| Show TRANSITION YEARS OF SNOW COLLEGE AS REFLECTED IN THE CAREER OF CHRISTENSEN Afton Christensen Greaves 1904 Herbert Avenue Salt Lake City UT Non-Professional 84108 Division First Place Historical Essay Wnenvas young thought my father knew everything There was no subject in school he couldnhelp me withexcept shorthand not because he didnknow sharthand--but Yecause he learned Pitman and Gregg am 67 father died in 1945 at age 61 andam amazed at his knowledge and the difficulties he surmounted to acquire it Joseph Soren Christensen to everyone was born January 1884 in Nt Pleasant the fourth of ten children born to Christen and Phylinda Clark Christensen This same year the fanily moved to Chester to homestead They builtlog cabin which still stands where the rest of -their children were born--one small room withsleeping loft In 1896 when father was twelve his parents builtspacious two-story frame home Everyone necessities family it worked taught on the In this humble is difficult of an education were hard by to farm loving see how to acquire good life hard-working he acquired room He his dream He began his schooling where all grades one teacher graduating class in 1901 in one was in the first The following two years he worked for the railroad and herded sheep in the mountains He always sald herding sheep wasnso bad although he didnearn much money he couldnspend it and time was available for study He herded sheep again years later after we moved to Ephraim remember visiting his sheep camp inbeautiful grove of mountain trees Fron 1903-05 he attendedD College in Salt Lake then servedmission in Hawail but was called home early 1906 because of his fatherillness and death Again his edwcation was delayed while he helped support younger brothers and sisters as bookkeeper for the railroad for Utah Construction -31 Company and again |
