The wm U' was .90 ymn mo 90 Years Ago in the Davis County Clipper Friday, Jan. 17, 1898 From the school page Without the help of the parents the rules on attend-, ance will be of little use. It is an easy matter to manufacture an excuse, ex-cuse, but the practice not only obstructs ob-structs the child's intellectual advance, adv-ance, but it tends to destroy its moral strength. Tardiness, absence and truancy are the three evils that are manifest to a greater or lesser degree in all our schools. Rules whose object is to correct, as far as possible, these evils form an important part of our code in public schools. The pupils in Farmington are in school there mornings before the 1 genial face of old Sol peeps above the mountain peaks. The Christmas holidays had a very bad effect on the teachers. All declare themselves unprepared and all referred to their books. The teachers of the 16th district had a three week holiday. Building and moving school houses was the cause for this extended vacation. Mr. Naylor went skating with a number of his 8th grade pupils. Owing to his superior strength in weighty matters both educational and obtrusive, the ice was made to surrender too many times to render the outing the most enjoyable. 74 Years Ago in the Weekly Reflex Thursday, Jan. 8, 1914 Nobody No-body knows who started it but it has been laid at the door of Jim Hill and he has never denied it. About 2 a.m. New Year's morning morn-ing the staid citizens of West Layton tore off the lid and started to celebrate the entrance of the new year. Jim Hill is known to have made Dick Stevenson raise from his downy couch and accompany him out through the cold on a pie foraging expedition. Dick looked very picturesque in gum boots overalls, undershirt and battered hat. So excited was he to get to the pie that he forgot his shirt. Numer- ? liher ,Cltens were raised out of bed and offered to accompany the party. H ' Lige King's tango specialty was greatly appreciated and was per formed at every place of call When the party came to a close it was 10 o'clock in the morning and three bob sleds were required to transport the merry makers. No doubt the annual pie expedition will be repeated next year. Thursday, Jan. 15, 1914 Basketball Bas-ketball enthusiasts had possession of the Kaysville Opera House last night. The first game was between two picked teams and were dubbed the clerks and professionals. The final score was 1 1 to 24 in favor of the clerks. In this game there was considerable playing time considering consid-ering the size of the score. The second game was between the Kaysville and West Layton mutuals. This was a fast game but the West Layton boys were out classed. The final score was H ' 50 in favor of Kaysville.