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Show CLOSE OF SCHOOL Interesting; Commencement Day Exercises Held Today. THE GRAMMAR GRADIS Of the County Schools United With the Same G ade of the Provo Scliools Oei tlficates Awarded to a Large Number of Graduates Governor West and Others Address the Pupils. At 10 o'clock this (Fridav) morning there gat hi-red at the B Y. academy f.r commencement exercises the fol low i.;g named graduating pupiia from the couniy sulioots: Si'IUxgville: Myrtle Hall, Nell e Bover, Francis Bird, Jolin Reynolds, Arthur Battle tt, Mittie Cnflrey. Amy Rowland, Ida Rowland, ilary Watson, ilaitie Wheeler. oSt'Axisu Fouk: Joseph Hughes. Kmeiine James Lila Bradford, Ellas Han-on, Betsy Angus, Delia Humble, Lara Nelson, David T. Lewis, Jemima L ewelyn, Addie Latfis, Lila Gardner, Llewelyn JoHes, James N e!sen, James liees. f'AYSON : G. A. Allsworth, Mary Keatou, Minnie Wride, Mattio Bats, Emma Page, Ethel Page, Jennie Di03, Nellie Ross, Arthur Fawns, Fred Soelfner. Plkasant Guove: Hattie Richards, Rich-ards, Maude Driggs, Mark Bezzant, Hermes Peterson. Santaquik : Lydia Boyle, George H. Dubois. Puovo: Ida Anderberp, Arthur Jenkins, Minnie Hathenbruck, May Alexander, Florence Birkin, Jasper A, Bird, Belva Warner, Henry R. Howell, Pearl Snow, Ella Jons, George C. H-nry, Ethel R jgers, Florence Brere-ton. Brere-ton. Orson G. Bird, LiilieM. Meldrum, Eugene Roberts, Cora Alexander, Frank Weutz. Henry W. Berg, Ella Kirkwood, Arvila Clark. These young ladies and young gentlemen gentle-men are each now in possession of a parchment on which is stated that they haye successfully completed the course of study prescribed for the eram-mar eram-mar department, and are entitled to admission to a high school. Undoubtedly Un-doubtedly many of tnem will become students of the B. Y. academy next year. There were also present the parents of many fo the graduates, and other visitors interested in the cause of education. Tlie Lehi . and American Fork suiiools cloejj early this rrr. Owing to tlwo ih t.uo pupils could not complete the work prescribed pre-scribed and therefore there are no giaUuales from those cities participating participat-ing in the exercises today. The same cause deminished the number of graduates gradu-ates irom Pleasant Grove. On the stand were Governor West, Mavor Ilolbrook, Judge Dusenberry, J. E. Booth, president of the Provo city board of euueation, Myron Newell, O. H. Bern and Charles DeMoisey, members, mem-bers, D. II. Christensen. county superintendent super-intendent of schools, W. S. Rawlinns, superintendent of city schools, J. B. Wa ton, teacher of the grammar department de-partment of the Provo city schools, Professor J. A. Reece, principal of the Spaniel) Frk schools, and other teachers teach-ers from different parts of the county. E. A. Wilson and N. L. Nelson, res', cents of Provo deeply interested in the caus-e of education. To the right of the stand sat the Jepperson orchestra with Professor Giles presiding over the piano. Immediately in front of the stand were memuers of the various boards ot school trustees trus-tees ot the county. The pupils marched into the large as'serably room to the music of the orchestra and took seats in the center of the room. Visitors occupied oc-cupied seatB on either side. After music and prayer Hon. John E. Booth, who was '"not expected to talk lone nor well," congratulated the graduates on completing their grammr tci.uol work and trusied they would have every opportunity to go on and on in the march of progress. Whether or no they have the privilege of going to higher schools, he encouraged them to put their knowledge to a practical use. The speaker paid high encomium? encomi-um? to judge Dusenberry for his energetic ener-getic and very efficient work in the schools of Provo in early years and his continued ztalousness in the cause of education since, also to Governor West for his many evidences of deep iuterest in and substantial assistance lent to to all our educational labors in all parts of the territory. Miss Florence Birkin of the Provo BChools recited a very pretty and well prepared address of welcome. The orchestra rendered more music and Miss Emeline James of Spanish Fork delivered an address on ' The Curriculum." In very pretty language, lan-guage, full of pictures and figures of speech, appropriate and telling, the little lady followed the various Bteps of school work taken and done to bring the grammar department graduates gradu-ates to their present stage. She had learned that work, continuous and untiring un-tiring work, with a high aim in life, i3 what leads on and upward. Indus In-dus ry is life, inactivity is death. Lydia Boyle of the Santaquin schools followed, reading an excellent paper on ''How Should we Spend Our Time." We should do whatever comes before us to do with a will, and eyer look on the br.ght side of life, and determi- e always to be and do better today than we were or did yesterday. Miss Arvila Ciafs of the Trovo schools played a pelection upon the piano very sweetlyi and Aithor Ellsworth Ells-worth of the Paysou ncnools delivered an address, his subject being "Our Aim." We step out today from our school life into a broader world with tne future i and eterni'cy before us, and our aim should be onward, remembering remember-ing that there is alwavs roein at the lop. v that nothing can be obtained without work. Miss Nellie Bover of tbe Springville schools, a young lady of marvelous dramatic ability, re t.ed ably and 8tronglv "Sister and I ," whiich is a touching story told by a mad girl. At the close of the recitation she was presented pre-sented with a large, beautiful boquei of (lowers and was iuudiv encored. She responded reciting, ''The Face Upon the Floor." Then came the awarding of cert fi cates by the principals f ter an appropriate appro-priate addiess by Superinteuuent Christensen Superintt n lent Rawl ngs delivered a neat address and I'rofsor WaltDn, teacher of the grammar grade, presented pre-sented the diplomas to the graduates, j Hon. L. A Wilson read a well prepared pre-pared address eulogistic of our public school system and Slled with words of encouragement to the graduates. grad-uates. GOV. CALEB W. "WEST was then introduced as a tried and true friend of the public schools, one who ever puards their interests. He ex pressed hirnselt a3 being delighted to be present upon this occasion tc wit ness these evidences of hard work well done in the public schools of Utah county during the past year. It was a grand and a pleasing thought to think that just at this present, most lovely of all seasons, young men and young women throughout all our land are receiving re-ceiving these tokens, that those who are to carry on the affairs of the world in years to come are now preparing themselves for that labor. To be a graduate of the common schools is a great honor indeed, for the common schools are the foundation on which the structure is built wh'i-fi guarantees the perpetuation and jvaucenVf t. j of aur repuUiicu ioiui ol ht- The speaker was aorry to hear irom the superintendent that there are schools in the county which were unable un-able to run the full school year because of lack of funds. This should not be and our law makers instead of reducing reduc-ing the school tax as was uuwisely attempted at-tempted in Utah recently should increase in-crease that lax, until it is found possible pos-sible to keep all the schools in all parts of the territory open the full ten months in every year. The governor congratulated the graduating grad-uating pupils on their success and encouraged en-couraged them on to greater triumphs, bidd ng them remember that they are not only '.improving themselves and fitting themselves for the battle of life, but by so doing they were adding joy to others in quickening the pulses of ajjed parents and other relatives at Dome, and setting a grand example to those younger than thev. A baritone solo by Wm. D. Roberts Jr. and music by the oidiestra closed the program at the academv building when all, at 2 o'clock p. m, repaired to the Parker schoolhouse where was prepared a luncn by the Provo teachers and graduating pupils. The afternoon is being spent most pleasantiv, Governor VV'pst and the other distinguished citizens mingling freely and chatting pleasantly with the pupils, to their intense delight. lie Knew His Employer. It is said that Charles S Scanlan of the Cincinnati Enquirer John R. McLean's Mc-Lean's paper was once sent into a small town in the southwest to get the story of a woman evangelist who had been greatly talked about. Scanlan attended at-tended one of her meetings and occupied occu-pied a ront seat. When those who wished to be saved wero asked to rise, Scanlan kept his seat and used his notebook. note-book. Tho woman approached, and taking him by tho hand said, "Come to Jesus. " "Madam, " said the newspaper newspa-per man, "I am here solely on business to report your work. " "Brother, " said She, "there is no business so important as God's." "Well, maybe not," said Scanlan, "but you don't know John R. McLean. ' ' Atchison Globe, Life In Other Worlds. The fact has been established that tho supposed diamonds found in meteorites near tho Canyon Diablo, in Arizona, are I actually such. This is a matter of pro- j found interest, indicating as it does that such stones exist on other planets. Some authorities assert that diamonds like coal, which is so nearly of the same chemical construction could not possibly possi-bly come into existence without previous . vegetable growths to generate their ma- terial. For this reason they infer that the finding of the gems in the meteor-1 meteor-1 ites proves that there must have been ! vegetable life in the place whence the ! meteorites-came. If there was vegetable life there, it is a fair presumption that there was animal life also. All this may be untrue, but it affords the first guess glimpse ever obtained into the greatest problem that mankind has ever attempted attempt-ed to hande namely, the question whether life exists in other worlds than ours. Philadelphia Press. |
