Show Chas Mabey Amazed At Progress Made by Schools Schools' of Home Town Last week for the time first time in about twenty years I had the privilege liege ile e of f going through the time South Junior high and the time Stoker schools I in jut Bountiful I was amazed amaze at the progress that had been made The neat appear appear- appearance appearance appearance ance of the grounds with lawns and flowers flower in plate of the time dust and arid weeds that once existed the cafeterias libraries lavatories anc and gymnasia the rooms well lighted clean and sanitary all the buildings and equipment ent showed that some some- somebody someI somebody body Jody had been interested in the I schools of our town These Then places of r elementary education had simp Limp I ly Iy been ten transformed To say that I Iwas was as happy and proud would be put put- putting putting ting it t lightly A s you know I r have Ve seen the schools from three angles that o othe of the pupil that df the elf the teacher and that of the ta In my opinion opinion ion on all nil should b h bf well satisfied Do Lo you jou ou recall the time oak brush patch just jurt north of the old Central school where the Stoker St now stands My teachers teacher found this a plentiful supply for the supple switches used in those days to dust duat the Lacks backs of unruly pupils I Iwonder Iwonder Iwonder wonder what the teachers now use for or tims purpose Perhaps the boys bos bosand and girls are so eo good that punish punishment ment is unnecessary God bless the American school system I God bless the time teachers who are arc in them the tile greatest bulwark for democracy in the world I My M praises go to the men and women responsible for the condition of our schools in Davis county whether whet her heron on the board or oi in 11 lr the class classI I yours our CM AS H. H MADEY M |