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Show UTAH STATE PRESS 467 FAST 300 SO. salt ASSOCIATION . cm Ionian . enil DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL Maia 197 Nortti Loytoa Utah 84041 Phone 546-473- 5 Published weekly by - 546 4735 - 544-913- 3 NUMBER VOLUME THIRTY-FIV- E CLIPPER PUBLISHING CO. John Stable. Jf .Publisher Entered and Second Class Postage Paid at Leyton Utah Subscnpton - 4.50 pet year Voice Of Davis County SEVENTY-NIN- E (USPS Laytons 2nd School Activities Should Verdeland Park School Recalled By DONETA GATHERUM LAYTON -A prepared by professional cooks away from the school and delivered in large kettles. A bottle of milk and wrapped crackers were served with the soup. Becuase the school enrollment was so large, children ate in shifts. The first, second and new school was what was needed most in Layton when Verdeland Park housing project opened in of 1943. Young famichillies with elementary-ag- e dren immediately filled the government homes. ry r ' together. The fourth, fifth and sixth grade pupils were served in the second lunch period. Sixth grade girls waited on JUST ONE week after the park opened, the Weekly ReA site plan flex reported, tables and volunteer PTA has been offered for an workers helped serve the food. LATER A kitchen was built into the school and hot lunches were prepared on the site. Some of the cooks were Mrs. ... , , , 33- Bagley. When Mrs. Bagley was the unit manager at Verdeland, the school cooks prepared meals for those young people attending the Kind Care Center, a special satellite program. Mrs. Bagley said the lunch room was so crowded that many children had to pick up their food and return to their classroom to eat. - rjl elementary school. That was enough. Verdeland Park was temporary housing. The Nettie Perkins, Mrs. Dora Obray, Ruby Whitesides, Sarah Corbridge and Fern 't::f somewhat conservative in their speech to erecting a new building. Layton had one ON FEB. 4, 1943, Re- flex" an article stated, "Supt. Hubert C. Burton told the school board he had met with government committee on Monday to persuade them that building an addition to Layton School was better than building a new building just one mile from the existing school. SPECIAL programs and a Recounting the days gone by at the old Ver- -' deland Park in Layton are Andrew and Nellie schow. VERDELANDTIONEERS Board Pres. Thomas E. Park would eliminate the necessity of children crossing a state highway. Under protest, Supt. Burton approved the new school plans. SEPTEMBER, 1943 Verdeland Park school opened with an enrollment of about 350 students. Classroom size was large. The teachers remember having 35 to 48 pupils in one room. Seldom was the class size down to the recommended 27 students. Double session classes were taught for many years. STUDENTS came from varied backgrounds. Mrs. Nellie Loe, a teacher at Verdeland remembers one year there were students representing 32 states, two Canadian provinces and Hawaii. Teaching was exciting. The children shared their backgrounds and their families. Much was contributed to the learning in the classroom by the students, Mrs. Loe states. Mrs. Beryl Mackey who taught many years at Verde- - land Park says there was no caste system. Students came from all walks of life. They got Walter Schoenfeld. He had just been released from serving in the U.S. Army in the Philip- did express Mr. Rices love for his home. GLEN MOSS was the principal at Verdeland Park for many years. Under his leadership, the school grew and many fine learning programs and extra community activities were implemented. Staffing a new school with qualified teachers was a prob- pines campaigns. Mr. Schoenfeld had a degree lem. There was an accute teacher shortage in Davis along exceptionally well together. Many nationalities were represented in the THE FIRST principal was in education. He had not taught school or had experience in administration because the war interrupted his life. Being principal at Verdeland was his challenging first assignment in the Davis School District. He handled the difficult problems of staffing, organizing and scheduling very well. MR. SCHOENFELD left the administration field and be- came a teacher. He worked in the 6th grade at Verdeland for several years. He will be remembered by many Davis County students as a science teacher at the junior high level. He taught until his death in' 1972. Verdelands second principal was V.T. Rice of Bountiful. Mr. Rice was a poet and a musician. At least two of his My songs were published. Heart Belongs to Utah and Utah, Bountiful Utah never made the pop charts but they Rulon Thomley (Cited By City LAYTON Public Works director Rulon L. Thornley has been named Employee of the Month for November in Layton. AN EMPLOYEE of Layton City for the past 17 years, Mr. 15 years, during which time several major projects were completed. Among them were the building of four water reservoirs; drilling andutilization of two major culinary water wells; and the installation of many water, sewer and storm drain lines. Mr. Thomley has been active in church and civic affairs having served as city councilman for one year, and was a bishop 4i years. HE PRESENTLY serves the cit as a fulltime public works inspector. He resides at 118 County in 1943. MRS. DOROTHY Adams was glad to transfer to Verdeland Park from Layton Elementary the year the school opened. There was a government nursery on the west end of the administration building. It was convenient for my age children, The stusays Mrs. Adams. dents seemed superior. Many came from homes where the parents were skilled workers at military installations. It was a delight to teach them. Mrs. Nellie Loe was hanging out clothes to dry in the yard of her Verdeland Park home when she received an unexpected visit from Miss Virginia Merrill, Elementary School Supervisor and Elmer J. Hartvigsen, Superintendent of Schools. Would Mrs. Loe, a certified teacher who hadnt worked for many years, please take a teaching assignment at the Verdeland Park School. A special LAYTON Christmas choral concert will be presented on Monday, Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Layton High School auditorium. The various choral groups at Layton High will be singing Christmas 'w Pvt. John L. Edwards, son of Joyce L. Edwards of 2232 N. Valley View Drive, Layton, has completed basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C. DURING THE training, stu- dents received instruction in drill RULON THORNLEY Dawson Street and is married and has five children. MRS. LOE hesitated. The school officials promised help and refresher training. She accepted and taught at the school many years. It is impossible and unwise to try to list all the teachers who taught at Verdeland Park between 1943 and 1971 when the elementary school closed Some names that will be re membered are Barbara Watts Indra Brush, Dorothy Adams Nellie Loe, Alberta Burnham Rose Perkins, Mrs. G.S. Drap- er, Martha Evans, Beryl Mackey, Elva Boothe, Loretta Johnson, John Waite, Vilate Adams and Lynn Stoddard. ONE CUSTODIAN that worked many years at the school was Harvey Nelson. In addition to the principals already mentioned, Steve Whitesides and Golden C. Sill also served as principals. In 1970-7Richard Adams was given the assignment to be head teacher and principal. School enrollment was dropping. Verdeland Park was the Smallest school in the district. Mr. Adams was Verdelands last principal. 1 THE SCHOOL lunch program at Verdeland Park was started as a PTA and a school projec to give students a ba- lanced noon meal. Food, usually a bowl of soup, was choral music level. actiFARMINGTON vities should be renamed and retained in the regular school days. -- Extra-curricul- ar ALTHOUGH THAT flies in the face of most recorded public opinion, two Layton High School studentbody officers strongly supported keeping the status, quo, calling many of those offerings vital for career def velopment. Studentbody secretary Darrin Hansen and Publicity Director Kim Tunley made their feelings known to the board of education, last week, as that body heard several reports from the PTA and district officials. IF ACTIVITY classes were held during an expanded seventh period, for example, it would require choosing between cheerleading and orchestra, for instance, Darrin said. It would limit the options for many students such as for those involved in studentbody activities who might also want to take choral and cheerleading, he noted. re- membered by school students, teachers and parents. Verdeland Park was a unique, almost independent community. School functions were well supported because they were really community affairs. In 1947, the school held a special centennial program. Each grade performed a special song or dance suitable for a pioneer program. Mrs. Fry assisted with the music. Jane Hoyt helped with the dances. Mrs. Alberta Burnham always taught her pupils to do square dancing. Her contribution to the program was appreciated. SOMEONE planning a music career might desperately need" such a class and moving it to after school would "narrow I would not be able to do opportunities. student government plus music. Emphasizing the career preparation idea she continued, you dont need to limit when it comes to your career in the formative high school years when students are making those decisions. ADDED TO THAT is the very high regard universities place on many extracurricular activities, Kim said, noting leadership scholarships are offered to some at Layton High that might be withdrawn if options were changed. Besides hurting students, placing those classes within the regular school day would harm teachers, with their workload drasOn top of that, the tically increased. ratio would be increased, she added, due to many students possibly not stude- nt-teacher taking LDS released time seminary, pushing students into the regular high school classes for another period. ALTHOUGH THE board took no action report, Layton Board Member Dee Forbes said their presentation contained good reasoning while. reported results of a meeting with students from other high schools their feelings while noting that at Layton High School, a senate and house of representatives involve leaders of all the after the students clubs and organizations. Placing a limit on when those activities can be held would make it virtually impossible to hold those legislative meetings, she added. that he spent visiting with students. I got a couple of good suggestions. I think they (students) will make a good contribution to educational reform proposals being pondered by the board of education. (See related stories in this issue.) Layton High Principal Paul Smith noted the two studentbody officers represented an idea that was the students-- to gain student input and present findings to the school board. AND KIM I recommend they be called and put into the school day. Many are Student career-connecte- gov- ernment and the Laytones can be classified as AP (advanced placement) classes, Kim told the board of education, noting those selected for Laytones are at the highest A' HALLOWEEN carnivals, designed to keep the children off the street were great successes. Complete meals were A Syracuse Board Member Bruce Parry added , it was a good 1 Vi hour experience '3 sold. Games provided enter- tainment at these family-oriente- d affairs that proved to be good fund raisers. Some active Verdeland Park PTA Workers were Mrs. Alta Roundy, June Henderson, Mrs. Robert Day, Mrs. Burton Brooks and Ruth Layton. AFTER VERDELAND Park Elementary School closed in 1971, the building was continually used by the Davis School District for special classes. The school was officially closed and deeded to Layton City during the Thanksgiving vacation this year. MEMORIES of the school are good ones. Mrs. Mackey sums up the worth of Verdeland Park School by saying, There was good teaching and good learning. Choral Concerts Monday J. Edwards Finishes Training Thornley has been public works director for By TOM BUSSELBERG Journal News Editor ex- tra activities are always Winegar supported Burtons decision. RAY J. Ashton , architect for the Verdeland Park building, insisted that a school must be built with the housing project. Mr. Ashton felt a new building would cost less and contain less technical material. A school in Verdeland Stay la School Day, LHS Students Argue third grade students ate elementary school building to be located in the northwest corner of the park. Plans are to have the school ready for the children at the beginning of the next school year." While a new Verdeland Park School was fully supported by the government housing committee and the residents, Davis County school officials were WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1983 30 PAGES 1492-6000- ) and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, first aid, and Army history and traditions. music. Performing on the program will be the Laytones, the Acappella Choir, the Sophomore Choir. The Layton High orchestra will also provide music on the program. tick COMPLIMENTARY ets can be obtained from the choral music director, Joseph s Everett, or at the door. are welcome. All money raised will be used for sound equipment for the chor-,a-l music department, dmg Contri-bution- Christmas Concert Set For Dec. 15th - LAYTON The Layton High School Orchestra and the combined elementary school orchestras from Adams, Crestview, East Layton, King, Layton and Whitesides will perform at a special Christmas concert to be held Thursday, Dec. 15 in the Layton High School auditorium. The program will start at 6 p.m. and will last about one hour. CHRISTMAS music will be featured. The general public is invited to attend this free musical program, dmg CHRISTMAS IS GIVING 1 j Mrs. Beverly Laytons first grade class will be helping needy children have a merrier Christmas this year. Tyler May, Andy Bill (standing), Bonnie Child, and Charity Shull (seated) are ' just four of Mrs. Laytons students who school will to which refurbe brought toys bished and given to children who might otherwise go without. 1 |