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Show l" W- -i ' s, !? FRESHLY COOKED frv bread is Dassed to elementary students during the Naples Elementary rendezvous this week. The students learned how they used to do it. UHliXiXTUU" ; '' j There's gold in them hills" j says Naples student at i rendezvous. Naples rendevous teaches students pioneer ways To teach elementary students what people used to do when there wasn't television and other modem entertainment, en-tertainment, Naples Elementary had a three-day rendezvous. Each grade at the school got in the act Monday with the first grade serving Ute Indian Fry bread, second grade did a pioneer trek, the fifth grade had a photo saloon, general store, and the fifth and sixth grade had a trading post. Brent Boren of the Ashley Free Trappers came in mountain man dress Tuesday, and told the students about the history of Ashley Valley. Monday the students learned how to make soap, trap beaver, make rugs, chink and dob a log cabin, and braid rawhide. Both students and parents brought old collections of bottles, pictures and blacksmithing equipment. Students were allowed to pan for gold which had been placed in a streambed. They exchanged what they found at the trading post. Wednesday the students participated in old fashioned games and a pie eating contest. Lunch was served outside in chuck wagon style during the ren-dezvous. ren-dezvous. A nature trail was marked with red stakes designating different plants, grasses and trees. All the activity were done in shifts so students were in class while other . students were on the rendezvous. Mrs. Glenna Huff, media director, said the students response to the rendezvous ren-dezvous was excellent. THE HANDCART which brought many Utahns to Utah was : displayed by three Naples students during theirrendezvousthis week. . -I, L. l. i X i 1 L. i i 1 A J J L. 1 |