Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah); School yearbooks
The Philomathean Club. During the year 1915, eight live, active students, after much seriousness, organized a club which they christened the "Philomathean," meaning "Love of learning and letters." From that day until the present the club has been...
Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah); School yearbooks
Don't be a scrub! Be Somebody! Do Something! -- The world may owe you a living; but you will have to go around and collect the bill yourself. -- Time and tide wait for no man -- neither does any real man wait for time and tide. -- The kind of...
Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah); School yearbooks
I. Our school is an emblem of glory, Its standard floats high on the breeze; Let our deed e'er be worth of story That shall live where the whole world sees. Chorus -- Then shout and sing, let our...
Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah)
MUSIC Is responsible for at least 50 per cent of the good things of life. It has been our good fortune to place these good things in thousands of homes, through our ability to sell instruments of quality on very easy terms. KNABEĀ¢VERS &...
Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah)
GENERAL INFORMATION The aim of the Murdock Academy is to train for citizenship by preparing young people to found homes in which a coming generation may begin life under more favorable conditions and by training the rising generation for useful...
Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah)
ment as drawn up by Mr. Emil Hansen, gardener at the U.A.C., the work will be carried on to a much greater extent next year. The plan calls for the following improvements: the moving of the athletic field, the laying off of walks, the leveling and...
Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah)
History of the Class of "23": The class of "23" started high school with their ideals "to excell." When the time came to choose their banner, there was nothing that fit every individual as "excellorst of 23," and if you will believe me, everyone...
Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah)
FOREWORD: "A friend is one before whom I may speak my thoughts." How numerous the friendships formed in High School where we are free in our associations as compared with the friendships of future life. In future life social standards demand...
Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah)
DEDICATION: To our Fathers and Mothers scattered far and wide through this broad Westland, whose sacrifice and undying faith have made our Alma Mater possible. To the ones whose love and hope in us have inspired us to seek always for the best in...
Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah)
Photo of Paragoona Dramatic Society. Too much cannot be said about our Paragoona Dramatic Society. The program they gave in devotional would have done honor to professionals. Our Paragoona students as a whole added very materially to the life of...
Contents CHAPTER 1-BEAVER COUNTY 1 CHAPTER 2-EXPLORERS AND EMIGRANTS 5 CHAPTER 3-INDIANS OF BEAVER COUNTY 15 CHAPTER 4-FOUNDING OF TOWNS, RANCHES AND FORTS 30 CHAPTER 5-SOCIAL LIFE IN PIONEER DAYS 45 CHAPTER 6-MOUNTAINS, LAKES AND STREAMS 61...
It was a cold and unpleasant place and had been rejected by others who had gone to more favorable locations south of here. My previous years had been associated with pioneer life in Iron County in the interest of building and Military duties. In...
York Volunteer Infantry, who was killed in the battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861.
Before the summer had passed, contracts had been let to a number of men for the construction of four company barracks, a guard house, commissary, hospital and...
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...
David Levi did a good business on the west side of the range, having a good spring of water, a big herd of cattle and many fine horses. Later, Mr. Levi sold his ranch to "Big" John Murdock and Philo Farnsworth and came back to Beaver and bought...
CHAPTER FIVE
SOCIAL LIFE IN PIONEER DAYS
HOME DRAMATICS IN BEAVER
One of the first dramatic companies in Beaver was managed and sponsored by Robert Stoney and Henry Blackner. Jenny Harris and Sarah Ann Stoney, both talented and lovely young women,...
little whim could not be satisfied, they manifested a joy in living and when they prayed they felt God's watchful care.
From the earliest days of Pioneer life, the people provided amusement for themselves. The dance played the most conspicuous...
Gun Committee, Joseph Bettensen, Robert Thimbleby and William Moyes Jr.
Finance Committee, Josiah Rogerson, William Ashworth, David McDonough, James Fennemore and Charles F. Shipp.
Floor Managers, William Ashworth, Albert Minnerly and Josiah...
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...