8 WEBER ACADEMY When the old Weber Stake was divided into three new stakes in 1908, the Academy changed its name to Weber Academy. In June of the same year, Principal D. O. McKay resigned to attend to his general church duties as a member of the Council of Twelve, and Prof. Wilford M. McKendrick was chosen to succeed him. In the fall of 1908 the Board was reorganized as follows: David O. McKayPresident. Lewis W. ShurtliffVice President. John WatsonTreasurer. Heber ScowcroftSecretary. Chas. F. Middleton. Thomas B. Evans. David Eccles. James Wotherspoon. In June, 1910, Prof. McKendrick resigned, and the vacancy thus caused was filled by the appointment of Prof. W. W. Henderson as Principal. Location. The Academy is located at Ogden, Utah's natural railroad center, which has a population of about thirty-five thousand. The lofty Wasatch mountains and the famous Ogden canyon, just east of the city, afford excellent opportunities for the study of natural science. Near the city limits is one of the largest and most complete power plants in the country, where students of physical science have the privilege of studying the generating and WEBER ACADEMY 9 transmitting of electricity. An up-to-date sanitarium, which is fast becoming known as a health resort, located at the mouth of Ogden canyon, is only an hour's walk from the doors of the Academy. Within a short drive is a large sugar factory, in which are employed the most recent processes of extracting and purifying beet sugar. Ten miles to the north of Ogden, located on the shores of Great Salt Lake, are the large smelters of the Utah Smelting Company. Here the latest improved methods are used in refining ores, offering extraordinary advantages to students studying the physical sciences. The four electric suburban lines bring Ogden into close contact with the surrounding country. A public library, containing many thousand bound volumes and the leading magazines of the country, is open to the students. Opportunities are always plentiful to hear speakers, orators and singers of national as well as international reputation. There-fore, students who attend the Weber Academy have many advantages not enjoyed by those studying in institutions less favorably situated. General Purpose. The aim of the Academy is to promote the moral, intellectual and physical development of man; to make out of our boys and girls self-governing and self-directing men and women. Special emphasis is given to religious education, in accordance with the sentiments expressed in the above extract from the letter of the First Presidency.