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Show on the l!P i-~ ":- iloor u f rne Co-op Stor.: was sec u:'cJ nel <1, th..:: S t" ., .: C0d~rcncc held Septembe r 1, Pr-:si clcl: t P..::tersu '1. 3::0 his counselors. Henry BC<11 a nd John Maiben \Vcr.:: authori:ed to purch:1se need cd furnitur e and cquipment. The furniture wh ich consi st ed of a "pot-bellied" stove. scveral b enches m:d a t.'lble were purchased with fund s raised th roug h ciO:13tion.:::. dances and produce. To President M aibcn was siven t~C specific task of hiring a Principal. and Alma Grcenwood of Fillmore bc:came the first administra tor of tfie schooi with Miss Curie Henry (Payne) as assistant. Instruction was to be given in the Preparatory. Intermediate. and Normal D epar tments. The Drst Board o f Education included: Canute Peterson. Henry Be.:d and John B. Maiben. Sanpete Stake Presidency; and Wilkm T. Reid. James Allred. C. A Madsen. John W. Irons and Christian N. Lund, Bishops of the W aras in the S t-ake , and these men served in ',his ~OYES (,\c::1 :nistr2. tion) BUI LDI~G, capacity for several years. SNOW COLLEGE On th e 5th of November. 1888. the first institution of higher ;c.:l rning. the Sanpete Stake Acad eLlY. opened its door s to 121 students. E ightyone of the:; e from Ephraim. and the rest from o ther town:; of S anpete, except three- one each fron: S a lt Lake City and American Fork and one from Sanford. Colorado. a ccorcing to the First Circular of Sanpete Stake Academy. fo:: the :~irst Academic Year. 1888-1889. In this same Circular under 'the heading "Intrcductory" is written: ,'I B: "In accordance with the instructions ar:d advice of the General Board of Education to the effect that children of Latter-day Saints sh ould receive not only a libera l secular education, but be taught as weil the principles and p::ecepts of our holy relig io n, thus better fitting them to bear the responsibilities of a probationary existence. the authorities of th e Sanpete Stake of Zion. anxious to assist in furthering so laudable a cause. huve tilke n steps toward the establishment of a Church school to be known as the Sanpete Stake Academy. The Academy is to be open to students of both sexes in either of the grades prOVided ." Tuition ror the Preparatory Department is listed as $4.00 per term. for the Intermediate Department, $6.00 per term. In a pa? er given at Golden Jubilee Founders D ay Ceiebration. Fannie Green Thompson. a member of the first class. rel~tes that students ra nged in a ge from 11 years to 30 yea:s. Some "had Enished the courses given in our public schools and were able to pass the eX3r;lin 3tions given before we could be eprolled. Most of t;:e you "gcr ones were pbced in th~ ':;0vanced (b cermeci ate) grade as we had attended school for perhaps 6 or 7 years in st: ccession and hac at least learned our three R's. while som e of the older ones ha d perh a ..)s. gone only a few years, ilnd many of them were placed in the 'P reparatory or primary grade .. But they were happy to go to $chool ag.'lin a nd be t;wght a iittle more, as so few \\:e:e luc ky enough to be sent awa y to the state in's titutions of higher !caming. It h;:ls been my observation that those who atten d.::d the school appreciuted its va lue and ha ve become leaders in our community and in our state." "Classes were held in · the main roo m of the Socia l (or Relid Society) Hall and on the stage with the curtain drawn , Up to that that time. all community entertainments had been hel ci [,ere. P. large gallery was in the one end of the building opposite the stage and, whe.n mor.: class room wa s necessary later. cb s.;,.::; were conducted on this gallery. A stairway (oUlsic e) consi stin g of severa l steps. a i.:: :: •... - -. .:1lh -i a few mo:',. ' , ;0; \\ ·,15 the en t,'~ ;-, ,· c and exit. r-f he re \vas 1:0 light except \vhat caIne ~. , _ ~'.! ·0;" .:":: open .i~ v .: ,. ~ th e fO t) t o f l h ":. Page Forty-tivl! |
