| Show 54 p FI A n I Z c. c ki w r jy ire ire- r b wA O d RESEARCH INSTRUCTION concerning materials found In old newspapers and diaries for a special class clas's is given to Janet and Burt Merkley left Doak Chew and Paul Winder Uintah High School students UBE Students Assigned to Write Loco Loci I Histories The history of the Uintah Basin before 1910 is being recorded and preserved by students in freshmen English classes According to Robert E E. E Wood resident English Professor each student who takes English becomes involved in general research techniques culminating culminating culminating ting in the production of a research paper paper pap pap- er between 2000 2500 words in length IN ORDER to make this assignment more than a mere exercise I have encouraged encouraged encouraged en- en students to do their research in areas closely related to the development development development develop develop- ment and settlement of the Uintah Basin Mr Wood said Such research projects enable students to work ork with primary sources interviews with participants or descendants of participants diaries and journals an experience most students students stu stu- dents could not have if they were researching researching researching re re- re- re searching run run-of the run the mill topics he add ed It is conceivable that some of these student interviews will be the only ones ever made with some of the older residents residents residents re re- re- re of the area trea Some of the materials materi materi- als and information would be permanently permanently permanently perman perman- lost without the efforts of these students Professor Wood added FREQUENTLY A student will write about an ancestor Janet a student student student stu stu- dent at Uintah High School is writing about her great grandfather William Gibson a member of the State Legislature in 1896 Another High student who insisted on is trying to show that his great grandfather was not the outlaw and ruffian he is considered but a man to be regarded with admiration because of his positive assets Town rown histories also intrigue students LaRee Jones a Union nigh High senior is preparing a history of loka Ioka while another another another an an- other Union student Clark Labrum is attempting to record the history of the establishment of Ft Duchesne AMONG THE popular topics are the outlaws of the Uintah Basin especially with the recent popularity of Butch Cassidy Cassidy Cassidy Cas- Cas sidy and the Wild Bunch Other students are writing about the history of schools in Ashley Valley gilsonite the strip myths and legends of the Ute Indians and pictographs and petro glyphs of the Uintah Basin The students student's major problem involves locating people and materials that can provide all the necessary information They hate to think they miss someone who can provide information but they dont don't know know- everyone in the area who might be able to help ARRANGEMENTS ARE being made for all these papers to be deposited in inan inan inan an appropriate library where they can be made available to future researchers LL e a. a 1 L UINTAH HIGH SCHOOL students Richard Millett left Jacquie Taylor and Marc Mansfield examine research paper techniques for class they are taking |
