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Show 8 The Magna Times West Valley News, Thursday, November 5, 1992 Cyprus High School to present The Music Man November 13, 14, 16 Home and School: by Gary R. Blodgett Editor Vital Links by LILY ESKELSEN President, Utah Education Association I G vl rt i fc: ) t taught at Orchard Elementary in Granite District for ten years. There were almost 1,200 students in a school built for about 750. We had ten count em ten portable classroom trailers lining the playground. We had classes of 35 or 36 or 37 kids. I thought it was like that everywhere. Then I was challenged to find out how different it could be in other schools, and I accepted an invitation from Tabiona Public School in Duchesne County to come and teach for a day. The school population totals about 120. One hall constitutes the elementary school. The other hall houses all secondary students. In Mrs. Burts class of fifth and sixth grade students, there were no more than ten children. I was in heaven. In math, EVERY child had a chance to respond. To demonstrate on the chalkboard. And I had the chance to look into the eyes of EVERY child and say, Youre a genius! Go home and tell your parents you made the teacher fall in love with you today. I became convinced that the answer to our educational problems was for all of us to move to Tabiona. But Tabiona doesnt have fewer problems than city schools. It just has different problems. Problems like not having enough children. Never thought Id hear myself say that. But when theres only two kick who want to take chemistry or Spanish or calculus, the class cant be offered. And what if there isnt a chemistry or Spanish or calculus teacher who lives in Tabiona? Technology will supply part of the answer. Theyre working on a distance learning system which will beam a teacher from another part of the state into rural classrooms via television. The subject is thoroughly covered, and yet teachers tell me theres something missing. The kids often lose interest and dont always complete the program. So, I learned that our conditions mean different problems and different solutions. But I also learned what Tabiona and Orchard and every other school have in common. Whether we have ten kids or 40, we should never lose sight of what separates a teacher from a tool. I might have my kids look at flashcards or computers or televised lessons. But when a child is looking for encouragement and motivation and attention, it takes a teachers attention. Bryman School offers introductory computer classes, new training classes The Bryman School now offers introductory computer classes on Mon- class day evenings. Each two-howill be held from 6 to 8 p.m. and will cover the basics of computer terusers and minology for beginners. Students need attend only one Monday evening 'session.' Classes are open to families at a cost of $10 for four members, couples can attend for $7.50, and the single individual fee is $5. New sessions will be held every Monday evening. Weve found a real need in the community for this type of introductory computer class, so the Bryman School is making the classes inexpensive and convenient. Students can session and learn attend one two-hour non-comput- b'l ft - ur k basic computer terminology to become comfortable with computers. The clases will not cover specific applications or software packages. They are introductory classes only, said Richard Beamer, industrial education coordinator for the Bryman School. The Bryman School is also expanding its industrial training program by conducting interest surveys of sur- - I PLASKETT CHIROPRACTIC Meredith Wilsons The Music Man will be presented November 13, 14, and 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cyprus High School auditorium. The public is invited. Cast members will be selling tickets in advance or they may be purchased at the door the nights of the performances. Admission is $5 for adults and students without activity cards, $3 for students with activity cards, and $2 for children 12 years of age and under. The Music Man is a musical tribute to the charming people of middle America about the year 1910. A traveling salesman, known as Swindling Harold Hill, comes to River City, Iowa, to begin a boys band. He convinces the stubborn Iowans that their boys are headed for trouble because of a new pool hall coming to town. Swindling Harolds plans to take money for the new band uniforms and instruments and then leave town were turned upside down when he fell in love with the town librarian. The characters of River City are que; Amaryllis, Karli Osborn; Timmy Bryant and Jessy Leveque; Charlie, Jeremy Robb; Eulaie, Tammi Gull; Zaneeta, Rebecca Tuttle; and Grade, Kathrine Case. Other cast members are Ryan Bair, Dave Strain, Jared Watterson and Eric Gunderson, school board quartet; Jeff Peterson as Constable Locke; and Mindy Allen, Jodi Wren, Bonnie Bryson, and Bonnie Goble, Del Sarte Ladies. The dance group is comprised of Damon Johnson and Kamille Lemon, Grayson Davis and Kristin McGet-tigaGlenn Mortensen and Mary Eskelson, Justin Firth and Angela Hofheins, and Eric Vanderbeek and Tayna Labrum. The stage crew includes John CrabWin-thro- warm, comical, and completely endearing. The music is beautiful and with renditions rangfrom the love ballad, Till There ing Was You, to the rollicking Wells Fargo Wagon and Shipoopi, to the famous Seventy-SiTrombones. heart-warmin- g x The CHS production is directed by Susan McMurray. Other production staff members are choreographer, Stacey Moore; music director, Kerry Moore; set designer, Charlie Brown; set construction and lighting, Jerry Higley; and orchestra leader, A1 Jones. p, n, tree, Jeremy Jenkins, Christal Cast members are: Harold Hill, Dave Hunsaker; Mayor Shinn, Dave Knox; Marcellua, Tom Bryant; Tommy, Justin Utley; Marian, Kelsi Johnson, Garrin Mascarenas, Paula Smith, Steven Smith, Jared Watterson, Kimberly Watterson, and Steven White. MEMORIES Gentleman Perot and the Liberty Tree PROLOGUE doubloons, and some dollars; together with two pair of ear rings, two and two solitares, all set in gold. paste, The oppressive summer heat blanketed New York, turning the rustic brown brick buildings PENNS WOOD Penns Wood was by W. Kent Goble Feature Writer neck-lace- housing businesses and vending establishments into sweltering ovens. The typesetter, begrimed by the thick black ink that was the badge of his trade, deftly set the lettering for the story gleaned from the Philadelphia Post by his editor. Ignoring the discomfort caused by the heat, he toiled on. New York,' August '3, 1752. By the rounding businesses to ask employers what kind of training their employees need. Mr. Beamer is designing special classes in response to separate employer requests and providing training in many areas in- eluding OSHA safety, speed reading, u, t Philadelphia Posta l thejtory begafl. We have business communication, and acan account that last Wednesday afternoon, Mr. counts receivable classes. Richard Perot, a West India gentleman now The Bryman School has had re(New Jersey), in returliving at from businesses from quests Philadelphia, was set upon by two seeking ning individualized in the wood called Penns Manor for highway-mespecial, training With our new miles industrial and a half from two about employees. is school now the New training program, (Trenton, Jersey) Ferry ... better equipped to respond to those reThe city that had been the home of Captain William Kidd, privateer and pirate, was quests and design specific classes for ever interested in a good story of adventure particular students (employees) with a distinctive course of study to or intrigue. The Post anecdote would serve to titillate the natural curiosity of many readers. master, Mr. Beamer said. The Bryman School, located at 1144 n West 3300 South, is for its training in allied health. The school also offers vocational training in service oriented careers and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the National Association of Trade and Technical Schools. Elizabeth-Tow- n n Trent-Tow- n A PLANTATION s, a dangerous someone of for passage, particularly means. Fortunately for Perot, his assailants were disinclined to do him bodily harm although he was at their mercy. Another victim, assaulted a week later, was not so fortunate. His body was found floating in the river near (on Wednesday, Ijaying otjiis hands cut Augusts off and it is supposed, the Post concluded, he was murdered. Point-No-Poi- nt AN IRISH BROGUE Perot was quick to report the holdup to authorities. One of the rogues, he explained, was mounted on a bay horse, with a brown great coat behind him, and had a large scar on his right cheek; the other had a horse between a mouse colour and bay and a brown great coat on. In addition, they talked Irish and were well-know- -- FOR HIS BRIDE Whether Perot recouped his loss is not known. However, sometime thereafter, he married Elizabeth McGown Ryan of Elizabeth Town, a devout Quaker, and purchased for his bride a plantation in Salem, New Jersey. It was a vast tract of more than 1,000 acres in an area that was Savannah-lik- e in nature, rising from the Delaware in gently undulating green slopes. On the hillsides were large stands of hickory and walnut trees (that) provided a valuable commodity. to sell in Camden, Willingboro were double (and Burlington.-Fieldcropped with corn and buckwheat in the summer and grain in the fall. s ADVOCATES ANTI-SLAVER- Y The area was a bastion for Quakers ady and a hotbed of vocates. As Quakers, Polly Ryan anti-slaver- Perot, John Dickinson, Jacob Swallow, Henry Allen, John Cox, Jacob Rees, the Shinns, Thomas Stevenson, and John and Abigail Wallace found it unthinkable that a just god would consign their fellow men, because of color, to a life of captivity and misery. AN ABHORENCE OF SLAVERY That abhorence of slavery would be passed on in their descendants, many of whom would become involved in the great struggle for the abolition of slavery, the war between the states. 92 opens to public Leaf-a-tho- n THE PRIDE OF THE CONFEDERACY Realms of Inquiry is holding its fifth n on November 14 annual from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The general public is invited to rake and bag leaves at the Tracy Aviary in Liberty Park along with attendee Mayor Corradini. The benefit event provides a service to Salt Lake City while also raising needed funds for Realms of Inquiry. For the past two years, the n has been one of the mawork projects for Tracy volunteer jor and has saved countless Aviary, of hours precious staff time, says Mary Stackhouse of Tracy Aviary. Stackhouse added, With staff time being our most limiting valuable resource, not having the devote the Richard Perot, gentleman, established a plantation in New Jersey about 1752. Said hours to such labor helps improve our to be kin of Lord Buckingham, he came to America via the British West Indies. Another entire operation from bird care to Perot, son of John Perot (sometimes spelled Parrott), established a plantation in education programs. Virginia called Perots Nest." to are Etching courtesy of "Heritage of the Abraham Coon Family encouraged Participants raise pledges based on the number of both well-selusty men and had on bags of leaves that they rake. Prizes GENTLEMAN PEROT ruffled caps. have been donated by area merchants Richard Perot offered a ten pound Gentleman Perot, said to be a that will be awarded in various ways, reward for the apprehension of the in an effort to thank participants for descendant of Lady Freeman, outlaws and an additional reward for cousin of the Duke of Buckingham, their help. and neck the recovery of the jewels. The heist bound been had it more information about the For seems, a of had occurred near Bristol, n ... robbed and then green In1992 or Realms of heels, 5 38 was wherein Pennsylvania. pistoles, purse quiry, call Leaf-a-Tho- GET RELIEF! Osborn; Mrs. Paroo, Lynne Leves- Leaf-A-Tho- t, The daughter of Richard Perot and Elizabeth McGown Ryan, Elizabeth (Polly) Perot would marry Jacob Smith, a veteran of the Revolutionary War. Polly Perot Smiths grandson, Abraham Coon, would wed Elizabeth Yarbrough, binding family ties of North and South together. Elizabeth was kin of General Robert E. Lee of Stratford (Arlington), Virginia. He would lead the army of northern Virginia, the pride of the Confederacy, against Abraham Lincolns Federalist army. THE PASSION OF CAUSE The Civil War, the war of secession, would pit family against family, father against son, brother against brother. Like lightning, the passion of cause would strike deep into the heart of every American, forcing each to choose by what standard they would be led. Well did Harry Granick write: And what man moves but on the crest of history! The sparks flash from each to each. The incandescence fuses ... Blooms out of the ghetto pit ... Roars to the sky ... Fans into a fiery liberty tree Showering its seed to the last beaches of the embattled earth! Leaf-a-Tho- 467-591- 1. Continued on page 12 |