Fond memories of Logan Academy, 1932-1934

Welcome to this blog which features pictures and memories of Logan Academy, a boarding school sponsored by the Presbyterian Church in Logan, Utah, from the late 1800's (then called New Jersey Academy) through 1934. My mother, Helen, and I have enjoyed putting together this record that documents two of her favorite years. She has often spoken enthusiastically of her time at Logan Academy.

The photos in this blog come from her Logan Academy photo album--a small book with a leather cover and black pages held together with a brown lace.

Here are the pictures of Mom from her special time at Logan Academy:

We hope that by sharing these photos, other families may discover pictures of their own mothers and grandmothers. We would be happy to share higher resolution copies of these images with anyone who contacts us.

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Sophomores from 1933-1934

Here's a group of students with a faculty member from 1933-1934.

Back row, from left to right: [name unknown], [name unknown], Margaret Dart (Mom's roommate), June Mallory ("Irish").
Front row, left to right: Helen, Miss Hare (faculty advisor), and Josephine.

Mom is wearing her warm, red, woolen coat in this photo. She remembers that her mother felt the color was inappropriate to wear to church, but it was the only warm coat Mom had. She remembers her mother felt bad about it, but Mom liked it very much!

Mom notes that she can already see the enlargement of her thyroid gland in this photo.

Student Government

Mom was the secretary during her second year at Logan Academy. Here's a photo of the Student Body Cabinet:

In this photo, front row, left to right: Yetive Stowell, [name unknown], Ada Marcia Hoebel
Back row, left to right: Elna Haworth, Miss Frink, and Helen

The cabinet's duties consisted of planning parties and other activities.

At the end of Mom's sophomore year, she ran for Student Body President. However, the school closed so she never had the opportunity to find out the results of the election nor to serve any additional years on the council.

Mildred Jackson Staley

Mildred Jackson (married name, Staley) was Mom's first roommate at Logan Academy. Mildred's mother was a friend of Mom's mother so the two of them thought it would be good for their girls to be roommates.

Group photos

The next few pictures feature several of the girls from the school.

Physical education was a required class for each of the girls at Logan Academy.
From left to right: "Buttons," "Pede," Elna Haworth (married name: Robins), Yetive Stowell, and "Fritz."

Nicknames were commonly used by the girls.

The building in the background was part of the school, probably Honeyman Hall. The senior girls stayed in this building. There were two other buildings for a total of three at Logan Academy. 

Here are "Eddie" and Mildred Jackson (married name is Staley).

Mildred and Mom were roommates one year. Mildred's
 mother was good friends with my mother's mother.

From left to right:
Josephine, Berniece (Cook?), and Lore

This must have been taken in the spring or the fall as evidenced by the trees in full leaf as well as the light-colored dresses and hats. At Logan Academy, hats were required for attendance at church services.

Teachers at Logan Academy

The teachers at Logan Academy were very well prepared for their work. They were well educated women many of whom were from the Eastern U.S.

Here is a picture of Miss Rhoades, one of Mom's favorite teachers.She taught English and she oversaw the publication of the "Ariel," the school yearbook.

 Miss Barber was a favorite teacher of Mom's Aunt Gladys Mitchell. Miss Barber was raised in China. Her parents were missionaries in that country. Mom remembers that Miss Barber had red hair.

Pattricia McGee

Here's a picture of Patty (Patricia) McGee:

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Patty's father was a doctor in the Logan area. Mom's Aunt Ellen Mitchell came from Idaho to live with the McGee family several years before this picture was taken. Ellen was training to be a nurse and studied with Dr. McGee.

Before she began her nursing training, Ellen attended Logan Academy.

More friends at Logan Academy

Here's a photo of Beulah "Frankie" Webb and Flossie "Flirt" Jephson.

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Boonie and Fritz

Ada Marcia and Fritz practice the bull fight.

Marie and Ada Marcia

 

Lorene Mays was from the Arco/Lost River, Idaho, area.

Lorene Mays

Yetive Stowell

June Mallory, also known as "Irish" due to her red hair.

Ruth Pond, nicknamed, "Poodle"

"Gerry"

Frieda Johnson

Josephine working in Biology class

"No, you won't break the camera"

The caption for this photo says, "No, you won't break the camera." How could these lovely girls worry about that?


The names listed for this photo are Ada Marcia (later Ada Marcia Hoebel Porter), Melba (not sure if she's the second or third from the left), and Helen (my mother, on the right).

Mom remembers sewing her outfit in her Home Economics class. She used black corduroy to make the hat, scarf, and skirt. She recalls that the top she's wearing was knit or crocheted by her Grandmother Mitchell. By the way, Mom got an A in the Home Ec class!

Out for a Sunday Walk

The caption for this picture says, "Out for a Sunday Walk, Pede and Ada Marcia."

The neighborhood is likely the one where Logan Academy was located. Below are links to two old photos of the school:

The Logan Library offers this picture of the New Jersey Academy, later renamed to become the Logan Academy.

Here's a color picture of the school that is part of Westminster College's digital collection. (The trees in the picture obscure much of the view of the buildings.)

You can use Google Street View to explore the area as it looks today.

Camp in Logan Canyon

Mom had fond memories of when the girls all spent a week at camp each year.

Here are Ada Marcia Hoebel and Elna dressed in their camp attire.

This is labeled "Junior Sneak." This event was only for the junior-level students and it took place at the Skidmore's Camp in Logan Canyon.

Here's a picture of the nice facility they used in Logan Canyon.
She believes this camp was owned by the LDS Church and was rented to the Logan Academy each year.














 Below is another picture marked "Logan Canyon - Crimson Trail."

Pede and Patty

Here are Pede and Patty. Mom says that many girls were known by nicknames and she thinks Pede (rhymes with "seed") is an example.

Mom remembers that Patty's last name was McGee (or a similar spelling). Her father was a doctor in the Logan area. Mom's Aunt Ellen lived with the McGee family when Ellen was going to school to become a nurse. This would have been prior to 1930.

Elva, June and Bulah

Here's a photo of three classmates in a pyramid:

I don't have other information to add to this other than the names noted in the book:
Elva
June
Bulah

A Peek into the Past

My sister found an old photo album our mother had from when she attended Logan Academy in Utah during her freshman and sophomore years from 1932 - 1934. We've often heard her speak fondly of her time at this boarding school and it was fun to see the pictures of her classmates and teachers.

I thought how much others might enjoy these pictures. There must be sons and daughters, and grandchildren who would love to see the images of when these women were in their teens.

I'll begin with the first picture. It is labeled "Ada Marcia and Yetive." Mom remembers Ada Marcia Hoebel as being the daughter of a banker in Arco. Yetive Stowell is the name of the young woman on the right.

Note that both are holding tennis rackets. A story about the history of Logan Academy tells the story of this tennis court and why it was built. When a new principal was needed in 1925, the school approached Margery Frink. "When she was approached with the new assignment, she was teaching physical education and had no desire to lead the school. The governing board promised to build a tennis court if she would agree to become the principal. She accepted, and a very nice tennis court soon appeared." (Godfrey, para 19)

Yetive Stowell is mentioned in the same article referenced above.

Godfrey, A. (2000, March 22). Academy helped shape the West's women. HJNews.com. Retrieved from http://news.hjnews.com/article_aea1e04d-f3ba-5daa-bf3a-5517924852b8.html?success