The Story of Y Mountain - BYU History

In 1906, Brigham Young University students hiked up Y mountain overlooking campus and built a block "Y." Since that day, the 'Y" has symbolized unity and service for the BYU community.

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The "drafting professor" mentioned in the video was my Grandfather George C. Laney. He was also one of the first four graduates of BYU the year it became a university.Check FamilySearch for his bio.

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This video put a smile on my face. It has been there my whole life and it means "home" to me, too.

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Best school EVER!

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The short video clip of a man catching the greased pig is R. Sears Hintze. Family folklore has said that Mr. Hintze and President Wilkinson were both going after the pig. Mr. Hintze managed to get a better hand on it and hold on to the pig. Fun to see the clip.

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Very well done Video!

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Cool!

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I climbed up Y Mountain to the Y in 1953 with no trail to follow. Just climb up till you get there.