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.]

BY Academy Class of 1895.

According to the Deseret News of June 1, 1895, there were 16 Collegiate Normal graduates receiving B. Pd. Degrees. It added that there were 5 (sic) graduates from the Commercial high school program, and "There are no graduates from the Academic Department this year." According to the (Provo) Daily Enquirer of May 22, 1895, there were 16 Collegiate Normal and 7 Commercial high school graduates this year. We have all seven names. According to the Salt Lake Daily Tribune of May 23, 1895, there were 16 collegiate graduates, but it gives only 7 of the names. It says there were 7 graduates in the commercial high school department, and all seven names are listed. The Commercial graduates held their graduation earlier in the day, and the Normal graduates held their graduation exercises later in the day.

BY Academy High School Commercial Class of 1885, High School Class of 1886, and Collegiate Class of 1895. A. B. Anderson [Andrew Bjrring (sic) Anderson.] Awarded Assistant Teacher's Certificate. Source: The (Provo) Daily Enquirer, May 25, 1886. ~ ~ ~ ~ BY Academy Collegiate Class of 1895. Andrew B. Anderson. On May 23, 1895, he received both a [high school equivalent] Commercial College Diploma and also his B. Pd. Degree. Source 1: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, page 18. Source 2: Salt Lake Tribune, May 24, 1895. ~ ~ ~ ~ Photograph, Class of 1895. A. B. Anderson (male) appears in a photograph held by the BYU Archives purporting to be "the graduating Class of 1895" (UAP 2 Folder 038). ~ ~ ~ ~ IS THIS? Andrew B. Anderson, born September 14, 1866 in Ephriam, Utah. His parents are Andrew Rasmus Anderson and Mary Ann [or Mariane] Pederson Anderson. Andrew B. Anderson married twice: to Hannah Evans of September 12, 1888 in Manti, Utah; and to Anne Sophia Skinner. Andrew Bjrring Anderson died of "old age" on April 24, 1962 in Salt Lake City, Utah. His interment, Lehi City Cemetery, Utah. [Bjrring = Bjorring?] ~ ~ ~ ~ Andrew B. Anderson served as Principal of the Beaver Branch at Brigham Young Academy from 1900 to 1907. Source: "Life at a Church Academy in Beaver, Utah" by Casey Paul Griffiths, adjunct professor of Church History and Doctrine, Brigham Young University.

BY Academy Collegiate Normal Class of 1895. May [actually Maria] Ashworth. Received title of Bachelor of Pedagogy (B. Pd.) on May 23, 1895. At the Commencement Exercises she delivered the Class Prognostication. Source 1: Salt Lake Tribune, May 24, 1895. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Class of 1895. May Ashworth (female) appears in a photograph held by the BYU Archives purporting to be "the graduating Class of 1895" (UAP 2 Folder 038). Source 3: Collegiate Class of 1895: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, page 1. ~ ~ ~ ~ Maria Ashworth was born September 28, 1874 in Beaver, Utah. Her parents were William Booth Ashworth and Mary Elizabeth Shepherd. She married Alfred Lewis Booth [BYH High School Class of 1886] on May 12, 1900, in Salt Lake City, Utah. They had five children, including: Alfred Lewis Booth, Jr., born 1901; Editha Booth, born 1903; Leona Booth, born 1905; Herbert Booth, born 1907; and William Booth, born 1908. Maria "May" Ashworth Booth died on October 9, 1913 in Provo, Utah. Her interment, Provo City Cemetery, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ HER HUSBAND: Alfred Lewis Booth. BY Academy High School Class of 1886. Awarded Teacher's Certificate, and Special Certificate in Physiology & Hygiene. Source 1: The (Provo) Daily Enquirer, May 25, 1886. Faculty & Staff. Logic, Mathematics and History teacher and Registrar, 1887-1889. President of the Alumni Association. Born June 17, 1864, in Alpine, Utah. His parents were Richard Thornton Booth and Elsie Edge Booth. Alfred Booth married three times: He first married Marie Olsen, who was born on October 22, 1872 in Loten, Hedmark, Norway. She died on April 16, 1892. He second married Maria "May" Ashworth of Beaver, Utah, May 12, 1900, in Salt Lake City, Utah. They had five children. She died on October 10, 1913. Third marriage: Edith Young, on June 23, 1915, in Salt Lake City, Utah. They had one son and two daughters. Alfred died on June 3, 1947, in Provo, Utah. Interment, Provo, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ Alfred had his first ride on a railroad when he went to Provo to attend BYA in 1879. The school was occupying the remodeled Lewis Building on Center Street. He saw the building enlarged in 1882, and was a student when the building burned to the ground on a cold winter night in 1884. He helped to move books and furniture to the old ZCMI building near the railroad tracks. By 1886 Alfred graduated with a Normal [Teaching] Certificate. He taught trigonometry, surveying, rhetoric and logic. For the year 1889-91 he was Registrar at BYA, and in 1898-99 he was president of the Alumni Association. He surveyed much of Provo. In 1893 he passed the bar examination and was admitted to the bar in Provo, and became one of Utah's most celebrated attorneys. Source 2: Brief profile in The Sons of Brigham by T. Earl Pardoe, 1969, pp. 3-6.

BY Academy High School Class of 1885. Henry E. Bowman received a Teacher's Certificate. Source: 1. Deseret News, June 25, 1885. 2. Territorial Enquirer, June 12, 1885. ~ ~ ~ ~ BY Academy Collegiate Class of 1885. Henry E. Bowman received a Certificate of Efficiency in Science. Sources: 1. Deseret News, June 25, 1885. 2. Territorial Enquirer, June 12, 1885. ~ ~ ~ ~ Henry Eyring Bowman, Jr., was born on August 9, 1886 in St. George, Utah. His parents were Henry Eyring Bowman, Sr., and Mary Bertha Gubler. He married Eva Sarah Done on June 3, 1908 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He died on October 13, 1933 in Provo, Utah. Interment, Provo City Cemetery.

BY Academy Collegiate Normal Class of 1895. Jennie Brimhall. Received title of Bachelor of Pedagogy (B. Pd.) on May 23, 1895. She served as Historian, and at Commencement Exercises delivered the Class History. Source 1: Salt Lake Tribune, May 24, 1895. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Class of 1895. Jennie Brimhall appears in a photograph held by the BYU Archives purporting to be "the graduating Class of 1895" (UAP 2 Folder 038) Source 3: Collegiate Class of 1895: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, page 3. ~ ~ ~ ~ She married Jesse William Knight. ~ ~ ~ ~ Faculty & Staff: As Mrs. Knight, Jennie Brimhall Knight served as Matron, Training School, 1897-1898, 1907-1911. ~ ~ ~ ~ ONE OF FIRST TWO SINGLE WOMEN MISSIONARIES IN THE LDS CHURCH: Lucy Jane Brimhall and Amanda Inez Knight were the first single sister missionaries called in the Church. They were called 1 April 1898 to serve in Great Britain. Sister Brimhall had graduated from Brigham Young Academy in 1895 and had taught school afterward. She was a close friend of Inez Knight, daughter of Jesse Knight and granddaughter of Newel and Lydia Knight, who were prominent in early Church history. The two had planned a European tour, but these plans were interrupted by their mission call.

BY Academy Collegiate Normal Class of 1895. A. B. Christensen. Received title of Bachelor of Pedagogy (B. Pd.) on May 23, 1895. At Commencement Exercises he delivered the "Class Jingle." Source 1: Salt Lake Tribune, May 24, 1895. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Class of 1895. A. B. Christensen appears in a photograph held by the BYU Archives purporting to be "the graduating Class of 1895" (UAP 2 Folder 038) ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 3: Collegiate Class of 1895: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, page 21. ~ ~ ~ ~ Faculty & Staff. Andrew B. Christensen, History teacher, 1895-1896, 1912-1914. ~ ~ ~ ~ Andrew Burton Christensen was born on October 27, 1876 in Salina, Utah. His parents were Niels Christensen and Ane Marie Nielsen Christensen. He married Martine Michelsen on May 6, 1896. He died on December 10, 1955, with Dr. John B. Cluff attending death. Interment, Richfield Cemetery, Utah. ~ ~ / / ~ ~ Andrew B. Christenson (1869-1931) was the president of what is today Brigham Young University–Idaho from 1914-1917. Christenson was born in Manti, Utah. He graduated from Brigham Young Academy in 1895. In 1896 he married Sarah Jane Barholowmew (1875-1966) in the Manti Temple. Christenson was then a teacher and principal in Kanab, Utah. He then studied at the University of Michigan where he received a BA in Literature in 1901. Christenson served as principal of LDS High School, the predecessor of LDS Business College and was on the faculty of Brigham Young University before coming to Ricks College. During his term as president of Ricks the school first offered college level courses. Like all presidents of Ricks/BYU-Idaho, Christenson was a Latter-day Saint. [ See Wickipedia article.]

BY Academy Collegiate Normal Class of 1895. Frank Cutler. Received title of Bachelor of Pedagogy (B. Pd.) on May 23, 1895. At Commencement Exercises he spoke on "The Aim and Struggle for Victory." Source 1: Salt Lake Tribune, May 24, 1895. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Class of 1895. Frank Cutler appears in a photograph held by the BYU Archives purporting to be "the graduating Class of 1895" (UAP 2 Folder 038). ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 3: Collegiate Class of 1895: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, page 20.

BY Academy Collegiate Normal Class of 1895 and 1897, and Faculty. L. E. Eggertsen. Received degree of Bachelor of Pedagogy (B. Pd.) on May 23, 1895. Source: Salt Lake Tribune, May 24, 1895. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Collegiate Class of 1895: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, page 66. ~ ~ ~ ~ BY Academy Collegiate Class of 1897. Lars E. Eggertsen. Received the degree of Bachelor of Didactics (B. D.) in May of 1897. Source: The (Provo) Daily Enquirer, May 27, 1897. ~ ~ ~ ~ Faculty & Staff. Lars E. Eggertsen, Commerce teacher, 1885-1886, 1891-1901.

BY Academy Collegiate Normal Class of 1895. Vilate Elliott. Received title of Bachelor of Pedagogy (B. Pd.) on May 23, 1895. She served as the President of her class. Source 1: Salt Lake Tribune, May 24, 1895. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Class of 1895. Vilate Elliott (female) appears in a photograph held by the BYU Archives purporting to be "the graduating Class of 1895" (UAP 2 Folder 038). ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 3: Collegiate Class of 1895: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, page 6.

BY Academy Collegiate Normal Class of 1895. Charles R. Fillerup. Received title of Bachelor of Pedagogy (B. Pd.) on May 23, 1895. Source 1: Salt Lake Tribune, May 24, 1895. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Class of 1895. Charles Fillerup appears in a photograph held by the BYU Archives purporting to be "the graduating Class of 1895" (UAP 2 Folder 038) - Faculty & Staff. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 3: Collegiate Class of 1895: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, page 7. ~ ~ ~ ~ Charles R. Fillerup, Assistant Science Teacher, 1895-1896.

BY Academy Collegiate Normal Class of 1895. E. K. Fillerup. Received title of Bachelor of Pedagogy (B. Pd.) on May 23, 1895. Source 1: Salt Lake Tribune, May 24, 1895. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Class of 1895. Erastus Fillerup appears in a photograph held by the BYU Archives purporting to be "the graduating Class of 1895" (UAP 2 Folder 038) ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 3: Collegiate Class of 1895: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, page 7.

BY Academy Collegiate Normal Class of 1895, and Collegiate Class of 1897. B. S. Hinckley. Received title of Bachelor of Pedagogy (B. Pd.) on May 23, 1895. Source 1: Salt Lake Tribune, May 24, 1895. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Class of 1895. B. S. Hinckley appears in a photograph held by the BYU Archives purporting to be "the graduating Class of 1895" (UAP 2 Folder 038). ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 3: B. S. Hinckley, B. Pd. Collegiate Class of 1895: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, page 8. ~ ~ ~ ~ Faculty & Staff. ~ ~ ~ ~ BY Academy Collegiate Class of 1897. Bryant Stringham Hinckley. Received the degree of Bachelor of Didactics (B. D.) in May of 1897. Source: The (Provo) Daily Enquirer, May 27, 1897. ~ ~ ~ ~ Bryant S. Hinckley, Commerce teacher, 1893-1900. ~ ~ ~ ~ According to T. Earl Pardoe, in his book, "Sons of Brigham", "As a gangling youth Bryant was sent to the Brigham Young Academy in Provo. While there the school was moved from the old ZCMI warehouse to the New Education Building on 5th North and Academy Avenue [Jan. 1892]. He had the great privilege of studying and teaching under Karl G. Maeser and graduated from Brigham Young Academy by 1889." He graduated in 1885 and taught through 1889. [Bryant Hinckley appears in a photo of the first faculty to serve under Principal Benjamin Cluff in 1892.] Bryant S. Hinckley came to the campus in 1883. The then-16-year-old Bryant Hinckley, President Gordon B. Hinckley's father, went on to graduate from Brigham Young Academy and was a student orator at his commencement exercises. He joined the faculty and taught at the institution for nine years. In addition, Bryant Hinckley became president of the Alumni Association and organized the Emeritus Club, of which he also served as president.

BY Academy Collegiate Normal Class of 1895, and Collegiate Class of 1897. Faculty, and Board of Trustees. E. H. Holt. Received degree of Bachelor of Pedagogy (B. Pd.) on May 23, 1895. Source 1: Salt Lake Tribune, May 24, 1895. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Class of 1895. Edward H. Holt appears in a photograph held by the BYU Archives purporting to be "the graduating Class of 1895" (UAP 2 Folder 038) - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 3: Collegiate Class of 1895: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, page 24. ~ ~ ~ ~ BY Academy Collegiate Class of 1897. Edward H. Holt. Received the degree of Bachelor of Didactics (B. D.) in May of 1897. Source: The (Provo) Daily Enquirer, May 27, 1897. ~ ~ ~ ~ Faculty & Staff, Board of Trustees. Edward H. Holt, Business Education teacher at BYA, BYH & BYU, 1893-1938. Holt appeared in a photo of the first faculty to serve under Benjamin Cluff in 1892. Holt served on the Board of Trustees 1915 to 1938. Edward H. Holt, secretary to the BYU faculty, served as acting president of BYU in 1929, while President Franklin Harris was still in Russia.

BY Academy Collegiate Normal Class of 1895. James L. Horne. Received title of Bachelor of Pedagogy (B. Pd.) on May 23, 1895. Source 1: Salt Lake Tribune, May 24, 1895. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Collegiate Class of 1895: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, page 9.

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.

BY Academy Collegiate Normal Class of 1895. Gomer Richards. Received title of Bachelor of Pedagogy (B. Pd.) on May 23, 1895. Source 1: Salt Lake Tribune, May 24, 1895. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Class of 1895. Gomer Richards appears in a photograph held by the BYU Archives purporting to be "the graduating Class of 1895" (UAP 2 Folder 038). ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 3: Collegiate Class of 1895: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, page 41.

BY Academy Collegiate Normal Class of 1895. Vio A. Sorensen [female]. Received title of Bachelor of Pedagogy (B. Pd.) on May 23, 1895. Source 1: Salt Lake Tribune, May 24, 1895. ~ ~ ~ ~ Miss Vio Sorensen, one of the bachelors, received special mention as having, during her four years' attendance [three years of high school, and one year of college], never been late, absent or unprepared. Source 2: The (Provo) Daily Enquirer, May 23, 1895. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 3: Collegiate Class of 1895: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, page 15.

BY Academy Collegiate Normal Class of 1895. May Bell [MayBel or Mable] Thurman. Received title of Bachelor of Pedagogy (B. Pd.) on May 23, 1895. At Commencement Exercises, "Mabel" Thurman delivered the Valedictory Address. Source 1: Salt Lake Tribune, May 24, 1895. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Class of 1895. Mae Bell Thurman appears in a photograph held by the BYU Archives purporting to be "the graduating Class of 1895" (UAP 2 Folder 038). ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 3: Collegiate Class of 1895: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, page 16.