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Show as janitor and secretary. There were also several assistant teachers. Daniel Hamar taught phonography, donating his services that "students who so desired might receive training in this useful subject". William H. Fife taught free-hand drawing. Aggie Herrick and Jane West were listed as lady teachers. Carrie Canfield was listed as teacher of fancy work. Squire Coop was mentioned as assistant in music. Agnes Herrick was mentioned as assistant secretary. Grant Geddes and Lauritz Peterson were mentioned in a somewhat indefinite way. Much of this is not clear as some of the references are very confusing. The school minutes state that there were four regular teachers, six assistant teachers, and one janitor, names not given. A report of the school published in "The Standard", March 30, 1890, gives regular teachers three, specialists two, incidental instructors four. Three terms of the second school year were conducted in the Second Ward Meeting House. In the meantime, considerable work was done on the Ogden Tabernacle to fit it for the school. The fourth term of the school year opened in the Tabernacle on Tuesday, April 8, 1890. On Friday, May 2, 1890, President Lewis W. Shurtliff visited the school. He informed Principal Moench and the pupils that advice had been received by the Stake Presidency that holding school in the Tabernacle jeopardized the property. The Stake could hold the Tabernacle only as long as it was used exclusively for religious service. Accordingly, it was thought wise to close the school immediately. Commencement exercises for the year were held Friday, May 9, 1890. Joseph Stanford, Secretary of the Weber Stake Board of Education, in his regular minutes states that the Academy was closed for one year and a |