| Show I fOUNDERS fOUNDERS' DAYIS DAY IS 15 ITT ATU IT AT T U EXERCISES EX E R C 15 ES' ES i Levi Edgar Young Discusses History of Founding Tribute is Paid Commemorating the seventy seventy- seventy seventy- sixth anniversary of ot the founding of ot the University of Utah students and faculty members paused In their activities to p pay y one minute of s silent t en-t trib tribute te Friday FrIday at ll 11 l Following the military salute sa sa- lute lutea a special l assembly was waa held at which President Thomas Thomas presided ed and Professor Protessor Levi Edgar Young spoke spoke On on the History of the University It was on February 28 28 1850 that the provisional government n of off tie the state state of Deseret passed the the bill providing for the University of Desere Deseret Des Des- ere eret Although the exact exact date of founding came on Sunday this year year ear the campus celebrated on Friday In order that all the students might participate In the celebration Carnations were sold by the members members members mem mem- bers of the Utah Fights club during the In tracing the history of he the he University University University Uni Uni- Professor Young quoted from the journal of Dr John R. R Park and Robert Campbell both of whom have left much valuable Information information In in- formation on the subject of ot the early life liCe of the University of Des Des- eret According to Professor Young Dr Park Is called the father tather fa ta ther of the University by by the o old d alumni and It was during his administration ad administration ad- ad d- d ministration that Senator Shoup Shoup of Idaho Introduced a bill into IntI congress congress congress con con- gress In 1892 which provided l lor r the present tract of land which is la lat t the university campus of of today today- While the bill was defeated another er bill was wag Introduced by Senator Rawlins a few years later and the gift of land was made It w was wa's under the he administration of Dr Joseph T. T Kingsbury that the University was built on the site It occupies today he continued and Continued on Page 2 0 F FOUND ERS ERS' 5 DAY Continued from page l. l 11 A e 1 writers writers writers' on Utah Uth hive have pr pronounced It one of the Id Ideal al campuses campuses campuses- 2 1 America America- The old Journal of Mr Campbell speaks speaks' of the campus as asIt asIt asIt I It w was s picked out for a university In 1850 and makes special mention of the site site and the observatory rr to tobe to tobe tobe be established he here e. e H He paid tribute to the o old d professors professors pro pro- professors of the days when people had little means to pay any kind of salary and and when bO both teachers and students were thrown on own on own resources II He mentioned some som same of those e early professors whose m memory mem memory mem- mem mory m- m ory will always live as Prof Orson Spen Spencer er Prof Orson Pr Pru a Dr John M. M Bernhisel Dr Karl rari G. G Ma Mae Mae- Masser Maeser ser Dr William M. M Stewart Stewart Prof Alb Albert rt Carrington Prof lain James s Cobb Prof George M. M Ottinger Dr F. F D. D Benedict Prof Dan Dr John R. R Park ParI and many others other rs who who are heard ito no no more They were real teal teachers men teachers men unselfish and and true to the Ideals of knowledge They threw the whole force of their natures Into early education education education ed ed- in Utah They were pioneers pio pio- pioneers Ju In a new new co country There were new problems to be lie solved and nature bad had to be conquered They encouraged students to think problems out for themselves so that they reached their own They were the men who studied d the problems of nature first handed banded and theirs was wis was the attitude at- at towards knowledge which is characteristic of true scholarship The words of John lohn R. R Park formed formed formed form form- ed a text for one phase of Professor Youngs Young's talk In all your work let et your faith and your consciousness conscious conscious- ne ness s of right right sustain you A university Is only great l in that it t turns out to the world men men and and women who regard life as a sacred sac sac- red ed gift of God and who search for forthe forthe the he very essence of truth and right i lr T h The students will honor the founders of the school only as the they reaUze that I It Is to the mind mind that makes the man man Prof Professor Young declared red a and that theIr er er mIlS must become a community ot Hof of scholars scholars and pup pupils Us a fret community but a very real on one ones where men and women gain knowledge VI knowl 1 edge by the sweat sweat sweat-of of their brows browa and the anguish of their souls sous anil and where there is maintained maintained a su am preme preme preme- faith faith in in Almighty God GO Co GOto Go to to- your work work then students and remember Not th thine ne to complete compete lI the e work neither art thou free to to law law It down down he concluded |
