Brigham Young established the college to provide higher education to the youth of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in northern Utah, southern Idaho, and western Wyoming. It was intended to operate similarly to Oberlin College—the students' work would support the college and their needs—but the plan was never fully worked out. Classes started on 9 September 1878; they met in Lindquist Hall and also for a time in the basement of the Cache Tabernacle.
Brigham Young College had nearly 40,000 students in the period of its operation. Initially it was for preparing teachers (1877–1894), then offered college courses and for fifteen years (1894–1909) granted bachelor's degrees. After 1909, it operated as a high school and junior college.
Closure
In 1926, the Board of Education of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church Educational System decided to discontinue all its schools except for Brigham Young University. Brigham Young College's buildings were sold to the city of Logan and were used by Logan High School. In August 1962 an earthquake occurred nearby;[2][3] in 1968 the historical buildings were then demolished and replaced with new construction. The original BYC library collection was given to Utah Agricultural College, also in Logan, now Utah State University. The available property was used to replace the junior high school, now Mt. Logan Middle School.
Athletics
The athletic teams of BYC were known as the Crimsons.[4]
Sorensen, A. N. (1956), "Brigham Young College", in Joel E. Ricks; Everett L. Cooley (eds.), The History of a Valley, Logan, Utah: Cache Valley Centennial Commission, pp. 349–69.
Student (September 1881), "Brigham Young College", The Contributor, 2 (12): 367–69.
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This article is about the defunct college in Logan Utah For the current university in Provo Utah see Brigham Young University This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations April 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Brigham Young College was a college and high school in Logan Utah It was founded by Brigham Young on 6 August 1877 23 days before his death He deeded several acres of land to a board of trustees for the development of a college 1 This was just two years after he founded Brigham Young Academy in Provo in 1875 which became Brigham Young University in 1903 Brigham Young CollegeArchitectural Drawing of B Y College building in 1897 prior to completion Active1877 1877 1926 1926 FounderBrigham YoungReligious affiliationThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day SaintsLocationLogan Utah U S 41 43 44 N 111 50 24 W 41 729 N 111 84 W 41 729 111 84 Coordinates 41 43 44 N 111 50 24 W 41 729 N 111 84 W 41 729 111 84Colors CrimsonNicknameCrimsonsLoganclass notpageimage Location in the United States Logan class notpageimage Location in Utah Contents 1 History 2 Closure 3 Athletics 4 Notable graduates 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditBrigham Young established the college to provide higher education to the youth of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints in northern Utah southern Idaho and western Wyoming It was intended to operate similarly to Oberlin College the students work would support the college and their needs but the plan was never fully worked out Classes started on 9 September 1878 they met in Lindquist Hall and also for a time in the basement of the Cache Tabernacle Brigham Young College had nearly 40 000 students in the period of its operation Initially it was for preparing teachers 1877 1894 then offered college courses and for fifteen years 1894 1909 granted bachelor s degrees After 1909 it operated as a high school and junior college Closure EditIn 1926 the Board of Education of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints Church Educational System decided to discontinue all its schools except for Brigham Young University Brigham Young College s buildings were sold to the city of Logan and were used by Logan High School In August 1962 an earthquake occurred nearby 2 3 in 1968 the historical buildings were then demolished and replaced with new construction The original BYC library collection was given to Utah Agricultural College also in Logan now Utah State University The available property was used to replace the junior high school now Mt Logan Middle School Athletics EditThe athletic teams of BYC were known as the Crimsons 4 Notable graduates EditMelvin J Ballard Albert E Bowen Hugh B Brown Marriner Stoddard Eccles Richard R Lyman John A WidtsoeReferences Edit Brigham Young College Deseret News Salt Lake City Utah December 23 1899 p 16 Sharp quake rocks north Utah Deseret News Salt Lake City Utah August 30 1962 p 1A Nielsen Christian P August 31 1962 Cache Valley mops up after quake damages Deseret News Salt Lake City Utah p 1A Ricks College unable to solve aerial attack uncorked by BYC eleven Deseret News Salt Lake City Utah November 20 1922 p 3 section 2 Daines Gordon J 2006 Charting the Future of Brigham Young University Franklin S Harris and the Changing Landscape of the Church s Educational Network 1921 1926 BYU Studies 45 4 69 98 archived from the original on 2011 06 09 Garr Arnold K 1973 A History of Brigham Young College Logan Utah Master s thesis Logan Utah State University Garr Arnold K 1992 Brigham Young College in Daniel H Ludlow ed Encyclopedia of Mormonism vol 1 New York Macmillan pp 219 20 Garr Arnold K 2000 Brigham Young College in Arnold K Garr Donald Q Cannon Richard O Cowan eds Encyclopedia of Latter day Saint History Salt Lake City Deseret Book Jenson Andrew 1941 Brigham Young College Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints Salt Lake City Deseret News Publishing Company p 89 Sorensen A N 1956 Brigham Young College in Joel E Ricks Everett L Cooley eds The History of a Valley Logan Utah Cache Valley Centennial Commission pp 349 69 Student September 1881 Brigham Young College The Contributor 2 12 367 69 Tullidge Edward W 1889 The Brigham Young College Tullidge s Histories Volume II Salt Lake City Press of the Juvenile Instructor pp 487 90 External links EditRegister of the Papers of the Brigham Young College at the Utah State University Special Collections Register of the Brigham Young College Photograph Collection at the Utah State University Special Collections Lost Colleges Brigham Young College Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brigham Young College amp oldid 1124727422, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
