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...
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...
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...
Guard Called to Active Duty As war clouds hung over Europe, our own government deemed it advisable to call all National Guard units into active service. In March, 1941, Beaver's unit was inducted into the regular U. S. Army, and began preparations...
OUTSTANDING MUSICIANS OF MILFORD Elizabeth (Beth) Ferguson is not only an outstanding musician of Milford and Beaver County, but of the state as well. She spent ten years studying, singing and teaching in Europe. In Paris, she studied under one...
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ZOOLOGY.-This is a thoroughly practical course for teachers, and little attention is given to those subjects which the teacher can not use in common school work.
Required of second-year Normal students.
3 hours...
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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS.
All students are invited to become members of the "Students' Society." This organization aims at the promotion of the literary and general culture that results from practice in public...
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ject as are needful for teachers in the grade schools. The course is attended by much practical work with minerals and in observation tours. Required of third-year Normal students.
2 hours per week throughout the...
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Through this government the students make their own laws and enforce them. By thus affording a very practical training in civics, the system does much in preparing students for the greater duties imposed by citizenship.
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MANUAL TRAINING.
MR. WOODBURY.
I. Course a consists of the regular work of the Normal School and High School courses in Manual Training.
Students should have sufficient technical knowledge of...
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In addition to this general society, the students of the Normal have a "Debating Club," and a "Literary and Domestic Art Society." The former is conducted exclusively by men, and the latter by women.
The Athletic...
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DOMESTIC SCIENCE.
KITCHEN.
Food. A study of the following topics will be made in the order to best fit into the general program. The process of cooking as applied to meats and vegetables including fruit...
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Machine Shop. Work with the milling machine, lathe, drills, etc., can be given to those qualified for the work.
MANUAL TRAINING.
MR. WOODBURY.
I. Course a consists of the regular work...
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Utah, was the founder of the Self-Governing School System of the Branch Normal School.
Through this government the students make their own laws and enforce them. By thus affording a very practical training in civics, the system does...
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wall-pockets, picture frames, cones, lamp shades, plain and fancy boxes.
Two hours per week throughout the ,year.
DOMESTIC SCIENCE.
KITCHEN.
Food. A study of the following topics will be made in the order to best fit into the...
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PEDAGOGY.
Mr. Barton.
The laws of Psychology are referred to in this work simply as a basis for the teaching art. The student must work out a course of instruction for some grade or grades of the public schools.
This course...
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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS.
All, students are invited to become members of the "Students' Society." This organization aims at the promotion of the literary and general culture that results from practice in public speaking...