Snow College - Snowonian Yearbook (Ephraim, UT)

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CHARLES HENRY SKIDMORE Former Slate Superintendent Charles Henry Skidmore, retiring: State Superintendent. has always been a real friend to Snow College. During his twelve years as State Executive. he gave his full influence to furthering the advancement of the College, the first institution of its nature to come under his administration. Each year he attended the graduating exercises and awarded the diplomas to the graduates. During these years, there was an improvement in standards, an expansion in curriculum and in buildings. Superintendent Skidmore, a son of Bishop William L. Skidmore, was born in Richmond. Utah, in a log cabin built by his father. He worked on the farm until sixteen years of age. Then he became a student at Brigham Young College in Logan. After teaching in all the grades of elementary and high school, except the first, he taught in the Brigham Young College for eleven years, the latter part of which time he held the Chair of Mathematics and Engineering. He did two years of graduate work at the University of Chicago, and attended Teachers College. Columbia University. and the University of California at Berkeley for several summers. In 1912 he was appointed superintendent of the Granite school district, in which position he served until 1917: then he went to Box Elder school district as superintendent. He visited the graduating class of Snow College annually to seek new teachers for Box Elder district, and employed a hundred teachers trained at Snow. He became known all over the state as a good financier and a successful promoter of school consolidation. For the past twelve years, he has been State Superintendent of Schools in Utah. With the aid of excellent assistants, he organized a strong, effective public school system, and attracted the attention of educational magazines throughout the United States. During the year 1944. he was honored by being chosen to preside over the National Council of Chief State School Officers. It is our desire to express thanks and appreciation to Superintendent Skidmore for the interest he has taken in Snow College, furthering its growth and development. We wish him well in the years to come. 'Five he

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115G3 JAMES A. NUTT ALL President of Snout College This yearbook is the history of another chapter in the life of each of us. It records the events of the past year and through it vc will relive those experiences and renew the friendship that has been made. It has been a year rich in experience and opportunities and one full of challenges to most of us. Those challenges have been well met by the student body and regardless of obstacles a full program of activities and achievements has been realized. Although the dark clouds of war still hang heavily over us, hope is brighter now that it has been since the beginning of the war. I am sure that each of us is watching and praying for the brighter tomorrow when peace and harmony will again be our lot. May those prayers soon be answered is my sincere wish to each of you. 77lirteen