Faculty & Staff. 1962-68 - Master School Guidance Counselor. ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: Donna Lee Turley, beloved daughter, sister, aunt, teacher, counselor, and friend, passed away July 20, 2000, in Mesa, Arizona. Born in 1932, Joseph City, Arizona to Wallace and Margaret Turley. Her family lived in the small Mormon pioneer community of Woodruff, Arizona before moving to Mesa in 1943. Donna graduated from Mesa High School in 1949 and went on to attend BYU. After graduating from BYU in 1953, as a home economics education major, Donna began her lifelong teaching career, startomg at Snowflake High School in Arizona. She went on to teach at Dixie College in St. George, where she was also a dorm mother. In 1957 Donna accepted a call to serve a full-time mission for the LDS Church in the New England states. She returned to teach and counsel at Brigham Young High School in Provo. Donna took a leave of absence to attend the Merrill Palmer Institute in Detroit as part of her graduate studies leading to a Masters Degree in Counseling from BYU. Donna published a book of reflections and personal essays entitled, Mosaic of My Self. In 1968, when BY High was closed, Donna went to the Redwood City School District in California as a school psychologist. She spent the next 24 years in the Bay area, until she retired in 1992. While Donna was working in California she completed a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology from ASU. Donna returned to Mesa in 1992 to be near her elderly parents and family. Since returning to Arizona, Donna has supervised graduate students in the counseling practicum program at ASU. Donna willingly gave her life in loving service to her friends, students, family, church and anyone in need. Countless people in every place Donna has lived have been the recipients of Donna's gifts of sewing and cooking, especially her pinwheel cookies, and her thoughtful listening and counseling. She will be dearly missed. Donna is survived by her mother, Margaret Turley; sisters and brothers, Ella Mae and Gerard Judd, Loreine and Claude Despain, Alan and Milli Turley, and Wayne and Nancy Turley, and their families. Services were held Monday, July 24, 2000 in Mesa, Arizona. Internment, Mesa Cemetery. Donations to the LDS Humanitarian Fund are suggested by the family. [Published in the Deseret News, Sunday, July 23, 2000.] ~ ~ ~ ~ Masters Thesis / Dissertation: Psychological need and personality trait difference comparisons between students with positive attitudes and students with negative attitudes toward independent study. Author: Donna Lee Turley. Publisher: [Provo, Brigham Young University], 1965. M.A. Brigham Young University, Graduate Department of Education.

Faculty & Staff. Glen H. Turner. In 1947-1948 he began his first and only year of teaching art at Brigham Young High school. [He was followed by Richard L. Gunn.] HIS OBITUARY: Glen H. Turner, age 75, died Wednesday, December 1, 1993 of heart failure. He was born March 11, 1918 in Monroe, Utah, to Heber C. and Floy Larsen Turner. He married Lucille Fugal December 15, 1938 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He was a retired Professor of Art at BYU. He taught art at Springville High, Brigham Young High School, and BYU. He is survived by his wife, Springville; three daughters and two sons, Laurel Braun and husband, Sonny, Springville; Douglas Glen Turner and wife, Susan, Pleasant Grove; Rebecca Rosenlof and husband, Don, Springville; Jon W. Turner and wife, Claudia, Payson; Sharon Hicks and husband, Wayne, Springville; 26 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, and sister, Ida T. Sawyer. Funeral services were held on Saturday, Dec. 4, 1993 in Springville. Interment, Springville Evergreen Cemetery. [Deseret News, Friday, December 3, 1993.] ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS WIFE'S OBITUARY: Lucille Fugal Turner. Our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Lucille Turner, died Sunday, March 4, 2007 after years of failing health. Her sweet kindness and loving nature will be greatly missed. Lucille Fugal Turner was born May 5, 1919 to Niels and Viola Young Fugal in Pleasant Grove, Utah. She graduated from Pleasant Grove High School, and attended BYU where she met her husband, Glen H Turner. They were married Dec. 15, 1938. They were the parents of five children: Laurel (Sonny) Braun, Douglas (Susan) Turner, Rebecca (Don) Rosenlof, Jon (Marie) Turner, and Sharon (Wayne) Hicks (deceased). They have 26 grandchildren and 46 great-grandchildren. She is survived by two brothers and one sister: Boyd (Venice) Fugal, Grant (Geniel) Fugal, both of Pleasant Grove, and Joyce (Kent) Giles of St. George. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Glen, daughter Sharon, and three sisters and one brother: Melba Gooch, Neil Fugal, Avis West, and Edna Holdaway. A funeral was held at the Spring Creek 2nd Ward chapel at 350 N. 400 E. on Thurs., March 8, 2007. Interment, Evergreen Cemetery in Springville. [Provo Daily Herald, March 6, 2007.]

Faculty & Staff. In 1944-45 to 1946-47 he taught General Science and Geography at BYH. He also served as a Guidance Counselor. In 1947-48 he taught Geography. His daughter was Joan Tuttle, BYH Class of 1947, and his son was Gene Tuttle, BYH Class of 1949. L. Elliott Tuttle a no-nonsense BYH teacher of history, biology and geology. "You learned things in his class whether you wanted to or not!" according to his former students. OBITUARY OF HIS WIFE: Eleanor Mitchell Tuttle, age 100, passed away May 20, 2003. She was born November 28, 1902 in Birdseye (Clinton) Utah, to James Archibald and Lillie Fillmore Mitchell. She married Lawrence Elliott Tuttle on May 24, 1927 in Payson, Utah. He preceded her in death on July 27, 1981. As a child, Eleanor's family moved to Payson, where she attended elementary, junior high and high school, where she was on the debate team. She worked as an operator for Mountain Bell Telephone Company, where she retired as a supervisor. Throughout her lifetime, Eleanor was active in community affairs. She enjoyed several women's clubs, and was a master bridge player. Her beautiful gardens were a great source of pride and enjoyment. She was always a gracious hostess, and a very good cook, and she loved to entertain. She was a member of the LDS Church Eleanor is survived by her two children: Mrs. Rex (Joan) Lewis of Provo; and Gene Tuttle [BYH Class of 1949](Diane) Tuttle of Salida, CO; five grandchildren, six more grandchildren in her extended family, and numerous great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Friday, May 23, 2003, in Provo. Interment, East Lawn Memorial Hills. [Deseret News, Friday, May 23, 2003.]

Faculty & Staff, early 1960s. John Van Cott. Biology teacher. HIS OBITUARY: John Waldemar Van Cott, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2006, at the ripe old age of 94, surrounded by his loving family. He was born to Frank Victor Van Cott and Annie Anderson Van Cott on June 24, 1911, one of six children, and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. As active members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, John Van Cott and Emily Schoenhals were married in the Salt Lake Temple on August 12, 1937, followed by a honeymoon on their Harley-Davidson to the Pacific Coast. They loved the outdoors -- skiing and hiking in the mountains. Their family came first, and they loved nothing more than piling the kids into their station wagon and heading for the ocean. John worked for the U.S. Grazing Service and Forest Service. During WWII he was a Sergeant and then Lieutenant in police work on the Atomic Bomb Project in Washington. After the war, with his degree from Utah State University and his love of nature, he opened his own business, the Van Cott Pet Shop & Aquarium. In 1960, he moved his family to Orem/Provo where he taught biology at BY High School. He then moved on to Brigham Young University in the Botany Department for the next 16 years. He retired in 1976 and went on to complete and publish his dream project -- the book, Utah Place Names. He had a testimony of the gospel, which he demonstrated by example. He served in the Bishopric, quorums and auxiliaries of the church. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Emily Schoenhals of Salt Lake City, and his oldest daughter, Ann Van Cott (Jim) Palmer of Kentucky. He is survived by three of his four children, John F. (Trudy) Van Cott, Robert J. (Barbara) Van Cott, and Linda Van Cott. He also has 24 lovely grandchildren and 44 great- grandchildren, with 3 more on the way. He was extremely grateful for the love and support of his family and friends, and said often in his later years, "I've had a wonderful life." Funeral services were held on Saturday, March 11, 2006 at the Sharon Ward Chapel in Orem. Interment, Salt Lake City Cemetery next to his beloved wife. [Provo Daily Herald on March 9, 2006.]

BY Academy High School Class of 1881. Angus Vance. Commercial. Certificate in Arithmetic, 1881. Source: The Territorial Enquirer, June 22, 1881, Provo, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ Faculty & Staff. Angus Vance, Training School & Arithmetic teacher, 1881-1890. ~ ~ ~ ~ Joseph Angus Vance was born on September 12, 1861 in Alpine City, Utah County, Utah. His parents were John Wesley Vance and Angelia Vail Vance. He married Emma Laurine Yearsley on June 4, 1890 in Logan, Utah. He died on October 8, 1912 in Brigham City, Utah. His interment, Brigham City, Utah.

Serena Broadbent Vance -- See Serena Broadbent. Training School, 1907-1908

Faculty & Staff, including 1953-54. Speech teacher. Bonnie Jean Varner (Drama/Speech Teacher) (Young) ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: Salem, Oregon – Dr. Bonnie Jean Young died peacefully in her home on February 15, 2013 at the age of 81. Bonnie was born in Kentucky to Letha and George Jepson Turner but spent the majority of her life in Oregon. She received her graduate degrees from Brigham Young University, where served as a faculty member at BY High School; Portland State University; and the University of Oregon. Bonnie was a master teacher, Professor Emeritus from Western Oregon University, where she served as professor, program director of The Handicapped Learner Program and the Rural Special Education Program, and assistant dean of the OSU/WOU School of Education. After retirement Bonnie served as a guest professor at Willamette University. She was recognized as Woman of the Year in 1989 by the YWCA and received a Distinguished Service Award from the State System of Higher Education. As a grant writer at WOU, Bonnie wrote and directed training grants in special education. She was responsible for $5 million dollars worth of grants, which provided tuition remission to hundreds of teachers. When the Rural Special Education program was awarded Program of the Year in March of 1989 it was estimated that the students receiving these grants served 3,780 students with disabilities a year. In May of 1991 Oregon Consulting Teacher Conference created the Bonnie Young Award for Leader in Educational Consultation. She was Given the Pioneer Club Award for Professional Services by the Oregon Association for Children With Learning Disabilities in 1993. And in 1998 was presented an award in appreciation of dedicated service by the Executive Board of the Oregon Consulting Teachers Association. Bonnie always loved gardening and served as President of the Master Gardeners for the local chapter. She was heard on the radio station KBZY each month with “What to Do In the Garden.” She was also the voice of Oregon Centennial historical readings. She was very active in her church, Unity of Salem, where she served in a variety of ways including President of the Board for four years. She also served on the Benchmark Committee, the Evolutionary Council and the Habitat Team. She also taught classes in public speaking and directed the Readers Theater Team. She is survived her cousins Marge Livermore, Terry and Pat Crites, Bob and Shirley Hanson, and Cora Lee McClean and her friend of 38 years, Dr. Bonnie Staebler. Services were held on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Unity of Salem, 1777 Fabry Road, Salem, Oregon 97306. Donations in Bonnie’s name can be made to Unity of Salem, PO Box 3518, Salem, Oregon 97302. Source

Faculty & Staff. J. M. Wakefield (M or F?), Training School, 1920-1921. [Need this person's full name.]

Faculty & Staff. Zella Wakefield, see Zella Ballard. Training School, 1902-1907.

Faculty & Staff. Chastina [Chestina] Walker, see Chastina Holman. Training School, 1879-1880.

Brigham Young High School Graduate, Class of 1905. BYH Faculty. Bertie Walsh [female] graduated from the BY High School Normal Department on Wednesday, May 31, 1905, in College Hall. Source 1: Program, Normal & High School Graduating Exercises, Wednesday, May 31, 1905, College Hall. ~ ~ ~ ~ Brigham Young High School Class of 1905. Bertie Walsh. She received a Normal Diploma. Source 2: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 2, page 147. ~ ~ ~ ~ BYH Class of 1905. Bertie Walsh, a Normal student. BYU [& BYH] Class of 1905 Listing of BYH Normal, High School, Commercial, Music & Arts and Industries Graduates, Catalogues & Announcements, for 30th Academic Year, 1905-1906, p. 176. ~ ~ ~ ~ Faculty & Staff. Bertie Walsh, Training School, 1904-1906. ~ ~ ~ ~ Bertie Walsh was born on October 17, 1881 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her parents were John Walsh and Adele or Adella Rosetta Long Walsh. Bertie was a school teacher, and was single. Bertie Walsh died on November 20, 1916 at the age of 35 in Farmington, Utah. [On her death certificate her name is (incorrectly) spelled "Birtie" Walsh.]

B. Y. Academy Collegiate Graduate, Class of 1901, Faculty. William F. Ward. Received Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree in Spring of 1901. Source: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, Page 201. ~ ~ ~ ~ Faculty & Staff. William F. Ward, Mathematics teacher, 1900-1913.

Brigham Young High School, Class of 1906. Faculty. Fredrick Gilbert Warnick. He also received a Commercial Diploma. Source: Students Record of Class Standings B.Y. Academy, Book 1, Page 210. ~ ~ ~ ~ BYH Class of 1906. F. G. Warnick, a Commercial graduate. BYU [& BYH] Class of 1906 Listing of BYH Normal, High School, Commercial, and Music School graduates. Source: Brigham Young Academy & Normal Training School, Catalogues & Announcements, for 31st Academic Year, 1906-1907, p. 140. ~ ~ ~ ~ Faculty & Staff. Frederich Warnick, Arithmetic, Commercial & Banking teacher, 1900-1907. ~ ~ ~ ~ Frederick Gilbert Warnick was born on August 30, 1872 in Pleasant Grove, Utah. His parents were Adoph Fredrik Warnick and Christina Olson OR Andreasson or Ericksson. He married Clara Black on January 3, 1900 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He died on June 17, 1960 in Provo, Utah. Interment, Provo, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ They had eight children: Elva Warnick (female); Frederick Leland (Leland) Warnick [BYH Class of 1921]; Inez Warnick [BYH Class of 1922 & 1923]; Paul E. Warnick, Walnut Creek, California; Carl G. Warnick, Sierra Madre, California; Erma Warnick [BYH Class of 1933] (A. LaMar) Andrus, Orem, Utah; Beth Warnick [BYH Class of 1936] Gray, Pomphret, Connecticut; and one more son. @1997

Faculty & Staff. George Watkins, Training School, 1881-1884.

Faculty & Staff. Fred N. Webb. Late 1940s to 1968 - Master Concert Chorus and Vocal Music Professor. BYU BA Music 1933, BYU MS Music 1954. ~ ~ ~ ~ Fredrick Nathan Webb was born January 5, 1912 in Lehi, Utah. His parents: Jesse George Webb and Tyresha Kirkham Webb, of Lehi, Utah. Fred married Marie Call on July 12, 1939. Marie was born June 24, 1910 in Brigham City, Utah. She died July 18, 2004 in Provo, Utah. Fred Webb died December 12 [not 13], 1996 in Provo, Utah of natural causes. ~ ~ ~ ~ [Fred's father Jesse Webb: Born: 28 May 1875 in Lehi, Utah; Died: 12 Feb 1973 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Fred's mother Tyresha Kirkham Webb: Born: 20 Jun 1878 in St. George, Utah; Died: 18 Apr 1948 in Provo, Utah.] ~ ~ ~ ~ Fred N. Webb, A. B., Provo, Utah, Major, Music, Pardoe Award '30; Blue Key; Chairman Pep Vodie '31; Band Manager '32; Dramatic Manager '33; Student Director Theta Alpha Phi Play '33; Department Play '31; Theta Alpha Phi '31. Source: 1933 BYU Banyan yearbook. ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS SISTER: Ina Webb Richardson, daughter of Tyresha Kirkham and George Jesse Webb. She was the sole daughter, with three older and younger brothers. Ina was born in Lehi December 2, 1908 and was laid to her rest there April 22, 1991. Her husband Arthur Merle Richardson followed her on January 13, 1992. Ina received her higher education at BYU, USU, George Washington University, and the McCune School of Music and Art in Salt Lake City. From BYU she received B.A. and M.A. degrees. from 1931 to 1946 she taught school in Provo and Salt Lake schools and served students in other ways through her involvement with KSL broadcast programs and panels and organizations devoted to enriching the lives of children through music and the arts. Her efforts here reflect what I hope all Kirkhams claim as our family traits: sharing what blessings we have been granted in talent, skill, time and beliefs. Ina, like her cousin Joseph was active in the LDS Church through ward and stake music activities as well teaching in Primary, Sunday School and YWMIA. Can it surprise anyone that she taught genealogy classes as well! Ina served her sisters in the Relief Society, co-edited the ward newsletter, served a stake mission and as a Temple Square guide. Ina and Merle did not have children of their own; it is evident that there was love enough for them to share freely with the children they served. At her death Ina was survived by her brother and sister-in-law Fred and Marie Call Webb and their daughter Alyson [actually Alisyn]. ~ ~ ~ ~ Round and Round They Grow: Our garden-in-the-round developed out of my dream for a garden, our limited water supply, and some creative brainstorming about the inconveniences of our backyard. My dream had been growing for quite a while, along with the tiny tomato plants that I’d started in January. The water supply problems we faced were the possibility of drought and the limited water pressure from our one hose. The size of the plot also depressed me: how could I keep it weeded and watered? Grinning, my husband suggested a garden on a merry-go-round; what I needed was to be able to sit in the shade and let the crops come around to me to be watered, weeded, and harvested, he said. But we took that idea one step further: what about terraces that could all be watered by one circulating sprinkler head on a water pipe? I was ecstatic. My husband Fred developed a “we” attitude about the project as we spaded the ground within a fifty-foot circle and piled in about eighteen wheelbarrow loads of well-fertilized top soil. We kept the soil in place with thirty-two steppingstones, 18 by 12 by 2 inches, set on edge around the circle and reinforced with baling wire. The second tier of our circle garden is rimmed with aluminum edgings ten inches high; the third tier is smaller and higher still. We built the whole circle around a rigid, six-foot-high, plastic water pipe with a sprinkler head on it. Stepping stones in convenient places make moving from tier to tier easy. In all, we had nearly 150 square feet of planting space, watered with a turn of the tap. Our tomatoes and potatoes, started ahead of time, were only part of the project. We planted some perennials: rhubarb, four kinds of mint, and Swiss perpetual green onions. And our chives, curly parsley, Armenian cucumbers, two gorgeously purple eggplants, green peppers, and zucchini flourished within a colorful border of nasturtiums and marigolds, planted to help control insects. We’re convinced of our carousel garden’s practicality in growing a small garden with only limited water facilities, but I have to confess that the real delight of this project has been in doing it together. ~ ~ Marie Call Webb, Provo, Utah, "Random Sampler", Ensign, Apr. 1980

Faculty & Staff, including 1953-54. Kenneth Weight, Jr. Health, Mathematics, Science, & 8th Grade Core. ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS WIFE'S OBITUARY: Margaret C. Weight. Angel mother, cherished wife, beloved daughter, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend, Margaret Critchlow Weight, 81, passed away November 30, 2007 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Margaret was born January 29, 1926 in Provo, Utah, daughter of Frederick Benjamin Critchlow and Angelina Coop Jarman Critchlow. She married Kenneth Edward Weight, Jr. September 23, 1949 in the Salt Lake Temple. After attending public schools in Provo, she applied through the US Army Cadet Nurse Corps to the Thomas D. Dee Hospital Nursing Program. Following graduation, she worked at the Utah Valley Hospital on the maternity floor, later becoming the supervisor of that floor. She was also an active member in the LDS Church and loved to travel, read, sing and garden. However, Margaret's greatest love was her husband and family. She was the constant care giver, always thinking of others first. Margaret is survived by her husband, Kenneth and children,Cheryl (Steve) Webster, Christine (Wes) Walker and Ryan K. (Diana) Weight; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Margerie Virginia Critchlow and Elinor Critchlow Frost; mother and father-in-law, Kenneth E. and Tryphena Brimhall Weight; brothers-in-law, Herbert Frost and Joseph E. Weight; and great-grandson, Bridger Beck. Funeral services were held Wednesday, December 5, 2007, at the Willow Grove Ward, 8539 South 2200 West, West Jordan, Utah. Interment, Eastlawn Memorial Hills Cemetery, Provo, Utah. [Deseret News, Monday, December 3, 2007.] ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS OBITUARY: Kenneth Edward Weight Jr., 86, native of Provo and long time resident of Springville, died Saturday, November 26, 2011 in Salt Lake City of causes incident to age. He was known as father, husband, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, friend and to hundred of students over the years, as Mr. Weight. He was born April 6, 1925 to Kenneth Weight Sr. and Tryphena Brimhall Weight. Raised in Provo, he attended school in the Provo School District and graduated from Provo High School in 1943. When he graduated, Kenneth entered the US Army where he served in the 5th Field Artillery Training Detachment. Following his discharge, with the rank of Staff Sergeant, in 1946, Kenneth served an LDS mission to Argentina from 1946-1949. Kenneth married Margaret Critchlow on September 23, 1949 in the Salt Lake Temple. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1951 and a Masters Degree in 1958 from Brigham Young University. He majored in education and went on to teach in the Granite School District, BY High School, and Provo High School. In 1967, he became principal of Farrer Jr. High School until he retired in 1983. He served in several committee leadership positions during this time. Following retirement, Kenneth served as president of the Provo Retired Educators and the Utah Retired Educators Associations. Kenneth was a member of the LDS Church and served in several callings throughout the years, including ward clerk, bishopric councilor, bishop of the BYU 64th Ward, high councilor in the East Provo, Springville, and BYU 4th Stakes, high priest group leader, and several years as an ordinance worker in the Provo Temple. He loved to garden, fish, travel and raise pigeons. Most importantly he was dedicated to his family. Kenneth is survived by his children: Cheryl (Steve) Webster, Las Vegas, Nevada; Chris (Wes) Walker, Taylorsville, Utah; and Ryan (Diana) Weight, Buckeye, Arizona; 12 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; younger sister, Jeanette Robbins, Ogden, Utah; and sister-in-law, Belle Weight, St. George, Utah. He is preceded in death by his wife, Margaret; parents; younger brother, Joseph E. Weight; and great-grandson, Bridger Beck. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 2, 2011, 11:00 a.m. at the Valley Park Ward, 5233 South 3200 West. Viewings will be held Thursday, December 1, 2011, 6-8 p.m. at McDougal Funeral Home, 4330 South Redwood Road and Friday at the church, 9:45-10:45 a.m. Interment, East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Provo, Utah. [Deseret News, Tuesday, November 29, 2011.]

Faculty & Staff. Mary Whitby, Training School, 1905-1906.

BYH Faculty & Staff. June Whiteford. Curriculum Writer & English Teacher, 1950s & 1960s, including 1955-1964. Possible source.

Faculty & Staff. Joseph Whitely, Literature & Ancient Languages teacher, 1893-1894.

BYA Faculty. Orson F. Whitney. Born July 1, 1855 in Salt Lake City, Orson F. Whitney, who became a poet, teacher, historian and apostle, was the grandson of one of the original twelve apostles under Joseph Smith, Jr., Heber C. Kimball. One of his earliest memories was the family moving as Johnson's Army approached Salt Lake City. Raised in Salt Lake City, a city flourishing with literature, art, drama, architecture and more importantly, the gospel of Jesus Christ, Whitney showed a propensity for music and drama, and later showed talents for poetry, writing and preaching. He taught himself to play the flute early in life and his love of music and drama continued throughout his life. He became determined to pursue a life on the stage in New York City, and Whitney's mother offered to sell a tract of land to finance her son's endeavor. It was to no avail, the land would not sell. It was not until he made the decision to serve a mission for the Lord that the land sold and financed his mission to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. At twenty-one he was called to serve a mission in Pennsylvania, the first of his many mission fields over the years. Elder Whitney admitted that during this time he was still not fully committed to the work of spreading the gospel. He wrote of a dream that completely turned him around: "I thought I was in the garden of Gethsemane, a witness of the Savior's agony. I seemed to be standing behind a tree in the foreground of the picture, from which point I could see without being seen. The Savior, with the Apostles Peter, James and John, entered the garden through a little wicket gate at my right, where he stationed them in a group, telling them to pray. He then passed over to my left, but still in front of me, where he knelt and prayed also. His face, which was towards me, streamed with tears, as he besought the Father to let the cup pass, and added, 'not my will but thine be done.' Having finished his prayer, he arose and crossed to where the Apostles were kneeling fast asleep. He shook them gently, they awoke and he reproved them for their apathy. Again he bade them pray, and again crossed to his place and prayed, returning as before to find them sleeping. This happened three times, until I was perfectly familiar with his face, form and movements. He was much taller than ordinary men, and though meek, far more dignified than any being I had ever beheld; and he wore a look of ineffable tenderness and compassion, even while reproving His disciples. My heart went out to him as never before to anybody or to anything; I loved him with all my soul. I wept at seeing him weep, and felt for him the deepest sympathy. "Then of a sudden the circumstances changed, though the scene remained the same. Instead of before the crucifixion, it was after. The Savior and the three Apostles, whom he had beckoned to him, now stood in a group at the left, and were about to take their departure, ascending into heaven. I could endure it no longer, but rushed out from behind the tree, fell at his feet, clasped him around the knees and begged him to take me also. With a look of infinite tenderness, as of a father or an elder brother, he stooped, lifted me up and embraced me, saying as he did so in the kindest and gentlest manner possible, while slowly shaking his head and sweetly smiling, 'No, my son, these can go with me; for they have finished their work; but you must stay and finish yours!' Still I clung to him, and the contact was so real that I felt the warmth of his bosom as I rested upon it. Gazing up into his face, I once more besought him, 'Well, promise me that I will come to you at the last.' Again he smiled sweetly, and there was a look as if he would have gladly granted my request had it been wise to do so. He then said, 'That will depend entirely upon yourself.' I awoke with a sob, and it was morning. This dream made a wonderful impression upon me, paving the way to my thorough conversion, which soon followed. Among the things it taught me was not to sleep at my post, and to regard first the duties of my mission, and not allow anything to interfere with them." (Source: Jensen, Andrew, "Latter-Day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia: A Compilation of Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints," Oct 2005) His efforts redoubled, Orson F. Whitney served an honorable mission in Pennsylvania and Ohio before returning home to Salt Lake City. Fully committed to the faith now, Elder Whitney sought work which would not require him to work on Sunday, which killed the journalist job he'd been offered. He prayed diligently for a job and weeks later was offered a position at the Deseret News through the influence of Elder Brigham Young, Jr., an apostle at the time. In 1878 he was called to the office of bishop, at the age of 23 and unmarried -- virtually unheard of -- and became much beloved as Bishop Whitney. On December 18, 1879, he married Zina Beal Smoot in the Salt Lake City Endowment House. While serving as a bishop, and as a husband and eventually new father, he was called to serve on the city council. Nominated and elected without his knowledge, he found out the same way everyone else did, while reading his morning paper. It wasn't long before he was called to serve in the European mission as editor of the Millennial Star, a Mormon publication. He served throughout Europe, preaching of Jesus Christ and the restoration of His gospel for two years, from 1881 to 1883. Upon his return, he accepted an appointment on the city council and remained in that office until 1890, being re-elected every two years. He declined nomination in 1890 and turned his efforts to other pursuits. However, throughout the remainder of his life, he remained very active politically. His first book, "The Life of Heber C. Kimball," was published in 1888. His second, "Poetical Writings," was released 1888/1889. Through a very troubled time in Mormon Church history Whitney developed a close relationship with the prophet, Lorenzo Snow, and much of the preaching of the Church fell on his shoulders. A defender of Women's Suffrage, Orson F. Whitney fought hard for the right of women to vote, and he won. It was written into the constitution of Utah, and he was one of the committee that rewrote the entire constitution before it was submitted to Washington, D.C. Ever true to his deep and abiding love of the Savior, he taught theology and English at Brigham Young Academy in Provo. He was then elected to the state senate in the fall of 1898. In 1899 Whitney, still bishop, began work in the Church Historian's office. "His duties comprised the keeping of the Church journal, the answering of correspondence, the writing of special articles for the press and such other service as may be necessary. In literary work, discourses, lectures, orations, funeral sermons and miscellaneous addresses, along with his ecclesiastical labors, his mind, tongue and pen were kept constantly busy." (Ibid) In April of 1906 he was called to the office of apostle and wept a little as he shed the mantle of bishop he'd held for so long. As an apostle, a special witness of Jesus Christ, he preached across America and Europe for years, again spreading the word of the restoration of the Savior's gospel. Of this gospel he loved so much, he said: “The spirit of the gospel is optimistic; it trusts in God and looks on the bright side of things. The opposite or pessimistic spirit drags men down and away from God, looks on the dark side, murmurs, complains, and is slow to yield obedience. We should honor the Savior’s declaration to be of good cheer. (In Conference Report, Apr. 1917, 43) - and - “To whom do we look, in days of grief and disaster, for help and consolation? … They are men and women who have suffered, and out of their experience in suffering they bring forth the riches of their sympathy and condolences as a blessing to those now in need. Could they do this had they not suffered themselves? “… Is not this God’s purpose in causing his children to suffer? He wants them to become more like himself. God has suffered far more than man ever did or ever will, and is therefore the great source of sympathy and consolation.” (“A Lesson from the Book of Job,” Improvement Era, Nov. 1918, 7) After a long and fulfilling life as a servant of God, son, husband, father and grandfather, Orson F. Whitney passed away May 16, 1931 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and was finally, as he'd longed for during his mission, gathered into the arms of his Savior, Jesus Christ, and welcomed home.

Brigham Young High School Class of 1905. Louise Whittaker. She received a Normal Diploma. Source: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 2, page 95. ~ ~ ~ ~ Faculty & Staff. Louise Whittaker, Household Economics teacher, 1898-1902.

BYH Classes of 1908 and 1913, and Faculty. Ernest G. Whitwood. Source: 1908 BYH Commencement Program. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1913. Ernest G. Whitwood. He received a BYH Music Diploma in 1913. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 3, page 423. ~ ~ ~ ~ Faculty & Staff. Ernest G. Whitwood, Training School, 1908-1909.

Faculty & Staff. E. L. Wight, teacher, 1940-1941. [Male.]

BYH Class of 1906. Faculty. Joseph Ralph Wilkins, a Normal graduate. BYU [& BYH] Class of 1906 Listing of BYH Normal, High School, Commercial, and Music School graduates. Source: Brigham Young Academy & Normal Training School, Catalogues & Announcements, for 31st Academic Year, 1906-1907, p. 140. ~ ~ ~ ~ Faculty & Staff. J. Ralph Wilkins, Training School & Spanish teacher, 1913-1916. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1916. Joseph Ralph Wilkins. He received an AB Degree in 1916. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 7, page 323. ~ ~ ~ ~ Joseph Ralph Wilkins was born September 2, 1885 in Spanish Fork, Utah. His parents were Joseph Emmons Wilkins and Armintia Achsa Wilson Wilkins. He married Delsena Christensen on December 19, 1906 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He died in March, 1975 in Los Angeles County, California.

Faculty & Staff Late 1950s, including 1957-58.