| Show s The theme of ot talk taik of a party of ot old timers wa was the private schools and the Brigham Young university was under discussion when the patty party broke broke up up for the day It w was s renewed the following day and the subject was picked up where it had been left on the day preceding The buildings of the university had been destroyed by fire and the temporary housing of the pup pupils ls was accomplished after the loss of but one school day From the temporary qUarter quarters in the stake tabernacle in Provo Prove the First National bank basement and a astore astore astore store building the university was moved soon after to the upper story tory of the Z C. C M. M I I. I warehouse a building which adjoined the railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road station at the corner of Sixth South street and University avenue Provo Prove and here it remained for six years And then the university was taken to tp a a. building erected b by th the church from appropriations by the church hur l which which were supplemented by donations donation from private citizens the student b body dy the general publIc public pub pub pub- lic the alumni association and generous gen gen- erous s patrons The cost of of the building wa was It Js is is now snow i sed 4 and known as the education building Later was added the college col col- Sage lege building the upper story being used as as an assembly hall hail and now and now known as hall hiI Thi build buildIng building ing lag was the gift to the university of ten persons while its equipment was the gift of ot the alumni friends and the faculty OTHER B BUILDINGS In a three-story three structure the upper part of ot which is used for tor a amen's amens amens amen's amens amen's mens men's gymnasium the remainder of the building provides for a training train train- ing school Its cost was contributed by a of ot friends the largest donation comine- comine from the late Jesse Knight Contrib from th the LIve five stakes then com com om- om posing the academic district built the Art building while the Alumni association presented the Maeser l memorial which cost in honor of the father of ot the faculties the he heating plant and furnishings being the gift gUt of the church Then came the women's gym gym- na lum which at a cost of was paid aid for out of funds Invested by the board and from the church while the Mechanics Art building was given through church appropriations The campus covers seven fifty-seven acres cres part of which came through gift part by purchase which have pave been beautified by the student body who who cleared forty acres res' res of sage sage- brush land built track and granet grandstand grand grane- stand t rid and did many many other things to make the grounds beautiful By the action of the church authorities on February 11 1909 the colle collegiate department of the university wa was wa designated as The Church Teachers Teachers' Teachers Teachers' Teachers Teachers' Teach Teach- ers' ers college FACULTY INCREASES S The university ha has grown in the half halt century since it was established from a faculty numbering three to a a. faculty of ninety four members Five of the ten persons who contributed to the aid of ot the erection of the college hall ar members of the Alumni association The bo board rd of trustees consisted consisted con con- of A. A 0 O. O Smoot president Wilson H. H Dusenb Dusenberry rry Harvey H. H Cluff Myron Tanner William Bringhurst Leonard E. E Harrington and Mrs M. M j J. J Coray The present board of trustees consists of ot Heber J J. J Grant president and also dent of the chUrch Thomas ThomasN N. N Taylor vice president Edward H. H Holt secretary and treasurer and ten others including United States Senator and Apostle Reed Smoot Th The university council consists of ot the president and all members of ot the faculty with the hank of professor pro pro- pro pro- fessor associate professor and as assistant assistant assistant as- as professorS professor |
