Show j SANPETE 2 SANPETE L L SCHOOLS TO T FI E C. C AC ESIN IN UNDER EMPHASIS PLAN I REGULAR FACULTY MEMBER TO HAVE BAVE CHARGE OF ATHLETICS Finances Given as Reason for New Nev Plan at Moroni Mt Pleasant By Wendell A Ashton Athletics at North Sanpete and Moroni high schools face a a. serious lapse for next year with the announcement an an- that coaches at thc those e two Institutions will be dropped from the schools' schools faculties at the clo close cloe e- e of ot 31 1930 term this spring No physical education instructors will wUl be named to succeed them according to authoritative authoritative au au- au- au reports from the Sanpete school district The two mentors who ho ha have hare c been asked to leave arc Lawrell Jensen of at Moroni and Don Simmons of North Sanpete Financial conditions are arc given iven as the cause Regular academic teachers will take over the athletic reins hereafter In a statement to The Telegram Aaron E. E Jones superintendent of schools of the North Sanpete school district says It is not our purpose purpose- to discontinue athletic sports In the high schools of this district The only change we shall make Is to place e less stress upon athletics discontinue to employ a teacher for physical cd education edu cation and athletics but have one of our regular academic teachers coach the team in sports ports MORON MORONI STRONG G GIN IN BASKETBALL LL With no regular mentors at these two schools athletic sports are are bound to collapse Sanpete teams especially espe daily in basketball have been make mak in lug ing rapid strides in the past pasts Moroni presented one of the strongest tear teams In the state tourney this year jear copping copping cop con ping first place In the consolation meet under the direction of Mentor Jensen At North Sanpete Coach Simmons who is the br brother ther of ot Lee Simmons of East high has been turn tum lug ing out fine football basketball and anti track teams In the past Simmons toda today said It Is definite nite that I will wUl not coach at North Sanpete next year I am looking for other coaching openings at the pres ent Simmons came to North Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete three years ago from the B. B Y U. U According to Simmons Interest in iii sports In Sanpete is at a high tide The gyms are packed to capacity at basketball games and we have hate good bood crowds at our football games he added Jensen who Is at Moroni for the tIle first year car refused to make any definite deli deti nite statement Jensen succeeded Ed Isaacson who went ent to Nephi high last fall faIl According to Jensen the entire championship basketball squad will be back next year with the exception ex ex- of Newell and Vera Vem Jensen |