First Day of School - 1897

Chapel Exercises

The first day of school for the newly formed Branch Normal School located in Cedar City, Utah was September 21, 1897. Faculty that first year included:

Milton Bennion, Principal - Pedagogy and History
George W. Decker, Librarian - Mathematics and Natural Science
Howard R. Driggs, Secretary and Registrar - English Language and Literature
Annie E. Spencer, Assistant Librarian - Locution and Physical Culture

Chapel Exercises were held at the beginning of each school day. Attendance was optional, but all students were cordially invited to be present regularly.

Fun Facts about the First Folio

Fun Facts about the First Folio

1) The First Folio cost one pound (20 shillings) when it was published. A First Folio sold for $6.2 million in 2004.

2) Heminges and Condell, members of the Stationers Company, compiled the contents of the First Folio.

3) The First Folio includes all of the generally accepted plays of Shakespeare with the exception of Pericles, Prince of Tyre and The Two Noble Kinsmen, and the two lost plays, Cardenio and Love's Labour's Won.

4) The First Folio is one of the most valuable printed books in the world.

5) It is believed around 750 copies were printed. There are approximately 230 in existence today.

For more information: http://www.folger.edu/