PAGE 8 WEBER ACADEMY cation consisting of the following members: Lewis W. Shurtliff, president; Charles F. Middleton, N. C. Flygare, Hon. Jos. Stanford, Louis F. Moench, Bishop Thomas J. Stevens, Bishop Robert McQuarrie and Bishop David McKay. 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 chosen 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 formally 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 Louis F. Moench resigned, and was succeeded in turn by Emil B. Isgren and Dr. George Philips, each serving for one year. In 1894 Louis Moench was reappointed principal, and he acted as such until his resignation in June 1902. On this date 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 WEBER ACADEMY PAGE 9 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, David O. McKay resigned the principalship to attend to his general church duties as a member of the Council of the Twelve, and Wilford M. McKendrick was chosen 10 succeed him. In the fall of 1908 the Board was reorganized as follows: David O. McKayPresident. Lewis W. ShurtliffVice President. John WatsonTreasurer. Heber Scowcroft, Secretary. Chas. F. Middleton. Thomas B. Evans. David Eccles. James Wotherspoon. In June, 1910, 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 oldest members. In June, 1914, Thomas E. McKay became a member of the Board at the resignation of Heber Scowcroft.