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Show Painting of John T. J Woodbury Given V To Dixie Junior College J , ( 7 W A painting of John T. Woodbury ; Sr., member of the original board of trustees of the St. George . ', Academy, and prominent citizen j j of St. George, was presented to '( 1 the college library Wednesday 1 ': morning as a feature of the as- sembly program. j ' i The painting, by a prominent j Mexican painter, Juan Macaca, j was presented by a son, John T. , Woodbury Jr., an instructor at ' the college. It was received in behalf of the school by Pres. n , j Glenn E. Snow. Mrs. Vivian ) : ' (Continued on page five) I,, - ti,; ' . hi " - iii! -- , Woodbury Picture (Continued from first page) Spencer, college librarian, was in charge of the program. A brief sketch of Mr. Woodbury's Wood-bury's life was given by Virginia Woodbury, a granddaughter, and daughter of. Mr. and Mrs. David O. Woodbury. Mattie Woodbury Ruesch, a daughter, read one of her father's characteristic readings, read-ings, "The Green -Mountain Justice") Jus-tice") and John T. Woodbury Jr., read a poem penned by his sister, Annie Woodbury Hafen. The selection se-lection was, "That Other Lincoln". Mr. Woodbury was a well-known well-known and a we-ll-liked citizen of St. George. Although he was pretty much self-educated, he was a student of the University of Deseret for a iperiod. ,He was considered very well informed and served the city and county in many capacities, such .as Justice of the Peace, -county treasurer, county clerk, abstractor and Mayor. ' He taught school for a number of years in various .parts of the county and state. To the college his outstanding service was as member of the first board of trustees. He 'was one of several who did a great deal by way of establishing the present college; he contributed of his money, time &Df5.,rtalent in seeing it perpet-atea; perpet-atea; ana. he supported the institution in-stitution in ' word and deed up to the time of his death. |