Besides his departmental teaching and administrative duties, Manwaring served as student Counselor and oversaw the student activities program. The first summer after he arrived, Manwaring was tasked with writing a new catalog for the school. He also exercised his speaking skills for LDS audiences all over the region. Whenever possible, he turned these speaking engagements into recruiting visits. Principal Christenson encouraged all of this, since he was determined to elevate the Academy to at least a junior college. That same summer, daughter Gladys was added to the Manwaring family.