Edith Fitch Department of Archives, Burman University
Alberta Industrial Academy No information could be found on the selection of the name for the school Alberta Industrial Academy The Adventist philosophy of True Education being quot the harmonious development of the physical the mental and the spiritual powers quot no doubt influenced the choice of the word quot Industrial quot Not only would this school teach academics and book salesmanship but it would also be a training school for learning manual skills and i
History of AIA at Leduc
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Fitch, Edith Margaret
Edith Fitch Department of Archives, Burman University
By Edith Fitch The Canvassers apos School January to March Elder Charles A Burman was the motivating force behind establishing a secondary school for training young people in the colporteur ministry He thought of sending to the United States for a teacher but on the suggestion of the Conference Committee he and Mrs Leona Burman consented to take charge of the school Since the majority of Adventists lived in the Leduc area a town twenty miles south of Edmonton