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Show Thursday, November 20, 2008 S P R I N G V I L L E HERALD 23 e ;. Red is the color of a stop sign, a rose, a radish and even Clifford the big red dog. Red is a color of power a color of emotion and a color of love. One can be said to be Seeing red - to be angry. One can be a Red herring - something that deceives or distracts attention from the truth, some people are in the red - being overdrawn at the bank or losing money and a Redflag - denotes danger. Mrs. Morgan's kindergarten classes at Art City School spent the day learning all about the color of red and where they can find the terrific color red in our world. SNIPPETS of Spriwille history Helen Beardall Notes from the "Do You Remember" column, written writ-ten by Maud Hatch Benedict Bene-dict in 1941 t . This article is a continuation continu-ation of remembrances of the "Sage Creek" school era. Teachers always played . a great role in lives of students, stu-dents, and in this case one such teacher was Philip E. Houtz. i "Mr. Houtz, a teacher in the old adobe school house, was a hero in my eyes," states Maud. He was, perhaps, 33 years old, as I remember him. He was tall and blonde, having expressive blue eyes that could flash with fire, sparkle with humor arid appear unutterably sad at times. He walked with" long stridesT and T" compared him, to a giant in fairy tales, perhaps because be-cause ofjhis height and my own small stature. "The idealist, scholarly, sensitively nervous type; his problem of teaching a whole room full of noisy pupils of all grades ins school must have taxed his strength and patience to the limit. Without realizing, re-alizing, at the time, that these impressions were registering in my young mind, I recall many instances in-stances and times when I sensed pity or sorrow from him, wishing I had not passed notes, whispered whis-pered or otherwise broken bro-ken school rules. "Memory comes, also, of seeing a lonely man seated at his desk, after most of the pupils had at last gone, him, elbows on table, holding his head between be-tween his hands, as if he were in pain. And I can , imagine he was! "On trying occasions, I recall how exasperated he became, and while emphasizing em-phasizing his point, in a much deserved lecture to us, broke rules and pointers point-ers over his desk, and splinters flew. Of course we giggled, only to make him more angry. "Sometimes the entire ftp Si aPLACEtoSMILE Dr. Kelly Soutas i , ft .... . iff " . w ' K S ;' -J v. school hid back of the school house while Mr. Houtz rang and rang the bell at recess or noon. "Sworn to silence by the older pupils, we small kids trembled in fear and crouched behind some tall students until the signal was given to rush around the house and enter. "On one such occasion, Dora Waters, who held the distinction of being teacher's pet, ran around front to tell Mr; Houtz, 'All the kids are hiding behind the school house!' "Imagine our consternation conster-nation when Teacher appeared ap-peared bearing a long willow wil-low switch, with which he lashed us in places where it did the most good! "The teachers in those early days in Springville, "and in ' all other small schools, were indeed heroes. he-roes. That they could remain re-main on duty, work so hard against so many odds and handicaps, was most praiseworthy. "The teacher had to be first at school. Cut his own firewood, carry it in, empty ashes, build fires, and with the help of a few pupils sweep the room and dust the desks. "Wood was the fuel used exclusively. The huge, old rusty, cast-iron stove stood at the west end of the adobe building, of which I write, quite near the door. Those whose seats were near it were 'roasting hot' while those up front froze. Often Of-ten pupils asked permission permis-sion to go to the stove to get warm during school hours. "No lavatory, so many unwashed hands were seen; no place to remove grime, chalk, ink or other stains. "Philip Houtz was an excellent penman, and many of us were' awarded award-ed beautifully written diplomas in his shaded penmanship, for best deportment, de-portment, best spelling, reading, etc. This writer received several of these, of which she is very Br. Kelly Was, Dl, PC 485 S. Main Street Suite 302 Springville, Utah nrn r n n n . m - . n " i it i ill i f i i lull SG1EDUIE YOUH HUT CLEAHiniG AHD SAVE!! Valid for new patients only. Subject to exam by doctor. Does not include gum disease treatment. Completely transferable. Please share with your family and friends. Expires November 30,2008 ' iv :. V7 v proud. "Not a mirror in the room; no place to leave overshoes and rubbers; wraps were hung along each side of the room on rows of pegs. "Overshoes and rubbers rub-bers often were missing, or someone had taken two for one foot. "Some of us had the experience of having no overshoes at all to wear home, though they were usually in the row next morning! Not stolen, you know; just taken for a ride! "Mr. Houtz died in the very early '40s, and it is a shame when a man, a teacher, is so well remembered remem-bered and appreciated as he was, it is a sin to omit telling him about it. "Thank you teachers before it is too late, as it is for many of us, for their skills in teaching you, molding your lives and preparing you for the challenges of life. The renovation of the Springville History Center Cen-ter is now complete, but the DUP Museum will not be open until after the first of the year as there is much work to be done. The office will be open on Mondays from 1 to 4 'p.m. or call Glenn Alle-man, Alle-man, 489-3969, or Roger Nielson, 489-5251, for further help and appointments. appoint-ments. The office number is 491-2076. How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in life you w ill have been all of these. - George Washington Carver These, then, are my last words to you: Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living and your belief be-lief will help create that fact. - William James nnnn I 1 TmetdupMPartd Robert Goldberg From now until Dec. 31, Medicare Part D is offering offer-ing an"open-enrollment" period, meaning that -seniors can change their prescription pre-scription drug coverage to pick a new plan that better meets their needs. Seniors should jump at this once-a-year opportunity. opportuni-ty. Instead of being forced into a one-size-fits-all plan run by the government, Part D participants can choose among a variety of private insurance plans, custom tailoring their coverage cov-erage to their particular drug needs. 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