Show L D S COLLEGE EXERCISES tuesday the latter day saints college 1 held its twelfth annual commencement nent at the assembly hall and never in all its history has a better and there more enthusiastic meeting been held toe common custom of having school exercises consist of school boy essays and aad declamations to weary an audi audience enee was done away with and music was wa the chief feature the assembly hail HAA looked charming above the large organ the stars and stripes striped gracefully hanging and the stands were covered with bunting and college flags the day was perfect for such eacer aises and as the sun sent his rays through the colored windows was a happy glow spread over the VU 6 pils oils and their friends promptly at 10 president done called the aw to order and professors mc clellan and shepherd opened wah the overture poet and peasant by voa after prayer was offered M thomas ashworth rendered in a elemr lob ing manner the ft serenade by herbert mr D J mcrae MCA of the 0 class aa of M commercial department followed with VM gak an address add eon on utah and A acer ind tries the 6 tred traced tuti the 1 history a of the growth and of the state por or a long time flint sald said he ft hla land haaf was a barren waste vw ww deress uri known but bitt to the and the tha wild beast where towns VU vil higes lugea ano and lovel lovely farms farm now dot tua country was the home of the dat 11 a and the snake and where our noisy bustling city stands the stillness of the desert was unbroken save by the chirp of the cricket or the howl of a hungry wolf what wonderful changes have been wrought behold now the glorious utah her climate the best in the world her burning sands moistened by the sweat of honest toil and her sagebrush sage brush transformed into beautiful gardens utah stands in the front ranks of industry loyalty and love for her fellow man utah now islands waiting for the business man when he presents himself she will give him a royal welcome and for the use of his brains she will pay him in millions vast treasures lie hidden A within easy reach as yet untouched indeed almost of it is ii for us to harness the streams and to turn the music of the gurgling brook and the roar of the river torrent into the busy hum of industry whose bibra albra eions shell shall echo the praise of him who alveth unto all and the love of him who brought peace on earth good will to men mr address was fluently rendered and elicited much praise the address of francis of the class 89 high school was a scholarly chol scho arly laxly effort his subject was success in life and he dwelt in the thought of mans moral intellectual and physical being development of the entire man along the lines in which he can do the greatest amount of good to himself and society should be the aim of each person all must have courage to succeed that cortage corkage ti t 3 perform what we know to be bb right dewey was a hero and a true man not beaise he necessarily captured a spanish fleet and city but because he had the courage of his convictions and a knowledge of what was the right thing to do mr Morten sens speech bristled with excel excellent lere thought and was intensely interesting filder elder C W penrose delivered the address to the graduates he commenced ba ax congratulating them the college the state and the church of jesus christ of latter day saints on the success which had attended their studies and its recognition in the certificates and diplomas awarded for all would be benefited by the training the students had received education he said was wa of little use without its application in the affairs of life they were now entering on a new phase of their earthy t existence this life was a graduation from their first estate and was a preparation for higher advancement there was no excellence without labor 11 no perfection without struggles and trials and vict victories oried the tiny seed in the ground struggled in darkness to burst its shell and push upward coming coan ing forth as a tender blade reaching rea ch up to the light and warmth of the sun and persevering till it came forth in bud and blossom to its perfection the planet begun in nebulous ext existence st without form and void and worked its way to its allotted orbit and then on through the ages until it reached its perfect sphere as a glorious Z orb shining in its own glory so man must push his way meeting the trials and sorrow of lif life e which were designed for his I 1 development into the perfections of As the perfume of the flower and the radiance of the sun were not merely f tor or their own benefit so the influence obtained by education must be shed abroad for the welfare of mankind the f good of others must be considered sel was wae the bane of the world it waa that which led men and nations to engage in unjust strife the war against spain was opposite to this it drw a war for the liberty of others we in this country rejoiced in the possession of liberty in the stars and stripes which always aroused our enthusiasm and our patriotism but that liberty must be extended to others until every son and daughter of god on earth was free so the war with spain was not for aggrandizement diz ement but the good of others and it was selfishness on the part of spain that led to the cruelties cruel ties and oppressions oppress ions from which cuba must be delivered and if the modern sampson would catch those spanish foxes tie their tails together and set them on fire he would go goin gain in as much fame as his namesake name sake of old in hia exploits against the philistines the speaker was pleased that the college had remembered in a flitting manner the volunteer student who had gone to the front we must all labor tor for country and defend it when necessary but there were other ways to be patriotic than fighting for native land use the education obtained for the common welfare god must be first country next our motto god and our native land the speaker spoke of the foundation laid by president brigham young for our church system of education also the endowments to the latter day saints college by the late horace S eldredge eliza R snow and edward stevenson that he recognized as patriotism as well as the valor of the brave he referred also to the work orf of dr karl G maeser and the college faculty and other disinterested workers in the cause of education as truly he went on to encourage the students to continue gaining intelligence li gence which was the glory of god and would never perish but be theirs in this world and throughout eternity and it if put to proper use would glorify them f forever brever he exhorted them to perseverance per punctuality diligence and humility and cautioned them against that insufferable pride which led some people who thought themselves learned to look down upon their less fortunate fellows no one knew it all true education opened the boundless fields of wisdom and knowledge and showed their immensity students in the L D S college had the advantage in addition to those in ordinary educational establishments of a training in theology and should have a testimony of their own of the krueth of the gospel if they remained steadfast continued their efforts labored for the good of mankind and the glory ot of god they would graduate into the celestial kingdom the diploma they would receive would be the right to the keys to all heights and depths of knowledge wisdom and power throughout the uhl universe verse and instead of the flowers now bestowed in token of their triumph a diadem would be placed upon their brow which would be a crown of eternal life that would never fade away president angus M cannon in a few chosen remarks presented the certificates to the graduates after which dr karl G conferred the degree of bachelor of didactics on miss bertha wilcken jed F woolley and levi E young the musical selections rendered reni dered by mrs lizzle lizzie thomas edwards geo D thomas ashworth john robinson and albert pres were very fine and made the exercise doubly impressive the faculty of the college is to be congratulated on the splendid pro program am rendered and the pleasing amne manner in which everything based off these exercises add another good name to the school and are the means of bringing a worthy institution before the eyes of the public there are sixteen graduates this year they are high school john louis brown fera Y pox fox francis francas I 1 wm A Pe pehrson broon hyrum K X porter commercial department ClAa ccarles arles j morris thomas A beal william jones i andrew J poulsen george earl gar 1 rett alfred nelson james howard 3 garrett harry G willis daniel J S mcrae ada bitner katie hall miss bertha wilcken who received her degree of bachelor of didactics has been connected with the college during the past two years previously she was an instructor in the brigham young college at logan where she met with great success as a teacher she leaves the college this year to pursue special work in one of the states leading institutions prof woolley is a graduate of the university of michigan and has charge of the department of history and pedagogy tomorrow the school goes to the lagoon and a large crowd is expected to join the professors and students in a rousing cousing good time |