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Show I AT THE B. Y. I C. FRIDAY I Graduates listen to Apostle I Smoot and Receive Diplomas. Tlic 11. V. C. commencement exercises exer-cises were held In the college audi toilum last Fiiday morning at ll::i0 and were very delightful in their nature, the immense audience that Hilled the spacious chapel enjo.v ing to the uttermost the dllTcicnt utimbcis on the piogiam. , The college band, an organization M . that has shown lcmarkable dcvolop-Hr dcvolop-Hr ment in a musical way during the past I few months, tendered In a cry dc- I llghtful way that stirring selection the "Vanguard March" followed by I the college choir in a remarkably well rendered selection from the opera "Norma". The work of the choir on this production is deserving of highest praise and has been accorded that. Apostle M. W. Merrill offered prajcr and the college orchestra rendered a selection that was truly enjoyable, following which 1'ItKS. MNKOllD addressed'the audience, and In a few words cxpiesscd his plea.su le at the interest manifested in the school and told of Its remarkable progress during the past year. He stated that there had been an lnctcase of more than 100 in the number of students and that the work accomplished had been of such high degicc as to be most satisfactory satis-factory to the instructors. Pres. Lin-ford Lin-ford felt that the year had been a . most successful one from ecry stand point. AI'OSTI.K SMOOT then addiessed the graduates and during the time he occupied the lloor, the speaker oifeied nothing but words of wisdom, sound advice and safe )' jjouncll. He urged the student to de-r de-r t, t clde on the comse he defied to puisne fl ' and to be caieful In that selection, " but olJu-inJid'ClidMewas'-HJarto, to stick with it and workout his salvation. salva-tion. Patience, combined with method will bring most things and Apostle Smoot advised his listeners to be patient. He also insisted that punctuality, tiuthfulncss, frugality, and bravery nesessarlly forms a gieat part of the life of good and successful men and women and suggested that It was foolishness for the j oung man or women starting out in life, to not Incorporate In-corporate In their character these verv essential Drlncioles. The sneak er insisted that the student should never bo superficial, cither in his studies or in his judgment of his fellow fel-low men. Let the student delve Into the depths and bring therefrom the hidden nuggets of wisdom and likewise like-wise let him not Judge men by the appearance on the surface. Lot him search the Innermost soul and there would usually be found much that is noble and good, needing but the touch of a helping hand, or kindly work to to causo It to blossom forth Into a V tiling of beauty. Apostle Smoot ad vised Ids heaters to be brave and energetic, ener-getic, never foiling the world, but to push torn aid hi the consciousness that light must picvall; and never Jjt, falter until the desired end is accom- PJ pllshcd. Learn to be frugal, learn to save, for this Is the secret of fortune No matter how little Is earned, let something be laid aside. The speak- er'saddiess was wiltten, had evident- I ly been carefully ptepaied, and was leplete with the gteatcst and best thoughts of a good man who had pio-litcd pio-litcd by experience to such an extent that he had become successful and beloved. be-loved. After the Senator had concluded con-cluded his addiess tho following pio-gram pio-gram was lendeicd. Solo, "Dieamof IMiadlsc" 1'iof. W. O. lloblnson Paper, "J)eep Lies the Gem"... M.iiian Hendi Icks Violin Solo Piof. L M. Hails "The Sphltual and Ethical In Education".. Geo. 11. Hendtlcks Address Supt. .1. M. Tanner Music Choir Benediction Hon. .lose pi i Howell |