During the winter of 1908, funding was started with three men appointed as assistants to the Board of Education to solicit funds.

     They were David Hirschi of Rockville, Samuel Isom of Hurricane and Edward R. Frei of Santa Clara.

     The Salt Lake authorities agreed to allocate $20,000 if the members of the St. George LDS Stake would raise $35,000 to build a college structure.