Class of 1890 H.S.


Alphabetical Alumni
411, BYA Orphan Class

411, BYA Orphan Class
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BYA Orphan Class 411

BY Academy Orphan Classes.

Out of 105 classes tracked by this website Directory, we have not yet found relatively complete class listings for only the following classes: 1880, 1890, 1891 Commercials, 1892, 1898, 1899, and 1900. We welcome researchers to find newspaper reports, photographs, listings in biographies, and other innovative sources for these class lists. To volunteer, please email yhigh@ymail.com

Bickley, Kay

Bickley, Kay

Kay Bickley

BY Academy High School Class of 1890. Kay Bickley (female), Elocution. Source: Utah Enquirer, May 23, 1890.

Brown, James L.

Brown, James L.
Provo, Utah US

James Brown

BY Academy High School Class of 1884 and 1890. James Brown. Graduated Friday, June 13, 1884, with a Normal diploma. Source: Territorial Enquirer, Friday, June 13, 1884. BY Academy High School Class of 1890. James Brown, Bookkeeping. Also James Brown, Normal Diploma Source: Utah Enquirer, May 23, 1890. Faculty & Staff. James L. Brown, Elementary Education teacher, 1897-1921.

Dalley, John H. or E.

Dalley, John H. or E.

John Dalley

BY Academy High School Class of 1890. John H. Dalley, Bookkeeping. John E. Dalley, Normal diploma. Source: Utah Enquirer, May 23, 1890.

Dedrickson, Theodore Dahl

Dedrickson, Theodore Dahl
Spanish Fork, Utah US

Theodore and Eleanor Dedrickson

Class of 1890? Theodore Dahl Dedrickson was born August 1, 1871 in Spanish Fork, Utah. He died April 22, 1940 in Spanish Fork, Utah, and was buried April 24, 1940 in Spanish Fork, Utah. Theodore married Eleanor Braithwaite on February 16, 1898 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah. Theodore's parents joined the church in Iceland and Denmark and traveled to Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ [The following narrative was written by his daughter, Alta] Dad usually cooked breakfast and got us ready for school. He worked split shifts at the Drug Store and enjoyed taking care of the children and their needs. We loved him, dearly. He was such fun and we made a game of everything working together, to get our chores done. We laugh a lot... Dad, because of his feet, was not able to do heavy work and a lot of walking. He was born with two club feet and must have found this somewhat of a handicap in many ways. He attended school in Spanish Fork and at Brigham Young Academy. Here, he studied pharmacy and so went into the drug business as a young man. Many years later, when I attended Brigham Young University myself [1921-1924] President George H. Brimhall called me to his office one day, and told me about my father being a student there. He told me what a splendid student he was and what a proud heritage I had to live up to. He said he also knew Grandfather Dedrickson and his work in the church. I shall always cherish that visit... Then there was the day when papa brought home a new-angled invention called an automobile. It was made by Henry Ford and called his Model T. What a thrill!! We all loaded in and went clear to Provo to see Barnum and Bailey's big three-ring circus. There were real elephants, monkeys and clowns. The parade was coming down Main Street and we were parked so we could see. The clown ran over and started counting us out loud and threw his hands in the air and yelled "poor papa." This was the only car in town, except Dr. Warner, we were quite a novelty. Everyone would stop, look and listen. Some of the older generation wondered what this world was coming to... They had the following children: 1. Gilbert DEDRICKSON was born 18 Jun 1899 and died 16 Mar 1991. 2. Hazel La von DEDRICKSON was born 2 Mar 1901 and died 11 Sep 1990. 3. Royal DEDRICKSON was born 12 May 1903 and died 8 Mar 1982. 4. Ruth DEDRICKSON was born 12 May 1903 and died 17 Apr 1982. 5. Alden Robert DEDRICKSON was born 12 Apr 1907 in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah. He died 9 Aug 1926 in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah and was buried in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah. Alden Dedrickson, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Dedrickson, died Monday night at 11 o'clock after a brief illness of ptomaine poisoning, brought on, it is thought by eating a hot dog at a lunch counter on the 8th. The youth was taken sick on the 9th, but his condition was not thought to be serious. Doctors were called in on the case and he was thought to be improving until Monday afternoon, when he lapsed into unconsciousness and he died the same evening. 6. Alta Amelia DEDRICKSON was born 12 Apr 1907 and died 12 Jan 1981. 7. Ruby Eleanor DEDRICKSON was born 28 Apr 1910 and died 20 Sep 1990. [Excerpts from an account by daughter Alta from the collection of John Warnke.] Source: http://genealogy.homeip.net/dedrickson/aqwg01.htm

Dunyon, Joy W.

Dunyon, Joy W.

J. W. Dunyon

BY Academy High School Class of 1890 & 1892. Joy W. Dunyon (male), Bookkeeping. Also Normal diploma. Source: Utah Enquirer, May 23, 1890. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1892. J. W. Dunyon (male) appears in a photograph held by the BYU Archives purporting to be "the first class to graduate from the new Academy Building, 1892." (UAP 2 Folder 037)

Groesbeck, Cornelia E. [Cora - not Ira]

Groesbeck, Cornelia E. [Cora - not Ira]
Salt Lake City, Utah US

Cora and Clarence Snow

BY Academy High School Normal Class of 1890 and 1891, and Collegiate Normal Class of 1893. Cora Groesbeck, Normal diploma, Source: Utah Enquirer, May 23, 1890. ~ ~ ~ ~ BY Academy High School Normal Class of 1891 Diploma on May 21, 1891. Source 1: Graduation Program of the Normal Class of 1891. Cora [not Ira] Groesbeck, received a Normal Diploma, Bachelor of Pedagogy (B.Pd.), in 1893. Source: Students Record of Class Standings, BY Academy, Book 1, page 7. ~ ~ ~ ~ Cornelia Evangeline (Cora) Groesbeck was born on July 18, 1873 in Springville Utah. Her parents: Nicholas Harmon Groesbeck and Cornelia Melissa Sanford Groesbeck. She married Clarence Snow of Springville, Utah, on September 5, 1900. She died on November 12, 1964 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Interment, Salt Lake City Cemetery. ~ ~ ~ ~ OBITUARY OF HER SON: Eliot Snow, distinguished physician and surgeon, died peacefully October 11, 1995 in his home in Salt Lake City. He was 92. Dr. Snow was born in 1902 to Clarence and Cornelia Groesbeck Snow in Logan, Utah. Clarence Snow was the youngest of 10 children born to Mormon pioneers Erastus Snow and his 3rd wife, Elizabeth Ashby Snow. Erastus Snow and Orson Pratt were the first Mormons to enter the Salt Lake Valley. Dr. Snow graduated with an A.B. from the University of Utah in 1924 and with an M.D. degree from Harvard Medical School in 1928. He interned at the Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia from 1928 to 1930. From 1930 to 1932 he served a fellowship in surgery at the Lahey Clinic in Boston, Massachusetts where he was first assistant to the eminent surgeon Dr. Frank H. Lahey. He married Marjorie Eleanora Greacen in 1932. He then returned to Salt Lake as surgeon to the Salt Lake Clinic, where he was active in its growth until his retirement in 1972. He spent four years in the Medical Corps of the Army of the United States during World War II. From 1950 to 1971, during the Korean and Vietnam wars, he was chairman of the Utah Committee for the "Drafting of Doctors, Dentists, and Allied Specialists" for which service he was awarded the Silver Medal of the Selective Service. In 1933 he was instrumental in founding the Salt Lake Surgical Club which in 1937 became the Salt Lake Surgical Society. From 1963 to 1972 he was the governor of the American College of Surgeons for Utah. He started, and was chairman for seven years, of the college's committee for the study of malpractice and liability. His wife, Marjorie Greacen Snow, preceded him in death on April 1, 1989 at the age of 85. He is survived by two sons, Geoffrey Snow, of Colorado; and Rick Snow, of California; by three grandchildren; and by his sister, Dr. Dorothy Snow; and brother, Dr. Robert Snow. [Deseret News, Wednesday, October 25, 1995.]

Hand, Hyrum

Hand, Hyrum

Hyrum Hand

BY Academy High School Class of 1890. Hyrum Hand, Normal Diploma. Source: Utah Enquirer, May 23, 1890.

Hansen, Mary D. (1890)

Hansen, Mary D. (1890)

Mary Hansen

BY Academy High School Class of 1890. Mary D. Hansen. Source: Utah Enquirer, May 23, 1890.

John, Ada

John, Ada

Ada John

BY Academy High School Class of 1890. Ada John, Normal diploma. Source: Utah Enquirer, May 23, 1890.

Larson, Joseph [Heber?] [Larsen,]

Larson, Joseph [Heber?] [Larsen,]

Joseph Larson

BY Academy High School Class of 1890. Joseph Larson, Bookkeeping. Source: Utah Enquirer, May 23, 1890. ~ ~ ~ QUESTION: Is this the Joseph Heber Larsen [Larson?] who was a member of the first BYA football team in 1896? Source. Joseph Heber Larson was born on November 19, 1873 in Utah. Heber became a teacher at Gila Academy in Thatcher, Arizona. He died on May 7, 1942 in Los Angeles, California.

Luke, Benjamin

Luke, Benjamin

Benjamin Luke

BY Academy High School Class of 1890, & 1892? Benjamin F. Luke, Elocution. Source: Utah Enquirer, May 23, 1890. ~ ~ ~ ~ BY Academy High School Normal Class of 1892. Benjamin Luke. Listed as a Junior in the 1891 Normal Commencement Program. Source: Commencement Program of the Normal Class of 1891 on May 21, 1891.

Macdonald, George Aird

Macdonald, George Aird
Mesa, Arizona US

George and Lulu Macdonald

Class of 1890. George Aird Macdonald was born to Alexander F. Macdonald and Agnes Aird in 1870 in Provo, Utah. He graduated from Brigham Young Academy in 1890, and taught school for two years in Graham County, Arizona. While there he married Lulu Cluff in 1891. For 13 years he worked as a bookkeeper for a store in Mesa, Arizona, and later engaged in raising livestock. His biographical sketch in James McClintock’s book, Arizona, Vol. III, states that George purchased the plant of the Mesa Milling Company which he operated for three years. George served as the Mormon Church as Maricopa Stake Clerk in Mesa, Arizona, from 1900 to 1907. He was appointed to the public office of Deputy County Treasurer for Maricopa County in 1906, and then was elected County Treasurer in 1911. He served two terms, almost ten years. He was described as “discharging his duties with marked promptness and fidelity, being a most faithful custodian of public funds.” He kept his farm and other interests in Mesa. He was also known for his beautiful handwriting and skill in drawing. After a number of years childlessness, George and Lulu Macdonald began to despair of having children. Lulu went to Mexico, and George was to follow with a prospective polygamous bride, the marriage to be performed by his father, A.F. Macdonald. The other woman backed out of the marriage, but his father A.F. Macdonald promised Lulu that, “For the sacrifice you have made in your feelings in this matter, the Lord will bless you and open your womb and you shall have children.” The blessing was literally fulfilled when she gave birth to two children, in 1905 and 1908. But they both died in infancy, a source of great sorrow. George Macdonald died in Phoenix in 1931 of heart disease after a two-day illness. Lulu died in 1936. Their children: Rose Macdonald, born and died September 28, 1905; and Aaron Cluff Macdonald, born and died January 21, 1908.

Maeser, Karl Emil B. (1866-1910)

Maeser, Karl Emil B. (1866-1910)
Salt Lake City, Utah US

Emil and Fanny Maeser

BY Academy High School Class of 1890, and Collegiate Class of 1896. Emil Maeser, Normal diploma. Source: Utah Enquirer, May 23, 1890. ~ ~ BY Academy Collegiate Class of 1896. Emil Maeser. Graduated May 1896 with Bachelor of Pedagogy (B.Pd.). For some reason, he was absent from Commencement Exercises. Source 1: Deseret News, May 30, 1896. Source 2: 1896 Graduation Program ~ ~ Faculty & Staff. ~ ~ ~ ~ Emil B. Maeser, German, Mechanical Drawing, and Military Tactics, 1891-1894. He appears in a photo of the first faculty to serve under Principal Benjamin Cluff in 1892. ~ ~ ~ ~ Karl Emil B. Maeser was born on March 29, 1866, in Salt Lake City, Utah. His parents were Karl Gottfried Maeser and Annie Henrietta Theresa Mieth. He married Fanny Lillian Loveland on March 29, 1894 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He died on January 19, 1910 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Interment, Salt Lake City Cemetery.

Mills, John M.

Mills, John M.

John Mills

BY Academy High School, Class of 1890. John M. Mills, Spanish, high school Normal diploma. Source: Utah Enquirer, May 23, 1890. ~ ~ ~ ~ BY Academy Collegiate Class of 1900. John M. Mills, "Class of 1899" (sic), received a Diploma: Bachelor of Letters. Source 1: Deseret Evening News, June 2, 1900. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: J. M. Mills, received Bachelor of Letters (B.L.) Degree, Spring of 1900. Students Record of Class Standings B.Y. Academy, Book 1, Page 12.

Morgan, Andrew

Morgan, Andrew

Andrew Morgan

BY Academy High School Class of 1890. Andrew Morgan, Bookkeeping. Source: Utah Enquirer, May 23, 1890. ~ ~ ~ ~ IS THIS? Andrew B. Prior Morgan was born on January 18, 1871 in Spanish Fork, Utah. His parents were David Morgan and Elizabeth Prior Morgan. ~ ~ Andrew married twice: ~ ~ First to Marion Bringhurst Haymond on March 30, 1894. She married William Albert Warthen on October 21, 1903, and died on January 1, 1960. ~ ~ Andrew second married Vivian Rees on June 26, 1906 in Spanish Fork, Utah. Vivian was born on April 15, 1885 in Spanish Fork, Utah. Her parents were Alfred Rees and Emma David Rees. Vivian died on October 16, 1979 in Santa Monica, California. Her interment, Provo City Cemetery, Utah. ~ ~ Andrew B. P. Morgan died on October 3, 1935 in Provo, Utah. His interment, Provo City Cemetery, Utah.

Moyle, Alfred

Moyle, Alfred

Alfred Moyle

BY Academy High School Class of 1890. Alfred Moyle, Bookkeeping. Source: Utah Enquirer, May 23, 1890.

Nelson, Joseph (1882-83-84-90)

Nelson, Joseph (1882-83-84-90)
Moroni, Utah US

Joseph Nelson

BY Academy High School Class of 1882, 1883, 1884 and 1890. Joseph Nelson of Moroni, Utah. Graduated June 16, 1882 with Mercantile Bookkeeping certificate. 21 members of the Class of 1882 are mentioned. Source 1: Deseret Evening News, June 19, 1882. Source 2: Territorial Enquirer, June 21, 1882. ~ ~ BYA High School Class of 1883. Joseph Nelson of Moroni, Utah. Graduated Friday, June 15, 1883, with a Normal diploma. Source: Territorial Enquirer, Friday, June 15, 1883. Also received a Bookkeeping certificate, a Mathematics certificate, and a Physics certificate, on Friday, June 15, 1883. Source: Territorial Enquirer, Friday, June 15, 1883. ~ ~ BY Academy High School Class of 1884. Joseph Nelson. Graduated Friday, June 13, 1884, with a Normal diploma. Source: Territorial Enquirer, Friday, June 13, 1884. ~ ~ BY Academy High School Class of 1884. Joseph Nelson received a certificate of proficiency in Political Science. Source: Territorial Enquirer, Friday, June 13, 1884. BY Academy High School Class of 1890. Joseph Nelson, Bookkeeping. Source: Utah Enquirer, May 23, 1890. ~ ~ Question: Is there more than one Joseph Nelson involved at BYA during these years?

Nielson, Alexander [Nielsen,]

Nielson, Alexander [Nielsen,]

Alexander Nielson

BY Academy High School Class of 1889 and 1890. Alexander Nielson [in one place; Alexander Nielsen in the same article] received a Certificate: Physiology, Bookkeeping Source: Utah Enquirer, May 28, 1889. BY Academy High School Class of 1890. Alexander Nielson, Normal diploma. Source: Utah Enquirer, May 23, 1890.

Olsen, Elias A.

Olsen, Elias A.
Provo, Utah US

Elias A. Olsen

BY Academy High School Class of 1890. Elias Olsen received a Normal [teaching] diploma. Source: Utah Enquirer, May 23, 1890. ~ ~ ~ ~ OBITUARY: After a long and severe illness, caused by blood poisoning, Bro. Elias Olsen, a student of the Academy, died in this city, January 31, 1891. He was a promising young man, whose amiable disposition won for him a love that will be cherished by all who knew him. In their terrible affliction, the family have the heartfelt sympathy of the teachers and students of the Academy. [B.Y.A. Student February 3, 1891 Vol. 1 No. 2] See obituary: At Rest

Peterson, John C.

Peterson, John C.
Provo, Utah US

John Peterson

BY Academy High School Class of 1890, Brigham Young High School Class of 1907. Faculty. In 1890 John Peterson graduated in Bookkeeping. Source: Utah Enquirer, May 23, 1890. ~ ~ ~ ~ Brigham Young High School, Class of 1907. John C. Peterson. He received a Normal Diploma. Source: Students Record of Class Standings B.Y. Academy, Book 2, Page 136. ~ ~ ~ ~ BYH Class of 1907. John C. Peterson, a Normal graduate. BYU [& BYH] Class of 1907 Listing of BYH Normal, High School, Commercial, Music, Agriculture, and Arts & Trades graduates. Source: Brigham Young University & Normal Training School, Catalogue & Announcements, for 32nd Academic Year, 1907-1908, p. 136. ~ ~ ~ ~ Faculty & Staff. John C. Peterson, Training School, 1908-1909. [Note: It appears that John C. Peterson is one person, however, there is a possibility that the 1890 and the 1907 John C. Peterson may be two persons.]

Powelson, Powel George

Powelson, Powel George
Provo, Utah US

George and Mary Powelson

BY Academy High School Class of 1890 & 1892. George Powelson, Bookkeeping. Source: Utah Enquirer, May 23, 1890. Class of 1892: George Powelson appears in a photograph held by the BYU Archives purporting to be "the first class to graduate from the new Academy Building, 1892." (UAP 2 Folder 037) ~ ~ ~ ~ Powel George Powelson was born on January 26, 1868 in Goshen, Utah. His parents were Poul Madsen and Janet Gourley. He married Mary Caroline Davis on July 19, 1893 in Provo, Utah. He died on April 24, 1929 in Provo, Utah. Interment, Provo, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ Powel George Powelson [George, BYA High School Class of 1890 and 1892] and Mary Caroline Davis Powelson had twelve children, including: Elma Janet Powelson Thatcher [BYH Class of 1913], born November 16, 1894 in Provo, died September 1, 1976 in Provo; Loran George Powelson [BYH Class of 1916], born December 9, 1896 in Provo, died March 17, 1972 in Salt Lake City; Donnel Earl Powelson, born January 13, 1899 in Provo, died on December 19, 1986 in Salt Lake City; Arlon Marion (Marion) Powelson [BYH Classes of 1919 and 1920], born October 11, 1901 in Provo, died October 29, 1977 in Salt Lake City; Stanford Paul Powelson [BYH Class of 1922], born April 8, 1904 in Provo, died on December 2, 1965 in Salt Lake City; Dorothy Powelson (Thomas O.) Moore, born January 12, 1909, died June 17, 1997, of Mission Viejo, California; Verl Davis Powelson, born August 23, 1911 in Provo, died on April 10, 1954 in Provo; Fred Davis Powelson, born October 26, 1919 in Provo, died ___ in Orem; Bert Powelson; Lael Powelson Creer, Orem, Utah; and Dr. Keith Davis Powelson, Tarzana, California.

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.

Shelley, George

Shelley, George

George Shelley

BY Academy High School Class of 1889 and 1890. George Shelley received Certificates: Phonography (shorthand by dictation), and Elocution. Source: Utah Enquirer, May 28, 1889. BY Academy High School Class of 1890. George Shelly (sic), Bookkeeping. Source: Utah Enquirer, May 23, 1890.

Thornton, Alexander

Thornton, Alexander

Alex Thornton

BY Academy High School Class of 1890. Alex. Thornton, Bookkeeping. Source: Utah Enquirer, May 23, 1890.

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