| Show JUAZ MY I 1 colonia juarez may 14 1898 yesterday Yeat erday was an eventful day in juarez and one which will long be held in remembrance as marking an epoch in the history of education in our colony the event referred to is the closing exercises of the first academic year of our juarez stake academy the academy was organized and began work on sept 20 1897 with an am enrollment of students which number steadily increased until it reached the total of not a bad showing for a town of only people the academy began work under the direction of prof guy C wilson who was assisted by theodore martineau and sarah A clayson with 1 semantha T brimhall as teacher of 1 spanish owing to the increased attendance it was soon found necessary to obtain an additional teacher and accordingly wm A clayson was employed the necessity of obtaining more room soon became apparent and steps were at once taken to begin the erection of an addition to our school house with the result that we now have a building well under way which will cost about and which will have a seating cata capacity city of about students though laboring under great disadvantages our students have made wonderful progress and the work done in all the departments has been thorough and conscientious and the results are indeed gratifying to those who have the interests of education at heart soon atter after the beginning of the school year steps were taken for the establishment of a library Committe committees ees of students were sent out to canvas for books and money with the result that seventy volumes of books and considerable money were collected through the indefatigable efforts of principal wilson and his associates the library now contains more than three hundred volumes and has on hand in addition about 60 cash the institution has been working along the lines marked out by dr maeser when he last visited us for the purpose of establishing the church school system in this country the grading has been in accordance with the manual of the public schools of utah and thus far has given complete satisfaction it has been the constant aim of our teachers to teach the heart as well as the intellect to make reverence for god the foundation stone upon which to rear the structure of education and to make independence of thought and effort the moving power of progression on may the closing exercises of the students of the first to sixth grades inclusive were held in the school house the rooms being beautifully decorated with a profus profusion lon of the lovely roses for which juarez is so BO famous the work of th the little ones showed earnest thought and careful preparation and proved to be very interesting to out om visitors may was the day chosen for the exercises of the classes of 98 1911 and 99 and it will ever mark a bright page in the history of our colony the classes were arranged upon the stand just back of which their banners were tastefully arranged that of the class of 11 98 consisted of their class ceasir motto firm to our purpose beautifully worked in silver upon a white background just underneath was the banner of the class of 99 with the words rowing not drifting painted in pink upon a white field the work of the classes was very creditable to all and especially may we mention the original nail poem of miss mies carola Seh latter and the orations delivered by mr burton redd and miss gertrude stowell class orators of classes 98 and 99 respectively the exercises closed with a very enjoyable ball and strawberry festival in m the evening which was participated in by a large number of our friends from surrounding settlements in addition to our own citizens everybody busy no sickness plenty of fruit and prosperous times sums up our condition at present very briefly salamander |
