Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-04-16 | Page 20 | National Award Received by Oakwood School P. T. A. for Beautification Work on Grounds

National Award Received by Oakwood School P. P T T. A. A for Beautification W Work olk on Grounds 5 5 JJ L S b g. g i f 1 H j r rON 7 ON ONa a t. t 1 e ea R W a t c r. r 9 1 p 71 I L Y ry ert 7 q ii s r 74 S r 4 Y n r c cars 1 r yr i y k N w a I t tj 1 j F's Y w I i A Mf I IJ Y 1 J R. R y rr Jjr i 31 r J 5 yr y 4 t 6 r Y Yr r J Z t r Results of the Teacher Farent associations association's beau beau- project at d Oakwood school In Granite school district arc are graphically seen In a Two plaques paying permanent I tribute to the Oakwood School Par- Par 1 i i i W. W Ison of the he two photographs shown above The top shows the school grounds toda today while below I Is 15 a picture of he the grounds before beautification work was undertaken ent Teacher association for school beautification work Tuesday hung in the school building on Highland I drive The winner of oC the silver plaque awarded last year ear by Mrs Maud Chegwidden Salt Lake Telegram garden editor for tor the best kept grounds in the Granite school district district district dis dis- dis- dis scored in a beautification contest contest contest con con- test again this year Wins Prize PriM PriMA A bronze plaque denoting that the school won first prize in a beautification beautification beautification contest sponsored by the Better Homes and Gardens Magazine Magazine Maga Maga- zine zinc has been received to hang by bythe bythe bythe the side of the silver plaque The contest was the second More Beautiful America contest Sep contest Sep September 1 I 1932 to October 1 1934 1934 of the magazine Announcement that the Oakwood Teacher Parent-Teacher association won the bronze plaque in the F. F A. A Waugh Vaugh division was made after the de de- de- de had been held up for more Ithan than two months because of the great number of entries received Work Vork at the school in beautifying beautifying beautify beautify- ing the grounds consisted of moving moving moving ing more than tons of rock transplanting five live large trees from Crom the mountains and planting hundreds hundreds hundreds hun hun- of smaller trees and shrubs Members Listed Members of the committee In charge of the work were Irvin T T. Nelson superintendent nt of grounds ground of the Granite district Mrs Hazel Haze Moyle Oscar Peterson T. T C. C Stayner Stayner Stay- Stay ner member of oC the Granite district board of oC education and George Marchant larchant principal of oC the school The beautification work worl was par part of a tive- tive year five ear Improvement plan started by the teacher parent association association association asso asso- in 1931 Features of the year five plan have been the winning of Mrs Chegwidden's silver sliver plaque in 1934 and the Better Homes and Gardens bronze plaque in 1935