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Weber Stake Academy first opened its doors for instruction at the LDS Second Ward Meeting House on the corner of 26th Street and Grant Avenue on January 7, 1889. The academy's two teachers, Louis F. Moench and Edwin Cutler, welcomed nearly one hundred students on the first day, and, by the end of its first term, 195 students in all had registered for the school. This monograph depicts the role the LDS church and its leaders played in founding the school, the background of its first educators and administrators and the financial challenges they confronted in operating the school from 1889 through 1894. Letters of appreciation for Louis F. Moench and a bibliography of primary sources are also provided. |
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Show 45 Chapter XII The work on the Academy progressed rapidly. The citizens of Ogden City and Weber County were very much interested and their contributions assigned and unassigned were very liberal. The following account is indicative of their interest and enthusiasm: At our Priesthood Meeting it was reported by building committee of our Stake Academy that the building was up to the second floor and, that there was much in need of means. I moved the following resolution towit: that we the laboring Priesthood of the Weber Stake of Zion in Priesthood Meeting assembled do pledge ourselves, our wards, our honor and our property to secure the building committee of the Weber Stake Academy in raising means by loan or otherwise to complete said building at the earliest possible date. It was unanimously adopted.1 A meeting of the Board of Education was held on November 5, 1890 at which the following very important business was transacted: 1. A proposition for heating the Academy from Halverson & Doyle was adopted after thoroughly discussing it. 2. A collector, Louis F. Moench, for gathering funds for the Academy was approved with the privilege of adding two or three more at three dollars a day each.2 Professor Moench visited all the settlements in Weber County and all the city eccliastical wards during the month of November 1890 and succeeded very well in his collections for the Academy. He went to North Ogden on November 7th and met Bro, Wallace and made an appointment with him to attend to the collections for the Academy. On the way back I saw James Taylor and engaged him also for the same purpose.3 On November 8, 1890 he met "the Saints of the Third Ward on the Academy business. There were only a few present. About forty dollars was subscribed."4 He went on November 20th to the First Ward where he spoke to the Saints upon the necessity of contributing towards the finishing of the Academy."5 1. Historical Journal of Charles F. Middleton (unbound), July 1, 1890-December 6, 1891. 2. Historical Record, Louis F. Moench, p. 119. 3. Idem, p. 121. 4. Idem, p. 122. 5. Idem, p. 123. |
