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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 28
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 28 Chapter VIII Preparations were necessary and the engagement of teachers vital for the academic school year, 1889-90, so Louis F. Moench and Joseph Stanford "were appointed a committee to engage teachers and to prepare for the publication of a circular. Accordingly, they went to work."1 On July 10, 1889, Professor Moench "began in earnest." He contacted by letter Oscar Vance and Celestia Nash, former pupils of Karl G. Maeser. William Fife was engaged to teach architectural drawing: Daniel Hamer, Phonography; Professor L. D. Edwards, Vocal Music; Carrie Canfield, Ladies' work; and Grant Geddes, Lauritz Peterson, Aggie Herrick, and Janie West, assistants. Also for lecturers for the Polysophical Society, Joseph Stanford, Joseph West, C. C. Richards, Henry Rolapp, Joseph Parry, Dr. Shipp (Bardella), and Dr. Allen (J. X.). All seemed willing to take hold. By the 24th of July the circular was ready, except the names of two or three teachers.2 The Board of Trustees met on August 1 and approved the annual with few changes. It was the sense of the meeting that we confer with a gentleman from Salt Lake City to take charge of the musical department, also to confer with Dr. Ramseyer. School was to open the 19th of August.3 Trustees, Nils C. Flygare, Joseph Stanford, and Professor Moench, met Anton Peterson on August 6th at the Court House, "We agreed to pay him $40 per month to teach four hours a week,"4 L. D. Edwards for some reason was not employed to teach in the Academy. Anton Peterson, however, after an explanation of what was expected of a church school teacher, accepted the offer. The Weber Stake Academy was most furtunate in obtaining the services of this highly gifted and polished musician. The proof of the annual was read in early August, 1889, and on the 10th of this month "circulars were sent to all parts of Weber County, and on August 11th "were distributed among members of all the Sunday Schools."6 1. Historical Record of Louis F, Moench, p. 143. 2. Idem, p. 143. 3. Idem, p. 149. 4. Idem, p. 151. 5. Idem, p. 152. 6. Idem, p. 152.
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