| Title |
1925 The Acorn |
| Creator |
Weber College |
| Description |
A collection of yearbooks from Weber College which comprise the years 1924 to 1963. Included in the yearbook are photographs of students, class officers, faculty, athletics, and departments within the college. It also contains sections on the clubs, activities, organizations, and advertisements from local businesses. Publication ceased 1932-34; 1943-46. The 1950-53 editions are Spring Scribulus-Acorn publications. |
| Subject |
Student activities; Administration; Advertising; Athletics; Business; Humanities; Life sciences; Mathematics; Ogden (Utah); Physical education and training; Clubs; Social sciences; College student government; Technical education; Yearbooks |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA |
| Date Original |
1925 |
| Date |
1925 |
| Date Digital |
2008 |
| Temporal Coverage |
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; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982 |
| Item Size |
11 x 7.75 inch |
| Medium |
Yearbook |
| Item Description |
Black hardback book with an embossed image of Weber College and the words "1925 Acorn" on the front. It contains 116 numbered pages. |
| Spatial Coverage |
Weber County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5784440 |
| Type |
Text; Image/StillImage |
| Conversion Specifications |
TIFF images were scanned with an Epson Expression 100000XL scanner. JPG and PDF files were then created for general use. |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
Public Domain. Courtesy of University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Source |
LD 5893.W55 A25 1925 Weber State University Archives |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6jvq44x |
| Setname |
wsu_year |
| ID |
106197 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6jvq44x |
| Title |
03 Administration - 1925_014_Planting |
| Subject |
Student activities; Administration; Advertising; Athletics; Business; Humanities; Life sciences; Mathematics; Ogden (Utah); Physical education and training; Clubs; Social sciences; College student government; Technical education; Yearbooks |
| Conversion Specifications |
Archived TIFF images were scanned at 400 dpi with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. JPG and PDF files were then created for general use. |
| Rights |
Public Domain. Courtesy of University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| OCR Text |
Show Planting SEVENTY EIGHT YEARS AGO a little company of brave and sturdy pioneers spanned the vast wilderness to find a new home in the mountains of the west. These pioneers walked most of the way from the Missouri River to the Great Salt Lake, a distance of more than a thousand miles. In their covered wagons were ploughs and other implements, seed grain, and a season's supply of provisions. For did they not have to plant crops for their subsistence during the following winter? In the spring of 1848 five thousand acres of land were under cultivation in the Salt Lake Valley of Utah. Nine hundred acres had been sowed with winter wheat. The welfare of the people in the valley and of those who were to come from the far away frontier depended on the success of this crop. The present supplies of the settlers were getting very low. The brave little group was "a thousand miles from anywhere" and the only means of communication with the outside world was by ox team and pack- mule. If the harvest failed-what then? |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
wsu_year |
| ID |
107834 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6jvq44x/107834 |
