Show FIRING OF OP SALUTE INDICATES TIME FOR VENERATION Wearing of Flower lower Innovated ed to Convey Additional Respect for University Pioneers Seniors to Decorate Seal in Honor of Day Which Marks seventy Third Seventy hird An An- I An-I Toda Today Is the tho tho third seventy anniversary anniversary anni anni- of or tho founding of or tho the University University Uni Uni- of or Utah and will wili be celebrated ed cd as a formerly by the firing of or a sa- sa lute Jute At exactly 11 the tho fir first t gun un will bo be fired All Alt students will I then stand at attention for Cor ono minute nun min I 1 ute In honor of tho the founders after aftel which another salute will bo be given Iven This year ear a a. new custom Is to be started In the wearing wearing- b by nil all students students stu stu- dents of ot some Romo flower preferably a aI ared ared red or white one The Senior class Is la I also decorating tho the Park building es especially especially es- es for or the occasion Tho The University of Utah which was I first called tho the University of Deseret was founded by a 11 legislative le enactment enact enact- ment mont ss signed ned b by Governor Brigham j I Young on February 28 23 1850 This 1 I was the second enactment of the first legislative assembly The Tho first session session ses sea sion sloe of oC the tho University was wa held hellI November November November No No- vember 11 ot the tame same year an and convened convened convened con con- at the home horn of or John Pack In this city Orson Spencer was as the first firsti i chancellor while other ether men men noted In the earl early history of ot the tho state w were re members o of tho the board of or regents Later La La- ter hooks books for or the school chool arrived In the aile valley from tho the cast east John R. R Park First Pr President For a number of or years ears after arter 1851 1551 tho University was but hut a f secondary school The demand for tor higher ed education education ed- ed oon roon mado made Itself felt folt how- how cr c over ever and the tho school was wac reopened In 1867 as a commercial coll college l of the first class In 1868 Daniel H H. Wells Was wa made marle chancellor and a It movement w was s then begun to make of the versify I-versify pr U an In Institution of standi standing stand- stand in Ing In which all tho the advanced subjects sub sub- would be taught This movement mo resulted In tho the appointment appointment ap ap- ap- ap o of Dr John R. R Park as president In 1869 Tho The real beginning be or of the University as a university dates from Crom this event Under Dr Parks Parka guidance the University ad advanced advanced advanced ad- ad rapidly rapid many new departments depart depart- ments were added and the tho membership membership membership member member- ship Increased greatly In 1892 a bill providing for a gift Ift to the University of or the land on which it Is la now non located beat beat- ed cd was wag Introduced Into congress Soon after a bill was also Introduced to change the name of the University of Deseret to the University of Utah This same sarno year Dr Park resigned the presidency First Founders Day In t 1000 Dr 3 J. J T. T J was then made president and during durin his hll administration tion the University moved to its ItH pros pres present ent ont location Dr John A. A 1 J tE-oe tE succeeded Dr I Kingsbury and upon his resignation Dr George George- Thomas Thoma I was selected to the presidency The Tho idea ibea of oC holding some somo kind of celebration on Founders Founders' da lay day gradually all ally developed In 1900 which was as the fiftieth anniversary special exercises exer exer- R dS-R were held Dr Kingsbury Professor Professor Pro Pro- fessor J. J B. B Toronto Professor W. W M. M Stewart and Dr Orson Howard being tho the speakers for or tho the occasion In n 1910 another program was waR held on this date The speakers this time were wera Dr Kingsbury Professor Sor W W. M. M Stewart and Professor Levi L Ed Edgar ar Young Some after this it was ns decided that thal a permanent Founders day custom custom cus cus- tom torn should be adopted Four our years ars ago o the custom of firing salutes and of oC every eer one CIne standing for one minute In respect to the founders was wa-s be be- gun un This Thia year a t new one is to be bp started which should prove equally popular The Tho new custom i that every ev ev- Cr CI ery ono on the campus wear war ar some somo kind lelnd of or flower In honor of or the hc day clay and the founders |