The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-06-21
OGDEN MILITARY ACADEMY.
At Closes Its First Successful School
Year.

About year ago, when the matter of
establishing a military school in Ogden
was first talked of, very many people re
garded the scheme as a visionary one. A
few men, however, had faith in its prac-
ticability and set to work to start the ball
ha-rolling, with the result that in November
last a magnificent building, fully equipped,
was turned over to the board of directors
and the school was formally opened, with a
corps of competent teachers, and an at
tendance of pupils both from abroad and at
home which demonstrated beyond a doubt
that the success Of the Ogden. military
academy was not at all problematlcal.
The HERALD correspondent was the only
newspaper representative present at the
reception and ball given by the CADETS at
the academy Thursday night, and he de-
sires to say that all who were absent
missed fine entertainment. There were
present a great many ladies from the city,
but comparatively few gentlemen. Quite
few ladies and gentlemen from Montana,
Idaho and Nevada, who have sons attend
ing the school, graced the occasion by their
presence and were profuse IN their eX-
e5ressIons of appreciation. Some of the
cadets have heretofore attended the mill
Htary school at EYter, New Hampshire.
They say that the Ogden military academy
tablished and richly endowed school, and
that by another year it will not excel
it in any respect. This speaks well
for the ability and energy of Messrs. How
ard and Newell, who have been unremit
ting in their labors to bring the school up
to the high standard of excellence which it
has attained.
Before the second school year shall COM
mence in September next, wing viii be
added to the main building, which viii con-
tain forty rooms for boarding scholars.
Each room will contain two beds, SO that
eighty students can be accommodated and
made comfortable. Prof. Howard aSsul ed
me that the academy would have at least
one hundred and twenty five students next
wear, which Is as many as can well be taken
care of now, although as the school grows
older and more settled, double that number
can avail themselves of its privileges and
advantages. Five years time viii be suili-
Gent to gain for the Ogden military
academy Il reputation second 20 no other
educational institution in the United States.
The closing exercises were witnessed by
a large number of our t0wnSpeople. Owing
to the fact that the boys were not in per-
feet condition, on account OF their loss OF
sleep the night before, the faculty gave VI
the idea OF holding q regular session of the
school and permitted them to exhibit them
selves in drill and dress parade, which
showed their proficiency in the manual o.
arms and field evolutions.
The literary exercises were held in the
large class room. They included oratlons
by the graduates, George p. McCabe, Of
Ogden, and Harry H. Yaeger, of Helena
Mont. Mr.. McCabe's Grafton was entitled
.'Acti Labores Jucundi,'' while Yeagel
aorated upon ''The Birth of Nation ,
fBoth of the young gentlemen acquitted
themselves in very creditable manner
Afterwards Mr.. Yaeger delivered the vale
dictory, which was fine production an(
well received.
The drill by companies on the parade
ground was conducted by Lleutenan
Steyer of the regular army, who has beer
employed by the academy for severa
months past 1t showed that the cadet.
have been apt pupils. The command after
wards being turned over to the officers O
the companies, who proceeded to SHOW
what they could do when left to themselves
The visitors were agreeably surprised Il
see how perfectly the youngsters hat
4 mastered the intricacies of thesoldiers' art
The various evolutions were performed
Abo the sound Of the bugle. The dres