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Title	The History of the Weber Stake Academy: the Period of Struggle 1889-1894
Creator	Kerr, Walter A.
Contributors	Weber College, Publisher
Description	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.
Subject	Weber Stake Academy--History; Weber Stake Academy--Publication of proceedings; Higher education and state
Digital Publisher	Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA
Date Original	1953
Date	1953
Date Digital	2015
Temporal Coverage	1888; 1889; 1890; 1891; 1892; 1893; 1894
Item Size	8.75 inch x 11.25 inch
Medium	Book
Item Description	75 page book with a black cover with gold lettering
Spatial Coverage	Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5779206, 41.223, -111.97383
Type	Text
Conversion Specifications	Archived TIFF images were scanned with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. OCR by ABBYY Reader. JPG and PDF files were then created for general use.
Language	eng
Rights	Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University.
Source	LC361.K4 1953 Weber State University Archives
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Reference URL	https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6eb2t13

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Title	Page 9
Creator	Kerr, Walter A.
Contributors	Weber College, Publisher
Description	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.
Subject	Weber Stake Academy--History; Weber Stake Academy--Publication of proceedings; Higher education and state
Digital Publisher	Stewart Library, Weber State University
Date Original	1953
Date	1953
Date Digital	2015
Temporal Coverage	1889-1895
Item Description	8.75 x 11.25 in. hardback. Pages number 1-75.
Spatial Coverage	Ogden (Utah)
Type	Text
Conversion Specifications	Archived TIFF images were scanned at 400 dpi with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. OCR done with ABBYY Reader. JPG and PDF files were created for general use.
Language	eng
Rights	Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University.
Source	Archives LC361.K4 1953
OCR Text	Show 9 Chapter III 1. Historical Record, Weber Stake Academy, pp. 3-5. The Weber Stake Board of Education was organized September 19, 1888. The following Brethren compose the Board of Directors: L. W. Shurtliff, C. F. Middleton, N. C. Flygare, Joseph Stanford, Louis F. Moench, Robert McQuarrie, Thomas J. Stevens, and David McKay. L. W. Shurtliff, President; Joseph Stanford, Secretary; and Robert McQuarrie, Treasurer. The Second Ward Meeting House has been engaged at a rental of $300 per year. The desks, seats, globes, maps, charts, in fact all appliances necessary to open up the school in the highest classes have been purchased, and are ready for use; and we are only awaiting the arrival home of Prof. L. F. Moench from his mission, whom we expect to engage as principal. The Bishops will please cooperate with the Board of Education by appointing a committee in their several wards to canvass for subscriptions. Members of the Board will, as opportunity offers, visit and lecture on the subject of the Stake Academy. Due notice will be given of the time of opening, the names of those composing the faculty, and the terms of tuition. On behalf of the Board of Education of the Weber Stake of Zion, Yours very truly, Joseoh Stanford, Secretary1 Joseph Stamford sent the following report of progress to the General Board of Education of the Church as requested: Elder George Reynolds, Secretar General Board of Education Salt Lake City Dear Brother: President Shurtliff has instructed me to state that the Presidency and High Council of the Weber Stake of Zion, at a meeting held in Ogden, September 10, 1888, organized a Board of Education for this Stake of Zion, composed of eight members. These directors met subsequently on the 19th and selected their officers. The names of both directors and officers I enclose. Since this meeting a. committee has been negotiating for rental of a building, and have also ordered seats, desks, maps, charts, and other appliances, sufficient to accommodate about
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Reference URL	https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6eb2t13/106018