Show willcox wu cox academy closes twenty years successful work in ashley valley vahey by voto vote of the executive commit teo too of tho tile american missionary as so at a meeting hold in now york city april 8 1924 tho the academic work at willcox academy was given up with tho the completion of tho the program on wednesday evening by common consent willcox academy haa has had more than twenty yeara years of honorable history it required vory careful consideration to determine whether the school should bo be continued for another year but in view of tho the absolute necessity of strengthening tho the church work and tho the probability that tho the homo home mis flonary society would feel A more pressing responsibility if tho the american missionary association ceased at tempting to supply both tho the school and the church it was decided that it would bo be bettor better to turn tho the field over to the homo missionary society this might seem to bo be tho the last stop in tho the closing out of the A M A work hi in utah instead it Is tho the beginning of a now tho the congregational sunday school extension society haa has moved up its forces to occupy positions established by pioneer agencies in bountiful and the other towns where tho the A M A si schools aoa havo ka ve eats existed ted tho th e educational work of proctor academy is now carried on in the beautiful new building in a way to be particularly helpful in a AL community program for the churchak chur chat provo it will bo be definitely a part of the local church work though still aided for a time by tho the A MA M A jt 1 now seems best to put the plant and equipment of willcox academy also at tho the disposal of at the local church under tho the homo rome missionary society for an aggressive service to the vernal community we believe strong leadership in the he church will accomplish lish more aa things are than ithe continuance jot af the school willard simpson who expects to receive his master of at arts degree from yale university this june in the field of religious education will bo be on the field by the latter part of june and will take mcharge of the church during the summer he 18 i anxious to get into work which has a direct religious opportunity an and d such an opportunity he will find in ashley valley the willcox academy will bo be furnished as the temporary home of the minister and aa as a parish house GEO A DOWNEY pastor principal professor earl douglass ca came me up monday from the dinosaur quarry and expects to spend several days in vernal on business |