Collegiate Grads of BYA 1897



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Nelson, Nels Lars

Nelson, Nels Lars
Provo, Utah US

N. L. & Maude Nelson

BY Academy High School Class of 1882, Collegiate Class of 1887. Faculty. Nels Nelson. Graduated June 16, 1882. 21 members of the Class of 1882 are mentioned. Source 1: Deseret Evening News, June 19, 1882. Source 2: Territorial Enquirer, June 21, 1882. ~ ~ ~ ~ BY Academy Collegiate Class of 1897. Nels L. Nelson. Received the degree of Bachelor of Didactics (B. D.) in May of 1897. Source: The (Provo) Daily Enquirer, May 27, 1897. ~ ~ ~ ~ Mentioned as a continuing Normal student in the 1881 Principal's Report of Karl G. Maeser, The Territorial Enquirer, Provo, Utah, June 22, 1881. ~ ~ ~ ~ Faculty & Staff. Nels L. Nelson, English and Spanish teacher, 1883-1920. Fifth Principal of Brigham Young Academy from 1900 to 1904. He married Maude Noble , who was was born on February 1, 1879 in Kanab, Kane County, Utah. She died on January 9, 1954 in Downey, Bannock County, Idaho and was buried in Downey. Nels Lars Nelson married Maude on May 25, 1904 in Salt Lake City, Utah. An incident in the Onedia Stake Academy in Preston, Idaho: Mark Hart remembered his former teacher N. L. Nelson. "Man, how he could concentrate!" he recalled. "When he had his nose in a book he was gone. I whispered to a kid next to me. I'll bet I can sneak right out of that window and he'll never notice. "I inched over to the wall, like this, stopped and checked him -- he was still lost -- and then I inched along some more. I slipped out the open window, went around to the front steps, into the hall, then sneaked back into my seat. He didn't notice at all." ~ ~ ~ ~ After serving as principal at BY Academy in Provo, Nels Lars Nelson became a BYU English professor, and in 1904, he became the editor of a new periodical. It was called The Mormon Point of View. After only four issues the publication ceased. A single bound volume of The Mormon Point of View can be found in the UCLA Research Library. In 1898, Nels Lars Nelson had published Preaching and Public Speaking, an effort to provide useful advice and raise the level of preaching in the church. In 1904, he also published Scientific Aspects of Mormonism. Brother Nelson, usually known by his initials N. L., had a lively, inquiring mind and a vigorous, compelling style of writing. During its brief lifetime, The Mormon Point of View published nine articles, stories, or poems, including: --"Human Side of the Book of Mormon." Here Nelson explored the textual changes, mostly grammatical, in subsequent editions after 1830. Inevitably, he also addressed the nature of the translation and the presence of Bible passages in the Book of Mormon. Not the last word, this article is nevertheless provocative and worth reading. --"Learning to Read Up Hill." Someone complained that the new magazine was too difficult. Editor Nelson was unsympathetic. "I cannot and will not reduce the whole thing down to thin soup once more, to suit his watery mental digestion," he wrote. I wonder what he would say about the non-readers among us a century later, those whose intake of ideas comes from movies and television. --"The Spiritual Life." Analyzing several metaphors employed by Jesus, Nelson went on for 78 pages. =="The Harris-Anthon Episode." Martin Harris and Charles Anthon both told about the famous interview. Since Anthon contradicted himself, Nelson said, Harris is the more reliable. He was sufficiently satisfied after meeting to invest a sizeable sum of money in the publication of the Book of Mormon. --"The Mormon Family." Although plural marriage is briefly mentioned, the main point of this article is to praise the "fruitfulness" of Mormon families. A century later, when fertility in many countries is below the 2.1 required for replacement, we are awed as Nelson describes families of five to twelve children for each mother. -- A short story by a young woman in one of Nelson's classes rounded out the contents of the periodical's first and only volume. Nelson had hoped to sell two thousand copies, which would have returned a modest profit to him as editor. He did not come even close to his goal, and the venture failed financially. N. L. Nelson had built up a sufficient reputation for loyalty that the First Presidency gave his project their endorsement. But in their letter we notice a recognition of the financial risks. "As far as we are concerned, we should very much like to see a magazine published such as you have outlined; it would undoubtedly be a credit both to you as its publisher and to our community. But will it pay financially, and can it be done without financial injury to yourself and family? . . . To be frank with you, we are afraid it will not pay." They were right. After the fourth issue, completing the first volume, The Mormon Point of View folded.

Osterman, James

Osterman, James
Provo, Utah US

James Osterman

BY Academy Collegiate Class of 1897. James Osterman. Received the degree of Bachelor of Pedagogy (B. Pd.) on May 27, 1897. Source 1: The (Provo) Daily Enquirer, May 27, 1897. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: [Jas. Osterman. Name contained in an informal "Cast of Characters" graduation / advertising program of 1897.] ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 3: Program, BYA Exercises, Class of '97, Normal Department, BYU Special Collections, UA 1008, Box 1, Folder 1. ~ ~ ~ ~ Faculty & Staff. James Osterman, Training School, 1896-1897.

Partridge, Ernest DeAlton (Faculty)

Partridge, Ernest DeAlton (Faculty)
Provo, Utah US

Ernest Partridge

BY Academy Collegiate Class of 1897, and 1901, Faculty. Ernest D. Partridge. Received the degree of Bachelor of Didactics (B.D.) in May of 1897. Source: The (Provo) Daily Enquirer, May 27, 1897. ~ ~ ~ ~ BYA, BYH & BYU Faculty & Staff. Ernest DeAlton Partridge, Agriculture, Mathematics, and Theology. 1897-1923. ~ ~ ~ ~ B. Y. Academy Collegiate Graduate, Class of 1901. Ernest Partridge. Received Bachelor of Pedagogy (B.S.) Degree in Spring of 1901. Source: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, Page 13. ~ ~ ~ ~ [See mentions in profiles of Elva Crosbie, BYH Class of 1921, and his daughter, Ruth Louise Partridge, BYH Class of 1916?] ~ ~ ~ ~ E. D. Partridge served as the first principal of the Brigham Young Academy Beaver Branch, beginning in 1898. Twenty-eight students registered for the opening session under Ernest D. Partridge, principal. By the third year, enrollment had climbed to 215.

Peterson, Joseph (1897)

Peterson, Joseph (1897)

Joseph Peterson

BY Academy Collegiate Class of 1897. Joseph Peterson. Received the degree of Bachelor of Pedagogy (B. Pd.) on May 27, 1897. Source 1: The (Provo) Daily Enquirer, May 27, 1897. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: [Name contained in an informal "Cast of Characters" graduation / advertising program of 1897.] ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 3: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, page 27. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 4: Program, BYA Exercises Class of ' 97, Normal Department. ~ ~ ~ ~

Prior, David

Prior, David

David Prior

B.Y. Academy Collegiate Class of 1897. David Prior. Normal Diploma, no degree mentioned, but he is listed with B. Pd. graduates. David Prior. Source 1. Name contained in an informal "Cast of Characters" graduation / advertising program of 1897.] ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Program, BYA Exercises, Class of '97, Normal Department, BYU Special Collections, UA 1008, Box 1, Folder 1.

Reynolds, Alice Louise

Reynolds, Alice Louise
Provo, Utah US

Alice Reynolds

BY Academy High School Class of 1890, and Collegiate Classes of 1895, 1897 and 1910 (BYU), also Faculty. Alice Reynolds, BYA high school Normal Diploma. Source 1: Utah Enquirer, May 23, 1890. Alice Louise Reynolds. ~ ~ ~ ~ BY Academy Collegiate Normal Class of 1895. Alice Reynolds. Received title of Bachelor of Pedagogy (B. Pd.) on May 23, 1895. Source 2: Salt Lake Tribune, May 24, 1895. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 3: Collegiate Class of 1895: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, page 66. ~ ~ ~ ~ BY Academy Collegiate Class of 1897. Alice Louise Reynolds. Received the degree of Bachelor of Didactics (B. D.) in May of 1897. Source: The (Provo) Daily Enquirer, May 27, 1897. ~ ~ ~ ~ Brigham Young University Class of 1910, B. A. Degree. Source: Students Record of Class Standings BY Academy, Book 1, page 66. ~ ~ ~ ~ BY Academy English teacher, 1895-1938. ~ ~ ~ ~ Alice Louise Reynolds appears in a photograph held by the BYU Archives of "the graduating Class of 1895" (UAP 2 Folder 038). ~ ~ ~ ~ Alice Louise Reynolds was born to George and Mary Ann (Tuddenhaum) Reynolds on April 1, 1873. She was only 6 when her father was imprisoned for plural marriage and only 12 when her mother died at the birth of the family's eleventh child. Soon after her mother's death, Alice and a younger sister were sent to Brigham Young Academy in Provo to study under Karl G. Maeser. Alice also attended the new Salt Lake City Academy and Brigham Young College in Logan. In 1889 she returned to Brigham Young Academy and graduated with a high school Normal Diploma in May, 1890. The new principal of the Academy, Benjamin Cluff, Jr., visited with Miss Reynolds shortly after graduation and convinced her to attend the University of Michigan to prepare herself for a teaching opportunity at Brigham Young Academy. Alice Louise Reynolds was among the first Mormon women to go East for university study. After studying in Michigan for two years, she returned to the Academy where she received a Bachelor of Pedagogy degree in 1895. In 1897 she was awarded a Bachelor of Didactics degree by the Church Board of Education, and in 1910 she received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the new Brigham Young University. Miss Reynolds was the first woman to teach college-level courses at BYA and taught all of the literature classes until 1903, when Brigham Young Academy was dissolved, and replaced by Brigham Young High School and Brigham Young University. She was also the first woman to become a full professor at BYU and was an active member of the Utah and National Education Associations. Her thirst for knowledge led her to continue her education throughout her life. She did graduate work at the University of Chicago, Cornell, Berkeley, and Columbia. She also studied in London and Paris. Alice Louise Reynolds was politically active and served as a national Democratic committeewoman and as a delegate to the national convention of the Democratic Party. She also served as a delegate to several women's organizations, including the General Federation of Women's Clubs, the National American Women Suffrage Conventions, and the League of Women Voters at the Pan American Convention. In 1906 a faculty library committee was formed to help establish an adequate library for Brigham Young Academy. Miss Reynolds was a member of the committee from its inception and served as its chair for 19 years. She is especially remembered for her determination to build the library book collection. She headed a fund-raising drive to purchase a major private library held by a Provo judge, J.W.N. Whitecotton. Her active leadership made it possible to obtain the 1,200-volume collection when the school lacked the funds to purchase the books. Later, she organized several campaigns to obtain books and acquire funds which helped the library holdings increase to 100,000 volumes at the time of her death in 1938. Church callings were an important part of her life. She served for 20 years as a member of the Utah Stake Board of the Young Womens Mutual Improvement Association. In 1923 she was called to the General Board of the Relief Society. She became the editor of the Relief Society Magazine, serving in this position for 7 years concurrently with her teaching responsibilities at BYU. She was also instrumental in adding literary lessons to the Relief Society curriculum. Throughout her life Miss Reynolds had many friends and admirers. She was so well respected that former pupils formed a club in her honor. The Alice Louise Reynolds Clubs eventually consisted of 16 official chapters throughout the United States. Alice Louise Reynolds died of cancer on December 5, 1938. In her memory, and in conjunction with the dedication of the Harold B. Lee Library addition in 1977, the Alice Louise Reynolds Room was named as a memorial and permanent tribute to this remarkable teacher and friend of the library. The Alice Louise Reynolds Lecture Series has been established in her honor to feature prominent guest speakers in literature, bibliography, and public service. It is through the generosity of members of the Alice Louise Reynolds Clubs and other Friends of the Library that the endowment for an annual lectureship has been made possible. Unselfish service has a lasting effect on what it touches. The unselfish touch of Alice Louise Reynolds can still be felt at Brigham Young University. The Harold B. Lee Library can trace its beginnings to a committee on which Miss Reynolds served, first as a member and later as chair. She devoted many years to building the dream of a large and comprehensive university library at BYU. Today the Harold B. Lee Library, with almost 3,000,000 volumes, stands as a monument to her dedication and vision. ~ ~ ~ ~ Alice Louise Reynolds was the first woman to be named a full professor at Brigham Young University, in 1911. She is credited with starting what is now the Harold B. Lee Library, and her students organized the Alice Louise Reynolds Reading Club in her name, of which there are 16 active chapters in the United States today. She was a member of the Relief Society General Board and editor of the Relief Society Magazine. She was born in Salt Lake City on April 1, 1873, and died in Provo on Dec. 5, 1938.

Shepherd, Rhoda

Shepherd, Rhoda

Rhoda Shepherd

B. Y. Academy Class of 1897. Rhoda Shepherd. She received a Diploma in the Commercial College Department. Source: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, page 42.

Smart, Edwin H. Sr. (1897, F&S)

Smart, Edwin H. Sr. (1897, F&S)
Provo, Utah US

Edwin and Henriette Smart

BY Academy Collegiate Class of 1897. Edwin H. Smart, Sr. Received the degree of Bachelor of Pedagogy (B. Pd.) on May 27, 1897. Source 1: The (Provo) Daily Enquirer, May 27, 1897. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: [Edwin Smart. Name contained in an informal "Cast of Characters" graduation / advertising program of 1897.] ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 3: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, page 42. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 4: Program, BYA Exercises Class of ' 97, Normal Department. ~ ~ ~ ~ Faculty & Staff. Edwin H. Smart, Training School & Horticulture, 1902-1907, 1909-1920. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1913. Edwin H. Smart. He received an A.B. Degree in 1913. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 7, page 288. ~ ~ ~ ~ Edwin H. Smart, was born about 1875 in Utah. His parents are Bayliss Smart and Elizabeth Windsor Smart. He married Henriette "Nettie" Neff. Their children included: Muriel Smart (April 12, 1903 in Provo, Utah, married William Budge Wallis of Paris, Idaho), Wayne N. Smart (December 3, 1904 in Provo, Utah, married Olive N. Betteridge of Grouse Creek, Utah), Rollee Neff Smart (1909 New York, married Doris Hill on June 23, 1937 in Utah County, Utah), Max Neff Smart (1912 Utah), and Edwin H. Smart, Jr. (1918 Utah). Edwin H. Smart, Sr., died on May 21, 1920 in Provo, Utah at the young age of 45 years. Ogden Standard-Examiner, 1920-05-22, B. Y. U. Professor Dies of Meningitis following influenza. Henriette "Nettie" N. Smart, born December 20, 1875, became Dean of Women at BYU in 1925 and served in that position until her death. Henriette "Nettie" Neff Smart died on May 13, 1945 in Provo, Utah.

Spilsbury, Chauncey George [or G. C.]

Spilsbury, Chauncey George [or G. C.]

Chauncey Spilsbury

BY Academy Collegiate Class of 1897. George Chauncey Spilsbury. Received the degree of Bachelor of Pedagogy (B. Pd.) on May 27, 1897. Source 1: The (Provo) Daily Enquirer, May 27, 1897. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: [Chauncey Spilsbury. Name contained in an informal "Cast of Characters" graduation / advertising program of 1897.] ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 3: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, page 42. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 4: Chauncey Spilsbury. Program, BYA Exercises Class of ' 97, Normal Department. ~ ~ ~ ~

Tanner, Henry Smith

Tanner, Henry Smith
Salt Lake City, Utah US

Henry + 5 Tanner

BY Academy Collegiate Class of 1894 and 1897. Henry S. Tanner. Henry received the degree of Bachelor of Pedagogy (B. Pd.) in the Class of 1894 on May 24, 1894. Source: Ogden Standard Examiner, May 26, 1894. ~ ~ ~ ~ Henry S. Tanner received the degree of Bachelor of Didactics (B. D.) in May of 1897. Source: The (Provo) Daily Enquirer, May 27, 1897. ~ ~ ~ ~ Henry Smith Tanner was born on February 15, 1869 in Payson, Utah. His parents were Joseph Smith Tanner and Elizabeth Clark Haws Tanner. Henry Smith Tanner married at least five times: to Laura Lauretta Woodland on March 5, 1890 in Logan, Utah; to Mary Isabell Richards on January 6, 1901 in Salt Lake City; to Clarice Thatcher on December 19, 1901 in Salt Lake City; to Louetta Brown on January 16, 1904 in Salt Lake City; and to Columbia Eden Richards on February 1, 1909 in Salt Lake City. He died on May 23, 1935 in Salt Lake City. His interment, Salt Lake City Cemetery, Utah.

Ward, Mary

Ward, Mary

Mary Ward

BY Academy Collegiate Class of 1897. Mary Ward. Received the degree of Bachelor of Pedagogy (B. Pd.) on May 27, 1897. Source 1: The (Provo) Daily Enquirer, May 27, 1897. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Mary A. Ward. Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, page 44. ~ ~ ~ ~

Wolfe, Walter M.

Wolfe, Walter M.
Provo, Utah US

Walter Wolfe

BY Academy Collegiate Class of 1897. Faculty. Walter M. Wolfe. Received the degree of Bachelor of Didactics (B. D.) in May of 1897. Source: The (Provo) Daily Enquirer, May 27, 1897. ~ ~ ~ ~ Faculty & Staff. Walter M. Wolfe, Latin teacher, 1892-1902. He appears in a photo of the first faculty to serve under Principal Benjamin Cluff in 1892.

Woodruff, Mary

Woodruff, Mary
Provo, Utah US

Mary Woodruff

BY Academy Collegiate Class of 1894 and 1897. Faculty. Mary Woodruff. In 1894, Mary Woodruff received the degree, Bachelor of Pedagogy (B. Pd.) on May 24, 1894. Source: Ogden Standard Examiner, May 26, 1894. ~ ~ ~ ~ BY Academy Collegiate Class of 1897. Mary Woodruff. Received the degree of Bachelor of Didactics (B. D.) in May of 1897. Source: The (Provo) Daily Enquirer, May 27, 1897. ~ ~ ~ ~ Faculty & Staff. Mary Woodruff, Training School, 1894-1903. She appears in a photo of the first faculty to serve under Principal Benjamin Cluff in 1892. ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: Provo, February 15, 1903 -- A sad and unexpected death occurred here this morning at 3 o'clock, when Miss Mary Woodruff died from pneumonia, with which she had suffered for about a week. Her condition was not, however, considered critical, and her death is a great shock to her aged mother, who is in failing health, and to her many relatives and friends. The deceased was the daughter of the late LDS Church President Wilford Woodruff and Mrs. Sarah Woodruff, and was born in Salt Lake City October 22,1867. She moved to Provo in the fall of 1892, and has since been connected with the the Brigham Young Academy, of which she is a graduate, as a student and teacher. She has held the position of assistant teacher in the grades in the Training Department, and was an Instructor in the Domestic Arts Department at the time of her death, and although her health has been failing for about a month past, she continued in the discharge of her duties in the Academy till a week ago, when she was compelled to cease her labors, her ailment having developed into a case of pneumonia. Miss Woodruff was a woman of most lovable disposition, studious, energetic and conscientious in the performance of every duty, and devoted friends throughout the state will sincerely mourn her death and extend heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved mother and relatives. The time of the funeral has not been decided upon, awaiting an answer to a communication sent to a brother, who is in the Big Horn (Wyoming) country, whose attendance is desired. A funeral will be held in Provo at 2 p.m. Tuesday, the students of the Academy attending in a body. The body will be brought to Salt Lake Wednesday morning for interment in the family lot in the City cemetery. ~ ~ Source: Salt Lake Herald, February 16, 1903.

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