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Show Emery Stake Academy Starts September 29th The annual shinment of circulars for the E nerv Stake icadmiy has arrived from the out-oi-sUke printshop which had the privilege of handling the work, and the same have been sent out the past week to all prospective students and friends of the institution. School will commence on Mo i Jay the 9ih day of September, and this school year promises big in the history of the academy. The work of all the old members of the faculty is too well known to need discussion, and the direction will still be under Prin. Hickman's most able hands. A word might be said for J. Clement Crapo, the newly acquired head for the music department. This gentleman gentle-man is a musieian through and through being a ranking vocalist, pianist, cornet-ist cornet-ist and all round bp nd master. He comes of an excellent fa ..ily and h i? studied under the best teachers. He is a native Utahn,. having been born and raised in Sandy. Foil ivving is the calendar for the school year: September 29 -1913, Monday- Registration; Registra-tion; September 29 1913. Tuesday Instruction Instruct-ion begins: December 211913- Christmas vacation begins;' January 51911, Monday School is resumed; re-sumed; January 24 1914, Saturday--First semester se-mester ends; January 26 1914, Monday Second se-' mester begms; Fedruarv SBIAW- Wmhiautcn', birth day; May 8- 1914 School el Jses. The change in the len ;th of the school year for 1912 13 proved vcr s itisfactory It met the approval of both stu.i.'n"s and p-irents. It has b -. n dec Jtrd to adopt the same plan for thecouing vear 1913-1914. 1913-1914. There will be no reduction of actual recitations, or days of actual teaching, because the re taction of s.x w ;eks will be made up by teaching o i S iturdays. The school will op m Sept 'm'vjr 2J and will viose May 8. Tnis will enable parents par-ents to plant and gather their crops while school is not in -e:s: v.. Therefore There-fore we make a strong app.-al parents to keep their children in s ii j I t i ; entire en-tire school year in order that they might be oromoted. President Oveson and his counselors realize, very keenly, the work that is being done iki our Academy, and they are e intinu illv urging the y r.h in ; v -ry hamlet to come an! drink from the fountain of progress. The rao?t of the bos and girls of Castle Valley have the proper ginger, and thev are becoming thoroughly alive to the needs of education. educa-tion. Our local board, through never tiring efforts, has found it possible to establish woodwork and dressmaking departments, depart-ments, where our boys and girls can larn trades. Our carpenter boys have made during this year one hundred articles, such as tables, ironing boards, book ca3es, writing desk, etc. The cost of tne material for th'-se articles was $139, but the value of the l.uisned pro lucts is $2!J6. This makes a cash gai'i to the students of $127. The dressmaking girls have m ole two hundred and sixty-six articles of v -earing apparel, such as ;.uits, skirts, waists, underwear, etc. The cost of the ina-( ina-( t.-rial was $500, but the value of the finished products is SS29. This is a gain of $329 above the cost of all material. Next year v. ill show greater advancement advance-ment in these industrial lines. HISTORICAL To the old settlers of Emery and Curb ,n Sfikes the history of the Academy Aca-demy is well known. The struggle for i'.s permanent estab!i:-hm nt has h.-en told and retold in every home. The first tllort of 1HJ was a go.i bogin-nin.g bogin-nin.g but the progress was much retarded retard-ed as no suitable buiiding could be obtained. ob-tained. The shifting from private h-m to public hall soon stirred tne progres-siva progres-siva board of education to make a sweeping request for a new building. This was; for the new home seeker of the then Emery Stake, a big undertaking. under-taking. It is now related in a jocular way how the members of the board used to sit nearly the night through, with tearful eyes and prayerful hearts, planning how to raise the necessary money to complete the building. It was a good cause, presented to a gojd peop.e, it could not fail. In short, this j building has been occupied since 1S99, I and the school since that date has seen a gradual permanent growth. A sigh of relief was felt when it was dedicated in 1903 as it was generally thought that it would suffice for a score of years, j but not so. The vear 1907 found this building full to overflow, students and I teachers were clamoring for more j room. At the commencement exercise in May, 11:07, President R. G. Miller, the broad-minded, far-seeing father of the stiike, who never -failed to see see the needs of his people, arose and promised the students and teachers that they should have a new building if the peo-i peo-i pie would support him in. its erection. It is congratulating to note that not a ! dissenting vote was cast at the general j priesthood meeting where this topic j was presented for consideration. The j Board of Education, a corps of conservative conser-vative philanthropic brethren, were empowered at this gathering of the priesthood, to proceed with the prection of a new academy. Every inhabitant of Emery Stake was given a chance to donate to the erection erec-tion of the new building. Most every one availed himself of this opportunity, and those who have not yet done so are i still striving to this end. F-'w wish this building to be completed withont having their names on the donors' list. Tile t-ital cost of this building with its j enuipment will be $49,000. No more imposing sight could greet the eye than this magnificent white i brick edifice, erected on the brow of I the hill, as a sentinel, overlooking the Dale. It can be s :en from a distance of thirty miles, seeming to bedton to j the youth of Castle Valley to come and ; partake of i ' s hospitalities. ' No btiyor girl need longer say: "lam unlearned." ITS AIMS. (1) To inspire faith in the divine mission of Joseph Smith, and to teach the principles and doctrines of the Chur-h, as revealed through him and i his successors. (2) To implant in the ! hearts of the stuieots a high standard of lion r, fakh, .drtu J, industry and ; self-control essentials to a perfect I (continued on last page) i |