Brigham Young High School (Provo, Utah)

Brigham Young High School was established in conjunction with the Normal School under Brigham Young Academy in 1902. However, in 1904, the High School became its own entity under the direction of a principal and continued under the direct jurisdiction of the reorganized University. When the University reorganized again in 1920, secondary teacher training for students in the College of Education was provided in the High School. In 1921 the High School became an entity of the Secondary Training School which became part of the Training Schools maintained by the College of Education in 1922. The High School continued to exist in the Secondary Training School when the Training Schools were established as the Laboratory School in the College of Education in 1955. Consequently, the name of the Secondary Training School changed to the Secondary Laboratory School in that same year. Brigham Young High School existed in the Laboratory School until both discontinued their operation in 1968. Principals of Brigham Young High School include: Warren Dusenberry (1876), Karl G. Maeser (1876 -1892), Benjamin Cluff, Jr. (1892- 1895), George H. Brimhall (1895 – 1900), Nels Lars Nelson (1900 – 1904), Edwin S. Hinckley (1904 – 1909), William H. Boyle, Jr. (1909 – 1926), Asael C. Lambert (1926 – 1928), Edgar M. Jenson (1928 – 1935), Golden L. Woolf (1935 – 1946), A. John Clarke (1946 – 1949), Herbert K. Christensen (1949 – 1950), Wayne L. Sorenson (1950 – 1952), Rowan C. Stutz (1952 – 1954), Morris A. Shirts (1954 – 1956), Don L. McConkie (1956 – 1957), John W. Tucker (1957 – 1958), Max J. Berryessa (1958 – 1961), W. Dwayne Belt (1961 – 1962), H. David Nelson (1962 – 1964), Lowell D. Thomson (1964 – 1968).

Variant names

Brigham Young University. High School

University High School (Provo, Utah)

B.Y.U. High School (Provo, Utah)

B.Y. High School (Provo, Utah)

BY High School (Provo, Utah)

B.Y. High (Provo, Utah)

B.Y.H. (Provo, Utah)

Brigham Young University Senior H.S. (Provo, Utah)

Brigham Young University. Secondary Training School

Brigham Young University. Training Schools. Secondary Training School

Brigham Young University. Secondary Laboratory School

Brigham Young University. Laboratory School. Secondary Laboratory School

Description

Established: 1903

Abolished: 1968

Location: Provo, Utah (1903-1968)

Functions

Between 1902 and 1903, the Normal and High School provided three different four-year courses of study: General Course, Science Course, and the Normal Course. The General Course was for those students with no desire to teach or further their education after high school. The Science Course was for students desiring to go into college to study architecture or a branch of engineering. The Normal Course was designed to train students to be teachers. When the High School separated from the Normal School, it retained only two courses of study, but eventually organized the English Course, in place of the General Course, to train students in the work of life, literacy, and to enter college or other higher institutions. Beginning in 1921, the High School, as part of the Secondary Training School, was organized to provide an advantageous education in a university setting for students not yet ready for college work while providing student teaching practice for the university students in the College of Education. From 1955 until its discontinuation in 1968, the High School, as part of the Secondary Laboratory School in the Laboratory School, provided an environment in which to train student teachers in the College of Education as well as observe and research educational programs.

Assets and Administrative Structure

During Brigham Young High School's existence at Brigham Young University, it was the administering body for many different departments and courses which changed periodically. When Brigham Young High School was under the jurisdiction of the University itself, the High School was supervised by a principal under the direction of the president of the university. When the High School was organized within the Secondary Training School under the jurisdiction of the College of Education, the High School was supervised by the principal and director of the Training School under the direction of the dean of the College of Education. Finally, when the Laboratory School was established in 1955, the dean of the College of Education was still the chief administrator with the coordinator or director of the Laboratory School, followed by the administrative assistants and principals of the High School.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University (1903-1921)

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Education (1921-1968)

Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. Missionary Dept. (1907)

Associated Archival Materials

BY High School student handbook, [ca. 1960s]. (UA SC 55)

The Brigham Young University High School, 1911. (UA 167)

Letter, 1953. (UA 386)

Ephemera, [ca. 1965]. (UA 758)

Sophomore at B. Y. High, 1952-1953. (UA 795)

Kimball Young diplomas, 1911-1915. (UA 1121)

Brigham Young High School graduating class photograph, 1904. (UA 1228)

Class Photograph, 1909. (UA 1139)

Records, 1914-1968. (UA 563)

Records of the BYU Laboratory School, 1914-1968. (UA 564)

Sources

Brigham Young University, 1975: v. 1 p. 374 (High School established with Normal School) v. 1 p. 467 (High School separate from Normal School)

Brigham Young Academy Annual, 1902-1903: p. 69 (Courses of Study for High School and Normal School; General Course, Science Course, and Normal Course)

Brigham Young Academy Annual, 1903-1904: p. 78 (No Normal Course in High School)

Brigham Young University Quarterly Annual Catalogue, 1906: p. 70 (English Course and Science Course within the High School)

Brigham Young University Catalogue, 1909-1910: p. 63 (High School drops separate courses of study for one four-year program)

Brigham Young University Quarterly Annual Catalogue, 1920-1921: p. 14 (High School provided under secondary training)

Brigham Young University Quarterly Annual Catalogue, 1921-1922: p. 15 (Secondary Training School functions; Secondary Training School maintained by College of Education)

Brigham Young University Quarterly Annual Catalogue, 1922-1923: p. 207 (Training Schools) p. 208 (University students practice teach in the Secondary Training School)

Brigham Young University Quarterly Annual Catalogue Number, 1935-1936: p. 254 (High School/Secondary School under the direction of the College of Education)

Brigham Young University Quarterly Annual Catalog Issue, 1955: p. 392-393 (Laboratory and Secondary School; functions)

Brigham Young University Bulletin Catalog of Courses, 1966-1968: p. 88 (Administration of Laboratory School and High School)

Brigham Young High School WWW site, Jun. 14, 2010: Principals from 1876-1968 page (names of all relevant principals and dates of employment)

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2009-00067

LCCN: nr 00021780

Creator: UPB