| Show YOUNG ACADEMY noral F examination the tho closing exercises es of the fourth term terni fifth acad academic e m ic year were held on oil friday the 1 7 th insa on the stand were president taylor president smoot ii john nuttall esq the members of the board of directors besides a great many visitors ff frum from urn various parts after sin singing in g by the choir prayer by one of the s students tu dents pian plan atory remarks by the tho principal the published pro gramme was strictly carried through the results 0 01 the examination as they appeared from the percentage attained by the various graduates and from the reports ranged for between 80 and 99 of whom there were 10 six for bookkeeping received all also two for algebra and one for arithmetic one received a special diploma for teaching in seven higher branches viz natural philosophy astronomy chemistry geology human physiology zoology and botany and received certificates of two qualifications for teaching in primary clasi elapses ses from the general report of the principal the following statistics are gathered annual attendance four terms 48 three terms 72 two terms one term 1 making a tot total attendance of lid iid 3 7 during tiring the year in regard to the di merent different places of residence they are arc tabulated as follows provo Spring springville ville 7 goshen 1 cedar valley 1 lehl leh 3 1 alpine 1 american fork 7 pleasant grove 14 salt lake lahe county 23 cache 2 rich eich 4 summit 1 tooele 2 capatch Wa patch 5 juab 7 sanpete 6 S evier evler 1 millard 1 kane 3 bea ben ver 8 plute 1 I iron 8 washington 7 idaho 3 arizona 1 nevada revada 3 total there have been registered during the year 25 normal students of whom three have been acting teachers already and were taking a finishing course of one term only three have bercun lert left ua account af sickness before completing their course one has haa taken up practical teaching in order to get means to fake fate another years yearns course three have given up the profession one has hns leftak eft at the end of the third term to return again next year and eleven have graduated leaving four still in attendance the statistics of our theological organization are ate as follows seventies 1 elders 6 priests 5 teachers 3 deacons 7 lay members 70 not holding priesthood 5 under age 4 non members 4 total prie rrie priesthood X meetings held beld 8 ordinations to fhe the priesthood 3 rebaptism baptism re 1 following are the closing remarks by the principal brother K G maeer this closes tile the fifth academic year with an attendance in the upper classes far exceeding any previous revl 0 s year and wl with th a genelar general success c of sueh such a nature that for the next series serles of years we may be able with our plans unon upon a still higher hi gher basis and jap if by the uncommonly great number of students this year from various part party 3 of the territory many heterogeneous characters have made our labor labors from a disciplinary point of view more difficult than usual the spirit of order good will and above all the spirit of the gospel which had been our reliance all ull along gave us the final finai victory to the board of trustees for their unqualified readiness to slip port ps las with every means in their power to my fellow teachers who so cordially have endeavored to co comerate with me in the great responsibilities of our cal cai calling ilna link to the students in their various who so readily responded to every requirement I 1 merely say pay that he who has sustained our academy with his blessings i BO so visibly will write within their hearts that of faithfully i performed duties which is always the truest sign dahis of his bis approbation amen addresses were then made by president 3 ohn taylor and president smoot who spoke very encouragingly on matters of education president john taylor as trustee in trust mado made a donation of to the Academy which was thank thankfully fully received brother maeser then stated that the academy would be adjourned until the we 29 th of august next respectfully NELS nelc NET NELSON c ox secy provo city june 1881 1851 |
