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Weiser Academy

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May, 1900 — Weiser Academy won its first ball game 7-6 from Weiser High School.

The Weiser College and Academy had a more elaborate week of events. First, the students had to take their final exams on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and then the fun began.

Thursday, June 13, 1901 — Weiser Academy and the College of Idaho held their fifth annual Field Day. The names of the academy athletes taking part were Keyes, Goble, Lennard, Jenny, Leighton, Updegraff, Ringer, Seaton, and Frank Smith.

The bus that used to run from the Weiser Academy to town has been discontinued — no reason given.

Academy football team — Tim Hemenway, Will Goble, Kart Keyes, Dalbar Margraff, Dickey, Jackson, Mitts, Adamson, Gladheart, Ray Bupley, Harry Wulff.

The annual baseball game between the College of Idaho and the Weiser Academy for the beautiful Silver Cup donated by the Weiser business men was held on Friday the 14th, on Weiser soil. Caldwell came down determined to wrest the cup from the Weiser Academy, which has always been in the hands of their Weiser foe, and they did it by a score of 15 to 3.

Saturday night was the annual musical recital at the Congregational Church by Miss McClung, music instructor of the academy.

Class Day program was held at the academy at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday. Miss McClung again furnished the music. Professor Boal gave an address to the Class of 1902, while Timothy Hemenway (uncle of Will Hemenway) spoke to the Class of 1902. The class prophecy was given in an unusual and interesting way by reading the tea leaves in a cup by Miss Margaret Wright and Ralph Damron.

Weiser Academy took the College meet with College of Idaho, taking ten firsts out of the sixteen events, and placed second in the other nine. Keys, Goble were the stars, but Moudy, Phillips, and Adams helped with the score. June, 1902.

The Weiser Academy students gave a reception Friday evening in Miriam Lee Hall, honoring the victorious winners of the Field Day and the losers from Caldwell. The evening was spent with singing, instrumental music, and games. No dancing in those days, as most of the churches were dead set against it. A dainty supper was served.

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Sunday, President E. A. Pappock of the Idaho Industrial Institute will preach the baccalaureate sermon to the Academy graduation class.

Five graduates participated in the commencement exercises Wednesday evening at 8:00 p.m.: Margaret Wright of Boise, Ralph Damron of Mountain Home, and Timothy Hemenway (uncle of Will Hemenway) of Weiser in the Academic Department, Nathan Sommers and Jesse Shainwald of the Business Department.

Each of them presented either an essay or an oration on the commencement program. Nathan Sommers’ essay was “Our Commercial Supremacy,” while Jesse Shainwald’s essay was “Character.”

The orations were “Education, a Look into the Past and the Future” by Timothy Hemenway, who later became a teacher; Margaret Wright’s “Powers of the Art Divine,” and Ralph E. Damron “The Making of a Nation.”

Besides all these, then Governor Hunt gave the main commencement address, Hardy folks, those days! President Foster presented the diplomas.

From the time of their beginning, the educational institutes have needed financial support for education. For the state-sponsored schools, their finances were taken care of by the local and state taxation system. Not so for the private institutions, especially those started in a great burst of enthusiasm of private philanthropy and easily forgotten and neglected in the humdrum day-to-day existence.

The Weiser Academy, started in 1894, is a case in point. Such a financial crisis came to a head in the year 1903. Some time ago, a Mr. Metcalf, an eastern gentleman, advanced the academy a sum of money at 6% interest, taking a mortgage, and now both money and interest were long overdue. The academy had no way to pay it.

Last fall when the academy opened, the Congregational Educational Society of Boston agreed to furnish $1,500 to assist in maintaining the Weiser Academy for the present year. $500 of this was conditioned upon the Metcalf mortgage being paid, so they paid the academy only $1,000, and the remaining $500 would be paid when the Metcalf mortgage was paid.

As soon as the mortgage was paid off, the society was ready to take charge of the academy and see to its finances. During the existence of the academy, the educational society had expended $75,000 in the

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Academy, which now thinks it is time the folks of Weiser do something to share interest in the academy, which has helped Weiser educationally at least.

Unless the mortgage is removed, the Educational Society will do nothing for the school, and it will have to close. If the mortgage is lifted, the society plans to spend at least $100,000 during the next ten years.

So the trustees called a meeting of prominent business men to decide the matter. They met in the offices of Drs. Numbers and Steves with Herman Haas, Harry Wulff, E.H. Galey, Thomas C. Galloway, Thomas E. Kelly, Fred Kirgis, L.A. York, and R.E. Lockwood attending. These gentlemen felt that Weiser could not afford to lose the school. New Plymouth had already asked for it, that the city could ill afford to forego our municipal prerogatives and powers. The school is really a part of Weiser’s assets, and it would be suicidal to give it up, said one of the men. Even though they were still collecting for the bridge and money was tight, the Metcalf mortgage must be lifted. Rather than ask a few to give large sums, they decided to put the donations low enough that the man on the street could donate, thus showing that the residents of Weiser were willing to help the academy.

It was decided to ask those who thought the academy should remain in Weiser to agree to pay a small amount on the 15th of each month to clear off the mortgage. It would take only a modest number and promised payments to pay off the amount within the year. That would guarantee that the academy would start the coming year stronger than ever.

On June 17, a second meeting on finances of the academy was held again in the office of Drs. Numbers and Steves. The special committee, Dr. Numbers, Thomas E. Kelly, and E. H. Galey, submitted the printed blank to be used in securing subscriptions which stated the problem of the Metcalf mortgage and interest debt in the amount of $2,380.

“In consideration of the promises to assist in the payment of the indebtedness and to enable the trustees to secure the benefit of the $500 from the Education Society, I promise to pay to the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of Weiser College and Academy the sum of $____ each month, not to exceed $15.00, regular in successive monthly payments, the first payment to be made not later than June 20, 1903, and thereafter on the 15th of each month.”

Signature________________________

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After approving the above subscription form, those present began signing cards and making payments. Subscriptions were $819, citizens’ payments $110 received. A thorough canvas among the subscribers will commence at once and attempt to get the full amount subscribed by next Thursday — Graduation.

Attending the meeting with Drs. Numbers and Steeves were Herman Haas, Harry Wulff, E.H. Galey, Thomas C. Galloway, Thomas E. Kelly, Fred Kirgis, L.A. York, R.E. Lockwood, Dr. Waterhouse, and Mr. Ben Gladhart.

The academy students had a busy week of graduation events in 1903. It started with baccalaureate services at the Congregational Church with Rev. C.W. Luck delivering the sermon. The students worked long and hard decorating the church in the class colors.

On Monday, the annual oratorial contest took place at Miriam Lee Hall with the following program:

Piano Solo – Miss Edith Keyes
Recitation – “Professor Vere De Brow” – Miss Beulah Haas
Essay – “Arbitration and War” – Jesse Adamson
Vocal Solo – Frank Evans
Recitation – “The Unknown Spanker” – Miss Adamson (graduate)
Essay – “The End of the World” – Arthur Phillips (graduate)
Recitation – “Briar Rose” – Myrtle Goble
Music – Beulah Haas
Recitation – “St. George and the Dragon” – Matilda Mosierr
Music – Misses Jenny and Haas

Class day exercises on the school campus Tuesday morning had the following program:

Music – Miss Jones
Oration – Miss Adamson 1903
Poem – “The Elements” – Miss Haas
Story of Class – WM Ws Goble ‘03
Class Prophecy – Arthur Phillips ‘03
Music – Misses Jones, Haas, David & Taylor
Ivy Oration – Miss Davis 1903

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From Fern Coble Trull’s book “From Grubbing Hoe To Model T”

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