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Show ALL HALLOWS COLLEGE DEDICATED. : U " r -t r ; S -- ' , e i ' I t t 1 , rrr s- " 4 i ' 1 1 4 (. !; L.v. ,r., ,.-, rt". ....... . -V, -;-r- r j. - ,'.-7,, y ?.:rf:. ? . !; i The New All Hallows College. . l' I; rpHE new additions to All Hallows ! J college were dedicated last Sunday ;! afternoon by the Rt. Rev. Bishop j! Scanlan. He was assisted by the local clergy. The ceremonies were both j! impressive and interesting. The dedi-j dedi-j catory oration was delivered by the ! Rev. George Harding-. The pontifical, j! blessing was delivered by the bishop. The musical part of the exercises was J. beautiful, the vocal and instrumental selections being very appropriate. !; The attendance far exceeded the call ca-ll paeity of the new chapel, in which the i exercises took place. Long before the ! hour set for the dedication, the new ', and old quarters of the college were 1; thronged with citizens of prominence, j. who were there either by special or 'I general invitation. By the time the 5 ceremonies began, every inch of space in the commodious chapel was occupied, occu-pied, and those who came late or neg-lected neg-lected to procure seats, were forced to s stand in the hallways and entrances. ' Held a Reception. At the conclusion of the dedicatory exercises ,an informal reception wa held in the parlors of the college, Bishop Scanlan and his corps of co-ji co-ji workers graciously showing the many 1 visitors through the new o,uarters of I the educational institution. 'A lunch- eon was served in the private dining ' room to those who participated in an active way in the exercises, and at G o'clock a number of prominent citizens took dinner with the priests in charge' of the college. The first number on the programme was a vocal solo by Professor Charles Kent. He sang "Ever Jlore; Ever More." The piece was made. especially attractive, not only because of the pleasing manner in which it was rendered, ren-dered, but because of the fact that the music was written by Dr. J. Lewis Brown, the well-known composer and musician, .vho recently visited Salt Lalie City and gave an organ recital at the tabernacle. Professor Kent was accompanied by Professor J. J. Mc-' CHllan on the organ. Professor Peder-sen Peder-sen on the viola and Master Arthur Pederstn on the violin. Ceremonies of Dedication. Then came the impressive blessing ceremonies. They were performed by Bishop Scanlan, who followed closely the ritual of the Roman Catholic church. He was assisted by Rev. George Harding, Rev. J. Guinatif president pres-ident of the college; Rev. M. J. Murphy, Mur-phy, vice-president; Rev. T. Roser, Rev. A. Chauve, Rev. N. Walter, Rev. Father Estes and Rev. Father Myers. The ceremonies lasted about twenty minutes, during which time Master Pedersen played "Andante Religioso" on the violin, with a suitable accompaniment. accom-paniment. Gounod's "Ave Maria" was then sung by Miss Reni Pedersen in her usual pleasing manner, her sympathetic voice seldom being heard to better advantage than Sunday afternoon. Then came the oration by Rev. George Harding. Appreciating the fact that there were many Protestants in the audience, the clergyman added to the Interest of the occasion by . minutely mi-nutely explaining the dedicatory- exercises, exer-cises, dilating upon every phase of the ceremony. His explanation was so irivid that by the time he concluded that portion of his address his large and attentive audience was in a far better mood to understand and appreciate ap-preciate the various steps of the dedication. dedi-cation. ' Founding of the College. In a feeling manner.' indicating his sympathy with the institution. Father Harding recounted how Bishop Scanlan had founded the college many years ago; how he had fostered it year by year, each semester seeing a decided increased enrollment and awakened interest. in-terest. As time progressed and the name and fame of-j the institution spread throughout this section of the west, the duties became so arduous that the bishop was finally forced to relinquish his supervisorship and turn it over to the clergy which now has it in charge. They soon became thoroughly thor-oughly imbued with the spirit and sentiment sen-timent that actuated every move of the bishop, and under their management manage-ment the school has attained the reputation repu-tation which it now bears in the inter-mountain inter-mountain region of the far west. The aims and objects of the college were the closing theme of the address. He said the motto of the college is to educate the mind and make more sym- pathetic the heart. The first principles of patriotism, fidelity-to the flag and ' loyalty to the country, are instilled in the hearts and minds .of the boys. And at the same time the moral and re- . ligious temperament of the students is zealously guarded that they may, when ; they leave the school and enter the ac- ! tivities of life, be men of chastity and respectability. . Elessing by the Bishop. Those present then joined in singing ' tlie hymn "Holy God. We Praise Thy I Name." That was followed by a se- lection by a sextette, composed of Mrs. Browning, Miss Pedersen. Miss- Pen- rose. Professor Kent, Professor Pea- I body and Thomas Ashwbrth. They I were accompanied by Master Pedersen on the piano. i The ceremonies were then concluded !' by the giving of the pontifical blessing jl by Bishop Scanlan, followed by a few pleasing remarks by the head of the Salt Lake City church. He expressed his gratification at the large attend- 1; ance, and thanked those within reach of his voice and those who vere not J present for the interest they have man- ' ifested in the past relative to the j! growth and improvement of the col- lege. He was profuse in his praises i of the members of the clergy for their '! untiring efforts to build up the col- lege- and raise its standard of merit j! to a level equal to that of larger and . more wealthy educational institutions J' of the country. '', |