Brigham Young High School Class of 1915.

Beginning with two sources, a 1915 graduation program and the 1915 BYH Banyan yearbook, BYH section, about 65 names were found. In 2007-2008, Scott Cowley researched official records in the BYU Records Office, and as a result, the combined current BYH class total stands at 122. [July 2008]

Class of 1915. Geneva Anderson [Joseph]. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1915. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 360. ~ ~ ~ ~ Geneva Anderson was born on November 7, 1894 in Burrville, Sevier County, Utah. Her parents were Andrew Gade Anderson and Anna Letitia Turnbow Anderson. Geneva Anderson (at age 24) of Beaver, Utah, married John Franklin Joseph (age 36), of Beaver Utah, on June 11, 1919 in Manti, Utah. John Franklin Joseph was born on January 31, 1883 in Adamsville, Beaver County, Utah. His parents were John Thomas Joseph and Elizabetha Lattmann Elliker Joseph. John F. Joseph died on November 12, 1975 in San Jose, California. Geneva Joseph died on January 15, 1989 in Seattle, Washington. Her interment, San Jose, California.

Class of 1915. Flossie Anderson. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1915. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 6, page 490.

Class of 1915. Otto L. Anderson. Name and photo appear among Senior Class Graduates at Brigham Young High School in 1915. Source 1: 1915 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section, pages 84-102. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1915. Otto Leonard Anderson. He received a High School Diploma in 1915. Source 2: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 148.

Class of 1915. Merle Andrus. He received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1915. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 361.

Class of 1915. Patra Atkins. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1915. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 362. ~ ~ ~ ~ Patra Atkin was born on December 3, 1894 in Salina, Utah. Her parents were Thomas Henry Atkins and Ellen McFadyen [or McFadden] Atkins. Patra married ______ Johnson. She died on March 21, 1963. Her interment, Payson City Cemetery, Utah.

Classes of 1914 and 1915. Erastus Ray Beck. He received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1914. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 6, page 149. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1915. Erastus Ray Beck. He received a BYH Normal Diploma in 1915. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 6, page 149. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1924. Erastus Ray Beck. He received a BS Degree in 1924. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 6, page 149.

Class of 1915. Chloa Berry graduated from BYH in College Hall on Thursday, June 3, 1915, in the Arts and Manual Training Department. Source 1: Program, 1915 High School Class, Thursday, June 3, 1915, College Hall. Class Colors: Red & Blue. Class Motto: "Duty is the Keynote of Success". ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1915. Chloa Berry. She received a BYH Art & Manual Training Diploma in 1915. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 7, page 8. ~ ~ ~ ~ Following graduation from school, Chloa Berry married Ben F. Banks. Benjamin Fredrick Banks was born on October 4, 1886 in Lake Shore, Utah. His parents were William Frederick Banks [Broomhead] and Letitia Ann George Davis Banks. Ben Banks first married Hilva Christine Johnson on June 24, 1908 in Logan, Utah. Ben and Hilva Banks had two children, Lola Banks [Ludwig] and Donna. Ben's first wife died, and he remarried Samantha Chloa Berry on June 6, 1918 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Chloa Berry was born on July 15, 1895 in Kanarraville, Iron County, Utah. Her parents were Joseph Smith Berry and Samantha Ann Parker Berry. Ben and Chloa Banks had five more children: Berry Banks (Lucy); Marjorie Banks Reed (George); J. W. Banks (Afton); Jeanne Banks Masters (Ron); and Ben B. Banks (Susan). Ben F. Banks became a superintendent of construction for a road-building contractor. Injured in an accident, he died on May 3, 1934 at the age of 45 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Chloa raised their seven children to adulthood. She died on August 14, 1978 in Salt Lake City. Her interment, Salt Lake City, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ SON'S TRIBUTE: "My wonderful mother, Chloa Berry Banks, became a widow in 1934 at the age of thirty-nine. I was just two years old when my father, Ben F. Banks, was critically injured in a construction accident. Within a month he had passed away, leaving my mother to single-handedly rear seven children. As I look back now, I realize what an incredible example of courage in action my mother was. With her father’s help, she acquired some old rental units in Salt Lake City. Mom led our fatherless family to renovate those units. She handled many of the repairs herself, fixed the plumbing and electrical systems, painted, and decorated. She even hauled the coal for heating, and rented the properties. Her actions literally saved our family. ... I remember very clearly what my mother said to my new bride on our wedding day in June 1952. Mom turned to Sue and said, 'I’ve raised him for the first part of his life; I now turn him over to you to raise him for the rest of his life.' " ~ ~ Elder Ben B. Banks of the Presidency of the Seventy, 2002.

Class of 1915. Eva Billings. Name and photo appear among Senior Class Graduates at Brigham Young High School in 1915. Source: 1915 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section, pages 84-102.

Class of 1915. Merrill W. Bird graduated from BYH in College Hall on Thursday, June 3, 1915, in the Academic Department, and in the Arts and Manual Training Department. Source: Program, 1915 High School Class, Thursday, June 3, 1915, College Hall. Class Colors: Red & Blue. Class Motto: "Duty is the Keynote of Success". Second source: 1915 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section, pages 84-102. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1915. Merrill Bird. He received two diplomas in 1915: a BYH Art & Manual Training Diploma, and a High School Diploma. Source 3: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 7, page 10.

Class of 1915. C. H. Blake (male). Name and photo appear among Senior Class Graduates at Brigham Young High School in 1915. Source 1: 1915 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section, pages 84-102. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1915. Charles H. Blake. He received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1915. Source 2: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 7, page 13.

Classes of 1914 and 1915. Ruth Blake. Graduated in 1914 from Brigham Young High School. Source 1: 1914 BYU Banyan, BYH section, pp. 84-89. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1914. Ruth Blake. She received two diplomas in 1914: Academic Department Diploma [High School], and a BYH Art & Manual Training Diploma. Source 2: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 6, page 159. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1915. Ruth Blake. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1915. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 6, page 159.

Classes of 1914 and 1915. Elsie Booth. Graduated in 1914 from Brigham Young High School, Academic Department. Source: 1914 BYU Banyan, BYH section, pp. 84-89. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1915. Elsie Booth. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1915. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 6, page 161. ~ ~ ~ ~ Elsie Vernessa Booth was born on April 12, 1894 in Provo, Utah. Her parents were John Edge Booth and Delia [DeLila] Ina Winters Booth. She married Isaac Elmer Brockbank on September 1, 1916 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She died on June 4, 1978 in Provo, Utah. Interment, Spanish Fork City Cemetery, Utah.

Class of 1915. Bernard Bradshaw. Name and photo appear among Senior Class Graduates at Brigham Young High School in 1915. Source: 1915 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section, pages 84-102. ~ ~ ~ ~ Bernard Briggs Bradshaw was born on April 10, 1893 in Lehi, Utah. His parents were John Franklin Bradshaw and Emma Briggs. Bernard B. Bradshaw married Ingaborg Loda Harris (Loda) on June 29, 1916 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Their children include: NaDene Bradshaw, Mark Bradshaw, Bernece Bradshaw Weitzel, Harris Bradshaw, Warren B. Bradshaw (LeOra), and Joyce Bradshaw Brown. Bernard died on June 14, 1960 in Salt Lake City, Utah. His interment, Lehi, Utah.

Class of 1915. Hazel Brockbank. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1915. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 368. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1927. Hazel Brockbank. She received a BS Degree in Education in 1927. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 368.

Class of 1915. John C. Brown graduated from BYH in College Hall on Thursday, June 3, 1915, in the Department of Business Education. Source 1: Program, 1915 High School Class, Thursday, June 3, 1915, College Hall. Class Colors: Red & Blue. Class Motto: "Duty is the Keynote of Success". ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1915. John C. Brown. He received a BYH Commercial Diploma in 1915. Source 2: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 7, page 21.

Class of 1915. Arnold Burgner [actually Burgener]. He graduated from BYH in College Hall on Thursday, June 3, 1915, in the Music Department. Class Colors: Red & Blue. Class Motto: "Duty is the Keynote of Success". Source 1: Program, 1915 High School Class, Thursday, June 3, 1915, College Hall. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1915. Arnold Burgener. He received a BYH Music Diploma in 1915. Source 2: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 4, page 21.

Class of 1915. Jennie Campbell. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1915. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 372. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1928. Jennie Campbell. She received a BS Degree in Elementary Education in 1928. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 372.

Classes of 1912 and 1915. Mazie Campbell, of Heber, 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. Mazie Campbell [Knell]. She received a BYH Art & Manual Training Diploma in 1912. Source 2: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 7, page 29. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1915. Mazie Campbell [Knell]. She received a BYH Normal Diploma in 1915. Source 2: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 7, page 29. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1917. Mazie Campbell [Knell]. He received an AB Degree in 1917. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 7, page 29.

Class of 1915. Stanley S. Cheever graduated from BYH in College Hall on Thursday, June 3, 1915, in the Department of Business Education. At commencement he spoke on the subject: "Appreciation of Church Schools". Source: Program, 1915 High School Class, Thursday, June 3, 1915, College Hall. Class Colors: Red & Blue. Class Motto: "Duty is the Keynote of Success". ~ ~ ~ ~ Second source: 1915 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section, pages 84-102. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1915. Stanley Cheever. He received a BYH Commercial Diploma in 1915. Source 3: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 7, page 31.

Class of 1915. Millie Christmas. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1915. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 373.

Class of 1915. Don E. Clark graduated from BYH in College Hall on Thursday, June 3, 1915, the only graduate in the Agricultural Department this year. Source: Program, 1915 High School Class, Thursday, June 3, 1915, College Hall. Class Colors: Red & Blue. Class Motto: "Duty is the Keynote of Success". ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1915. Don E. Clark. He received a BYH Agriculture Diploma in 1915. Source 2: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 7, page 36.

Class of 1915. Lillian Clayson [Booth]. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1915. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 375. ~ ~ ~ ~ Lillian Clayson was born on November 30, 1894 in Lake Shore, Utah. Her parents were Eli James Clayson and Ann Elizabeth Hawkins Clayson. Lillian married twice: First, to Wayne Chipman Booth on June 18, 1919; and second, to Ray Davis on December 29, 1959. Lillian Clayson Booth Davis died on March 21, 1967.

Class of 1915. Winnie Clyde. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1915. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 7, page 44.

Class of 1915. Willamelia Coleman graduated from BYH in College Hall on Thursday, June 3, 1915, in the Arts and Manual Training Department. Source 1: Program, 1915 High School Class, Thursday, June 3, 1915, College Hall. Class Colors: Red & Blue. Class Motto: "Duty is the Keynote of Success". Second source: 1915 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section, pages 84-102. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1915. Willamelia Coleman. She received a BYH Art & Manual Training Diploma in 1915. Source 3: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 7, page 46. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1920. Willamelia Coleman. She received an AB Degree in 1920. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 7, page 46. ~ ~ ~ ~ Willamelia (split name: Will and Amelia) Coleman was born November 3, 1897 in St. Johns, Arizona. Her parents were Willard Elias Coleman and Betsy Amelia Kemp. She married Vernard Van Noy Smith on August 4, 1922 in Rexburg, Idaho. Willamelia Smith died on May 31, 1994.