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Show TRUSTEE Resolutions of Respect to Apostle At the recent meeting of the trustees of the Brigham Young .college, Trustees Joseph F. i Smith, W. B. Preston, Joseph! Howell, M. M. Merrill, and L. R. Martineau were present. ! Messrs. Martineau, Lin ford and IBullen were appointed a com-Imittee com-Imittee to draft resolutions in j honor of the late Brigham Young, president of the board, i The resolutions were prepared, j adopted and ordered placed on the minutes and sent to the fam-;ily fam-;ily of the deceased. ! The resolutions are as follows: Whereas It bae p!easd our Ileaveoly I 'Father to remove from our midst by death, the president of thii institution, our beloved fallow trustee Brigham ' Young, be it and it is . I- R-ejlved, t hat whiie we f?el to bow to I the decree of Dirine providence, in the taking away of our co-laborer, we not only regnrd his ticnlh as a rreat loss to j the Bngbani Yourig College, but keenly eecse a personal "ow therein. I And that e i4 with profound pleasure th ';.!? . jgrscHatious roan--uer in w hich tTie at e-3sed ererdreeharg-I ererdreeharg-I ed hisduties.botb as a trustee and as the ' president of the institution; and ttiat in 'his death the Brighp.ua Young College ' has lost a friend, the state a pioneer " aiid empire builder, the nation a high j miudtd a!,d patriotic citizen. And that we extend to the afflicted , family of ourdeparted brother our deep sympathy, and oiir hope that in their I great affliction their hearts may be com-forted," com-forted," i Twelve acres of land on Provi-! Provi-! idence bench was sold to John E, Carlisle for 1500. The resignation of Professor H. K. Si err ill as a member of the faculty was accepted. ' President Linford reported an increased attendance during the past year and described in detail the work of the college. The ' board members expressed j themselves as highly gratified.' ' with the progress made. President Linford recemmend-'ed recemmend-'ed that a course in civil engin leering be established, which was adopted. j The matter of building resi- dences along the south side of the campus for members of the faculty was discussed at some length and referred to the executive exe-cutive committee. Estimates for the coming year showed that $13,000 would be required from church sources. After transacting some further routine business, the board adjourned. ad-journed. At noon, the members enjoyed a splendid repast served by the young ladies of the domestic arts department. |