| Show School Transportation Comes Under Discussion Arcadia Hanna l D Demand mand Change In Bus Routes 1 Duchesne Declared More I 1 Logical Location For Students Dissatisfaction over methods of transporting school students was waa forcibly expressed by citizens of Arcadia and Hanna this week by absolute refusal in some instances to allow children to continue continue con con- under the present system The most urgent demands camo from Arcadia citizens who cameto cameto came cameto to Duchesne Monday to arrange for a meeting Tuesday to which they invited the board of education citizens of and representatives representatives representative's I of the Duchesne and B. B P. P W. W Clubs At the meeting which was held at the Len Ross home In Arcadia it was requested of the board of or education that transportation of students from tha that be hanged changed from the present route to My Myton ton and Roosevelt to come comet t to Duchesne R S i t or ru er L re requested quested f change were given as fol- fol dow dowd Reasons Us Listed ted First The time element It was pointed out that Duchesne Is much closer than Roosevelt and that therefore the children would not have to leave at such an early hour to arrive In time for s school hool At present both high school andgrade and andgrade andgrade grade students have to leave Arcadia Arcadia Arcadia Ar Ar- cadia early enough to allow the high school students to reach Roosevelt by school time Grade Grado Students who are dropped off oft at My Myton ton have nearly an hour of Unsupervised unsupervised un un- supervised time on their hands before before be be- fore school time it was claimed and are often found wandering about about about a- a bout the town looking for something some Borne thing thine to o do ought ItH-ought to Du Dhe he ne all 1 tho the tho students would arrive at their destination des des- at the same time they would have almost an hour longer at home before leaving and would arrive with only enough extra time to allow for any emergencies Second The element of ot safety It was pointed out that the route now traversed by the school bus going to My Myton ton crosses four very unsafe bridges which the trucks hauling cattle refuse to use but which the heavier school bus must cross twice each day with its cargo cargo cargo car car- go of school children No such unsafe condition exists on the Duchesne Du chesne route Third School facilities In view of the foregoing two conditions conditions condi condi- Lions the Arcadia and citizens citIzens citizens cit cit- cit cit- feel that their children are aro entitled to the better facilities a- a by the Duchesne school which are not found in tho the school at My Myton ton In this they referred to the teaching staff and equipment Members Absent No answer was given the Arcadia citizens as only ono member of the board beard Mrs Jessup Thomas Jr of Tabiona was present present present pres pres- ent though it had been understood that all the other members would be there also Superintendent C. C It M. M Iverson and clerk of the e board C. C C. C were at the meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing and heard and discussed tho problems with the parents but butco co could Id make no definite promises premises as to what could be done Superintendent Iverson proposed that the board if it possible furnish a n. school n Arcadia to take care caro of the lower grades but no definite deft def nite action could be taken on the matter It is expected that tho Arcadia problem might receive further attention at an Impromptu tu meeting of ot some of the board members in Mt Emmona Emmons Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day evening where the Superintendent Superintendent and clerk spent the day going over the plans for the new high school being erected there thero with the architect Mr Iverson had promised at the meeting that he would recommend an early special ape ape- cial Fear Heavy Snow Duchesne citizens attending tho the Arcadia meeting In response to Invitations were Mr and Mrs E. E W. W Crocker H. H S. S Liddell Mrs Continued on page pago 6 School Routes Under Discussion Continued from page 1 I Ruth S. S Pope and Mrs J. J R R. R Mc Guire In Hanna much the same problem problem problem pro pro- blem exists as in Arcadia except that the citizens there are askin asking for a a. school of their own instead of ot a change of routes Students Student are now being transported to Tabiona Tab Tab- iona lona but it is feared that if it heavy snows fall tall this winter the bus will willbe willbe be unable to travel regularly and that the children will get to school either too cold to properly attend to their studies or even oven be unable to attend at all all Some concern Is felt too for their safety in incase incase incase case the bus should become stalled stalled stalled stal stal- led on cold winter mornings Road supervisor Guy J. J Hollenbeck Hollenbeck Hollenbeck Hollen- Hollen beck states that while the state will do everything ing they can to keep the Tabby Hanna-Tabby road open that this will be impossible If the usual heavy snows should appear U thus this s winter The equipment now on hand In the Duchesne district would not begin begun to take care of the removal should the usual heavy snows fall he said |
