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Show 1 IajBS t.of U. LiLrary S.L.C. Utah wests5---: emz xim, Enrollment DoWn In County Schools Enrollment figures for Cache County schools show a falling and rising trend for the next several years. According to Bryce Draper, county school superintendent, the trend has been apparent for about the past ten years. About ten years ago there was a population he said. It bechange, came fashionable to have smaller families, and naturally this has had an influence on our enrollment. problem according to Draper, who said that logically more money should then be given to the high school and less should be spent where fewer children are enrolled, in the elementary grades. But," he says, this actually means a drop of only a few students per classroom and any cut in funds would hurt the schools. There have been no monetary cuts this year to the elementary schools and Draper does not anticipate any. The county schools (indeof Logan City Schools) have experienced a drop in enrollment in grades Fifty-tw- o fewer students registered in these grades this year than last year. Draper said that the high school enrollment is still growing and that the junior high population has stabilized. pendent The only compensation we have made so far is the hiring of four extra teachers at the high school," he said. There are 122 more students enrolled at the high school (Sky View) this year than last year. Ideally this drop in elementary enrollment is better for the classroom situation, Draper said. It means that This shifting emphasis in enrollment causes a bit of a THESE STUDENTS OF Mrs. La Vera Cetraro have taken upon themselves the task of being Earth Patrolmen. The project started when the class read about other students who were keeping their school clean by patroling the grounds and picking up papers and trash. When the class took a nature walk Jason Rindlesbacher found a cloth bag and the children gathered trash and filled the bag. The next day Brent Hansen brought a big black plastic trash the classes are smaller, making things easier on the teacher, but more expensive. This makes a more desirable classroom situation but in the long run makes more expense for the school system. But there are indications that the elementary enrollment might be coming back, Draper said. Our enrollment kindergarten was up by 62 students this year, he said. We don't know if this is due to a rise in the birth rate or to move-in- s, but in five years we should be seeing a reduction in high school enrollment and an increase in elementary school enrollment." A ten year projection would see another rise in high school enrollment and it is yet to be seen if the elementary enrollment will rnntinne tn rise. bag to school and during the recess time all the 25 Earth Patrolmen pitched in and filled the bag until it broke. The next day Brent brought another bag and the project continued. So far the Earth Patrol has been operating for almost a week and according to Mrs. Cetraro, With their enthusiasm they might clean up the whole world! School Announces Smifhfield to Celebrate 1 1 5th Birthday Oct. 1 0 Improving the quality of Life, the them for the State of Utah will be incorporated into this years celebration of the founding of Smithfield scheduled for October 10 and man Theoda Down stated this week. We are making our plans involving lots of people and hope to give citizens lots of historical information about our community along with 12. Smithfield was founded the things that have been as a permanent settlement done and are being done October 10, 1859 and the today to improve the quality Historical Heritage Society of life here, Miss Downs of Smithfield, joining, with continued. We hope everyone will circle the above Smithfield City hopes to dates on their calendar and 'make this years festivities Pan I spend time with us Smithfields important and enjoyable to celebrating all citizens, Society Chair- - 115th birthday. DID YOU KNOW?.... There have been three other schools in addition to the Summit School, located on the block which is now the Central Park Block familiarly known as the public square"? Would you like to know more about them and see and hear about the new park facilities? This will be only one part of our celebration. Watch for more information next week. Back to School Night Richmond's Park School will hold their annual back to school night tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. Parents of children attending the school are invited to attend a short general meeting for the first portion of the evening to be held in the school's gym. Parents will them have the opportunity to visit their children's rooms and teachers. Parent teacher conferences will not be held at this time but teachers will explain classroom curriculum and be available to answer questions. The PTA will furnish refreshments and a door prize will be awarded. Merrill Gift special presentation was held last evening in the Smithfield Carnegie Library as official acceptance of a gift to the library by Albert Eugene Merrill, a Smithfield native, in honor of his mother, Ida Harper Merrill. According to Mrs. Blanche Gunnell of the Library Board the gift has been used to purchase audio visual equipment. The library board and city officials will be on hand Wednesday evening to accept the gift in presentation ceremoriies which will include Mr. Merrill's sister Mrs. Vella Lambourne of Logan. Mrs. Merrill, for whom the gift is presented, was prominent in Smithfield affairs for many years and was instrumental in helping establish the first public library in the community. She was the tenth child born to Richard and Susan Harper of Smithfield. She received her elementary education here and then attended the Brigham Young College in Logan. According to family history she was one of the first women to graduate from that institution. she Upon graduation taught school in Smithfield until her marriage to Alberto J. Merrill. She later served as a school trustee until the consolidation of districts into a county unit. She also served two terms as postmistress of Smithfield. As a member of the LDS Church she served in many capacities and loved teaching the gospel to others. She had a rich appreciation for cultural things and .1 class Library Accepts A Librarian Alice Mather shows new audio equipment that has been purchased by the Smithfield library with money that was donated by Alberto Eugene Merrill in memory of his mother, Ida Merrill. The equipment consists of a record player, a cassette tape player and eight sets of headphones. , ' was a student of the world's great books. The gift in her name will appropriately be used in continuing to bring cultural things to the community through the library. Mr. Merrill who makes the donation is one of two sons who served the country during World War I. He is a retired colonel of the U.S. Army. He now lives in Monterey, Calif. After retiring in 1946 he made his home in Los Gatos, California where he became involved in the real estate business. He became a member of the Town Council there and later became judge for the Township. In 1954 he was elected to Mayor and was that position for three more consecutive terms, giving him the distinction of having served as Mayor of Los Gatos longer than any of his predecessors dating back to 1887. Col. Merrill's civic contributions include service to the Santa Clara County Traffic Ways committee, as chairman of the Bay Area Pollution Control District Board, and as President of the California League of Cities. Penninsula Division. He has been honored by Alberto having the street Way" in I .ns Gatos named Tor him. Under dale of October 26.1973 the Honorable Richard I). Hayden of California presented a resolution to the Twenty-Secon- d Assembly District commending his outstanding service tn the city through elected office and numerous community and civic positions. GRANT GORDON (left) and David Hansen (right) present two plaques received by the Sky chapter to their principal, Stephen Thurston. Besides many awards won by individual members the chapter won the Best Dairy Exhibit award and the Sweepstakes award for the highest scoring chapter. This is the fourth consecutive year that the chapter has won these awards. Gordon won awards for his Senior Champion and Grand Champion Holstein. Hansen exhibited the champion Ayrshire animal. View FFA Sky View FFA Chapter Wins Fair Awards Several members of the Sky View Future Farmers of America Chapter captured championship trophies in FFA competition at the State Fair according to Winston Larsen, chapter advisor. Grant Gordon, Lewiston, exhibited the Senior Champion and Grand Champion Holstein Animal at the Utah State Fair. Grant is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Gordon. David Hansen, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hansen, of Amalga, exhibited the champion Ayrshire animal. PTA In the Brown Swiss competition Alan Rindlishacher showed the champion animal. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Rindlisbacher of Amalga. RichTerry Spackman. mond. placed third in the state dairy sitting and showing contest while his brother Dallas Spackman placed fifth. Their parents are Mr. and Mrs. LaMar Spackman. Boyd Rinderknecht of Providence won the Hampshire Ram lamb class and Ronald Olsen placed high with his fat lambs. Officers Meet Friday. Aug. 23, the Lewis- ton Elementary PTA officers under the direction of Julie Owens, president, and Linda Howard, vice president, hosted a buffet luncheon in the Lewiston Media Center. Luncheon was served to 27 guests who included Joseph Timmons, principal, the fa- culty. secretary, janitors and cooks mentary. at the Cache Chamber of Commerce in Logan Tues-daSept 17 between the v. es es DUP at Lewiston Ele- Thp theme for the luncheon was Let's Put The T' Back in Parent Teacher Association." Plans for the coming year were discussed and Wayne Jorgenson was elected to the position of third vice president to represent the faculty. Fair Exhibits I lome art exhibits from the State Fair may be picked up Sky View FFA chapter members exhibited 30 head of dairy animals and the school was named as the Best exhibition of Dairy Cattle and received the state plaque at the fair. In addition the chapter received the FFA sweep-stakaward. This award is based on the chapter's total premium money in crops, dairy, beef, swine, sheep and agriculture mechanics. This is the fourth year in a row that the chapter has won the dairy cattle and sweep-stakawards. hours of 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. i. Premium money from the county fair will also be paid at this lime. Meeting Slated The Smithfield Summit Camp of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers will hold their first meeting of the new season at the US Armory, Monday. September 16 at 1 .;) p.m. under the direction or President Burdetta Harris. Everyone is welcome. a |