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Show PAGE TWO PRO VO ( UTAH ) SUNDAY HERALD. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1941 mgl Larger Universiti IT T 9 ed jl um v y - Young Ranks Am Nearly 3000 Enroll Each ear BY J. SI. JENSEN With its annual enrollment of nearly 3,000 students Brigham Young university ranks among the larger universities of the United States. There are more than 600 universities in the country, 84 per cent of which are smaller than Brigham Young. During- the sixty-five years of its existence the school has built up a most enviable reputation. This is manifest by the wide area from which it draws its students. Nearly all of the states have been represented in its halls, and there are only twenty universities of the country that have as many foreign students. A number of universities have had a more rapid growth than Brigham Young, but such are located in more populous regions ,and have been recipients of large gifts and endowments. Brigham Young has had a multitude of friends, but few of them have been possessed of much means. As a result the school, in its early years, had to struggle for a bare existence; in its later years, accustomed to struggle, it has put forth strenuous strenu-ous and continuous effort for progress Latter-day Saint tithe-payers, tithe-payers, through their church, have been the principal means of support. sup-port. Founded In 1875 Brigham Young Academy (original (orig-inal name of the school) was founded by President Brigham Young of the Latter-day Saint church by a deed of trust put into effect October 16, 1875, designating designat-ing Lewis Hall, the most imposing business block at that time in Provo City, located at the present pres-ent site of the Farmers and Mediants' bank, as the first home of the school. Several other pieces of property were included in the endowment, and further gifts by President Young were intended but were prevented by his demise soon after the endowment. Brigham Young possessed an artistic temperament but his experiences ex-periences in life had made him a practical leader. Above all he was of a deeply religious nature. A great man, seeing life as a whole rather than from a narrow point of view, he sought to establish a school in which the head, the heart, and the hand should all re- Newest Part Of B.Y.IL Campus y ?- ri-. M i :i: : Soon to be opened on the Brig'ham Young University upper cam pus is the beautiful religion and social center which will bear the name of Joseph Smith, first, prophet of the church. Itwas designed by Fred Markham, provo architect,, and has been constructed by the L. 17. S. church welfare plan. pointed a board of trustees, consisting con-sisting of A. O. Smoot, president of the Utah stake of Zion, William Bringhurst, Leonard E. Harrington, Harring-ton, Wilson H. Dusenberry, Martha Mar-tha J. Coray, Myron Tanner, and Harvey 11. Cluff, all prominent ecclesiasts of the stake. Maeser Selected .In Karl G. Maeser, . a German educator and a convert to the L '. S. church, who had been teaching in Salt Lake City, Brigham Brig-ham Young found his ideal principal prin-cipal for the new school, and appointed ap-pointed him to fill the position. An answer to 'Brother" Maeser s request for instructions in the new duties, Brigham Young replied with the famed expression, "Remember, "Re-member, you cannot teach even the alphabet or the multiplication table without the aid of the spirit of God." With this simple but fervent and direct instruction, Karl G. Maeser came to Provo and began work in Lewis hall, living liv-ing up to President Young's in structions in spirit and truth. The. building had been in use for business busi-ness and amusement purposes, but also for the Timpanogos branch of the Deseret university. .The furnishings furn-ishings for the branch were still in the building, and were secured for the academy. After a preliminary term noted for excellent training of twenty-nine twenty-nine students, the regular school year of 1870-77 was commenced with a faculty consisting of Prin- ceive adequate training. He ap-cipal Maeser and several assist- Heber J. Grant Library 1- Named for Heber J. Grant, "lover of books," the Brigham Young university library now contains more than 119,000 volumes. Because of rapid growth in recent years, plans are being made to expand the stack area for books. ants.' The training of teachers for ficient teachers, made appropria te public schools was the first j specific obligation of the academy, i In this, Principal Maeser was eminently successful, and the school grew in favor. Students came not only from Utah county but from other parts of the territory. terri-tory. The county and the L. D. S. church, -realizing the need f et- 4 V-- MODE MM OIL' FOR MODE1M MQTQMS Proudly, we present our greatest achievement to date the further improved Vico Motor Oil! 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There being no objections, objec-tions, an addition was erected by him on the east side of the building build-ing to be used as a musiq room and ladies' work room. President Smoot's example was followed the next year by the executive committee, M3'ron Tanner, Wilson H. Dusenberry, and Harvey H. Cluff, in putting an addition to the north to be used as offices. Fire Razes School Rejoicing over the new rooms was short-lived, for on Sunday evening, January 27, 1884, fire broke out in the building and completely com-pletely destroyed it, the bucket urigade hastily formed being entirely en-tirely inadequate to fight the fire. There was a feeling of despair not only in the school out throughout the community generally. The sentiment prevailed that as the school bell came crashing down through the burning timoers, it sounded a heart-breaking1 death knell of the academy. But the foster-father, President Smoot, into whose care the academy hau been bequeathed, said the school must go on. He had recently erected erect-ed a new bank building; it should be turned over for the use of the school. The old meeting honse, too, could be used. And then came another an-other generous soul, S S. Jones, the merchant, who proffered the use of his new store building. On Monday morning, as the students stu-dents stood looking sorrowfully at the ruins, they were called to the meeting house and informed that the school would go on. They were asked to assist in moving the furnishings to the temporary quarters provided. School was resumed re-sumed Tuesday morning, with the loss of but on day. ZCMI Warehouse During the summer, arrangements arrange-ments were made for quarters for the sc'nool at Z. C. M. I. warehouse. ware-house. At the beginning of the school year the necessary .partitioning .parti-tioning had been done and furnishing fur-nishing completed. For seven and a half years the school remained at the warehouse. The roar of railway trains and the shrieking of whistles was not conductive to th best school work, but the place wa3 the best that could be had, and the school authorities were grateful. In the meantime efforts had been made to obtain a permanent home for the school. In 1884, soon after the fire, steps were taken to raise funds for a new building, build-ing, and about $2000 was secured. se-cured. A block of ground, the present city campus of the university, uni-versity, was obtained, and a foundation was put in. But there the work stopped. Some defects in the deed of trust were pointed out, and questions arose as to the future of the sschool, causing people to hesitate hesi-tate in making contributions. After some years of discussion with their heirs of Brigham Young, amendments were made in the 'deed of trust, and all misgivings and fears were allayed. al-layed. -s The raising of necessary funds, however, was still a grave responsibility. re-sponsibility. As creditors became more insistent in their demands, it became necessary not only to mortgage school property, but for Foster Father Smoot to become personally responsible for the indebtedness. in-debtedness. He died with the debt unpaid. The church, as soon as it was able, discharged the obligation. obliga-tion. At the dedicatory exercises. President Joseph F. Smith gave expression to the sentiment that next to the name of Brigham Young, the founder, that of A. O. Smoot would shine with most glorious luster in connection with Brigham Young Academy. The audience voted unanimous approval ap-proval to the sentiment. Cluff Administration The building of a number of church academies was the occasion, occa-sion, in 1888, of making Karl G. Maeser superintendent of church schools. He retained the position of principal of the B. Y. Academy until the dedication of the new building January 4, 1S92, Benjamin Ben-jamin Cluff acting as assistant principal. On that date the veteran vet-eran educator was released as principal and Benjamin Cluff was installed as his successor. The .younger man had studied in eastern east-ern American universities .-mnd entered on his duties imbued with new ideas. He changed the time of the recitation period from 30 minutes min-utes to an hour, thus reducing the number of subjects to be studied at one time, but making the work more Intensive; he introduced in-troduced the study of psychology, something quite new in the Territory; Terri-tory; he established summer schools, bringing Colonel Francis W. Parker and other great educators edu-cators as lecturers; he brought in new teachers and encouraged members of the faculty to take sabbatical leaves of absence, in this manner strengthening his faculty. Tn conformity with the higher standard of scholarship secured by these various efforts and the increased dignity of the school, the term "Academy" as a name was discarded, and "university" "uni-versity" substituted therefor, and the head of the school, instead of "principal," became "president." i Brimhall Appointed During the administration of Benjamin Cluff, George H. Brim-hall Brim-hall was his close associate and assistant. They studied and planned plan-ned together for the progress of the school. During President Cluff's absences, which occurred quite frequently, Professor Brim-hall Brim-hall was acting principal and so became entirely familiar with the operations of the institution. On the resignation of President Cluff in 1904, Professor Brimhall was appointed President of Brigham Young university. Adopting the L. D. S. form of presidency, he chose two counselors, Joseph B. Keeler and Edwin S. Hinckley. On the resignation of President Hinckley, Professor Amos N. Merrill Mer-rill was chosen to fill the vacancy. vacan-cy. Under this administration, the university was made the Church Teachers' college, and college work received strong emphasis, a full four years' course being given. The growth of the university univer-sity required the erection of a number of new buildings, among them the Maeser Memorial. This building was sponsored by the alumni and was the first structure struc-ture on the University Hill campus. cam-pus. Jesse Knight, who had been made an honorary member of the alumni, was a generous contributor. contribu-tor. Students were stirred to splendid endeavor in behalf of the university and did much in the way of digging trenches, building build-ing mountain trails and grubbing sagebrush on Provo Bench land, contributed to the university by Jesse Knight. He later endowed fae school with bonds reaching the value of more than $200,000. Harris Named Head President Brimhall having resigned. re-signed. Franklin S. Harris was in 1921 made president of the university. The time was opportune oppor-tune for a man of President Harris's Har-ris's scholastic attainments and professional title to assume the leadership of B. Y. U. The school had had an enviable reputation ineducational standing and progress, pro-gress, but to maintain the pres tige of the past it was necessary to meet the still higher demands of a new day. The catalogue fr the first year of President Harris administration, administra-tion, 1921-22, enumerates the divisions of the university as follows: 1. A college of education. 2. A college of arts and sciences. sci-ences. 3. A college of commerce and business administration. 4. An extension division. An elementary training school and a secondary training school are maintained in connection with the college of education. Vocational Voca-tional courses are offered in the secondary training school for mature ma-ture persons not ready for college work. The following addition to the organization have been made: Tn 1922-23, a college of applied science and a graduate division; 1925-26, a college of fine arts, and in 1940-31, a division of religion. re-ligion. Each college of the university uni-versity has a number of departments, depart-ments, 3S in all; and each department depart-ment offers a number of courses, a total of 1686 in 1940-V1. The progress manifest at Brigham Brig-ham Young university in faculty scholarship, library development, and organization efficiency have given the school an academic tone and standing that entitles it to membership among institutions of higher learning. Such recognition has been granted. The first membership mem-bership was acquired in 1922 in the Northwest Association of Secondary Sec-ondary and Higher Schools on the unqualified recommendation of Dean Bolton .of the University of Washington, who had visited the school for the purpose of inspection. in-spection. Next came admission to membership in the American Council on Education by action taken September 22, 1923. On May 3". 1924, President Harri3 reported to the board of trustees admission of the university to membership in the National Association Asso-ciation of Colleges and Unversi-ties. Unversi-ties. It was reported by Acting President L. John Nuttall Jr., January 13, 1927. that a letter had been received stating that Brigham Young university had by unanimous action been admitted to membership in the Association Associa-tion of American Colleges. The recognition of the university univer-sity by these respective associations associa-tions has enhanced the reputation of the school, and given its credits cred-its a high rating among other colleges and universities. G o rowing Wkh line xll ears Ever since the day, sixty-five and one-half years ago, that Brigham Young laid the foundation foun-dation for a great educational center in this valley, the institution institu-tion which hears his name has been growing in its ability to serve the continuously developing develop-ing empire of the Intermountain West. Even further, this University Uni-versity has expanded so that it trains the youth from the worldwide world-wide area of the L.D.S. Church. During 1939-40, a total of 4142 persons received credit from Brigham Young University, including in-cluding 3502 men and women enrolled during the regular quarters and the summer school. These students came from all parts of the United States, and several foreign lands. FIUE COLLEGES , THE CIUISiQI.o , AITLIED SCIENCE . ARTS and SCIENCES . COMMERCE . EDUCATION FINE ARTS . EXTENSION RESEARCH RELIGION . GRADUATE SCHOOL . SUMMER SCHOOL SPRING QUARTER March 24 to June 6 SUMMER QUARTER June 9 to August 23 "FT) v e r siij - PROVO, UTAH "Scholarship Spirituality Character |