Title |
1908 The Acorn Souvenir |
Creator |
Weber Stake Academy |
Description |
A collection of yearbooks from Weber Stake Academy which comprise the years 1905 to 1918. Included in the yearbook are photographs of students, class officers, faculty, Board of Education, athletics, and departments within the academy. It also contains sections on 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 Academy; Yearbooks |
Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA |
Date Original |
1908 |
Date |
1908 |
Date Digital |
2007 |
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 x 7 inch |
Medium |
Yearbook |
Item Description |
Paperback book with pages numbered 1-67, followed by 17 pages of advertisements. |
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 1908 Weber State University Archives |
Format |
application/pdf |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s66ytxpn |
Setname |
wsu_year |
ID |
106236 |
Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s66ytxpn |
Title |
1908 The Acorn Souvenir - 1908_039_page49 |
Description |
A collection of yearbooks from Weber Stake Academy which comprise the years 1905 to 1918. Included in the yearbook are photographs of students, class officers, faculty, Board of Education, athletics, and departments within the academy. It also contains sections on 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 Academy; Yearbooks |
Date Original |
1908 |
Date |
1908 |
Type |
Text |
Conversion Specifications |
Archived TIFF images were scanned at 300 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 |
Source |
Archives LD 5893.W55 A24 1908 |
OCR Text |
Show horrible suffering but they won from europe both religious and political freedom without science such a land would never have beheld the light of day babylon proudly boasted it is i who made the euphrates but cultivation of its banks did not continue long the genius of holland can say it is i who made the rhine the maas and the land through which they flow cultivation is not falling but growing with passing years as the results of such work as the strengthning of defences the pumping dry of lakes the shore beds are covered by thrifty farmers the building of substantial roads and canals surpasses all other systems of public improvement unless it be our own forty thousand miles of railroad over mountains and across broad rivers and lakes talk of the pyramids of egypt and the chinese wall as monuments of man's skill and industryl they are mere warts pimples on the surface of the country neither useful nor ornamental exhibiting neither great skill nor great goodness ini their designs of execution the wall never answered the ignoble purpose for which it was built but the dikes stand today a perfect net work over the land which they preserve in this fair land one can visit places hallowed in days gone by the city of leyden hospitably opened its doors to the english puritans afterwards the mayflower pilgrims dordrecht is famous for having adjusted the religious differences between the lutherans the calvi nists and the armenians at ryswyk was signed in 1697 the treaty which made peace among england france germany holland and spain sixteen years later utrecht witnessed a similiar ceremony for england germany holland and savoy everything in holland is well kept one would think the rain which falls from heaven is soap and water and that once a week the farms are swept and dusted for sunday even the little bushes are afraid to stir when a breeze comes to play with them lest they should rumple their leaves and be called untidy in yet other fields are the dutch great lovers of art should visit holland as their painters are noted rembrant's work is styled lost art being so rich in coloring and light that no other artist has been able to reproduce it 1692 marked the artist's greatest triumph he painted the night watch amsterdam's pride and greatest treasure the longings if not the inspirations of an artist come over one as he |
Format |
application/pdf |
Setname |
wsu_year |
ID |
110785 |
Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s66ytxpn/110785 |