Collegiate Grads of BYA 1885



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Alphabetical Alumni
411, BYA Collegiate Students

411, BYA Collegiate Students

BYA Collegiates 411

In this Alumni Directory, our focus is on the often-forgotten BY Academy secondary senior classes between 1877 and 1903, and on the BY High School senior classes from 1904 to 1968.

In 1881 Brigham Young Academy's Scientific Department broke new ground by awarding a "collegiate diploma" to James E. Talmage, the first such BYA diploma to be issued. This raised serious questions about whether a secondary school could issue a "collegiate diploma" that would be recognized by colleges. James Talmage and others were required to take extra tests at other colleges before their collegiate credential was accepted.

BYU and the BYU Alumni Association keep records of BYA collegiate-level graduates, but have not in the past kept comprehensive lists of BYA high-school-level graduates. That is why our emphasis in this Directory is on high school graduates. Nevertheless, in this Directory we will also track the relatively small number of BYA students who received BYA collegiate degrees between 1881 to 1903, simply to avoid confusing the two groups, and because there is much overlapping. [We have also added the earliest BYU graduates, 1904 to 1935, for the same reasons.]



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Collett, William G.

Collett, William G.

William Collett

BY Academy High School Class of 1882 and 1885. William Collett. 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. ~ ~ ~ ~ BY Academy High School Class of 1885. William G. Collett received a Teacher's Certificate. Source: 1. Deseret News, June 25, 1885. 2. Territorial Enquirer, June 12, 1885. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ BY Academy Collegiate Class of 1885. William G. Collett received a Certificate of Efficiency in Science. Source: 1. Deseret News, June 25, 1885. 2. Territorial Enquirer, June 12, 1885.

Done, Willard

Done, Willard
Provo, Utah US

Willard Done

BY Academy High School Class of 1883. Willard Done of Payson, Utah. Graduated Friday, June 15, 1883, with a Normal diploma, and with a Physiology certificate. Source: Territorial Enquirer, Friday, June 15, 1883. ~ ~ ~ ~ BY Academy Collegiate Class of 1885. Willard Done received a Certificate of Efficiency in Science. Source: 1. Deseret News, June 25, 1885. 2. Territorial Enquirer, June 12, 1885. ~ ~ ~ ~ Faculty & Staff. Willard Done, Librarian, 1883-1887.