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Show 1 ! I WEEKLY REFLEX-OA- NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, MAY 27, 1982 VIS . STT fir 1TpT2 t 1 it rH Composer Attends Conceit 1 Robert S. LAYTON Frost, composer and conduc- tor, was a special guest at the Layton All City Orchestra Spring concert held May 12 in MMM the Layton High School ditorium. Au- ginning orchestra by writing music for his own students. His first piece was published in Horn1974. It was entitled The and Cappipe Caprice. rice part of this work was performed at the concert by the Central Davis Jr. High Cadet THE AMBITIOUS musical undertaking featured numbers from the combined elementary schools orchestra and sixth and fifth graders from Crest-vie- East Layton, King, Layton, Lincoln and White-side- s elementary schools par- Orchestra. Seventy of the 5 orchestra compositions written by Mr. Frost are available today. ticipated in this part of the 80-8- program. The next group to perform was the Central Davis Jr. High Cadet Orchestra. They played three numbers including one Drive and later at Layton Elementary. J '&.. I SHE TAUGHT all eight grades at the Dawson Hollow School where one year all five students in the seventh grade did so well in their exams that they were passed directly into 8th grade. Not only did she teach her students the basic three Rs, she engendered in them a love of music mid-ter- beauty in nature and deep religious faith were all far more Sarah Jane Adams retired after 25 years of teaching in Layton schools because of an ailing heart. The strain of running the family farm after her husband died and milking 16 cows twice a day, among other chores, in addition to teaching had worn her out, explained a relative. first at the old Dawson Hollow School in East Layton, then the Nalder School located on what is now East Antelope important than any of the adversities she faced during her long life. One of the last and most lingering memories and the joy of performing. She could see the potential in every child she taught, says her niece, Oma Wilcox. Two of her pupils whose potential she recognized are very important today in Davis District education. One, Dick Stevenson, is principal of Davis High; another is Dee Forbes, of the School Board. Three students at North Layton Jr. High School participated in the Special Olympics held at BYU the weekend of May oils and watercolors. Her painting of the old Dawson Hollow School was used for years on the calendar of a BRETT MOORE received a good medal in the 200 meter; a silver in the standing long jump; a silver in the hurdles; Layton bank. first place in frisbee throw and volleyball skills. Darrell Glover got a silver Teacher, musician, historian and artist, her eye for the nt set-tin- sun and murmured, Lord, how great Thou art. Three NLJH Students Attend Special Olympics But for the next 40 years, right up until her death at age 92, Sarah Jane Adams remained active in her community. Her fascination with history led her to do much of the research for the book East of Antelope Island and she an ardent geneologist. She painted as well, both in m her niece has of her is of one evening towards the end of her life when Sarah Adams looked g toward the splendor of the medal for the standing long jump and a silver medal for the 500 meter. He received a bronze for the softball throw and first place awards for frisbee throw and volleyball skills. ERIC ANAYA was awarded a gold medal in the hurdles; silvers for softball throw and 50 meter; first place for frisbee throw and a participation bon for soccer, dgm rib- His works are used by orches- tras in elementary and secondary schools all over the U.S. Music by Robert S. Frost was used at the wmidwest Band and Orchestra Clinic this year. Only eight or nine high schools are invited to this activity. Each school was required to sight read one number. Mr. Frost.s compositions are used entitled Caprice by the guest composer and conductor, Robert S. Frost. They also played Minute from Don Giovannia and Russian Sailor Dance. LAYTON HIGH Schools orchestra performed three very difficult numbers. Soloists were Peter Asplund, Kari Biddulph, Ryan Kemp and Cheryl Ann Call. The final number on the program was a new composition by Robert S. Frost entitled "Sunset. The number was written especially so it could be preformed by a combined group consisting of elementary students, junior high students and high school student. Mr. Frost conducted all orchestra students in this very unusual number. MR. FROST holds BFA degree and a master's of music degree. He started teaching orchestra in an elementary and junior high school. He started his career as a composer in be at many sight reading competi- tions. SUNSET IS Mr. Frost s first attempt at writing a com- position for three different playing levels. He found the experience both interesting and challenging. On May 13 Mr. Frost conducted nearly 500 students in the official premiere of "Sunset at the Spectrum at USU. Levels from elementary school to college performed this composition at this time. MR. FROST is still active in conducting as well as in composing. He is the orchestra director at Sky View High School in Smithfield, Ut. EFFECTIVE MAY TAKE A VACATION 25 to JUNE 1st Frcorj ISTEAK 32897 SARAH JANE HUMPHREY ADAMS LAYTON Salina where Sarah attended grammar school. Times were hard in Salina and Sarah Janes Sarah Jane Humphrey Adams, for whom the new Oak Forest Area elementary school is to be named after, was more than a quarter of a century both teacher and friend to hundreds of Layton boys and girls. Musician, painter, historian, she inspired and trained the young and helped to chronicle the past for her community, a school district news release says. THE SCHOOL will be built for $1,969,000 by Herm Hughes and Sons, Inc., of Bountiful. Completion is set for August 15, 1983 with construction to start within the. next two weeks. Born in Salina, Sevier County, May 23, 1887, to Richard and Sarah Murphy Humphrey, Sarah Jane lived in Colorado, New Mexico and Juarez, Mex- ico as a young girl. Her adopted son, G. Fred Adams, tells of how his mother walked all the way from Salina to Juarez behind a covered wagon when she was only three years old. He still has the shoes she wore on that long trek. A COMBINATION of unfavorable and sometimes harrowing circumstances, including attacks by Mexican rebels, forced the familys return to Fresh SWEET CORN mother took in boarders, cooked for workmen building the railroad line and worked at the local post office to help make ends meet. Nevertheless, she saw to it that Sarah Jane attended school. - California The child rewarded her mothers efforts by achieving the highest grades in the local ' A'V school district and winning a $50 gold piece, enough to pay her way to the U. of U. where she majored in history, was the only girl in her geology class, and graduated from normal school in 1906. SARAH JANE became an de accomplished vocalist and violinist. Her musical talents were such that during her col- FRYERS lege days she sang and danced with a group of girls known as Merry Milk Maids which performed at the old Salt Lake Theatre. She declined an offer to perform with a traveling band for the sum of the $25 a week, saying she wanted only to be a school teacher. Her first teaching assign- ment was in the Granite School District, followed by work teaching in a Hawaiian colony near Iosepa, Skull Valley, in Tooele County. Then in 1914 she came to teach in Layton, 30 Qt. Foam CliZST ICE S -- 1ligrant Kids Can Get Free Meals 1 il 4 Pack CE Soft White 4 oz. Sea and Ski SUNTAN LOTION . LIGHT EULBS 99 1 69 $949 00 The Davis School District announces the sponsorship of a summer Food Service Program. Free meals will be available forchildren enrolled in the Migrant Program and will be provided at the Lincoln Elementary School, 591 W. 2000 N., Layton. The program will be held in conjunction with the Migrant Education - meal service according to Maxine H. Reeves, School Food Service supervisor. . open Monday-Saturda- y 9 o.m.-- 9 p.m. Closed Sunday C J. t CfBNC 1 , AU MEAT DOUBLE WRAPPED FOR FREEZER Extra Lean Ground Beef 300 East Gentile, Layton Cenry mmm financing AVAILABLE ALL CHILDREN will be served the same meals at no charge regardless of race, color or national origin, sex or handicap. There will be no discrimination in the course of the E7 x MONEY refunded 12 i GUARANTEED R V0UR program. f |