PAGE 8 WEBER ACADEMY On the death of Bishop Stevens in the spring of 1900, Bishop John Watson was appointed to succeed him, and at the demise of N. C. Flygare in 1908, Bishop Watson was choosen treasurer. Through the efforts of this board the Weber Stake Academy was established. Temporary quarters were secured in the Second Ward Meeting House, Ogden, where the school was formerly opened January 9, 1889, with Louis F. Moench as principal. The attendance, though small at first, increased so rapidly that it was found necessary to secure better accommodations, and in the fall of 1892 the Academy moved into its present home. The next ten years was a period of slow, but substantial growth, during which time the Academy overcame obstacles that seemed almost insurmountable. In the spring of 1892 Prof. Louis F. Moench resigned, and was succeeded in turn by Prof. Emil B. Isgren and Dr. George Philips, each serving for one year. In 1894 Prof. Louis F. Moench was reappointed principal, and he acted as such until his resignation in June, 1902. On this date Prof. David O. McKay became principal, and an era of rapid progress opened up for the Academy. In this year the Domestic Arts course, which has since proved so successful, was established, and as later years demanded, more advanced studies have been added to the curriculum to give thorough work in all high school branches. In 1907 the new building was completed, increasing the capacity of the school to six hundred students, and making it up to date in every respect. During the same year the courses of Domestic Science and Mechanic Arts were added. When the old Weber Stake was divided into three new stakes in 1908, the Academy changed its name to Weber Academy. In June of the same year, Prof. WEBER ACADEMY PAGE 9 David O. McKay resigned the principalship to attend to his general church duties as a member of the Council of the Twelve, and Prof. Wilford M. McKendrick was chosen to succeed him. In the fall of 1908 the Board was recognized as follows: David O. McKay, president; Lewis W. Shurtliff, vice president; John Watson, treasurer; Heber Scowcroft, secretary; Charles F. Middleton, Thomas B. Evans, David Eccles, James Wotherspoon. In June, 1910, Prof. Wilford M. McKendrick resigned, and the vacancy thus caused was filled by the appointment of Prof. W. W. Henderson as principal. In the death of David Eccles, December 3, 1912, the school lost a warm friend, and the Board was deprived of the counsel of one of its ablest members. In June, 1914, Thomas E. McKay became a member of the Board upon the resignation of Heber Scowcroft. Upon the resignation of Prof. W. W. Henderson, June, 1914, Prof. James L. Barker was chosen to succeed him. On the death of President Charles F. Middleton, in the fall of 1915, John V. Bluth was chosen to fill the vacancy thus caused in the Board of Trustees. In January, 1916, the General Church Board of Education decided to create a Normal school of the Weber Academy. Two years work was added to the curriculum, the fifth and sixth years Normal. The rank of the school was thus raised to that of a Junior College.