Snow College - Snowonian Yearbook (Ephraim, UT)

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A LACONIC HISTORY Novemoer 5, 1888, the predecessor of Snow Co ege was establ’shed oy the people of Sanpete Stake. under the leadership of Stake Presidency. President Canute Pctrrson, Henry Deal, and John B. Maiben. It was known as the Sanpete Stake Acad emy. By their support and that of the general church organizat’on, wh'ch ater accepted the institution as oart of Is educationa scheme, the school grew from ts numole ons-'oom beginning Into an accredited junior college, comfortady housed on one campus. The name Snow Co lege was acquired n 1923. During forty• ft ur years. Snow Co'lege has nurtured through years, ean and fat. as a church institution. It evolved from an acaoemy into a high schoo. fnem a high school into a jun'or col ege. New cojrses and departments were added periodrca:ly until ioday ooth short term voca ’ona cojrses and genera training are ava’ able. The record of ‘he inrtitution is one of s'ow but steady growth. In 1930. the church announced that it intended to discontinue its financial support of junior col'eges. he announcement was in pursuance of the policy to withdraw from the field of secu ar education. Then followed a fervid Datt ©■ in the legisatjre of 1931. The outcome was H. B. 101, introduced oy Recresentat:ve P. C. Peterson, who worked as ardent y -'o peroetuate the schoo as his grandfather, resident Canute Peterson, had worked to estaolish it. Senator W. D. Candland oiloted the Bill in the Senate. Reorcsentat've Ernest Madsen also soonsored the measure, as did legislators from the northern and other sections of the state. pres dent L. R. Anderson of the college executive com mittee and many others worked incessantly to convert the legislature to the need of state junior co eges. The measure making Snow a state institution Juy I. 1932. became a law under the signature of Governor George H. Dern. An essential amendment to the law, H. B. 120, was made oy the legislature of 1933. It was introduced and soonsored in the House oy Representative Conrad F-rischknecht. Senator W. D. Cand and piloted t In the Senate. Representative Hans Christensen active y supported the measure, as did egislators and citizens from every section of the state, ©articular y from Weber County. The final ballot recorded. In ooth houses, very few opoosing votes, showing a conversion to junior colleges. Governor Blood signed the measure March 21. 1933. When the State became the administrator of the college, the Church deeded to it the present school buildings, campus, and equioment. And so the eventful years became history—a history that presages a future of growlh and service for the institution.

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Rep. P. C. Peterson Sponsor of H. B. 101 Rep. Conrad Frischknecht Sponsor o{ H. B. 120 Sen. W. D. Candland H. B. 101. H. B. 120 M.H. Knudsen President o{ College 1924—

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The Faculty Milton H. Knudsen Mary Williamson Fred J. Fjcldsted President Education Music Biology. Agriculture 11. Ephraim Jensen Biological Science Jos. H. Christensen Registrar. Commerce Wm. G. Barton Political Science, History Helen A. Nelson Public Speaking. Art Ivan W. Young Physical Educai'on Fern Young English Heber C. Snell Education H. R. Christensen 0hysics. Mathematics Gladys Youngberg Education Francis J. Gurney Chemistry Lucy A Phillips English Emma B. Sorensen Home Economics LaPrele Crabb Libra rian Charles A. Wall Business Mary Nielson Critic Teacher Vonda Harris Critic Teacher Vilate Jacobsen Critic Teacher Inez Adams Critic Teacher Audrey Larsen Critic Teacher Ethel Hermansen Critic Teacher Blaine Anderson Critic Teacher