Show MANTI DISTRICT ENLARGED School Trustees Will Take Issue With School Superintendent on the Matter Mantl Manti March following letter was addressed to the Sanpete county corn com commissioners missioners by County Superintendent of Schools Andrew L Larsen a resident of EphraIm I have been requested by the dIstrIct school board of Meadowville to tomake tomake make an attempt to have saId distrIct eki eh The people of are riot able financially to maintain school the full year Last season they were obliged to let an excellent teacher go be because because cause they could not pa pay him 50 5 a month for about of the school year If the size of the district could Je e in increased increased creased a little conditions would improve Therefore I that you permit this matter to your consideration at once I sUggest th tha t if It can be done with fairness to aU all concerned and I think It can a section or two be added on to the east of di district Sixt Sixteen en I 1 also desire to call your attention to the southern boundary ot of Ephraim dis district district It appears from the map In thIs of office flee fice that the Ephraim district can justly be extended the south If see sec sections I 1 to 18 8 of township 17 11 south and 2 east be added to DIstrict 2 the latter would not be encroaching upon DIstrict 1 unfaIrly Your board has th the sole right to 10 change the boundaries I recommend the foregoing suggested alterations and am sure justice will wilI be administered admi This case will be heard by the commis commissioners commissioners tomorrow at the court house and some interesting matters are very veo apt to tob tobe b be heard oIl this subject The school superintendent s reo mending an addi addition addition tion to Ephraim distri t No 2 section 7 to is 18 township 17 11 south range 2 east and andIs andIs Is actually asking for six square miles of ground that Is already In the possession of the Ephraim district It is possible that the superintendent is i ignorant of this fact but he will likely be shown such condition tomorrow at the meeting The superintendent is no d doubt abt fIguring on straightenIng the line Une between Ephraim and ManU Manti school distrIcts However the facts are that Ephraim has on account of the he move south one mile of said original boundary line seven seventeen seventeen teen square miles that the county super superintendent superIntendent has hag undoubtedly overlooked The school trustees of Manti are the Ar rapine Commercial club will be present to represent the interests of the Manti district |