In This Issue

Workers at the Standard Parachute Company plant in Manti Utah, typify the varied roles of working women during World War II. USHS collections.

The architectural firm of Scott & Welch left indelible marks on Utah's built environment, from the unique company town of Copperton to the Masonic Temple in Salt Lake City More typical of their commissions, the first article in this issue relates, were many public schools built throughout the state between the two world wars Scott & Welch incorporated technological advances and the concepts of leading educators into these utilitarian structures and, despite austere budgets, created designs that remain pleasing.

The second article looks at the experiences of Utah's Rosies and analyzes their long-term effects on society. These women worked at an amazing variety of nontraditional jobs during World War II and changed the composition of the work force almost overnight.

The U.S. Geographical Surveys added significant scientific data to our knowledge of the West, but there was a human side to these tours of duty, the third article reminds us Lt. Samuel E Tillman's delightful account of his 1877 stint with the Wheeler Survey covers such topics as the Bear Lake monster and the unpredictable nature of mules. A keen, scientific observer as well, Tillman became a few years later professor and chairman of West Point's Department of Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Geology.

Scientific and technological advancement engaged the mind of Wilford Woodruff almost continually, nor was he unique in that regard, according to the next piece. Using Woodruffs life as a case study, the author argues that the prevailing interpretation of Utah's historical development, which emphasizes Mormon isolation, overlooks the equally important quest for knowledge that led Woodruff and others to interact with the outside world on an ongoing basis.

Completing this issue is a 100-year retrospective look at the Lehi Sugar Factory, a large-scale enterprise that incorporated the latest contemporary technology and affected the lives of many Lehi residents A towering smokestack remains as a symbolic exclamation point marking the site of this great community endeavor.