Warren Newton Dusenberry (November 1, 1836 - March 31, 1915) was a pioneer educator and public figure in Provo, Utah, and the founding principal of Brigham Young Academy from 1875–6.
Biography edit
Dusenberry was born in Whitehaven, Pennsylvania and lived in Pike County, Illinois in the 1840s. Around 70 miles to the north, in Nauvoo, Illinois, his mother's brother, Howard Coray, was a schoolteacher and Mormon convert who served as a secretary to Joseph Smith. Howard's influence led to their mother's conversion to Mormonism before 1846.[3]
In 1861, Dusenberry and his brother Wilson moved to Utah Territory to work as teachers.[2]
In 1863 they converted.[2]
Warren (and brother Wilson Dusenberry) founded two schools.[1]
1863, both were teachers at the First Ward School in Provo.[4]
Married June 18, 1865 to Adelaide E. Webb.[5]
Served mission in various states[6] (south?), 1860s-1869[7][8]
Taught at Territorial Normal Institute, 1873[9]
Timpanogos Branch of the University of Deseret edit
In 1863, the Dusenberrys opened a school in Provo, Utah with their own funds. As it grew,
founded by Warren and Wilson[2]
BY owned a two-story building in Provo, that was used as a dance and theater hall. He let the Dusenberry's use it for the branch.[2]
April 1870: Principal of the Provo Branch of the University of Deseret w/ 172 students procured the Lewis Hall, the most commodious schoolroom in the territory[10]
Dusenberry also active in promoting Utah County educational programs[11]
Warren was president[1]
was a small grammar and manual arts technicum[2]
Timpanogos Branch was loosely affiliated with the University of Deseret (later University of Utah). It grew to nearly 300 pupils, many at the pre-collegiate level, of elementary to high school age.[2]
closed because of financial support by the parent institution.[1]
branch encountered serious financial trouble in 1875[2]
Brigham Young Acadamy edit
BY made Warren principal, and retained Wilson as a teacher.[2]
BY bought Timp Branch of UD from Dusenberrys and renamed to Brigham Young Academy.[2]
Warren was chosen as the first principal because of his educational experience[1]
motivation edit
improve territory's education[2]
Intended to continue the same educational program, but with added religious instruction[2]
BY felt territory's public and Protestant schools had insufficient religious teaching. BYA admitted only faithful LDS members and integrated gospel teaching into its curriculum.[2]
Departure edit
Principal: December 4, 1875-April 15, 1876[12]
It was understood that he would only serve until a permanent principal was appointed.[1]
He preferred the tumult and the controversy of the law with its financial security to the peace of education with its financial uncertainty.[1]
Disliked pushing wheelbarrows around to collect produce for tuition.[1]
After serving as principal only a few months, he recommended Karl G. Maeser as his successor.[1]
Warren Dusenberry remained at Brigham Young Academy only one term, then resigned to pursue a more profitable career as a local businessman and county judge.[2]
In early 1876, Brigham Young hired forty-eight-year-old Karl G. Maeser to fill Dusenberry's position.[2]
Maeser was a private tutor, formerly of BY's children, and had served three missions for the church.[2]
Civil roles edit
Superintendent of Common Schools for Utah County, 1871 - 1873[13][14] or was it Wilson?[15][16]
1871 defense attourney[17]
1872 prosecuting attorney[18]
prosecuting attorney of First Judicial District in 1874[19]
member of the 1872 Territorial Republican Convention[20]
Worked to organize a Teachers' Association for Utah Territory.[21] Served as president 1873[22]
Dusenberry became mayor of Provo, Utah, 1892-93. His younger brother Wilson had previously been Provo's mayor from 1882-89.[23]
other edit
served as home missionary, 1872[24]
Notes edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i http://unicomm.byu.edu/president/dusenberry.aspx
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p http://www.signaturebookslibrary.org/byu/chapter1.htm
- ^ Wilkinson, p.32
- ^ http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/BYUPhotos,62
- ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews2,15752
- ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews2,39929
- ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews2,38248
- ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews2,41070
- ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews3,143353
- ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews2,42395
- ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews3,2232982
- ^ http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/BYUPhotos,61
- ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews3,999
- ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews3,2232982
- ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews3,9439
- ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews3,143211
- ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews2,44508
- ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews3,141307
- ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/slt1,28413
- ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews3,9382
- ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews3,9439
- ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews3,142250
- ^ http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/durkee-duval.html
- ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews3,11897
- ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews3,12013
- ^ http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/deseretnews3,12088