Brigham Young University, The Earliest Classes - 1904 to 1935.

In this Alumni Directory, our focus is on the often-forgotten BY Academy senior high school classes between 1877 and 1903, and on the BY High School senior classes from 1904 to 1968.

The academic year 1903-1904 marked the first official year of both Brigham Young University and Brigham Young University High School, after Brigham Young Academy had been dissolved in June 1903 at the end of the 1902-1903 academic year. Since 1876, Brigham Young Academy had always been a secondary school, with a relative handful of "collegiate graduates". The 1904 graduating class, for example, included 5 BYU graduates [13%], and 38 BYHS graduates [87%].

As of November 16, 2008, we have compiled a list of the 745 earliest graduates of Brigham Young University, beginning in 1904 and continuing through 1935 [see below]. Of this total, 291 (39%) had first graduated from high school at Brigham Young Academy or Brigham Young University High School.

Our goal is to list all Brigham Young high school graduates, and we include 454 (61%) collegiate-only names simply to reduce ambiguity. For more convenient searching, try the name index search.

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Class of 1921. Harlen M. [not Harlan] Adams. Source 1: Photograph of the BYH Graduating Class of 1921. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1921. Harlen Adams. Source 2: 1921 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1921. Harlen Martin Adams. He received a High School Diploma in 1921. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 242. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1925. Harlen Martin Adams. He received an AB Degree in Dramatic Arts in 1925. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 242. ~ ~ ~ ~ Harlen M. Adams was born in 1904 in Provo, Utah. His parents were Walter Adams and Violet Martin. ~ ~ ~ ~ He first briefly married Olive Gertrude Reynolds in October 1931 in Salt Lake City -- that marriage was annulled. Olive Gertrude Reynolds was born August 23, 1898 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her parents were George Reynolds and Amelia Jane Schofield. She died on July 12, 1973 in Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ He second married Lois Carman Adams in 1938 and they were together until his death in 1997. (Lois died in 2003.) ~ ~ ~ ~ Harlen M. Adams served as President of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), 1953. He was Dean at Chico State University, Chico, California. The Harlen Adams Theatre at CSU Chico was named in his honor.

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1932. Lloyd B. Adamson. He received a BS Degree in Education in 1932. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 340.

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1925. Julia D. Alleman. She received a BS Degree in History in 1925. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 308. ~ ~ ~ ~ BYH Faculty. Julia Alleman Caine, highly respected Social Studies, American History, Development of Civilization and Religion at Brigham Young University High School, 1940-1965. She married Charles Avery Caine. ~ ~ ~ ~ Julia Dorothea Alleman was born on February 27, 1900 in Springville, Utah. Her parents were Charles Albert Alleman and Hannah Dorthea Andersen Hansen Alleman. Julia married Charles Avery Caine on June 25, 1933. Julia Alleman Caine died two days after her 76th birthday, on February 29, 1976, in Provo, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ Because of Julia A. Caine, the young people in Utah schools were able to receive a better background in the study of economics. Beginning in the summer of 1953, selected Utah educators were given scholarships to attend a three-week workshop, the BYU Economic Education Workshop, to learn more about the field of economics. Julia Caine, a teacher at Brigham Young High School, and Dr. A. Smith Pond (Chairman of the Department of Economics from 1952 to 1955, Chairman of the Agricultural Economics Department from 1938 to 1955, Acting Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences from 1955 to 1957, Dean of the Graduate School at the time of his death, April 1, 1959), recognized that there was a need to have classroom teachers in the elementary and secondary schools who understood the various economic principles and concepts. The workshop was held annually from 1953 to 1966, and Julia Caine served as the Assistant Director of the workshop for several years. During workshop sessions, teachers developed projects, unit teaching plans, and resource units which they could use in the schools. As a result, the young people in Utah schools were able to receive a better early education in the study of economics. ~ ~ ~ ~ Caine, Julia Alleman, was born February 27, 1900 in Springville, Utah, and died February 29, 1976 in Provo, Utah, after a long illness. Her interment, Springville City Cemetery. She is buried near her husband, Avery, who survived her by one year. Charles Avery Caine was born August 24, 1898, in Salt Lake City, Utah. His parents were Charles Arthur Caine and Fannie Mary (Mary) Roundy. C. Avery Caine died January 17, 1977, in Provo, Utah. His interment, Springville City Cemetery. ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: Julia Alleman Caine, Longtime Educator, Dies at 76. Julia Alleman Caine, 76, of 470 North 500 East, Provo, Utah, longtime teacher in the Brigham Young University Laboratory Schools, died Sunday, February 29, 1976 in Utah Valley Hospital following a long illness. She was born February 27, 1900 in Springville, Utah, a daughter of Charles A. and Hanna D. Hansen Alleman. She married C. Avery Caine on June 25, 1933 in Springville, and the marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Mrs. Caine attended schools in Springville and graduated from BYU in 1925 as valedictorian of her class. She later received her masters degree from Colorado State Teachers College and taught school in Sevier County, Salt Lake City, and Idaho Falls, Idaho, before coming to Provo. In 1941 she began to teach at Brigham Young High School. In 1965, Mrs. Caine was honored on her retirement from BYU, after teaching in Laboratory Schools for 24 years. She later returned on an emeritus basis, the first laboratory school teacher to gain that honor. Her total teaching career spanned more than 40 years. A prominent member of the American Association of University Women, she served as local and state president. She was the first educational director of the Utah Economics Workshop for public school teachers. Mrs. Caine was on the commission which authored the charter for the city manager form of government of Provo in the 1950's. She was listed in Who's Who of American Women. Active in the LDS Church, she served as president of the YMMIA in stakes in Salt Lake City, Idaho Falls and Provo. She later was very active in the Stake Relief Society in Provo. Surviving are her husband, Provo; one brother and two sisters, C. Lynn Alleman, Springville; Mrs. Richard E. (Helen) Ajax, Orem; and Mrs. Jack T. (LaRae) Davies, Provo. Funeral will be Wednesday, March 3, 1976 at 2 p.m. at the Walker Mortuary Chapel, 85 E. 300 S., Provo, under the direction of Bishop D. Eccles Cameron. Interment, Springville City Cemetery. [Provo Daily Herald, Monday, March 1, 1976]

Class of 1921. J. Knight Allen. Source 1: Photograph of the BYH Graduating Class of 1921. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1921. Jesse Knight Allen. He received a High School Diploma in 1921. Source 2: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 134. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1926. Jesse Knight Allen. He received a BS Degree in Accounting & Business in 1926. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 134. ~ ~ ~ ~ Joseph Knight Allen was born July 12, 1904 in Provo, Utah. His parents: R. Eugene Allen [R. for Robert - BY Academy Commerce teacher 1900-1902] and A. Inez Knight [A. for Amanda - daughter of Jesse Knight - she was Matron of BY Academy 1900-1902.] The children of Eugene and Inez were: William Eugene Allen [BYH Class of 1919], Jesse Knight Allen [BYH Class of 1921], Robert Knight Allen [BYH Class of 1926~H], Joseph Knight Allen [BYH Class of 1928?], and Mark Knight Allen. J. Knight Allen married Alice Leila Richards on September 10, 1928, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He died on August 24, 1990 in Palo Alto, California. ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS OBITUARY: Jesse Knight Allen, 86, died on August 24, 1990, in the Stanford University Hospital. He was a former instructor in the BYU School of Business. A funeral service was held in California on Wednesday, August 29, 1990, and another service was held Friday, Aug. 31, 1990 in Salt Lake City. Burial was in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake City. J. Knight Allen was a grandson of Jesse Knight, the mining magnate for whom the Jesse Knight Humanities Building at Brigham Young University is named. As a youth, J. Knight Allen worked at Knight Woolen Mills, and Knight Trust and Savings Co. He attended the BYU Training School and BY High School, and graduated from BYU. During the Depression, he worked for Zions Bank in Salt Lake City and taught at the University of Santa Clara in California. He was Director of Research for the California Bankers Association in San Francisco and worked during World War II on federal economic programs in Washington, D.C. Mr. Allen was a Stanford Graduate School of Business faculty member for 15 years. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served a mission, beginning in 1926, to northern California. [Published in the Deseret News, Wednesday, August 29, 1990.]

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1926. Mark K. Allen. He received an A.B. Degree in Psychology in 1926. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 396.

BYH Class of 1925 ~ Honorary. Robert Knight Allen (see note below). ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1929. Robert K. Allen. He received an A.B. Degree in English in 1929. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 472. ~ ~ ~ ~ He was born August 4, 1908 in Provo, Utah. His parents: R. Eugene Allen (Robert Eugene Allen -- from Coalville, Utah -- BY Academy Commerce Faculty 1900-1902), and A. Inez Knight (Amanda Inez Knight -- daughter of Jesse Knight -- she was Matron of BY Academy 1900-1902). Robert Knight Allen entered the BYU Training School in Kindergarten and continued through BYH and BYU until he received his BA degree. In 1923 he left B.Y. High School early, at the age of 15, to enter BYU in September 1923 at the age of 16. Although he was a member of the BYH Class of 1925, because of his early promotion he did not receive a diploma from BYH. After graduation from BYU, he married Elizabeth Taylor on March 12, 1934. Robert Knight Allen died April 22, 1976 in Salt Lake City, Utah. His interment, Provo City Cemetery. ~ ~ ~ ~ He is listed as a 2nd Year (sophomore) BYH student in 1923, then as a 3rd Year (junior) BYH student in 1924. Had he graduated with his BYH class, he would have been a member of the Class of 1925. Background sources: BYU/BYH Annual Catalogues for the School Years 1923-24, 1924-25, and 1925-26.

Class of 1913. Anna Duke Allred. She received a BYH Music Diploma in 1913. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 3, page 38. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1915. Anna Duke Allred. She received an AB Degree in 1915. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 3, page 38.

Class of 1921. Radcliffe Allred (male). Source: 1921 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1928. W. Radcliffe Allred. He received a BS Degree in Mechanical Arts in 1928. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 242.

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1915. Warren Allred. He received an AB Degree in 1915. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 3, page 7.

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1916. Andrew M. Anderson. He received an AB Degree (Music) in 1916. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 359.

Class of 1912. Archibald Henry Anderson. He received a BYH Normal Diploma in 1912. Source: Students Record of Class Standings, B.Y. Academy, Book 2, page 72. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1916. Archibald Henry Anderson. He received an AB Degree (Education & Psychology) in 1916. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 9, page 119.

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1925. James A. Anderson. He received a BS Degree in Agronomy in 1925. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 56.

Class of 1912. Einar Anderson, of Salt Lake City, Utah. Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1912. Source 1: 1912 BYU Mizpah, BYH section, photos and names on pp. 1 - 62, 105. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1912. John Einar Anderson. He received a High School Diploma in 1912. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 4, page 373. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1914. John Einar Anderson. He received an A.B. Degree in 1914. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 4, page 373.

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1915. Loren A. Anderson. He received an AB Degree in 1915. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 7, page 336.

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1920. Nels Anderson. He received an AB Degree in 1920. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 6, page 493. ~ ~ ~ ~ Nels Anderson, BYU '20, credited Edwin S. Hinckley with his decision to stay in school. Discouraged and finding himself among "kids who had not come up the rough way," Anderson had already rolled up his bed to go home when he saw Principal Hinckley. As he explained, "Hinckley listened and without my realizing, kept me an hour. He told stories and listened to mine. In the end he said, 'I'll gamble on you. If you agree to stay till the end of the term, I'm sure you'll come on top.' I went back, unrolled the bed and started over. By three months I was getting As." Nels Anderson's book, Deseret Sands, is his tribute to his teacher.

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1920. Nora Anderson. She received an AB Degree in English in 1920. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 234.

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1930. Victor C. Anderson. He received an M.A. Degree in Religous Education in 1930. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 342.

Class of 1922. Cecil L. Ash. He received a BYH Normal Diploma in 1922. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 348. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1932. Cecil L. Ash. He received a BS Degree in Education in 1932. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 348.

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1925. Ruth Ashby. She received a BS Degree in English & Dramatic Arts in 1925. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 422.

Class of 1920. Victor M. Ashworth. He received a High School Diploma in 1920. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 204. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1928. Victor M. Ashworth. He received an A.B. Degree in Spanish in 1928. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 204. ~ ~ ~ ~ Victor Maurice Ashworth was born on September 8, 1902 in Eureka, Utah. His parents were William Ray Ashworth and Eliza Mangum Ashworth. Victor married Anna Margretta Peay on September 1, 1928 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Anna was born on February 6, 1907 in Provo, Utah. Her parents were Edwin A. Peay and Ida Stewart Peay. Victor served an LDS mission to Mexico from April 1923 to August 1925. Upon returning home, Victor worked as a farmer and electrician. Victor Maurice Ashworth died on April 18, 1988 in Inyo, California.

Class of 1916. Annie Atkin. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1916. Source: Annual Report, B.Y. University, Book 9, page 121. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1928. Annie Atkin [Tanner]. She received a BS Degree in English with Honors in 1928. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 9, page 121. ~ ~ ~ ~ Annie Atkin was born on December 14, 1891 in St. George, Utah. Her parents were John Peter Atkin and Annie Walker Atkin. Annie married Vasco Myron Tanner. They were married in the St. George Temple, June 5, 1917. Their family consists of four girls and one boy; Carol, Gloria, Marilyn, Carmela, and Vasco Jordan. Annie Atkin Tanner died on November 6, 1972 in Provo, Utah. Her interment, Provo City Cemetery, Utah.

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1916. H. R. Atkins. He received an AB Degree in 1916. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 3, page 132.

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1917. Myrtle Austin. She received an AB Degree in English in 1917. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 363.

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1925. Twayne Austin. He received a BS Degree in Accounting & Business in 1925. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 422.