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Show A Very Notable Educational Event i j The Millard Academy and the j Mutual Improvement Association j made good. The trip in the can-, can-, yon was all that had been prom-I prom-I ised and more. The weather could scarcely have been better ; had it been made to order. : Everybody enjoyed health and no serious accident marred the occasion. All of the educators I promised were there except Pres. Brimhall, who was detained detain-ed on account of the ill health of his wife, and the lectures, music, readings, etc., were of a quality usually had only with considerable consider-able expense. The crowd was large but appreciative and good natured. More than a thousand people enjoyed the outing. The visiting educators enjoyed the trip immensely and were very appreciative of the attention atten-tion and hospitality of the canyon can-yon "hikers." Prof. Smart, expressed ex-pressed the opinion that this was probably the largest outing of its kind that had been held in the state, and Oscar Kirkham said it had been so great a success suc-cess that he proposed to encourage encour-age M. I. A. workers in other stakes to attempt something similar. sim-ilar. For the people of our own county the affair was so pleasant and profitable that there can scarcely be a doubt that future chautauquas will be looked for with enthusiasm. Space forbids going into detail de-tail here regarding the many' pleasant incidents connected witn the "hike", or calling attention at-tention to the scientific truths brought home to the gathered crowds by those who lectured, but it is safe to say that these things will pass from one to another by conversation till many who were not there will still be benefitted by the good things that were given out, and all will realize that an unusual educa-t;onal educa-t;onal and social gathering has b en held in our county. Nor have we time to mention names of all those whose work and hospitality made the outing so successful; generosity and good will abound, but the general gener-al committee assumed so large a part of the responsibility and work that their names should once more be mentioned. Principal Prin-cipal McClellan is entitled to credit for his initiative in planning plan-ning and outlining, and for seeing see-ing that so much excellent talent was on hand; the Stake President Presi-dent of the M. L. M. I. A., Geo. Finlinson, was absolutely indis-pensible indis-pensible in looking after the wants of all when camp had been reached, and in getting ready for camp before hand ; Mrs. H. A. Riding, Stake President Presi-dent of Y. L. M. I. A., was untiring un-tiring in her efforts to look after the commissary which did so much to provide not only refreshments refresh-ments but many of the necessary neces-sary articles of food. Many (Continued on page 8) |