Friday, August 26, 2011

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.







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