Guaranteed Examination Free to Ths Trlhuse MT. PLKASANT. Jan 1 J Jlt-vr- Hin-kle- I- - TWO TOWNSHIPS SURVEYEO. Register Gould B Blakely of the Salt Lake And office announced yesterday that government surveys of two town- one in Grp ml county and the other ship, In Millard county, have been completed. Unappropriated land embraced by these townsh ps may be filed upon tinder the public land laws on and afttr April 17. 1822r Purtrg th Mxty-fTv- e "ilaj , prior to that date, ths land mav be filed upon by qualities! soldier and endure, who served In the war against Germany. The ; K 1 The following standing committees have boon an- nounced bv the new office is of the Jit Poxfcant Btrvioe Star Dueotois. Mr. J C Jordan, Sits Vernon 1rothei- - l srn. Mr. Parlev Hansen: flower commit- ice. lira Vernon Irolheraen. Jtiss AUlia Jeneen, Mrs. ffyrum h, finance. ' Mr R H Mia i A. Waiters. sncinlierehlp and visiting. Mis., Thomas Hrahv. Jordan. Mrs. J S P. Wore nee rr. Jlrs Bruce Sei-l- . Jlrx. Charles Christensen, Mr. Andrew lair- acjuMnL-Jmhn-J-E Bonne' t . entertaihment an program. Mrs,-Malin-ste- n ram Is NeUw-n- , Mrs R. and Miss Winona Clierrv. 1 ,k, Fillingi... NAMES COMMITTEES. Special $ DENTAL T' r Jfv! Gold Crownji aod Bridfira Work En-sli- h . LEGION y-sZ- i NITROUS OXID GAS, The Safe Anesthetic, Now Trubyte Teeth $3 Our new rciiuceil fee for the ailminutratiou of Nitrous Oxid Gas is not equaled, to our knowledge, in nnr .other dental office. $5 i the usual charge $10 is not and the extraction feet vary from $1 to uncommon $2.50 per tooth In the higher priced offices. Think, then, what it meant to have. this tnfe and certain anesthetic administered expertly, in a modern, fully equipped operating room, for only $3.00, with the small ree of 50 eeots per tooth for extractions. Two experienced operators present at each administration. t ? Another example of the earn taken in, fbU office give our patients the best powvjde vlental work Is the fact that we invariably use GENUINE TRITBYTE TEETH in our $10 ets of teeth. "Tb pnrnrc mnny-twt- h to be bad for less money and the saving we could make would be considerable ihould we use cheaper materials but in the ,end yon. would be dissatisfied,' and so would we. to OPEN EVENINGS AND SUNDAYS VS DAILY HOURS 8:30 a, m7to TiUTprmT SUNDAYS 10 to 2 Iter I |