THE ACORN. VOL. I. APRIL, 1904. BIOGRAPHICAL. Joseph Stanford was born in the County of Sussex, England, August 16, 1834, and at the age of fifteen had graduated as a pupil-teacher from the National school. At the age of sixteen he, together with his parents and some friends, was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on November 6, 1850. This act closed his prospects for remaining under governmental training and of receiving a college course at Oxford. On May 6, 1852, he was called to the missionary field, where he labored, preaching the gospel of Mormonism and presiding over districts and conferences, and was released from the pastoral charge of Dunham, Newcastle-on-Tyne, and the Carlisle conferences to go to Utah in 1861. He sailed from Liverpool in April of that same year, and after a voyage of twenty-eight days landed on American soil. He crosed the continent in Capt. Joseph Horn's company, in which he served as clerk and commissary, and on September 13th arrived at Salt Lake City. After reaching Salt Lake City he taught school in the Fourteenth ward for seventeen months, but found this was injuring his health and turned his attention to farming. In 1864 he was engaged as book-keeper and salesman by William Jennings, who a few months afterwards sent him to Sanpete county to open a store at Mount Pleasant. During the Black Hawk war Bro. Stanford took President Young's No. 3 message and read it at North Bend. Bro. Stanford organized and taught the first Sunday school in Sanpete county, at Mount Pleasant, and was otherwise active in church work. In the fall of 1866 he moved to Logan to take charge of another of Mr. Jennings' stores. In 1868 he entered the employ of the Z. C. M. I. at Ogden as head salesman, and remained there until 1873, at which time he opened a store for himself on Twenty-fifth street. About this time he was ordained a high priest under the hands of President Franklin D. Richards, and was set apart as a member of the high council of Weber stake, of which organization he is still a member. During his residence in Ogden our subject has served in many prominent public positions, both ecclesiastically, politically, and socially. He has held the following positions: Councilman for one term; alderman for three terms, during one year of which time he was also justice of the peace; school trustee for ten years, seven of which he was chairman of the board; city recorder from 1878 to 1882, and again from 1889 to 1891; selectman from 1887 to 1890. While he was trustee the Ogden City schools were graded and improved throughout. While he was selectman the poor farm was bought. In 1888 he was appointed by the territorial legislature as a member of the committee on territorial capitol grounds, which position he held, being clerk of the board, until statehood was THE ACORN 5 attained. He also held positions on many other committees. He has been an active worker in the ranks of the church in this country, having served for a number of years as home missionary and Weber Stake historian; and since the organization of the board of directors of the Weber Stake Academy in 1890, he has been a director and secretary of the board, assisting in the erection of the academy building both by contributions and in the collection of funds. In 1896 he was appointed bookkeeper in the financial department of the secretary of the United States Senate. He had a severe attack of the grippe, which left his health in such precarious condition that he was obliged to resign his position and return home. In 1900 he received the election of county commissioner for Weber county, and is at this time chairman of the board. At the memorial services held for the late President McKinley, at the services held in the Tabernacle in the morning and again at the Methodist church in the afternoon, Bro. Stanford was one of the speakers at each meting. Two days later he was stricken with paralysis and his physician discovered that a blood vessel had been ruptured in the brain, caused undoubtedly by his oral efforts on this occasion. He has about recovered from this affliction, a slight impediment of his speech and a slight lameness being the only evidence of his long illness. In the moral movements for the betterment of all alike, Bro. Stanford has been one of the most active, working hand in hand with others, regardless of creed or denominational differences a broad, liberal minded man. In 1894 he taught the classes in the Academy, in theology, physical geography, literature, history, and the art of public speaking. He is deeply interested in education and is a firm advocate of the industrial school system, giving practical knowledge preference over theoretical. ROBERT McQUARRIE. Robert McQuarrie, Bishop of the Second Ward, is one of the members of the Academy Board of Education. From the first he has been a staunch supporter and true friend of the institution. He was born in bonnie Scotland, in the county of Argyle, August 17, 1832, and is the son of Allen and Agnes McQuarrie. The father was a farmer in his native country, where our subject grew to manhood. The members Of the family became converts to the teachings of the Latter-Day Saints, and joined the church. Bishop McQuarrie became a member in 1853 and was soon after ordained a priest. In 1857 the parents, together with three sons, of whom Robert was one, and two daughters, crossed the ocean to America, and after traveling by rail to Omaha they fitted out ox teams and crossed the plains in Jesse B. Martin's company, arriving in Salt Lake City on September 12th. They came directly to Ogden, which continued to be the family home. In 1858 the family, with the exception of our subject, went south with the general move, caused by the entrance into the Territory of Johnston's army; he remained behind. The residence was located on what is now the corner of Adams and Twenty-sixth street, where