Show The Old Od and The New The old Ephraim North Ward Chapel main mam portion left of which was probably built in inthe inthe inthe the the likely 1881 n a and d served as the wards ward's meeting house In 1895 it became the home o of Sanpete Stake Academy Academy Academy Aca Aca- demy which has been known a as Snow Academy Snow Junior Junior Junior Jun Jun- College and now as Snow College The school had an unusually large attendance in inthe inthe inthe the 1895 96 1895 6 school year and 25 to 50 applicants had to be turned away for lack of space So a project was started of J adding the east wing to the theold theold old building This was done in 1897 entirely by donation labor materials and cash The building served as a polling place and so school would have to be dismissed on election el ecHon days It continued as the m main a i n home of Snow t College some classes being held in other buildings until 1909 when the present Noyes Building Building Building Buil Buil- ding was dedicated in November November November Nov Nov- ember by President Joseph FSmith F. F Smith Back of the they then east wing of the old building was a small room which served as as office for Ifor Pres President ide n t Newton E. E Noyes It later served as a library and class room for the North Ward The building was used as a chapel hapel up to 1937 when the last meeting was held on July 11 Razing of the old building was started the next day and it had been completely re removed removed removed re- re moved by August 30 On that day contractors started marking marking mark mark- ing the grounds for or the new building Excavation work for the foundations basement etc tc started on Sept 1 1937 and the pouring of concrete started started started start start- ed about the middle of Sep Sep- Brickwork started the second week in October and the Corner Stone was laid on October 19 1937 by Bishop Ora L. L Hansen assisted by Leo C. C Worthen Jr of Salt Lake City The corner stone dedicatory prayer was offered offered offered offer offer- ed by Reuel E. E Christensen of the South Sanpete Stake pre pre- The brickwork and roof were completed before Christmas of that year and then construction stopped for almost a year During that time however the heating system was installed The new building was dedicated dedicated dedi dedi- on December 22 1940 by Elder Charles A. A Callis fulfilling a dream of m man many any y years and after more than three years of actual con con- The Enterprise of Dec 27 1940 carries the complete complete complete com com- dedicatory program and many other facts and figures about the building tion Its total cost was 40 40 40 For a number of years while the present Ephraim W We West WestWard e s t Ward chapel and Stake House was under construction the North Ward building was used jointly by the Ephraim West and North Wards and also for stake meetings The picture of the new building shows the outside looking from the the southwest At left bottom is the chapel room looking south The three men in the picture arc are Counselor Leslie L. L Madsen Bishop Ora L. L Hansen and Counselor Darrel The trees back of the building p are e e now all gone having be been n removed for construction of th the Fern Young Hall HaU Snow College girls dormitory |