| Show PROVO LETTER provo dec 16 several rooms in the brigham young light well ventilated anu anil heated by steam have been fitted up for the accommodation of the classes in physical science and chemistry one thousand dollars worth of new apparatus and chemicals have arrived tend and aro are no now w being arranged in their places the apparatus are geduly for tae ane physical science class they illustrate the laws of force motion light heat sound bound electricity etc and will be of great convenience in elucidate og jig many a knotty scientific problem there are also several pieces of apparatus to be used in the study of chemistry and each student Is furni furnished shea with a comple tenet of chemicals receiving the feces necessary ary instruction from dr phillips for the handling of the same but relying upon his own work to harden theory into p practical knowledge and to make him I a chemist with these additions the th e scientific department of the B Y academy will be second to none in the territory dr phillips who is in the professor is very thorough in his course he to is a graduate of the edinburgh university class of 92 which was presided over by that celebrated scientist sir james thompson who was raised to the peerage on account of his many scientific discoveries co veries the students of the B Y academy are in the midst of their first semester examinations the semester closes on thursday december and the second semester begins on montray Mont Mo lay january ath the first semester has been well attended and profitable the utah county teachers association will hold its next session at the now new springville spring ville schoolhouse on saturday next A bonnet social is to be given by the epworth league on tuesday even ing next it will be quite a novel affair the gentlemen are expected to arrange the ribbons and flowers on the ladles ladies bonnets mr john hood for the second ward to is working hard in the promotion of a sacred concert for the christmas sabbath evening the colleen bawn 11 is the next attraction to be placed on the boards board a by the provo thespian club it will probably be presented on new years night A fancy ball is to be given at the opera house this evening the K of P expect to give one at the opera house on christmas night W B R H ito IN reported to be very low and is scarcely expected to live another day A case of diphtheria has appeared in the family of thomas carlisle of alpine the county and aad city ladies worlds fair clubs are working hard bard for the advancement of the cause tees have been appointed |
