The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-14
President Young's Munifeent
Intentions.
WILL THEY BE CARRIED oUT2
The Deed Conveying Valuable Piece
of Land for Educational
Purposes.

or four hundred square rods of ground,
has frontage on three streets, and is
situated Immediately north of the resi-
dence of Mr.. Thomas w. Jennings,
west of Rowland Hall, and south
of the Eighteenth ward chapel. This
valuable piece of land was set apart by
President Young, IN 1876, as a sight for
an academy designed to bear his own
name, and intended as an institution in
which religious principles. as we'll as
those of education, should be instilled
into the minds of its pupils. His death,
which occurred soon after, prevented
his pushing the project to completion,
and the land has ever since lain unim-
proved, waiting for the time when some
one philosophical enough win come
forward to carry out the intentions of
the illustrious donor. The following
deed, obtained through courtesy Of Mr..
D. C. Young, one of the present board
of trustees, gives clear idea of what
the idea of President Young were with
regard to the methods to be adopted in
schools OF the nature he proposed to es-
tablish.
This indenture, made the 18th day of
September, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy
six, by and between Brigham Young, of
Salt Lake City, Territory OF Utah, party
of the first part, and David o. Calder,
George Reynolds, Hiram S. Young,
Earnest 1. Young, Brigham Young, Jr.,
John w. Young and Willard Young, all
of Salt Lake County, in the Territory
aforesaid, parties of the second part.
Whereas, the said party of the first part
is DESTROYS OF endowing an institution OF
learning ut Salt Lake City, in the county
aforesaid, to be known as the Young
Academy of Salt Lake City, and for that
purpose has agreed to deed and convey
! the real estate hereinafter described to
| the parties of the second part and their
successors, as trustees, however to hold
the same for the use and benefit of the
! said academy. Now, therefore, this in
denture witnesseth, that the said party
! of the first part, in consideration of the
premises and the sum of one dollar to
| him in hand paid by the said party of
the second part, the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged, has granted, bar
gained and sold, and by these presents
| does grant, bargain and sell unto the
said parties of the second part, as joint
| tenants, and not as tenants in common,
and to their successors, duly appointed
in trust, however, on the terms and con-
ditions hereinafter set forth, the follow
ing described real property situated in
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake COUNTY, and
Territory of Utah, and particularly de-
scribed as follows, to-wit. Lots one,
| two, three and four, in block fifteen, con.
tanning four hundred (400) square rods
of ground as plotted in plot d, Lake
| City survey.
To have and to hold the said granted
and described real estate, in trust for
the use and benefit of the Young Acad-
envy of Salt Lake City, situated in Salt
Lake City, Salt Lake County, and Terri
tory of Utah, subject, however, to the
following conditions and limitations
namely: The beneiciaries of this Acad-
envy shall members in good standing
in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
day Saints, or shall be the children OF
such members, and the students who
shall take full course shall be taught, il
their physical ability will permit, some
branch mechanism that shall be suit
able to their taste and capacity, and al
pupils shall be instructed in reading
penmanship, photography, grammar
geography and mathematics, together
with such other branches as are usually
taught in an academy of learning, ana
the Old and New Testament, the Book
of Mormon and the book of Doctrine
and Covenants shall be standard tex
books, and shall be read and their doc
trines inculcated in the academy; and
further, no book shall be used that mis-
represents or speaks lightly of The
divine mission of our Savior, or of thu
Prophet Joseph Smith, or in any man
ner advances ideas antagonistic to thu
principles of the gospel.
The said trustees shall hold their offict
as such during the will of the party o
the first part, his heirs or assigns, ant
in case of the death, resignation or re
moval of either or all of said trustees
then the said party of the first part, hi
heirs or assigns, shall.fill the vacancy 81
made, and the trustee or trustees so ap
pointed shall, onreceiying such appoint
ment, be vested with all the rights, it'll
and authority that were used, had o
enjoyed by his or their predecessor il
!, such trust. But notwithstanding tn
interest so being transferred, the truste
or trustees so .resigning or being re
moved, or the legal representative Oh
the death of any trustee shall, on tn
request of the party who is appointed t
succeed him or them, make, execute an
deliver any and all such deeds as shal
be necessary or requisite to vest in hi
or their successor or successors all title
interest or claim in said property he'll
: by such resigning. removed or dea
trustee by virtue hereof.
And the said trustees shall, within
reasonable time after their appointment
: and acceptance of this trust, meet an
organize as board by electing pres
dent, secretary and treasurer.
They shall then proceed to carry on
the objects of this trust, and for ths
purpose shall have power to make sue
. rules, regulations and bylaws as the
5 shall deem proper for the managemer
and control the property of the inst
t tuition, for the employment of agent
and teachers, the regulation of Studio
for students therein, and the terms o
which they shall be admitted. But a
: rules, regulations and bylaws SO mad