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Show HISTORY OF SANPETE COUNTY. are comfortably located in this girl's Lome every 217 school year. The home is kept by matrons appointed by the board and the entire school equals in organization and educational advantages any similar instituion in the State. The following- well-known ladies have occupied the position of matrons: Miss Crowell, Mrs. Murphy, Miss and Mrs. Reed. During the past twenty-three years of success the following persons have been engaged as teachers: Rev. D. J. McMillan, Miss Snow, H. G. McMillan, Miss Sowles, Mrs. Wilcox, Misses Pierce, Fishback, Tubbs, Stayers, Crowell, Leonard, Kyle, Mrs. Crawford, Misses Gee, Beekman, McNair, Larsen, Prof. Geyer, Misses Osmonde, Miller, Mrs. Liddle, Misses Handley, McDonald, Prof. I. N. Smith, Misses Mitchell, Mrs. Burnett Buchanan and Xielson, Prof. G. H. Marshall, Misses Cougle, Smith and Galbraith, Misses Hemenway, Herron and Allison. In 1883 P. A. H. Franklin, a minister of the MethoEpiscopal church established a mission in Mt. Pleasant and began work among the Scandinavians. dist Hired halls were used for meeting purposes until 1886, when the present church edifice was erected. Eev. R. L. Steed of Illinois bgan mission work among the Englishspeaking people in 1889 and in 1897 the mission was consolidated under one pastor. The following ministers have had charge of the mission: P. A. H. Franklin, Martinins Nelson, C. J. Heckner, O. O. Twede, Emil E. Mork, X. L. Hansen of the Scandinavians and J. P. Morris R. Joseph Wilks, Charles McCoard, George P. MilG. R. Graff and James D. Gillilan, the present incum- L. Steed, ler, bent. Good Sunday schools and other church organizaand Methodism has flourished as tions are maintained other churches. |
