fm Utah State University Logan Utah Friday Nov 22 1974 12 pages Recreation complex forces eight families to move out by Diane Fouts staff reporter "I've lived here for 33 years It's a long time to think of picking up and moving out' llah Nebeker is had plumbing put in and cabinets built" she said "I think it's just a crime that we are being moved out All of the houses along here are owned by the people who live in them We're all older people who have worked all our lives to have a comfortable home" she said "I've been told that the school board will give me $12000 for my house and land but I've never been contacted by anyone concerning a sale" she said no inside plumbing years old and lives at 215 S 100 W But by March or April of next year she'wlll have to move out of her small house It is being removed along with seven other houses near Logan High School to make room for the new community-schoo- l recreation complex The little house bears the mark of many years of both hardship and comfortable living Loaves of bread cool next to an old coal stove Pictures of children and grandchildren are everywhere The memorablia of 33 years fills every corner of the house “There will never be another home for me" Mrs Nebeker said 'Tve rebuilt this place from one end to the 72 wood-fram- e home-bake- d other" Mrs Nebeker pointed out the kitchen "When moved here there was I I James Blair has been working nine months on acquisition of property for the school project Beginning in March of this year he contacted the property owners in the area needed by the school As of now four ‘ pieces of property have been purchased "We paid equal to or above the appraised fair market value for these pieces of land All of the people involved were satisfied with the arrangements made" said Blair "There have been no repercussions" (cont on page Mrs llah Nebeker 72 stands in front of her home of the last 33 years Photo by Bryan Shifter 5) tudent officials would like longer vacation by David Harris for Student Life It’s Thanksgiving time again and how many of you will be spending it with your families at home? “Why not begin classes eighi days earlier and go home for Thanksgiving not having to return until January?” This is from an editorial “Combining Thanksgiving and Winter Vacations” by Sue managing editor of Hodgson Student Life It appeared in Student Life Oct 6 1974 from PennMs Hodgson never been she has said sylvania home for Thanksgiving since she has been in college “A lot of people like to travel” she said “This way they’d have plenty of time and it might be more economically feasible” d She said that nearly of the students are from out of one-thir- state at USU Claude Burtenshaw vice president for Student Affairs said the present system was decided on two years ago There were five proposals plus the present system The first was a Semester proposal It consisted of two semesters The first semester was scheduled from the first of September (after Labor Day) to and the other from Dr mid-Janua- ry late January to May The second proposal was the Modified Quarter system This proposal had a split winter quarter a few changes however The first was to make the of quarters a uniform number three-da- y a was second The days period for final exams He said the problem of changing the quarter system comes up about every five years Many students agree with Ms Hodgson’s editorial “That’s a good idea” said Janet Nash Utah ‘‘It’s a problem right now in our dorm They (students) want to go home for Thanksgiving but they want to go home for Christmas too” Kathryn Dashiell California is The Early Quarter proposal had fall quarter out by Thanksgiving The system had two semesters with a one month break in January The Trimester system had two semesters The first was out just before Chirstmas The second started in January and was out by early May Fifth per cent of the students polled still preferred the present 13 percent jystem Only the Quarter Early preferred proposal Specific figures can be going obtained in “USU Staff News” one of the few for home 6 1973 Thanksgiving April “I do not like the split quarter” However she said it would be her to combine the said Dr Burtenshaw ‘‘My fine preference was the Early vacations “It wouldn’t be bad” said Quarter You start at Labor Day Nielsen Idaho “It would Brent and get out at Thanksgiving” more convenient for those lot be a the He said after Thanksgiving far away” live who attend students could go home Dr Ralph M Johnson dean of special courses or travel the that College of Science said there Dr Burtenshaw explained no fuss and bother about was for on this problem they worked did make moving the starting day earlier nearly two years They out-of-state- rs w-it- out that He pointed Thanksgiving comes very late this year He would not commit himself to a longer vacation (a possible six weeks with an early Thanksgiving) “I am not convinced that those six weeks would be a profitable working period as Ms Hodgson indicated” Dr Johnson said “I would like to see some figures on the financial benefit to students” He is against splitting a said he prefers the quarter semester system over the quarter system He “I am not particularly against getting out early” said Johnson “I am thinking entirely of the student’s time” Warren Moore a freshman from Louisiana said “I think it would be great! It would benefit those kids who live at long distances” DonThedell a sophomore from Utah said “That would be fantastic” What do you think? set for suspect in July’s would-b-e shooting at the Cactus Trial W'L on motorHey Baby I'm your blind date! (see story Photo by Jay Reedy cycles Pg 9) The trial of a man suspected of pointing a pistol at the head of a professional football player and pulling the trigger but having the gun misfire has been scheduled for next March 14 The First District Court clerk said Larry Dean Williams Priee Utah pleaded innocent to a charge of aggravated assault in connection with an incident- in- volving Jos Angeles Rams defensive end Jack Youngblood in Logan last July Williams was arraigned on the charge Monday Youngblood was in Logan over the summer as a coach for a boys’ football camp sponsored by teammates Phil and Merlin Olson when the incident occurred in front of a local bar During an interview in August Youngblood said that nothing he has ever seen on the football field has scared him as much as his encounter in front of the Cactus Club Youngblood said a man stuck a pistol in his face and pulled the trigger The gun did not fire he said and he later found out the gun held two bullets and two empty cartridges Youngblood said he also received a cut above his eye as a result of the brawl Williams about 6’2” and 160 pounds is accused of starting an altercation with Youngblood in then front of the Cactus and a with him gun threatening is the Youngblood trigger pulling about 260 pounds