George S. Romney

George Samuel Romney (November 12, 1874 – December 19, 1935)[1] was the president of Ricks Academy at the end of the First World War.

[2] When he was young his family moved to the Mormon colonies in Mexico so that his father could continue practicing plural marriage, which was illegal in the United States.

After marrying and having several children, Romney returned to the United States at the start of the Mexican Revolution, specifically to flee the disruptive activities of Pancho Villa.

In the summer of that year Romney was appointed as principal of Ricks Academy to replace Andrew B. Christensen.

[3][4] Under Romney's leadership the school instituted standards of dress and conduct that all students agreed to follow in 1922.