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Show Vol 8, No i 13 1 Cat lb h e Y High School Y'ld Cat. October 20. 1950 Page 1 BY HIGH AND BYU CELEBRATE DIAMOND JUBILEE t PARADES, ASSEMBLIES, New B. Y. U. President Soon i Registration r Dr Lamest L Wilkinson of Washington, D C will be the new PicMcient ot the Brigham Young . University, so announced Piesi-fleGeorge Albert Smith of the Chinch of Jesus Christ of Latter-d- a Saints. The announcement on Sept IT, came as a timely added leature of the Diamond .Jubilee celebration. Dr his Wilkinson, wile, . . . Welcome To School nt I and three of his children have already oeen students at B.Y U Present l.u.s call for attendance ot the . The registration files have just been completed showing an increase of 19 students over the October 4. 1949 count Wc now have 108 students m the Junior High and 211 students m the Senior High This makes a total of 319 students attending Brigham Young University High School. Places from all around the world aie represented again in the 1950-5- 1 school year Students from as far cast as New York and as far west as California have come here to make their homes and go to school. Other places in the United States that are represented are Arizona, Colorado, 'her two thildicn at BYU high md training school Dr. Wilkinson married the Montana. Alice Ludlow of Spanish Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, more and many Washington, oi k. from Canada are students There Di Wilkinson took his AB deandPersia, too vice at B.Y U m 1921, later grad- On behalf of the faculty, the noting tiom George Washington Yld Cat wants to welcome the University Law School with the old and new students to B Y. High. degree ot LLB m 1928 Harvard1 awarded him the degree, Doctor! of Juridical Science. He has had teaching expenence as a member of the business high school m Washington, D C and has been a full professor m New Jersew Law School at Newaik, N J Dr. Wilkinson will assume lie duties at the beginning ot the Hey Kids' Do you recall seewinter quaiter m Jnnuaiv, 1951 He succeeds Di How aid McDon- ing posters clustering the bulleald who ii Mimed a' Pi evident of tin boards and Mrs. Morrill's homeroom' Well, these RemBiighan You: g UmwiMty to brandt originals were made by Piesident oi he Los , CVv Cohege ot Applied Dixie Forsyth, Gloria Unger, BarAik ,i A Sui'ius m Los Angeles bara Allen, Kay Elder and the w ho has been 1) hi 'i " Jen-- i students who were running for fleet oi the I nneisity office. , Pi 1" ALDoiialdsi'esignation, During fifth period an asun-0 .e m ,.c in that sembly was held. Bob Finney position Wilkinson assumes his played an accordion solo. Gene Speakman gave a speech on what Jack the officers should do. maon a put surprising Zinger gician show, followed by talks from the students running for office When sixth period rolled around, the junior high were in toi-.u- YEAR FETE deed of trust which was executed on October 16, 1875, by President Brigham Young, laid the groundwork for the beginning of a church high school and university, which later was to bear his name. years later, Today, seventy-fiv- e this founding of B. Y. high and B. Y. U. is the basis for its Diamond Jubilee celebration, which has been taking place for the past week President Young, having in mind the importance of schools wherein spiritual truths as well as secular knowledge might be taught, executed the deed of trust on October 16, so therefore, this date is regarded as the birthday of the Brigham Young Academy, as it was then known. A To Take Office 1 75th MARKS GIGANTIC AND SCIENCE BUILDING DEDCATION CONCERTS, er I Jack Clark Elected Junior High President , be-(,- An-..- ( )( L i , u. ' ' ( U.E. A. Held; Students Rejoice 2 and 12 the U E 'obt tiachms loineotion was held n. , i Salt I ike and as a lesiilt, .hool Was dismissed for two days klo't ot the meetings were held on Temple Square and other places m the city Nine girls fiom our school were chosen to sing in the All State chorus, along with students from other schools. The girls were Joetta Billings Marilyn Brown Margaret Hayward Doris Hunter Elaine McDonald Rae Moulton Charlene Sessions Barbara Wolsey Claudia Parker Accompanying these girls was our own library teacher, Miss June Berry. Also B Y. High showed Mr Mercers Globe Theatre which his English D class made last year. Get Acquainted Wednesday, September 13, old and new B. Yers set off for the foot hills. After a few foot races with the ears and school songs, the gang reached j t s i ) i i , their destination. Tired and hungry they sat down and had a good old fashioned gab session, while a few eager beavers took off for the Y. The gang ended the party by having a wiener roast. After eating sage flavored wieners and dust covered ice cream the (no longer new) B Yers started the last mile home. Body Officers Frank Canfield, student body president, was born in Montpelier, Idaho. His family moved to Ogden and then to Salt Lake and back and forth seven times. He came to Provo in the fifth grade. Frank was the president of B. Y. Junior High. The vice president of the school Sharon Berrett. This gal likes hamburgers, French fries and tall, good looking men As V. P., Sharon schedules all the assemblies. Student body secretary is Charlene Sessions. She has gone to B. Y. High all of her school days. Highlight of this summer for her was a trip to New York, which lasted for two and one-ha- lf months. Rae Moulton is the social chairman this year. Rae was born in Seattle, Washington, and lived in Idaho during grades one to six. She skipped the 8th grade and has been here since her sophomore year. Full of pep and cheer are Carol 250 A enjoying a matinee dance. Ann Reynolds, Betty Boyd, Mary While the candidates, all 12 of Louise Clarke, and Deanne JacobA 150 them, were in waiting for son, gray and golds cheerleaders. the announcement Well Kids! Do you recall hearing plenty of noise about 4:00 o'clock That was just the junior high welcoming the newly elected candidates into their offices. The lucky ones were Jack Clark, president; Barbara Allen, vice president; Shannon Nickles, secretary; Jill Clark and Gloria Unger, social chairmen. is fun-lovi- letter wmitten from Brigham Young to A. O. Smoot was as I desire you Brother follows, to turn Smoot, your influence and to the building of the energies In so doing you will Academy. be blessed and the Lord will The request was prosper you. accepted and carried on most faithfully. On the day President Young became ill, the deeds for the conveyance of $40,000 in property and bonds were taken to his room by his secretary for his signature, but due to his serious condition, they were never signed. Conditions expressed by Brigham Young were that from the commencement the Academy should be regarded as a Latter-da- y Saint institution and that all regulations should be in accordance with the principles of the Church. Besides an educational program, boys schould be taught some branch of mechanism. President Young told Karl G. Maeser that a church school was being established at Provo, and that he wanted him to organize and conduct it. Later, in humble humility, Brother Maeser sought President Young and said, I am ready to go to Provo. What are your instructions? , ng Fauvines Choose New Members Try-ou- for ts the B. Y. High School pep club were held September 20 in the Womens gym. There were places for twenty-eiggirls. The forty-fiv- e present were how on judged long they had been at Y High, their grades, posture, and personal appearance. They marched before the two coaches, Mr- Olson and Mr. Dixon, and girls physical education director, Mrs. Gilbert. Fauvines march at halftime of basketball games and promote ht school spirit at all times. said the great Only this, not attempt must founder, you to teach even the alphabet or the multiplication tables without the spirit of God. That is all. has The past week, Oct. been filled with many events, making up a very appropriate celebrating program. Registration of delegates and guests took place in the Joseph Smith building at 8:30 Monday morning, with the Academic procession and convocation at 9:30. President George Albert Smith and Refus B. Von Kleinsmid, inknown educator, ternationally of the and President-EmeritSouthern of California, University spoke at the convocation exer16-2- 0, us cises. After class reunions and informal luncheons at 12:00, a symposium took place in the Joseph Smith auditorium. Seventy-fiv- e Years of Western Culture was the theme of the symposium, and four prominent members of the Alumni Association were on the panel. A reception and banquet for all guests, Alumni members, and delegates was held Monday evening. On Tuesday, the new Physical Science building was dedicated. Dr. Harvey Fletcher, nationally known Alumnus and research scientist, and President George Albert Smith were the principal speakers at the dedication. Wednesday, the United States Navy Band gave two performances in the Smith auditorium, which BYU high was privileged to witness. A pioneer drama was given by the B. Y. U. speech department Thursday evening. The Diamond Jubilee celebration ends this evening, Friday, with a dance in the. Social Hall and Smith building ballrooms. The General Committee for the Ys 75th Anniversary Jubilee are: Dr. Wayne B. Hales, chairman; Charles J. Hart, Harold Glen Clark, Glen Turner, Reed Bradford, Edwin Butterworth, Leland Perry, and Elmo Turner. Prediction .. . B. Y. H. WERE WILDCATS BEHIND THE Hike Success At 4.00 P.M Meet Your Student A TEAM; ARE 27 The Jun, or High student body officers line up in fiont of the fountain. Seated left to right; Shanna Nichols, secretary. Barbara Allen, vice president; Gloria Unger, social chairman; Jill Clarke, social chairman; and standing, Jack Clark, president- FOOTBALL TODAY B. Y. HIGH WILDCATS PAYSON LIONS VS. YOU? PAYSON LIONS Stadium 2 p.m. October 20th B- - Y- - U- - - 20 b |