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...
CHAPTER Two
EXPLORERS AND IMMIGRANTS
FREMONT AND OLD SPANISH TRAIL
According to John C. Fremont, a scientifically-trained government explorer, the old Santa Fe Trail on which the large Spanish caravans or pack trains traveled from San Pedro to...
Silver Reef Mine, Mr. Field decided to move his office to Milford, but on account of no support he moved back to Beaver.
On February 19, 1881, the SOUTHERN UTONIAN came into existence, published by Frank R. Clayton and Company. The Utonian told of...
Early Industries
In common with most Utah towns, under the teachings and practices of Brigham Young, there was a spirit of cooperation. Each community vied with its neighbor in becoming as nearly self-sustaining as the circumstances would permit....
ECCLESIASTICAL ORGANIZATION
In March, following the arrival of the pioneers, George A. Smith, one of the Authorities of the Latter-Day Saint Church and provisional leader of the Southern Colonies, en route from Parowan to Salt Lake City to attend...
viduals thereof, and yet the U. S. Attorney and the Jury have not dared to introduce the subject to be investigated, because, they say witnesses who were present at that time and were forced into the bloody work, that their lives would be rendered...
Gideon A. Murdock, James E. Thompson, William Moyes, Joseph Lillywhite, William R. Anderson, Charles Bird, William Thompson, Philo T. Farnsworth Jr., James P. Anderson, Robert Edwards, Thomas H. Cartwright, Thomas Patterson, Orson...
other events have gone on to bring them again to the light of day. The sea-bed on which they died was covered by many thousands of feet of sediment and became buried in the earth. There, under great pressure and over a long period of time, the muds...
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short distance from the great coal beds in Southern Utah. In its vicinity are the great ore bodies of hematite and magnetic iron ore. These vast bodies of coal and iron ore, the most useful and important minerals...
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION.
All needful provision has been made for the proper development of the body. The students have the advantage of a variety of apparatus. Through the efforts of the Athletic Association, appliances...
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LABORATORIES AND APPARATUS.
The biological laboratory is provided with compound microscopes, dissecting microscopes, accessory instruments, and chemical reagents.
The physical laboratory is furnished with all...
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION.
Recognizing the importances of the care and culture of the human body, the school has made provision for training in physical culture work for all students.
The aim of this department is to...
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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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Choral Society. This organization consists of the chorus with orchestra accompaniment. Two rehearsals per week will be given. One hour credit toward completing the Branch Normal School course will be given to those who do...
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Latin 4. Six books of Vergil's Aeneid with a course of reading and lectures on mythology.
Advanced Latin courses will be given if above work has been completed.
GREEK.
MR. HUSSONG.
Greek...
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LIBRARY AND READING ROOM.
The library consists of more than 3,500 volumes of standard works in literature, history, pedagogy, science, commerce, and business law, besides miscellaneous books and public documents....
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Copies of the City Charter and plan of government have been requested by the management of many educational institutions and many teachers.
PUBLIC LECTURES.
The President and faculty of...
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dent to read at sight any of the simpler musical compositions, writing from sound, Choral work, Choir singing and Church music.
Two hours per week.
Musical Theory, Harmony and Composition. This course will consist of...
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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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GREEK.
MR. HUSSONG.
Greek I. Thoro attention to Greek inflections, writing Greek with proper accentuation and developing a vocabulary for the Anabasis. Gleason and Atherton's first Greek Book is used. Daily...