Show CLOSING EXERCISES THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF BRIGHAM CITY CLOSE AND STUDENTS ENGAGE IN FAREWELL SOCIALS EIGHTH AND NINTH GRADES eighth grade boys win ball game and are entertained by ninth grade eighth grade exercises at opera house this week marks the close of another successful public school year an air of cheer and festivity pervades the atmosphere of the students who have tolled upwards through another grade and by the aid of their excellent and dearly beloved teachers gained a prominence where the further acquisition of knowledge assumes a more fascinating form when the schools opened last fall teachers and students alike were strangers to each other but that Is all changed now teachers have learned to know mild and love the tender lender minds In trusted to their care and have been delighted with the responsiveness exhibited by tite the students still there Is a vein of sadness running through the outward t heer that modifies the whole it Is the parting ties of friendship have been formed that in very many in stance swill endure through life teachers will turn their attention to other things students will scatter to their various homes and there will never be just the same names answer j roia cali when another season elway more or less sad but there there Is to too 0 a certain satisfaction in them they give an opportunity tor for an expression of the heart it is here that we wish to assure our friends of the schools teachers and students alike that we are in hearty sympathy with the noble work they are doing we would encourage the teachers to continued diligence and the students to greater efforts we regard the profession of teaching as among the very noblest and we feel to applaud the earnest seeker after truth and knowledge with this brief preface we will enter upon our report of the weeks doings in last friday evening the eighth grade students were the guests of honor at the high school function given in the whittier block the entertainment was arranged by the teachers and students of the high school primarily as a love feast trial marking k the close of this years school season the rooms were beautifully decorated with the school colors purple and white and with flags and chinese lanterns entertainment began with hearty good natured conversation after which games were played and a short program rendered the program consisted of an address of welcome by wilford andersen history of the classey class by jennie hunsaker by zera wilde A poem composed by rose hose smith was read by auretta peters the affair closed after tile the serving of dainty refreshments the exe ang was a very pleasant one and reflects credit upon those who had the exercises in hand the program wits was especially good and we were given the privilege of reproducing a couple of the articles that were read that Is the history of the class of 09 and the prognostic prognostication aaion they follow herewith the history of the 09 class our class was organized sept IS 18 1903 with an enrollment of 38 pupils prof T 11 II glenn as instructor of physical geography and german mr H E larsen instructor of algebra and miss lyla knudson instructor of english history civics and geometry after school had been in session a few weeks we decided to select school and class colors so after several flays of discussion purple and white were chosen as school colors a change from the red and white while the former colors this change was made because the colors odthe of the state niver U sity are red and white As the 09 class is THE high school it was decided to wear purple and white this year and choose class colors next year we had no sooner donned our colors and floated our flag than we were met with direct opposition from the eighth grade who had the audacity to think that because they were granted the privilege of occupying part of our building they should also hoist their green and red flag and so EO ensued a great fla flag rush the first in the history of the school naturally it caused much excitement in our little city but it also afforded the greatest of pleasure for the 09 class when we finally succeeded after a hard struggle ie in keeping our flag on the bull building we are sorry to say that our school at first was quite disorderly but the simple reason was we did not have enough teachers to look after us but but after another long discussion and hard planning on the part of the teachers it was decided to organize the two schools into a school city this arrangement proved very satisfactory however we hope to have more teachers next year so that students will not be troubled with peace officers after we had become strongly organized gani zed we paraded the streets in hayracks harracks hay racks decorated with purple and white this was done to make known to the people that there really existed 3 a high school and one that will win recognition I 1 in the state of utah and in time become one of the foremost schools of the west we have given three dances for the purpose of obtaining money for the library bra ra iad wila saul in our W work ork also a committee was appointed to obtain subscriptions from the business men and through numerous liberal donations we were able to pur purchase clase enough books to carry on the work in the history and science departments altogether we now have about lo ol lumes unies we are pleased to make special mention of the liberal donation of the eighth grade which was a fine set of dickens works we thank them for supporting us at this time and trust they will be permitted to enjoy them as much as we have A few exciting incidents have occurred I 1 during the year the most important taking place the of february when the students went on a strike the 2 2nd and being a holiday we felt it an injustice to think that prof glenn should ask us to return to school the next day as it etwas was r friday ri so on the we held a big mass meeting and decided to remain away on the friday morning came and the teachers were in their places but imagine their dismay when they found all seats vacant except one and this one had to sn sneak eak through the eighth grade lines in order to get in the building of course he was proclaimed the liero hero of the day by the teachers but that was not our opinion this affair Is the most disgraceful in tile the h history IS tory of our claas for we do not know yet the extent of the offense given to our teachers and trustees however after obtaining excuses from mammas and papas we were allowed to reenter school excuses were considered not sufficient by the members of our class sowe so we all made our apoll agles to the teachers and trustees and promised never to do the like again as we do hereby admit that it was a very dishonorable net ac and unbecoming to the class of 09 school has gone on very smoothly since this event so you may judge whether or not noe we have regretted our past misdemeanors arbor lay day was observed vea with the ibe usual ceremony of planting trees and cleaning up grounds however our services were given to the central school as our grounds were tree free from the usual disorder the physical phy geography class on page two CLOSING EXERCISES continued from first page der prot prof glenn has done much ren research work and have studied carefully their surroundings the algebra class feel that they have gained much under the careful instruction of mr larsen the classes in english have done good work and the improvement pro made is wonderful we have studied several good classics and have become deeper thinkers as a result the the history and civics classes have covered a large field of work and have the honor of being the strongest class in the school with the he exception of the german class for they can rattle off german history beyond our ken and besides they can say things that we history students cant understand of course this is all due to prof glenn and that fact alone makes us proud of our german class A few weeks ago miss misi knudson Kni ldson entertained her history class at her home where they recited their les son in the usual manner and then had the pleasure of examining miss knud sons historical treasures refreshments were served and the history class certainly had an enjoyable as well as an instructive afternoon naturally tile the german class did not wish to be behind cothey gave a german supper all invited were were supposed to talk nothing but german however we dont know whether they succeeded or not but from all reports they must have had a thoroughly gernan german time last but not least was the reception given by ass knudson may alay 16 in honor of our track team it war wa glorious to see our beautiful colors float artistically in every room and the entertainment was a grand ending for a happy and successful school year r i one little incident happened to mar the pleasure of the evening semeona onu stole tile the B 13 C H S flag and tearing it to pieces scattered it about the town but with the help of our future class mates we hope to instill instill enogh reNe reverence rence in the hearts heart of 0 everyone to protect at least our flags and eventually produce a strong loyalty a ky for the brigham city high school JENNIE JENIE HUNSAKER 0 prognostication 0 on it t the he eighth grade what a shower it if we could just run into some store until it has passed heres a latue shop with the sign norman jensen first class cobbler printed above the door yes there he sits in the corner pegging away and beside him scolding vigorously sits his wife in whom we instantly recognize reco gaize cur old schoolmate vera stratford people are coming in all the time let us see it if we know any of them here comes a motherly looking woman weman followed by eight little children at her command they seat themselves in a row and obediently begin to take oft off their shoes for re pair she raises her veil and we see that it is annie matthewson matthe ason why Is she in mourning soon she sighs anil and says yes shirley was always good to me until he be began to drink and now he has deserted all of us one 0 ne of the children has partaken partaker par taken too freely of the candy given it by the confectioner abe josephson and its ciles of pain causes the mother to exclaim send for doctor thompson soon anton comes rushing in with bottles and bags and alth although bugh he has the reputation of a very skillful physician the child soon expires the priest robed in black comes to do the comforting and in the slow steady movement and low mo mournful voice we remember john reese this scene Is too oppressive we seek beek the street and see sitting in the shade of a striped umbrella a scissor grinder why its dalore nichols oh my look at this its a of old maids powdered and painted in the vain attempt of looking young we are greatly surprised to see the group lillian figgins hazel farrell lois peters gean baft burt and ellen humble heres a school its certainly gov governed ernid by inexperienced teachers if we may judge by the noise from within we are right heres ruth dark clark in one room and ethel knudson in the other let us leave this place and renew more acquaintances here comes grace mcmaster president of the womans comans club bound tor for the club rooms and now we are in a grand theatre waiting tor for the appearance 0 of the famous actor and actress whose pictures stare at us from every signboard in the city there comes thel the hero lero john hansen and oh see how bravely he rescues the heroine lillie stratford there must be a great trial going on in that court house let us enter with that large crowd of people what an eloquent lawyer is speaking why my goodness it is wallace johnson and the case olivia jensen is suing for a divorce from peter petersen plaintiff alleges that defendant had always looked down upon her on every corner stands a policeman and there among others are the two little willies suddenly we are transported to another sphere of we are inside of the golden gates watching I 1 st peter call through the keyhole to those who are outside asking for a pass who art thou he asks as he hears a feeble knock russell wight came faintly through the key hole what good hast thou done in thy sojourn upon the earth asks peter on the night of april 7 1906 answers russel 1 I presented the justice of the peace with five dollars pass in calls peter miles II iles is the next to knock hast thou striven to help thy fellow men asks the guard yes says miles ive worked for my class in the autumn of 1905 1 I helped to tear down the high school flag from our tower and to hoist the red and green miles is sent seat to the other door A group of boys of the graduating class of comes together to the door and call in chorus to peter to the same old question they answer we tried to spare our teachers the trouble of teaching school on the of february 1906 we also persuaded others to be equally considerate by mounting our horses and driving the hardhearted hard hearted students back ZERA WILDE the entertainment given in the opera house last saturday evening by ay the eighth grade students was a delightful affair the house was well filled and the students who took part in the program neatly and tastefully dressed made a pleasing appearance there was an opening song by the girls glee club after which hou hon J D peters offered the invocation the address addres staf jf welcome was made by the president of the cliss norman jensen an original poem was read by miss bliss nettie knudson then a song by the girls glee club and the class history by shirley II Il an essay on history her own composition was read by miss augusta jorgensen song by the boys glee club prognostication by miss aliss annie matthewson farewell speech by delore nichols benediction by rev J 11 hansen we must not fall to give credit to the teachers and the students for the able fork done and the excellent entertainment given those who attended the exercises As we were constrained to reproduce a couple of the exercises given by the high school students we were equally impressed with the excellence of their counterparts in the eighth grade exercises and through the courtesy of the authors we give herewith the articles resistance the father of bf progress it would appear at first sight that the force of resistance would be an 1 impediment to anything with which it may come in contact conta ct but upon nose close examination it is found that the reverse Is nearer to the truth hand and that resistance the father of progress 1 I is really a different way of stating that necessity is the mother of invention ven tion resistance or opposition has produced results of the most far reaching consequences co in the worlds history in the sciences in social and religious spheres and in fact in every department of existence resistance has always been a factor in any proposed change of conditions dit ions sometimes acting directly and thereby producing results the consequences of which were never dreamed of by contemporary thinkers at other times acting indirectly perchance overcoming weaknesses and developing the highest power of human ingenuity an example of the first may be found in the opposition encountered by the pilgrim fathers in their native land on account of which they sought a more friendly shore brayed braved thea ocean wa waves ves and built up hame homes s1 sa in n a a practically unknown known continent continent and there established a government dedicated to freedom and liberty later the home loiko government resisted and curtailed their freedom they developed an all equal resistance and declarer declare that the colonies were and by right ought to ie b e free and independent king george did not seek to build up an all american commonwealth the colonists did not desire to sever their connection with their mother country but the resistance of the king to the wishes and rights of the colonists resulted in the coming into existence of one |