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Show B. A. C. and Cedar High School Separate After 44 Years The close of the present school year will bring to an end the local high school participation in the buildings which were constructed 44 years ago, when the Branch Agricultural College and the Cedar City High School sever their connections con-nections forever and each becomes a distinct unit within itself, each with Its own buildings, equipment and teaching staff. The division was started three years ago and each year one high school class has been dropped from the Branch College until today only the twelfth grade remains on the B. A. C. hill. Next year, all Cedar City high school students will attend school in their own building which was completed com-pleted last Fall at a cost of $227,000. They will have their own instructors, and social and athletic activities I which heretofore have been conducted con-ducted as a part of the B. A. C. student body activities. According to Director Henry Ob-erhansley Ob-erhansley of the B. A. C. and N. J. Barlow, superintendent of the Iron County schools, the change Is being made in order that each school can conduct its affairs more appropriately to the specific needs of college and high school students, something that has been impossible under the old set-up. It was in 1897, under the tutelage of the University of Utah, that the high school began under the name of the Branch Normal School, In 1913, the State Legislature passed a bill changing the direction of the school from the University of Utah to the State Agricultural College. At this time, also, the name was changed to the Branch Agricultural Agricultur-al College, and it was given powers to teach any course being given nt the parent institution. In 1897 the original buildings were built by the citizens of Cedar City with local materials and local workmen at a terrific cost, and again in 1913 the citizens cooperated cooper-ated by donating 80 acres of land to the school to provide agricultural facilities. Beginning with 5 acres and one building, the school has expanded until today it Includes 173 acres of land, eight buildings, a barn, a farm home, and several farm buildings. 1941 marks the third great step in the development of college education edu-cation in Cedar City. For the first time in 44 years, the high school and college are separate institutions. I. N. Wright, former B. A. C. instructor, in-structor, will act as principal of the new Cedar City high school which will be run as a part of the Iron County school system under the supervision of Superintendent N. J. Barlow, while Henry Oberhansley will continue as director of the B. A. C. under the President, E. O. Peterson and the Board of Trustees of the U. S. A. C. |
