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Show DAY OF PARTING. Interesting Exercises at the B. Y. Academy. Orator Hinckley Acquits Himself Him-self with More Than Ordinary Ability. Xormal day at the B. Y. Academy on Thursday was an interesting time and the large number present were well paid for their attendance. The room was festooned with evergreen, and ou the east side the Academy colors, white and blue, were nicely arranged. On the west side from the large Academy badge, the red, white and blue broke away to the right and left in graceful waves. Pictures, evergreens ever-greens and bright colors were hung around the room. On the stand at the east end, a beautiful arch, made of evergreens and decorated with white and blue flowers, was erected, under which the speakers stood. - There were present on the stand: R. R. Lyman, E. S. Hinckley, A. C. Lund, Mary Lyman. Ida Alleman, Ella ClufC from the Central school and Lydia Wilson. Among the visitors present were Presidents A. O. Smoot and David John, Mrs. Annie K. Smoot and others. About fifty scholars from the Centra! Cen-tra! school, with their principal. Prof. G. II. Brimhall, were present. After the opening exercises the Opera House orchestra rendered Suppes's overture "Bauditenstriche" (''Jolly Robbers") with a snap and vim which infused a good deal of life into the assemblage. President it. R. Lyman, in his opening address, set forth some verv good points in favor of of the Academy, the principal, the teachers and the students. II is address was very pleasing to all. E. S. Hinckley, orator of the class, delivered an oration, in which he tractd iu a bright, intelligent manner man-ner the life of Brigham Young, comparing com-paring him to the greatest man of the world, and showing him to have been as great as the greatest, styling him the "Moses of modern times." iu speaking of him founding the B Y. Academy, lie said. "This was tlie birth of education In Utah, and although he never lived to see it in its pre-ent state of perfection, still it has grown until it is the hub of education in Utah, because all other branches revolve re-volve around it." Mr. Hinckley received re-ceived quite an ovation at the conclusion con-clusion and he certainly merited it, as he presented his subject in a clear and concise manner. Miss Hannah Clark sang ''Dear Old Happy School Days" very sweetly, the choir joining in the chorus. UMiss Ida Alleman, as h'storian of the class, made a decided hit iu her well prepared paper, causing mirth and merriment at the expense of her fellow fel-low students, in tracing out how the vacation would be spent. Miss Elk. Cluff recited "Flying Jim's Leap" in a very touchim manner. She was warmly applauded. An essay by Lydia Wilson was very well prepared, and was appreciated by the audience. . The Partridge Guitar and Mandolin club, from l'rovo Bench, rendered a j very nice selection and were warmly: recalled. The Academy Glee Club rendered a donblf quartette entitled Greeting." Miss Mary Lyman, 'Foreteller of the Future," in her paper of "'A IVep fivto the Future," pictured the stn dents of the normal class of 1S91, forty year? hence. The paper was well prepared pre-pared and showed an amount of wit mid common sense blended together. Her portrayal of the lives of some of the students elicited applause and laughter at their expense. The orchestra then rendered Rosen-field's Rosen-field's "Witch Waltz"' in a brilliant manner. ' The valedictory addrera by A. C Lund was pleasing and touching;. Pif' ftured how friendships had Knrnri ' up and how feelings of sadness Woii.'d pervade per-vade each bosom at parting. He pa. '1 glowing tributes to flip Principal and teachers for their untiring efforts. The exercises elosed witii au original origi-nal class eong by the choirs. The conuni'iicemewt exercises held . yesterday are iinavr'cLVIy erowded : out of this issue. |