School is back in session and today we will show school photos from about a hundred years ago.

When the Mormon Pioneers arrived in Utah, they believed that education was important and by the year 1884, Nephi schools were divided into three school districts, with a school building in each area. The second photo shows the old Central School, which was located on "Track Street", because of the railroad tracks shown, but actually on First North and a little east of where fire district office now resides. It was built in 1894, and that year is in the stone along with "Nephi Central School". There was so many students that wanted more education, the Board of Trustees and citizens elected to make it Nephi High School, which was just the third high school in the state of Utah, with the first graduating class being in 1899. The photo is rare, as it shows the building to the north which was used as a carpentry shop, then for kindergarten and a lunch room. The first photo is of the Nephi High School which was completed in 1923, then later changed to Juab High. We are not sure of the year, but an auto expert may figure it out with the license plate on the car in front. We are not sure who or what year the third, fourth and fifth photo is. We do know some of the people in the last photo, as we are able to get some of the names from the back without destroying the hundred year old photo. It is sixth grade and appears to be bottom room on north side of old Central School. First row is Nephi Wankier; Walter Christensen; Evelyn Iverson; Nellie Tunbridge; Edith Peterson then Wanda Malmgreen. Second row is Alden Bosh; Earnest Sorensen; Jessie Morgan; Nedra Dalby; Olive Taylor; Francis Benidict; Hazel Morgan; Myrtle Beard then Clifton Bradfield.Third row is unknown first boy, but may have the last name of Crane; Rulon Sherwood; Duane Peterson; Clarence Anderson; Fred Painter; Bennett; Foster Gardner; Cecille Schow; Owen Pierce; Rex Taylor; Sanford ?(maybe Angell) then Rosella ?(maybe Bradley). We can't accurately determine the first and second but others are Majoria Griffin; Robert Hanson; Jenell Angel; Emma Peterson. These photos are from the Alice Worthington Franks collection which were recently donated to the DUP Museum in Nephi. Now that you are done with all that, go back to the second photo and see if you can see the eight students perched on the roof.