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1922_01 Mount Ogden Hike David O. McKay

Title Weber Field Trips
Description Throughout the history of Weber State, students and faculty were known to go on memorial hikes and travel to different locations during the summer semester on field trips. The Geology department was famous for putting together fascinating field trips to many different locations. This exhibit provides images from 1898-1963.
Subject Students; Weber Stake Academy, Ogden, Utah; Field Trips; Geology
Digital Publisher Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA
Medium Photography
Type Image/StillImage
Rights Materials may be used for non-profit and education purposes; please credit the Weber State University Archives.
Format image/jpeg
ARK ark:/87278/s6ppy4qn
Setname wsu_he
ID 111371
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6ppy4qn

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Title 1922_01 Mount Ogden Hike David O. McKay
Image Captions David O. McKay (past Principal) speaking to a group at the end of the first annual Mount Ogden climb.
Description Throughout the history of Weber State, students and faculty were known to go on memorial hikes and travel to different locations during the summer semester on field trips. The Geology department was famous for putting together fascinating field trips to many different locations. This exhibit provides images from 1898-1963.
Biographical/Historical Note The first annual hike to the summit of Mt Ogden was in 1922 (9,575 feet). A rally was held October 3, 1922 at 3:15 pm to encourage enthusiasm for the hike. Students and faculty met at 5am on October 4 to being the hike. During the 5am meeting, the school band played several tunes to add zest to the occasion. Rest and breakfast was taken at 8:30 am at Malan's Heights, an open clearing along the trail (which had been cleared the day before). The party of 365 people reached the summit at 2pm. Several talks were given by David O. McKay (president of the Board of Trustees), Aaron W. Tracy (school president), Willard Marriott (college student body president), and Llewellyn McKay (high school student body president) with a prayer offered by David O. McKay. Following the talks was a an American flag planting at the summit as gift for future generations from the Weber students of 1922-23. The crowd sang the "Star Spangled Banner" and the "Purple and White" to finish the ceremonies. Supplies had been carried by the students to the top.
Subject Students; Weber College, Ogden, Utah; Field Trips; Geology
Digital Publisher Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA
Date Original 1922
Date 1922
Date Digital 2012
Temporal Coverage 1898; 1899; 1900; 1901; 1902; 1903; 1904; 1905; 1906; 1907; 1908; 1909; 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919; 1920; 1921; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1927; 1928; 1929; 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963
Item Size 4 x 5 inch
Medium Photography
Item Description acetate negative
Spatial Coverage Mount Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5779232/
Type Image
Conversion Specifications TIFF images were scanned at 600 dpi with an Epson Expression 100000XL scanner. JPGs were then created for general use.
Language eng
Rights Materials may be used for non-profit and education purposes; please credit the Weber State University Archives.
Source Weber State University Archives
Format image/jpeg
Setname wsu_he
ID 111375
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6ppy4qn/111375