Show A pleasant time writing from santaquin San under date of 1888 T speaks as follows in regard to the closing of their district schools alter a very successful run of three terms our district schools closed last friday and as mr douglasb Dou glasa todd our principal princ teacher is about leaving for nis new field of labor at logan the event was celebrated by a picnic pany com posed of the scholars teachers and a few friends our worthy bishop included we left the schoolhouse schoel house at 8 in the morning in a sufficient number of saxons to convey all safely to the place 01 destination namely Box eljer grovo in fule canyon a nice little place about two miles south of our town and abee by the mountains after arriving at the grove a very enjoyable time was ahe young folks in foot and sack facea gamelin game ain figures and a distribution ol 01 oranges and candy by the bishop and teachers all ready for dinner after which a general exploration of the hills was made by brother todd and the scholars till we were ready to return to the grove the company was then called together by oar bishop who in a nice litile speech presented each of the teachers brothern br othera todd and with a small purse as a slight token of respect and esteem in which they were held by both scholars and parents the teachers bogli responded and expressed their appreciation of the good will manifest and the pleasure they had enjoyed in the school room the proceedings then brought to a close all returned without anything having occurred to mar the pleasure of the day which will be long remembered by all interested |