The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-23

OF the high officials Of the Morma,
! church and Provo academy. THIRTY.
| eight pupils were enrolled on that dsv
l and the first faculty consisted Of Ernest
/ u. Partridge. principal. Reinhard Ma
/ ser, secretary; Harriet Clun. matror
and Miss Freda BarnUm. teacher nre.
/ paratOTy department. Changes have
| occurred in the personnel since that
/ date, and the number OF teachers has
! been increased as the growing po9r.
/ larity Of the branch demanded. Ar
| present there are over $50 students AVID
! seven teachers, the institution being
recognized as one Of the prominent fe9.
lures Of the state, Of especial import,
ance to southern Utah.
Organization of Academy.
The school is organized as follows
I A preparatory department for seventh
and eight grade pupils, a high sch00I.
comprising a three years course In B0--
NAL work, well equipped vocal and
instrumental music department. To-
/ gether with an efficient domestic SCH
! cree course. The faculty work together
tremendously and systematically. and
meet weekly for consultation with III.
principal. Many prominent Lecturers
have appeared before the students anil
1t Is the policy Of the management fa
afford the best possible instruction and
facilities for the acquisition of kr0r.-
/ edge which their resources will uerrr
All Of the students not residents az
Beaver rent rooms on the grounds.
As has already been stated. there are
tWenty-One buildings on the grounds
and six Of these are quite modern r
structure, having been erected as DE-
hcers' quarters. each Of these sfr
houses contain twelve rooms which
are used by the faculty and rented -5
/ the students for d small sum. Other
buildings have been fitted uu as d1r-
mitOrles. and there are sufficient rooms
under present conditions. for al least
4UD students. Most Of these bring Their
own provisions from home and board
themselves, and "a great many of the
young people stated that their actual
cash expenses for tuition. rent board
and incidentais would not exceed go OF
$50 Tor the year. This is bringing hfrr
sehool privileges within easy reach "
everybody.
already number of applications f1r
teachers have been received. and il has
Deen found necessary i'm order % COM
ply with the urgent requests Of school
boards 70 send out some OF the under
graduate TO teach In every case they
nave made a signal success and their
EFFORTS nave proved benefit 10 th5
school
or course, the school is pre-emi1eH--
~ a Latter-dav Saint institution. Te-
fair sprinkiing OF non-members NJ
the church has been enrolled. but
their religious or uon-raliei0us beliefs
nave not been iuterfered with. B-.as
q school Of this character and the
great majority Of its patrons being
mem bers Of the dominant church. t
was deemed necessary to organic D.
branch OF the Beaver ward.
This being effected. The requisite adj
luncts were sought for. and soon tEN
priesthood was fully organized into is
various Qu0TumS; a Sunday sanaG. Hss
established Mutual Improvement as
sociau0ns for the young men and
young women were soon iI working
order.
The buildings of old Fort Cameron
were arranged with a view. vi course.
to military uses. and occupy The four
sides Of q rectanEle. the open space in
the center being used as drill and
parade ground. WhI- 10 would seem
that the retention Of this portion %
the grounds for an athletic field for lA-
use Of the students would naturally
suggest itself 90 the management o-
the present school. fl is understood ina.
"a considerable sum is being raised -0-
the erection thereon OF a large, COM
mOdicus structure ON the most aH-
proved modern lines to b. used le-
recitation rooms. library. rtr. ptA-.
grounds can be used f1- athletic pl.-
poses, however. 10 being "a We.-l1lei-
stood feature Of the work here TO -lA-
part complete instruction iu physical
culture in its various branches ana p
the holdings of the academy comp
240 acres. IL is evident that Lle-r 81
plenty Of room for the various sports
New and modern buildings "lL l-
few years replace the old goH=IE-5-
structures. a supply Of water YIN =
piDed to the grounds from the lija.s-
river physical and chemical apFa-a-i
VIII be secured. and Beaver county "--
eventually have within its confines
weII-e0uipped and efficient an Il--.
ticn OF learning as can BE- found -A -''
state