Show YOUNG youna EX close ol of a highly teryn terin editor deseret news the exercises incident to the close of the first term ninth academic year of the B Y academy were held in the assembly hall of the institution on Fri friday btty atty nov commencing at 10 am there were present of tle tie the members of the tile board prest A 0 smoot H 11 II cluff esq and myron tanner esq counselor david john and bishop john yohn bohn E booth together toge lher with numerous visitors and the entire faculty the sides of the large hall hali were occupied led by elaborate exhibits from th the e ladies ladles ladies department and from the classes in penmanship and drawing the pro gramme included frequent exercises in vocal music by the choir 9 and the various department singing 9 classes after the opening exercises the members in em of the faculty presented in turn the report of their respective departments with comments on the examination of the classes the ladies department was represented by mrs jennie tanner the preparatory department by wallard willard done the intermediate by jos B keeler Academic the by nels neis felsl L nelson the collegiate by edward 11 snow and prof benj cluff jr and the scientific course and normal department part ment by professor james E talmage prof K G maeser the principal then read his report to the board and ana from it the following items are culled the statistics of general attendance for tile the term have been entered of whom five left for justifiable J us tillable causes during the term the report stated considering the hard times and the uncertainty in I the minds of the public concertin concerning our accommodations the attendance this term is an evidence of the hold which the institution has upon the affections of the people the department statistics are arc as follows de department apartment part ment stude students ats weekly ma 1 k recitations citations ire jRe preparatory 18 64 intermediate 28 40 academic 37 47 collegiate 20 ill normal 34 15 total the record oi of the theological organ ration shows the students average according to their church standing as follows seventies 3 E iders elders 18 priests 6 teachers 2 deacons 20 lay members 82 not baptized 3 non members 3 total 37 Theus the usual lial ilai exercises inthis in this or organization it bation have been carried bonwith fi flattering results several ordinations to the priesthood have been performed in the missionary meeting with the recommendation and sanction of the respective Bl bishops shops the students are tabulated according to their places of residence as follows from provo 46 lehl lehi 1 alpine 1 american fork 4 springville Spring ville 3 pleasant grove 3 payson 3 goshen 5 juab co 11 1 millard lillard co 9 sanpete co 7 emery co 1 garfield co 1 2 sevier co 5 beaver co 1 kane 60 co 1 iron co 1 washington co 6 5 salt lake co 22 davis co 2 tooele thoele co 2 cache co 7 colorado 1 nevada 2 arizona 3 total the Poly roly society was reported ported in active operation and the founding dundin got of the society periodical the academic review was noted the principal announced a change in the term record a style having been now adopted showing the students effii enni enli I clency and deportment copies of which are to be sent to the parents or guardians 0 of the pupils 1 the e report closed close with the following I 1 R it cannot be denied that we lodic looked toward the opening of this first term of the ninth aga agh academic demic year with some apprehensions while the hard bard times the impression abroad that there were not sufficient accommodations for our students the limited financial resources at our com mandall conspired to seemingly justify the apprehensions which ile the friends of the academy felt in regard to a successful term with what different feelings are we enabled today to day to cast a retrospective view upon this so much dreaded term A full normal department and all other departments largely attended students present from colorado arizona nevada and fifteen counties of utah our Poly society in full operation a periodical of our own started a atory in such operation as we avo never had it before and accod for classrooms class rooms excellia excelling f for or comfort the old ones beyond coma comparison and the spirit of teachers and students encouraged by the results of as thorough thor pugh gugh an examination as can possibly be made all ali demonstrate to us that adversity has been to this institution as to the whole church of god a stimulus to faster growth and that the thu B Y ademy academy has entered upon a new era of prosperity as te testimony stimon y that the lord is sustaining the institution t io and that israel will support it for t the he good of the rising generation brief and encouraging remarks were offered by prest smoot counselor H 11 II clunn clumm and bishop myron tanner also by counselor navid dwvid john and and bishop J E booth each of whom held out bright hopes for the f future coupled with congratulations on the labors of the past it was announced that a social reunion re union of the students and their friends would be held in the evening and that the second term would begin monday nov 10 BELLE narris HAURIS seely secy of examination B Y A provo nov 8 1881 |