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Show DECEMBER 8, 1987 L, '(Pv(RD(iDps By Brian Gray By DONETA GATHERUM During a recent speech, a lady in the audience asked if fanatics read the Cyclops column. "Probably not, I replied. "In the first place, fanatics tend to be humorless people. And, in the second place, many fanatics have trouble understanding the English language." Are there many fanatics in Davis County? Yes. Its our major crop. In a given year, well process more silly letters from fanatics than well process sugarbeets. Are fanatics a problem? Only if theyre taken seriously, I replied. "Fanatics fortunately remain a distinct minority, but, like a faulty they make a lot of noise. As an example, a survey on Channel 30 recently showed that 81 percent of Utah adults supported the teenage sex and pregnancy survey promoted by the State Office of Education and accepted by the Davis School District. Yet, to believe the fanatics, one would think Dr. James Moss is the Pied Piper of Gommoroh. According to the fanatics, even the American Red Cross is a bunch of lurid, liberal perverts. The audience chuckled. But I hope they didnt get the wrong idea. As a journalist I enjoy fanatics. Their sharply-wordecomments make for great stories. And we should not y Politiclump all fanatics together. The common, al Fanatic is the type we hear from most, but there is a wide range of fanatic breeds in northern Utah. Below are some recent examples: GOLF FANATIC old man in Salt The obituary of a Lake City read that (name of victim) "had a cardiac arrest at the Willow Creek Country Club after a beautiful shot on the 14th hole. (Golf frequently lures people into fanaticism, but usually a mans golf score is not reflected in his obituary!) FANATIC An obnoxious letter in a Salt Lake newspaper last month bemoaned Orrin Hatchs support of conservative principles. It continued, Who benefits from his support or lack of it? Not a free, peace loving people but rather a religion which at any cost and by any means worms its way into weakened areas of our world spreading its own form of cancer, while buying land and resources which increase its subtle control. (Come on, sir lighten up! Youll enjoy life more.) A letter in this newspaper provided MORMON FANATIC a strange view in this, the year of the Constitution. The writer commented, Its our right to have only moral, movies shown in our community. (Sorry, but youre confusing David Wilkinson with the U.S. Constitution. The Constitution says nothing about moral, presentations.) BORN-AGAIA visiting RELIGIOUS FANATIC preacher told a gathering, God has given me another gift Hes given me cancer. I rejoice in it. (Maybe your God bestows deadly diseases as gifts. But mine doesnt!) UTAH JAZZ FANATIC The telephone caller who told me, What Coach Frank Layden is doing to poor Kelly is one of the saddest things Ive seen in my lifetime. (Really? Sadder than the assassination of an American president? Sadder than the deaths of the Challenger astronauts? Sadder than the continuing AIDS epidemic? Sadder than the death of Rachel Runyan?) HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FANATICS The handful of parents demanding the ouster of excellent s like Viewmonts Don Yanowsky. (His team came within one point of entering the playoffs. The guy should be congratulated, not barbecued!) In an anti-ta- x UNION FANATIC atmosphere, the Utah Education Association suggests nine additional taxes and tax increases. (Each time the UEA opens its mouth, it converts another 100 Utahns into joining the tax protest movement. The UEAs public relations at its worst!) g interTELEVISION FANATIC NBCs view with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev resulted in 150 of phone calls from irate viewers protesting the alien. (The visitor Alf, the silly comedy about a from Melmanc is more important to our future than the visitor from Moscow?) n fanatic types, all of which serve These are some in valuable a our daily lives... They write interesting purpose letters to the editor and they make the rest of us look normal! One month CLEARFIELD ago, the Davis School District dedicated a new Antelope Elementary School. It is located less than a quarter of a mile from an earlier, temporary elementary school. The story of this unusual school is a good way to make some comparisons between the problems and pluses of education in the 1950s and now. In 1957, LeMar Stuart, principal fan-bel- t, of Clearfield Elementary School (later named Pioneer), was faced with an extremely serious problem This situation of was desperate. It would be impossible to place students even in numbers of 40 to 50 in classrooms. There just wasnt room. over-crowdin- g. d, Since many of the Clearfield students lived in the Anchorage Government Housing project on Antelope Drive just across from the off-be- at garden-variet- Naval Supply Depot (now the Freeport Center), the best solution to the overcrowding was to use three rooms in the Anchorage 58-ye- ar ANTI-MORMO- administration building for school classes. This was agreeable with the U.S. government. Parents of students living in Anchorage were invited to a meeting to decide what students should go to the Anchorage school which was really an extension of Clear- N pro-religio- pro-religio- Freeport Center (sehooV recalled Louise Steed taught first and second graders at the Anchorage in graders are shown here with no identifications available. 1957-5- The first 8. field Elementary. The parents voted to leave the decision up to Principal Stuart. He selected stue dents for three classes split-grad- (1st and 2nd; 3rd and 4th; 5th and 6th) according to compatible academic abilities. The system worked well. us The children walked to and from school and went home for lunch since there were no cafeteria services provided by the school dis- us N trict. Desks, textbooks and supplies were the same in Clearfield Elementary and Anchorage. By todays standards, they would be considered inadequate. In the 1950s they were comparable to the Tri-puc- ka furnishings and supplies used in all district schools. The playground facilities were small and consisted of some grass, sidewalks for and other games and a basketball standard. teacher-coache- 4-- A Many of the duties usually assigned to a custodian were assumed by the three teachers us- ing the building. Doan Sanders, the only male teacher, took much of this responsibility. The old Anchorage Elementary School was going strong in 1957-5- 8 with a combined 5th-6t- h grade class taught by Doan Sanders. Students were: front, Paul Bullock, left, Don Hamblin, Tony Garcia, Merlin Calver, Gile Strong, Oren Merryhew, Dick Griego and Dave Trujillo; middle, Jennie Martinez, left, Connie King, Elsa Sanchez, Mary Garcia, Herbert Palacios, Ronald Ocana, Oliver Sandoval, John Delgado and Scott Goss; back, Mr. Sanders; Elaine Atencio, Patricia Pinnell, Marina Baldonado, Phyllis Ball, Patricia Riviera, Linda Nelson, Patricia Ann Gutierrez, Lorraine Gonzales, Principal LeMar Stuart. Teachers who worked at history-makin- Anchorage included Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Louise Steed, Miss Irlene pre-empti- Ward, Mrs. Mildred Hart, Mrs. fun-lovi- Cox and Mrs. Lechtenberg. It was home-grow- DEADLINES these professional educators that developed a high quality program that served the students well. Mr. Sanders remembered each spring an educational fair was held. There at Anchorage because he understood the situation wasnt ideal. was singing, dancing, poetry recitations, science projects and more. Although the physical facilities were meager, Mr. Sanders says the Every child participated. Mr. Stuart placed exceptional teachers Thursday 5 P.M. Display Ads ....Thursday 5 P.M. Classifieds Friday 5 P.M. three years at the Anchorage School were the best in his 28 years School was held in the Anchorage Administration building for three years. When the Doxey Elementary School opened, the in the teaching profession. The kids appreciated what they learned and the opportunity they had to go to school. They respected the teachers. The parental support was outstanding, he recalls. over-crowdin- problem was g solved. News Chamber honors junior high schoolers LAYTON The Layton Cham- ber of Commerce honored two junior high school students of the month at their monthly luncheon held Nov. 5 at the Valley View Golf Course. Receiving this honor was Kathleen Brimley, the daughter of Bill and Carol Brimley and Russ Ramp-tothe son of Kent and Darlene Rampton. Kathleen Brimley is a ninth n, Reflex-Journ- al Published weekly by Clipper Publishing Co. Inc. 96 South Main, Bountiful, Utah 84010 Weekly newspaper published at Layton, Utah every Tuesday, in the interest of Davis County and colonies formed by former residents. Address all correspondence to 197 North Main, Layton, Utah 84041. Subscription rate: 25c per copy, $6.50 per year, mailed in county, $7.50 per year outside. John Stahl, grade student at Central Davis Junior High School. She has a GPA of 3.6 and is a member of the National Honor Society, the high honor roll. and the citizenship honor roll. She is a member of CLASS (Cubs Lead Against Substance OwnerPublisher Jr. J. Howard Stahl Manager Tom Editor Buslbrg Abuse), the Central Singers and the yearbook staff. Kathleen enjoys music, swimming, dancing, boating, skiing and volleyball. 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