Graham guardian., 1899-03-24
W. W. Wild and Miss Sarah All.

physiology, geography, book-keep
ing, orthography, penmanship an,
grammar in connection with the
olegy were continued from pre-
vious terms. To aid in the study o
theology, diagrams of the world
dispensations were given. A class
organized for the Sabbath school
teachers and the S. S. norma
course was taught. The schoo
year closed in the spring of 95
How bright seemed the prospects
Five years had passed and every
thing seemed to be all we could
reasonably hope for. The sixth
year began in the fall of '95 with
Thos. e. Williams as principal and
Miss Sarah Alfred and Eta Will.
Jams assistants. The new addition
of the building had been somplet-
ed and the school was divided In
to three departments: primary,
first intermediate, and second in
term ediate. School made the usu.
al advancement until Christmas,
then came so many contagious
diseases that the school bad to be
closed for three weeks. After the
sickness had abated, it was started
again; interest wavered, pupils
were dllatory, attendance poor;
again sickness caused the school Co
stop; for the last month the instltu
tion seemed to totter and in Feb,
when everything was cold and
bleek, she fell! Again and again
the board tried to get another
start to finish the aixth year, but
all in vain. Oppression grew
stronger, interest Jagged and in
company with energy, fed. But
there still renamed that ever
bright star with her many golden
threads, Hope dear daughter of the
Gods, angel of Light, what seraph
ic visions thou dost weave for us
in thy celestial looml How beauti.
ful and bright the star that blazes
upon thy ethelial brow; yet alasl
how often obscured by Doubt and |
dark Despair.
The board set itself to work to
re. establish the fallen institution.
Many and varied were the trials
hours, days and months were pas
sing by, yet how far they seemed
from their goal. Two years had
passed and then the welcome re.
port sounded on some eager listen.
ing ears: "The school will start
again in the fall of '97." They
had sent ii Salt Lake city to hire
professor, but alas! the hope was
shattered and like an air castle fell
to earth. The work for re.eStablish
meut began again with new energy
and force but The vain repetltluns
only increased the encouragement
1t seemed as though she had been
rushed too far for her young ieet,
ber body needed to be rebuilt and
strengthened and like bird with a
broken pinon, she lay tluttering on
the ground.
In the spring Of '98 came the re
organization of the Stake and the
board Of education was re-organ-
ized with Andrew Kimbali Prest.,
W. D. Johnson, G. NJ. Layton, II.
Weech, Jos. G. Alfred, Jas. Z.
Owens and S. J. Sims members.
Again began the work to establish
the cause for self advancement; for
of all the blessings it has pleased
Providence to allow us to cultivate
there IS none which breatheS
purer fragrance or bears more
heavenly aspect than educauon.
1t is companion which no mis-.
fortune can depress, no cline deS'
troy, 20 enemy ALLEVIATE, no des
potlsm enslave; at home a friend,
abroad an introductl n, in society
an ornament, it chastens vice, it.
guides virtue, 1t gives grace and
government to genious. Without
il, what is man? A splendid slave.
At last energy, labor aspiration,
were crowned with the crown of fsuc
cess In the fall of '98 the new addi
ton Of the house was built by the
people OF the Stake, and on the
morning Of September 10Th '98,
"Mid elements unsubdued,
Our school again rose fair;
Aud IN their rude, unsheltered
homes
We heard the call-To prayer.
The wealth of thought they knew
not,
And with toil-blessed hand,
The path of learning, broad and
free,
Sped through our favored land -
Prof. Emil Maeser, Of Provo,
Utah as principal, assisted by 10
structer John Mash and Mrs. hl.
han Macser also Miss Mary McRae
aud Lottie Buice. who assist with
the teaching and porsue certain
courses. Slxty-six pupils were in
attendance the first day and dur
ing the year l3O have been enroll
ed.
The Academy is divided in two
departments: academic and normal
with special courses Three class,
es have been organized: Normal
class Of 1901, Commercial class of
1900 and the Academic class. The