The St. Johns herald., 1897-09-18
B. '. ACADEMY.
A Very Interesting Letter from
 Provo, Utah.
PRovo, UrAH, September lU,

V Academy would begin it's twenty second academic year on the 3oth or August. Students entering the city from all parts of the state, and some from other states and territories, were the cause of the excitement.
 Not the least hearty is the welcome given them by the merchants.
 Many keep house for themselves while attending school, thus some"naS decreasing their expenses, but grea'y increasing their distresses.
 During the first week of school, the number enrolled was between three and four hundred. including the grades. Doubtless this number will be doubled before long,
 Man ofrhe old students do not enter until the second week, owlng to the fact that most Of the first week is occupied in passing entrance e1amlnations and in orgsnIzing classes.
 Although september has come, and the mountains with their rosy Verdure herald the approach of autumn. flowers are still blooming around the lawns of the academy grounds.
 The grove of trees planted by the class Of 1900, in which it's members an ticipats holding their graduation exer- cises, has already grown large enough to cast shade.
 Following are the new instructors employed this year: o. ". Andelin, J. L. Brown, ]. T. Miller, J. D. c. Young Arretta Young. Ella Larson, Leah Dunford, Hyrum Beckstrand, Margaret Peterson and Anna c. Syn dergaard These with thirty otherln- structors. presided over by President BenjamIn Cuff. Jr., and bis assistants. Professors c. II. Brimhall and J. B. Keeler. compose the faculty:
 An important feature of the school this year is the course in domestic sci ence given by Mss Leah Dunford, graduate of the Pratt institute. who is a daugh ter of Mrs. Susa f. Gates, of this city.
 In the ibrarv there are four hundred bound volumes and three thousand five hundred pamphlets and charts, to which thestudents have access.
 d cnllegate department mas been re cently established and preparations are being made 10 erect a new building ad- joining the present building and ex- tending 10 the sidewalk on the east. This structure, which is to be com pleted by Christmas. will cost about S1, 500. The greater part of this amount has already been subscribed by the pa- irons Of the school.
 For the benefit of those who are back ward in education and do not desire to enter the grades, a preparatory depart ment has been established, lasting for twen ty weeks between the fall and the spring conferences. Here students may prepare to enter he high school, no matter how far behind they are Tn their stud es.
 Ola students nay be easily distin- guished from those who enter for the first time. Tue former may be seen go- ing to and from their class rooms in a digrlded manner. with an expression of confidence upon theil countenances, while the latter are back ward and fear full lest they may happen to break g rule with which they have not become acquainted. These timid ones will yet have the privilege of seeing some who are even more backward than they.
 Four students from Apache county are attending the academy. Besides the writer there are James B. Pace of Nutrioso, Pratt Greer of Springerville. and Frank Lesueur of St. Johns.
 We hope that our number will soon be increased. ana we wish to encourage all who desire 10 get an education to attend some institution of learning as soon IS it is possible for them to do so
 OLENA KEMPE. |