Weber County High School - Golden Spike Yearbook (Ogden, UT)

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ADMINISTRATION .-Ks early trappers and exploreres ol our VVestern territory prolvalily kept few records or -iournals of their experiences, wrote few letters to friends hack home in the east, and had few of their experiences reported lvy others until many years later, the availalwle authentic history of their activities is very limited and oliscure. lt is apparently lllH:lClllI for hist- orians to accurately determine who were the first lfnglish speaking men in Utah, and more diflicult to determine who were first in NN'elwer County, for although the names of many nl, the men who traveled this Western territory are known, actual trails and camping spots are difficult to definitly locate. llowever, it is definitely known that litienne Provot, Peter Skeen Ogden, 'lames Bridger, and others were trapping and exploring the Western states in the early I?3OO's and set foot on XXX-Iver County soil. The remaining four principle division pages, lirielily review historical accounts and known faets of their pioneering in lYelier County.

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IN MEMORIAM IAJICENIC MAHONICY ALMA BARTON X W ,7-A -4 f ' 1 6 l xx 'Q tv

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THE GOLDEN SPIKE KEITH WAHLQUIST .VU Pli R I N TEN DEN T OF SCI I O01 .S Our western pioneers were vigorous, sturdy people. The very severity of their environment eliminated the weak and unresourceful. It has lvecome cust- omary to insist that our present sheltered living will soften this generation of hoys and girls. lt is prohahle that more physically frail will survive now than formerly. But surely no one will insist that the present permits of less mental and moral vigor in the men and women who are to succeed. The present and future challenge you to unprecedented tests of allegience to high principle and to loyalty to right. May the class of Q eontrilwute something to out country's record of high , . .y e . . achievement. . -.,- - AL., 1 .....- .- ' pg... i- '1-