Show A word about snow academy r t f peel A 41 i the snow academy closed its sixteenth academic year on oil may of tills this year to those who are immediately connected and acquainted quain ted with tile work done during tho past year it goes without saying that it lias has been entirely successful cess ful but in order that the readers of tills this paper might have the privilege of knowing more about tile progress which our homo home institution is makii making jg this article is written with a view 1 to review tho work of the past year making some sonic comparisons with results of previous ye yem irs and 2 to preview the work of the tile coming year with comments on oil the future growth as indicated by the present prospects As in our lives there are times time in alic history of educational in institutions when the progress is so well marked that there can call be no mistake about it such a period has been reached by the academy jy while tho the readers will readily nizo nize its con constant and steady growth J they must also recognize that the prospects for the f future have never been beer brighter with a strong and solid foundation the structure is ninde secure t the total registration for the school years closing ill in tile spring of each of the following years is for 1901 66 1902 t 94 1903 t 1904 just os as there lias has been a gradual increase in the total enrollment so liaa has there been a gradual radial increase in the number beginning te beginning ginning when school opens in september and the number remaining till school closes in may stu students louts are beginning to realize the importance of the school period and are trying to study to the best advantage while our main support lias has been f from roin the tile towns of sanpete county there have been students in attendance from sevier wayne garfield emery carbon and even from salt lako lake county eighteen have attended from manti nati an all increase of 11 over that ot last year out 0 to tic in attendance nearly linn line e taken normal work preparing themselves for the noblest of professions fes teaching only a ft few ny have liane ha ve been enrolled in the business department As is customary in scho school cJ the tile regular class work consumed five days in every week save a few holidays the tile aim of the faculty is to have as few holidays as possible in order to allow the tile students the full time for study one ono of the strongest social factors of the institution is the tile students held on friday evening once each month not only our local lecturers hut some sonic of the leading educators of tho the state are engaged to speak in the meetings of this association another import important ant organization that might inight be mentioned as having an all effect upon the moral courage and strength of the tile students is the domestic organization the last week of school is our commencement week this year a series of four meetings were held at which many of the parents not only of ephraim but also of the neighboring cities were present all of our exercises were so excellent that it was indeed a treat to listen it gives us great pleasure to announce to the public that the new building will be ready to recene e the tile school next september this has been definitely decided upon by the board and plans have been devised that will N ill make its completion sure with tile assistance of the church and the contributions of the people in the two stakes of sanpete county all these plans will be consummated it has already been announced through these columns that the estimated cost of putting the building into condition for use next year is the church has already given half that amount and it is thought thou flit that since there are good prospects of excellent crops there will be no iio difficulty in getting mhd oilier other half the contract for the tile heating and plumbing has been let to adams and james of salt lake city and the contract for the carpentry to A 0 ana aanderson co of ephraim the orders for the material have gone in and according to contract all this work must be finished by the 1st of sept 1904 mr stanley crawford of manti is already at work on oil the wiring the tile masons have also gone to work the tile plans for the engine room have been received and everything is moving along as nicely as could bo be expected just as there will be improve ments in the way y of build buildings ings M room apparatus find and accommodations there will be improvement improvements in the corps of teachers two of cl the instructors tors are spending their summer vacation in the east preparing themselves vea for better work other teachers will be in salt lake city doing special work in their respective lines this is is indicative of an energetic body of workers desirous of doing all they can for those who como come groat great credit is due tho the people of county for the support they have gin givus t ii to this worthy institution A spirit of loyalty and patriotism has characterized their efforts and as a result the school continues to grow the tile work is so well recognized by the higher institutions I 1 that they are glad to receive our students and give them full credit for the work they have done the circulars for tho the year 1901 and 1905 will be ready for distribution in the near future the courses offered and accommodations afforded aro are there explained in ill full those interested are invited to write to the secretary wm G barat ephraim for cat catalogues 1109 0 ties Ws or other information desired desire L |