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Show GOVERNOR SPRY AT THE ACADEMY i-J I ' o , , ' . , fUtkii'iCHieff' Executive Speaks on the Value of an Educatipn and! ' 'the ".Opportunities, in Utah for Youiig People 'Academy j - Domestic Science Entertains,' Offering the Governor ' ' 'and Party a Banquet Music by the Choir and Orchestra. That ttho chief obligation of the chief exocutivo of a state Is that which he owes to the young people of the state, was tho keynote of an address ad-dress given this morning by Governor William Spry before tho studont bddy and faculty of the Weber academy. Today was "Governor Day" at the academy and tho governor was the chief guest of honor as well as the principal speaker in the exercises which thc school hod arranged. Tho state executive came to Ogden from Salt L'ako City this morning in keep- ing with a promise exacted by the faculty of the fchool sovoral weeks ago. Although not aware of tho pro-giam pro-giam arranged, A. C Nelson, state superintendent of schools and D. H Christensen, superintendent of tho Lake Cltj public schools, came to Ogden for tho purpose of visiting tho local schools and, learning after their arrival of the governor's visit, they went to tho academy and took part in the exorcises. Superintendent J. M Mills of the Ogden schools, Principal Prin-cipal J O. Cross of tho high school, Judgo H H. Rolapp and members of tho academy board were present The large auaitorlum was prettily decorated with American flags. Tho exercises began with tho choir singing sing-ing "Hall, Smiling Morn," after which President C. F. Middleton pronounced the Invocation Following prayer, the choir rendered "Trip Along." The address ad-dress of wolcomo was given by William Wil-liam Crltchlow, president of tho student stu-dent body. In opening his address, tho governor govern-or dealt first with his obligation to the state, saying that his greatest obligation ob-ligation was to tho young people of the stato who must soon tako up the responsibilities now held by their fathers He contrasted tho schools of today with the schools of experience experi-ence which the fathers of the Btudents were forced to attend and asked tho boys and girls If they would be able to take tho places of their parents in the struggle of life. Speaking about the peace of the world, he said: "I am moro concerned with the4 pcaco of Utah than with the peace1" congress which will moot tomorrow The public school system is tho greatest great-est equalizer and the greatest peace maker Tho burden of antag dsra Q carried by our fathers must be laid aside by the young people as they enter the arena of public life. This is the peace we want aud it must come before we can hope for a national na-tional peace of an International peace If It can bo said that during my administration I unvc helped to bring the people of Utah closei together to-gether and to have established among them a groator peace, I shall be mosi happy." Tho governor called upon the young people to stay In their native state, sajing that nowhere could they find greater opportunities for success. He (compared Utah's resources with tho resources of thc other states and contended con-tended that no stato could give a better bet-ter field for the efforts of youth than Utah "During the present year," he said, "Utah will expend ?S,000,000 for tho education and culture of boys and girls If tho agricultural department of tbo state were to spend so great an amount it would want to see re-markablo re-markablo results and we have the same right to expect remarkable results re-sults when we spend this amount of money for the cultivation of minds as when we expend it in the cultivation cultiva-tion of fields "The children of the stato are its greatest asset They are Tar more Important than its minorals or its crops and wo must at all times give them oi.r first consideration.'1 Following the governor's speech, Superintendent Nelson was called upon up-on for a few remarks and told of the growing unity of purpose which exists ex-ists in the church and public schools The superintendent1! main appeal Avas for "loyalty to tne great biological biologic-al heritage which has been left to us by our parents tho blood of integrity integ-rity and stability of character." After a selection by tho school orchestra, or-chestra, tho closing prayer was given by David McKay At noon the governor and other out-of-town guests were entertained with a banquet furnished by the domestic do-mestic department, under the dlrec-ton dlrec-ton of the Misses Lizzie O McKay and Pearl Cragun This afternoon the governor and isitois were shown through the study rooms and were much Interested In the work of the students |