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Show U. of U. Chronicle Year Book 79Finally, at the present juncture, he should be an uncompromising and indefatigable advocate of the union of the Agricultural College with the University, on the theory that united they will flourish, even as a green bay tree, but divided will languish and wither for lack of nutrition, a proposition that will save scores o thousands o dollars to the state annually, by preventing duplication of courses, of professorships, of apparatus, and of buildings, and will not involve, as ungenerous ana ill-informed opponents suggest, the annihilation of the admirable institution at Logan, but rather the augmentation of its usefulness by making it the only, or chief, institution supported by the state, wherein instruction of academic grade in the arts and sciences, domestic arts, mechanic arts, and agriculture, may be obtained-the natural stepping stone to the State University, which would then rise to the full measure of its creation, as the only public institution of the state in which college instruction, should be given.RICHARD W. YOUNG. Slumnt Ss&octationA.RLY inthe winter of 1887 the writer proposed to several of the Normal graduates of the University of Deseret that they form an alumni association. The matter bein gmentioned to Dr. Park, president of the University, every encouragement was given to the project. . So, after a few preliminaries, a meeting of all the graduates was called at the University to consider the matter. At this meeting, which was well attended, an organization was effected by electing Orson Howard president and J. H. Paul secretary. A committee was appointed to arrange for a banquet during the commencement week. At this first meeting, as I remember, those taking an active part in the proceedings were Waldemar Van Cott, J. H. Movie, J. H. Paul, Win. M. Stewart, T. D. Lewis, Geo. M. Cannon, A. S. Geddes, John Moreton, Thomas F. Howell and others whose names do not occur to me at present.The first alumni banquet and regular assembly of the association was held at the residence of Dr. Park on the evening before commencement. The program was as follows:Address of Welcome to the Association............Dr. John R. ParkBanquet................................................Address by the President of the Association..........Orson HowardExtemporaneous Speeches. . . .Regents W. W. Riter and E. A. Smith Address by Member of Congress..............Hon. John T. CaineAfter the program an hour was spent in social communion.The following year no banquet was given by the association, the society contenting itself with a lively business meeting. So earnest were the discussions at this meeeting, and so late the hour when the society |