The Agricultural Club
THE Agricultural Club was organized during the
forepart of the school year, 1913-1914, having its
birth with the first year that the school became an
agricultural institution. It has grown with the school
during the past two...
The Photographs
and Portraits
That Are In This Book
Were Taken By
Homer S. Jones
PICTURE SHOP
Cedar City, Utah
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Instrumental
HE instrumental section of the Music depart-ment
of our school is now the most complete
we have boasted of in a long time. The dance
orchestra has furnished music for all school
dances and parties including the Junior Prom
and the 13th...
Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah); School yearbooks
mittee and surpassed anything, in magnificence, yet given at Murdock. We were quite proud of ourselves that night. "Cram Week" soon engrossed our attentions, and afterwards Advancement Day, when we emerged as Seniors, our moments were filled with...
Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah); School yearbooks
Our Music Department. Among the important work done during the year 1916-17 will long be remembered the Music Department, under the able direction of Professor Gerrit de Jong, Jr. He successfully imparted some of his enthusiasm to the student of...
Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah)
Parents who can do so are especially invited to come and live with their children at the school and partake of the same privilege of free rent offered to students. Children not of high school age may be provided for in the Beaver county school and...
Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah)
Mathematics. C. A. Call: Instructor. Course²earœredit High School Mathematics ’, 3‘ unit Plane Geometry“, 4‘ " Physical Education. For Boys. John A. Young: Instructor. Course²earœredit Gymnastics ’, 3…2e25 unit...
given unnumbered days of her time to the gathering of historical data, old photographs, and biographies. Mrs. Mackerell's worthy aids contributed their share toward the completion of this project. Many committees and individuals worked untiringly...
FIRST IRRIGATION IN BEAVER VALLEY
Early in May, 1856, the water for irrigating the Old Field and town plat was taken from the river at a dam east of where the Allred home had been built. It was then conducted in a good sized ditch to the N E...
A. J. Wilson, J. Harris, C. Willden, Joseph Armstrong, D. D. Reese, J. Tattersall, H. Tattersall, Thomas Richards, D. C. Adams, W. Holgate and W. Hall.
The Adamsville townsite was surveyed in 1867, and named Adamsville after its founder, David...
Adamsville boasted a store owned and operated by John F. Jones. It was fairly well stocked. He accepted butter and eggs in trade for merchandise. Since Adamsville was close to Beaver, many families made weekly trips to the stores there for a more...
which is now owned by Harry Green. The second school-house was built east of the county road above Albert Green's present home, in the year 1897. Sadie Hutchings, Winnifred Smith and Della Jones were teachers. A third schoolhouse was built in 1900....
PIONEER DRAMATIC TALENT OF BEAVER
Rol Tanner
J. Frank Tolton
Robert, Charles and Gus Stoney
Dan Martin
Al Fennemore
Lyman Shepherd
Rienhard Maeser
Mrs. S. C. Maeser
Sarah Ann Stoney
Elizabeth Fotheringham
Sadie and Renth Huntington
May...
A FAVORITE DANCE BAND
One of Beaver's favorite Dance Bands was under the direction of John Grimshaw. Much of their playing was done in the Opera House, when the "Two-step" was the popular dance and the town supported a dance every Friday night....
the finest in Lyceum numbers from the colleges and universities, adding greatly to the edification of the community.
Church functions, based on high cultural standards, are well planned and supervised by the best talent obtainable and offer to the...
This additional spread of water over greater acreage caused more bottom land to sub-irrigate and added much to our rich meadow acreage. And, in turn, most of the water springs up in our lower fields and communities and is reclaimed through natural...
Joseph S. Horne took the principalship for one year then was followed by Willard Gardner for two yeas Reinhard Maeser headed the school from 1918 to 1920. 1916 Miss Mary J. Ollerton, who had been with the instution from the beginning, accepted a...
Dr. John Ward Christian's early education was under the direction of the Catholic Fathers. Later he attended Pennsylvania State College, now Jefferson College, where he was graduated as an M. D.
HIGHLIGHTS OF HIS LIFE
During the Mexican War, he was...