Show In the denominational schools and the private schools of the state there are between and st students dents The larger number of ot them are in the BrIgham Young In Provo Prove the Latter day Saints' Saints colleg college In Salt Lake City the Weber college colleg In Ogden nd the BrIgham Young college In Lo- Lo Lo gan ran And of ot the Brigham Young college collese It was m as I recall It In In Jul July 1877 on tm the anniversary of 0 the arrival of the Mormon lormon people In Inthe Inthe inthe the Salt SaIt Lake valle valley July 24 1847 1841 the thirty seventh anniversary that BrIgham Young then president president preal dent of the Latter day Saints' Saints church decided to found a college bearing his name name to to be bo located In Inthe inthe inthe the Cache Valley alley and the pla place e h hs he determined upon was at Logan On that date he deeded to a board of ot trust trustees es a tract of land containing acres ane an and a fraction the land being situated in the southern part of Logan City with the proviso that the profits and Issues of the lands were vere to be used In the establishing and support of ot an Institution in institution institution In- In of ot learning to be kno known n. n as the BrIgham Young cOll college ge It was stipulated In the deed of ot trust that the beneficiaries of t the college col college col cot cot- lege shall be bo members In good standing in the th Church Chulch of t Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints or or- orthe th the children of ot such members i and nd the th students who take a full c course urse shall be taught If It their theW physical ability permit some branch brinch of ot mechanism that shall be suitable to their taste and c capacity and all pupils shall be instructed ted In rea readIng read read- 1 Ing penmanship orthography grammar geography and mathematics mathematics mathe mathe- matics together with such other branches which are usually taught In an Institution of ot learning GOSPEL MUST PREVAIL i And the Old and New I 1 Testament Testa- Testa sta- sta sta ment Book of ot Mormon and DoctrIne Doctrine Doctrine Doc Doc- trine and Covenants shall be standard text books In the college and further no book shall shall-be used that misrepresents or speaks lightly lightly light light- ly 13 of th the divine mission of or our Savior or orthe the th Prophet Joseph Smith or or In any any ma manner ad advances vances Ideas antagonistic to the principle of the gospel as taught in the Bible Book of 0 Mormon and aM the Doctrine and Covenants I IOn On August 7 1877 the board beard of ot trustees who were named in the deed of trust met in Log Logan n and organized or organized or- or as a board with the f fol following l- l lowing officers viz Brigham Young Jr Jn president M. M D. D Hammond Hammond Ham Ham- mond treasurer and Miss I. I I. I Cook secretary At this meeting arrangements were concluded to open open the college ollege In September While this was was' done the opening was delayed due t to th the death of President Brigham Young which oc occurred ri iid d on August 29 1877 and then it was decided to postpone the I opening out of respect to the founder OPENING DELAYED President Young had arranged II In Inthe inthe the deed of ot trust for a building which could be used for the school and ind boarding place However owIng owing owing ow ow- ing to th the unavoidable delay in th the renting of the land and the arranging arranging arranging ar ar- ranging for business before any Income from the land could be handled the opening did not occur until a year later on September II 1878 and then the opening was in rented rooms In the cIt ot Logan with Miss Ida I. I Cook as at principal During the years 1878 1879 seventy-one seventy pupils were en enrolled en- en rolled roiled while during tae years 1880 the attendance was of ot which number nine forty-nine were primer and first reader or grade admitted for the purpose of ot giving normal students practical experience expert ence under supervision of ot the prin prin- cipal Rhetoric natural philosophy physiology United States history bookkeeping algebra and ancient history were added to the subjects enumerated in the deed Qt trust and the services Ices of ot W W. II Apperly were engaged for nine months of the year ear |