the academy is indebted to the glenn bros piano company of ogdcn for their generous gift of a fine chapel organ it is of the wes ern cottage make the case of golden oak has 17 stops and 7 sets of reeds we do not know its actual value in money but its worth to us and the spirit in which it was given cannot be measured by money during the christmas holidays two teachers approached the glenn bros and made known the need of a good organ for the academy the need was no sooner shown than supplied had the donors been present at devotional exercises and witnessed the manifestation of appreciation with which their gift was received it would have demonstrated to them the force of the truth it is better to give than to receive we take this means of publicly thanking this wide awake firm and wishing them the business success they deserve the dividing of the weber stake into the ogden weber and north weber stakes made it necessary to change the name of the academy consequently the new board of directors which was organized at the beginning of this school year authorized the change from weber stake academy to that of weber academy the junior class desiring to do something in a material way for the school had the name plate on the front of the building remodeled so that it reads as appears in the above cut — weber academy the work was neatly done and the new plate presents an imposing appearance scheme was carried out through the seven courses which were served pearl shaw and lily barker entertained five of their girl friends at an easter luncheon in the academy dining room april 9 1909 the color scheme being purple and yellow which was carried out effectively the center of the table was decorated with a nest containing easter chickens aud purple and yellow eggs around which were strewn daffodils and violets the while place cards were tied with narrow purple and white rib bon each of the four courses carried out the color effect the easter idea prevailing another dinner of the series given by the domestic science girls was given march 10 1909 by gladys wright and mamie doxey the color scheme of green and yellow was carried out effectively the table being decorated with daffodils and ferns the white place cards were decorated with a piece of fern tied with yellow ribbon there were four courses which were carried out very successfully it is recognized by all students of present that it is as neccessary to educate the body as the mind that it is indiispensable to a thorough education that one's hands should be trained as that one's mental power should be developed in the dis position of all young people there is a certain amount of motor activity which should be trained rather than allowed to run to waste or to be expended in mere pastimes as an outlet for this motor activity the boys have manual training for the girls the best way of training the hands is in sewing sewing is filled with possibilities of constructive work outfits of various kinds such as housemaids need the linen closet the tea table the trousseau and fine arts for adorning the home are the basis of work taught in the domestic arts department our work does not aim to prepare for a trade it aims to give mental and moral strength to increase appreciation