Title |
1920 The Acorn Souvenir |
Creator |
Weber Normal College |
Description |
A collection of yearbooks from Weber Normal College which comprise the years 1919 to 1923. Included in the yearbook are photographs of students, class officers, faculty, the Board of Trustees, athletics, and departments within the college. It also contains sections about the clubs and organizations within the Academy, literary pages, student poetry, and advertisements from local businesses. |
Subject |
Student activities; Advertising; Athletics; State boards of education; Calendar; Clubs; Education, Secondary; Faculty; Forms, Literary; Obituaries; Ogden (Utah); Students; Weber Normal; Yearbooks |
Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA |
Date Original |
1920 |
Date |
1920 |
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 |
10.75x8 inch |
Medium |
Yearbook |
Item Description |
Tan paperback book with an image of acorns and the words "The Acorn Souvenir Nineteen Hundred Twenty" on the front. The pages are numbered 1-132. |
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 A24 1920 Weber State University Archives |
Format |
application/pdf |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6kp86n2 |
Setname |
wsu_year |
ID |
106232 |
Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6kp86n2 |
Title |
1920 The Acorn Souvenir - 1920_050_page90&91 |
Description |
A collection of yearbooks from Weber Normal College which comprise the years 1919 to 1923. Included in the yearbook are photographs of students, class officers, faculty, the Board of Trustees, athletics, and departments within the college. It also contains sections about the clubs and organizations within the Academy, literary pages, student poetry, and advertisements from local businesses. |
Subject |
Student activities; Advertising; Athletics; State boards of education; Calendar; Clubs; Education, Secondary; Faculty; Forms, Literary; Obituaries; Ogden (Utah); Students; Weber Normal; Yearbooks |
Date Original |
1920 |
Date |
1920 |
Type |
Text |
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 Jan. 16-General Pershing comes to town. Freshman matinee dance. Game with the "Dummies." Jan. 19- Dr. Cragun, first W. A. student- body president and also a native of Pleasant View, visits us. Jan. 20-Studying for exams. Jan. 21-D. O. M'Kay, Adam Bennion, Ma- thias Tanner and Stephen L. Rich- ards are guests in Devotional. Jan. 22-Exams.! ! ! Boys Glee Club en- tertains O. H. S. Jan. 23-Game, Davis 27, Weber 24. It could have been worse. Jan. 26-Building next door is now used for College and Music Department Jan. 27-Ladies' Band supplies the music in Devotional. Delbert Wright wins first place in extempo. Jan. 28-Mr. Martin bears his testimony. Jan. 29-Influenza spreading. President Dixon is ill. Jan. 30-Postponement of boys' character party causes much disappointment Feb. 1- Ban on all amusements, churches, schools and shows. Feb. 9-School opens again. President Dixon and four other teachers are ill. Feb. 10-College and Seniors tie for first place in extempo. Feb. 11-President Dixon has recovered from his illness. Feb. 12-Lincoln's birthday. Big rally out- side for game with Ogden. Feb. 13-Game with O.H.S. Again we hear, "Wait till next time, Weber!" Feb. 16-We think we know some girls who come to school to get the degree of "Mrs." Feb. 17-We find we have a visitor. No doubt High School's Freshmen missed their milk this morning. Feb. 18-Miss Violet Hall reads a selec- tion from "The Mill on the Floss." Feb. 19-Cyril starts to school. Feb. 20-Nine hundred Weber Students witness game at Davis. No won- der we won. Feb. 23-Washington's birthday program. Superintendent Hinckley interests the students with his talk. Feb. 24-We beat Brigham by one point. Acorn staff gives dance after game. Feb. 25-Claude breaks his foot. Feb. 26-Dr. Merrill speaks to Weber and Ogden High School boys. Feb. 27-Game with Brigham. We miss Claude. Mar. 2-Poor extempo contest. Mr. Dixon not in the best of moods. Mar. 3-"Acorn" Staff gives program to stir up a little enthusiasm. Mar. 4-Funeral services for Miss Grace Vest, a much loved member of the Freshman class. Mar. 5-Again we meet O. H. S. in basket- ball. Mar. 8-Boys clean up lot for gym. The girls honor Cyril by giving him the best lunch. Mar. 9-Juniors win in extempo. Mar. 15-"Gold at last!" Arvilla seems slightly embarrassed by "The Fortune Hunter" program in Devotional. Mar 16-First performance of "The Fortune Hunter" is a great success. Mar 19-The boys' character ball surpasses all expectations. Byron Porter makes such a sweet little girl. Mar. 22-Tryouts held for the Sons of American Revolution contest. Mar. 23-Dr. Sperry G. Holden lectures to the students. Mar. 22-Ruth Scowcroft wins second place Sons of American Revolution contest. Mar. 26-Sophomore class gives a dance for the student-body. Mar. 31-Juniors win extempo champion- ship. Apr. 1-High School is unmercifully de- feated by us in the debate. Apr. 5-School is closed that we might at- tend Conference. Apr. 6-Oratorical tryouts for the Rich contest. Apr. 7-Oratorical tryouts for the Rich contest. Apr. 9-Weber wins Rich contest!! Hoo- ray for Ruth!!! Apr. 13-Madame Guerin makes an appeal for the French war orphans. Apr. 14-Big drive for Acorn subsriptions. Mr. Manning tells the secrets of Walt's photography room. Apr. 15-Arbor day talk from Prof. Terry. Apr. 16-The Herald comes out and only one day late!!! Apr. 17-John Emmett wins the Lewis Medal in extempo contest. Apr. 22-Juniors advertize Prom in Devo- tional. Apr. 23-Class '21 succeeds in giving a wonderful Prom. Apr. 26-"Nautical Knot" makes a big hit. Apr. 27-We make a good beginning in baseball. Weber 9 Davis 7. Apr. 28-The piano has been tuned!! It still lacks a leg however. Anr. 30-Honor Day. Banquet and dance given to honor students. May 3-"Terrible" Terry wins the medal in the cross country run. May 4-Prof. Terry leads the singing. We didn't know before that he was a musician. May 7-The girls reign supreme. A swim at the Springs and then a dance. May 16-Mr. Ballard addresses graduates. May 17-"Christopher Jr." is presented by our worthy Seniors. May 20-Field day is greatly enjoyed by the students. May 21-Thirty-second Annual Commence- ment Exercises. "Gold at Last." FORTUNE HUNTER |
Format |
application/pdf |
Setname |
wsu_year |
ID |
110507 |
Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6kp86n2/110507 |