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Show A lifetime of changes in Bountiful BOUNTIFUL-" All the houses I've lived in were torn down, but the schools I went to are still standing," stan-ding," said Jack Holbrook as he recalled re-called the many changes he has seen in Bountiful during his lifetime. At the age of 88, Holbrook enjoys en-joys attending Friday night dances, gardening and telling stories about the Bountiful he remembers as a child. The school Holbrook attended for his first, second and third grade years was held in Bliss Hall, a Congregational Con-gregational Church supported church and school. It was located on 300 South between 100 and 200 West. The facility was rented out to the local school district for many years. Holbrook recalls there were eight grades assigned to single-room school. A row was assigned to each grade. A pot-bellied stove stood in the center of the room. The teacher Holbrook remembers best was Miss Shepard. "She was very smart, nice and very strict. It was said that her brain was donated for science," Holbrook recalls. In 1904, Stoker Elementary School was constructed. The Holbrook home was sold to make room for the new school. The family moved to 400 South and 200 East. This home was later sold so the L.D.S. Church could build the Second Ward house. Holbrook attended the new Stoker Elementary School for the fourth, fifth and sixth grades. He then was able to attend another new school, South Davis Junior High, for his 7th grade education. Because his family was very poor, Holbrook dropped out of school after the seventh grade. He went to work at Cudahay Packing Company, retiring after 49 XA years with this company. Since he wife, Ida, passed away four years ago, Holbrook has spent more time with his four children and their family. His children are Betty Cabaness of Farmington, Shirley Haacke of Bountiful, Calvin Holbrook of Centerville and Joan Everett of Bountiful. 9 '-t '-t t ' JACK HOLBROOK ' |