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Show mmmm TRANPORTATION TRAMPORTATION OFTHOMPSONS OFTOMPSOMS OF OFTHOMPSONS THOMPSONS TOMPSOMS NPUPILS PUPILS PUPilSTO NPUPILSTO TO MOAB MOABABANDONED MOABABANDONEDBoard ABANDONED _ Board of Education Gives Up UpPlan UpPlan UpPlan Plan to Operate Bu Bus froll1l from fromNorth fromiNorth _ North County PointsDue Points Due to the fact that recently there therehas therehas therehas has been a falling fal11ng off in the number numberof numberof numberof of upper grade pupils at Thompsons Thompsonsthe , Ithe the board of education has abandoned abandonedfor abandonedfor abandonedfor I for this year the plan to operate a ai aschool aschool aschool i school bus from Thompsons Thompson to Moab MoabThe MoabThe The board had asked for bids for furn- furn furnlis1ing furnisning fum-isning fum isning - lis1ing isning ! and operating operatmg a bus to serve the theI thepupils thepupils I pupil pupils < ; of the northern part of the thecounty thecounty I county , and several proposals had hadI hadbeen hadbeen hadbeen been submitted In view of the reduc reduc- reducI reduction reduction reduction - I tion in the number of upper grade pupits pup- pup pupils - - I ils its . , the board of education at a speo- speo spec- spec special speoial - - - lial ial meeting Saturday decided to aban aban- abandon abandon abandon - don the bus project and consequently consequentlyall consequentlyaU aU all bids were rej rejectedAll rejected ted tedI tedAll I All bids for the transportation of ofpupils ofpupils ofpupils pupils from upper Moab valley to the theMoab I Moab cchool school ; hool w . were v.ere vere ere also rej rejected ted The Theboard I board decided to operate its own ownschool I school bus on this route routePresent routePresent c Present at SatUlday's SatUldays Saturday's Saturdays Satm day's days ' meeting meetmg were wereTrustees wereTrustees were.Trustees wereTrustees . Trustees W D Hammond , , Emma Enuna New- New Newell Newell New-ell New ell - - , : ell , , H W . . Balsley , , Dr E H Walkerand Walker Walkerand Walkerand JI and J M Titus , , Superintendent M J JAndrews JAndrews I Andrews and Clerk W R McConkie McConkieA A number cf residents from Lower Lowervalley Lowervalley valley and Castleton met " ' with 'lth lth ' the theb theboard theboard b board : > ard relative to testablishing totestablishing testablishinga establishing a -a - school schoolat schoolat schoolat at Castle Castleton ton this coming commg term The Thetrmtees Thetrustees Thetrustees trmtees trustees decided adversely on the ap ap- applicatlOn application application - plication plicatlOn due to the fact that the thenumber thenumber thenumber number of pupils is insufficient to tojustifY tojustify tojustify justifY a school plant thereMr thereMr there thereMr Mr Smith and Mr W . Krek met WIth WIththe withthe withthe the . bbard bOO.rd bOOrd board relative to the employment employmentof employment'Of 'Of Of ' a teacher at Sego Superintendent SuperintendentAndrev SuperintendentAndres SuperintendentAndrews Andrev Andres . s and Trustee Walker v w . were ere ap ap- appomted appointed appointed - pointed pomted to make suitable sUltable arrangementsThe auangementsThe auangements arrangements The superintendent supermtendent . was v.as vas authorized authorizedto authorizedI I to employ a teacher for the fifth grade gradeI gradeat gradeat gradeat at Moab I |