10 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT are supplied with the leading newspapers of the state. During the past year the number of volumes was in-creased by about four hundred and fifty, and additions are continually being made through contributions and purchase. ADMISSION AND POLICY. The Academy is open to students of both sexes, and of all nationalities and religious denominations. Candidates for admission must be of good moral character, and signify their intention to yield obedience to all the rules and regulations of the institution. The aim of the Academy is to provide an education which includes spiritual culture, as well as mental and physical training. Theology is prescribed in all the courses, and the Bible and other standard works of the Church are systematically studied. The great truths they contain are emphasized with the view of creating faith in the minds of the students and a deep sense of moral responsibility in all their duties of life. Students of other religious denominations may be excused from taking theology by proper application to the principal. PREPARATION. Candidates for admission to the Preparatory Course must have completed the Sixth Grade as pre-scribed in the public schools, and must present to the committee on credentials and entrance examinations, satisfactory evidence of their promotion, or pass an examination in the studies of said grade. Students presenting a certificate of graduation from the eighth grade of the public schools will be admitted without examination to the High School or the Normal WEBER STAKE ACADEMY. 11 Courses of the Academy. Students above public school age, deficient in some of the branches of the grades will be given special consideration. No student pursuing the higher courses will be allowed to register for more than twenty hours' work per week, nor will changes in registration be permitted except by a special vote of the faculty. EXPENSES. In order to be in harmony with the leading institutions of the State, the tuition fee system has been abolished, and an entrance fee of ten dollars established. For the Commercial Course and for the course in Phonography and Typewriting an additional fee of ten dollars has been added to cover the extra expenses involved in giving these courses. In Chemistry and in Physics $2.00, and in Zoology $1.00 are charged as fees for the use of chemicals and other materials necessary to successfully teach these subjects. All the above fees are payable strictly in advance. Board and lodging can be secured at private families for from $2.00 to $4.00 per week. By several students clubbing together, these expenses may be much reduced. SOCIETIES. When the student has worked arduously in the daily routine of class recitation, it is a rest for the mind to enter fields of thought not regularly followed. For this purpose the Literary Society is organized. Evening sessions are held every two weeks in the large hall of the Academy. The best talent in oratory and music, of the city and state, is engaged for these occasions.