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Show SUN CHRONICLE, Jan. 27. 1 979, Page 9 refill Oct's Mrs. Matis was a teacher at Municipal Elementary and she said she had a to decide school board after 16 years of whether to join the ranks of those teachers who wanted to service, one Roy resident still vants to be an interested ob- walk out for higher wages or remain in the classroom. server. The strike only lasted a I really hated to leave, but felt that it was time to give week, and was a dispute over someone else an opportunity wages and benefits. She said, I just couldnt leave those on the board; someone with a child still in school," said children, referring to her Henry Matis, who stepped first grade class at the school. I also couldnt support down in December from the Weber County School Board Henry in his position on the after serving four successive school board. terms. Attorney Richard Other Activities district-relate- d Other school Thornley of Roy now takes his place on the board. activities that Matis He said he still intends to has been involved in include attend meetings and help serving on the Foundation whenever necessary, he said, Board of the District for four and I told them to still keep years. He has also been me involved. second and first vice Retirement Plans president along with past president of the Utah School Retirement plans for the Boards Association. While serving as president former board member will now include working at the of this organization, he has Ogden LDS Temple along also been a delegate to the with his wife Mae and atNational School Boards tempting to do a bit of Association. Also represenBut, we are so ting the Weber County School traveling. tied to the activities here in District, Matis has served on Roy that traveling is difficult the Utah High Schools Acto do. tivities Association for three Recalling the time when he years. first ran for the board in 1962, Matis was born in Matis said that some friends Telluride, Colorado, later atof his came and asked him to tending the University of run. At that time, he was fully Colorado in Bolder, receiving involved in the LDS Church an electrical degree in 1929. as president of the Roy Stake. He then went to work for the I felt at that time that I Westinghouse Electric and needed some change from my Manufacturing Corporation church work and it was a in East Pittsburg until 1936, when he met his present wife, good opportunity to serve. My wife Mae has been the Mae. She was then serving as greatest help to let me serve an LDS missionary in the on the school board, he said. area. Soon after she was She was my secretary, released, they moved to telling me where to go to and Chicago where he was empushing me out of the door. ployed by the Pullman StanA person just needs to dard Car and Manufacturing schedule his time and ef- Company. forts, he said, stating that a They are the parents of person can be effective in three sons, 23 grand children both church and civic ac- and four great grandchildren, tivities. the last one arriving in Difficult Situation December. Their son John is A difficult situation that the an orthodontist in Ogden; Matis s had to face while he James Madison Matis is a was on the board was a professor in statistics at teachers strike. At the time, Texas A and M; and Bruce is sormco By Janet Smalley Editor Although retiring from the 1 ' & w. inspect his scrapbook, which is full of the many civic and church activities he has been an active supporter of. Matis retired in December after serving 6 years on the Weber County School Board. MAE AND HENRY MATiS 1 Sand Ridge reports By Dale Briggs Sand Ridge Reporter Sand Ridge held a Scorpion Speech Festival Thursday at 3 : 15 p.m. in the English area. Students participated in tne of poetry categories retold story, dramatic and humorous recitation, readings and persuasive speech. Two students from each category were chosen to and Denise Richardson deposit money in their account at "Julor's Bank" aided by teller Julie Becraft, right. These fifth graders are participating at Roy Elementary in a mini society learning RITA RIVERA, left, reptCT&SmaKiage at ffie. economic principles. Weber School, District Speech Festival in April. Those participating included Tina Loftus, Patty Nehls, Brad Peterson, Rhon- da Seamons, Gary Taylor, Ron Taylor, Clark Wibert, Becky Child, Keith Crockett, Kathy Dawson, Emily Frank, Bonnie Julie Freidli, LeFevre, Lisa Miller, Brad Hart, Brent Hart, Scott Morris, Debbie Deoste, Michelle Remy, Diane Douglas, Jeff Smith, Brenda Bennion, Dawn Wilson, Jim Miller, LeAnn LaPlant, Jill Cardon, Shanna Seamons, Travis Parsons, Theresa Child, Regina Christopherson nd Carol Widdison. '.'it! Designed by their teachers to instruct their students in basic economic principles, each have come up with projects of their own to be part of the society. Some of the activities that the fifth grade have created and have set up once a week include a variety shop, bowling, alleys, advertising agency, a picture and pencil shop, electronic Volunteer hours for the Roy PTA Cone for Noverm r and December have beei compiled, including studen ours donated. With a total of 730 hours, some 160 volunteers gave service at the Hooper Elementary in November. Next highest in total hours of service given was Lake view 555 hours contributed by individuals. A total of 2,573 hours and 45 minutes was contributed by 440 volunteers for the month of November. Other totals for schools in the cone include: Roy Junior High 65 hours with nine volunteers: Sand Ridge Junior High, 100 hours with 16 volun- - Elementary, with 87 in- flation vs. deflation and opportunity costs. The students had their own money, which was printed up with the teachers pictures on it. This was done by Mr. Schullers son at Davis High. Roy High Reports sleighs and watch the elk By Monica Warr feeding. Later, they will take Roy High Reporter This week has been a busy a tour of the cheese factory to one for the students of Roy watch the way it is High. processed. An economics fair at Roy Tuesday, an exciting game of basketball was played, High is being planned Bountiful at Roy. The final sometime next week. Inscore was with the dividual projects must be in Royals as the victors. by Jan. 31 and for more inmata formation, talk to Mr. Wade Thursday, wrestling ch was held between Roy at the school. High and Viewmont on the Beginning Monday, there home mats. The will be a week of activities Vikings Royals went into the match called Senate week. The with a record of 5 wins and 5 theme will be Battle of the losses. According to the Sexes." There will be various coach, this years wrestling activities such as lemon team is outstanding with two eating contest, , regular sophomores playing human pyramid and comon the varsity team. petitions at lunch. contest This years girls basketA bridge-buildin- g ball team had an undefeated was held at the school Thurrecord until last Tuesday afternoon. Ap sday when they lost to Bountiful. proximately 80 students in The Royal Boys basketball math classes competed team played Layton Friday against their teacher Larry in the second round of Region Wilson, to see just how much One action. Their next game stress their structures could will be Feb. 2 when the take. Dr. Elliot Rich, a memwill ber of the Utah State Univerface Skyview Royals of beginning at 7:30 p.m., at sity Department test to the came Skyview. Engineering, Blood donations were given students construction design. Students used balsa wood to by members of the Key Club, 18 years of age and older for construct the bridge, which resident measured in size at 6 inches longtime Roy Everett Pierce. Members by 16 inches. were asked by Larry Wilson The purpose of the extheir advisor, to supply the perience was to determine blood on their own time at the the potential engineers. Prizes were awarded with firMcKay-De- e Hospital Thurst place winning $15; second, sday, A field trip will be taken by $10; and third, $5. the National Honor Society The first place winner will then will The go to Logan to compete students Tuesday. leave after roil call and will in a state wide competition. The first place winner there set out for the Hardware Ranch where they will go on will receive $50. 71-6- Utah State University department of Engineering, tests Roy make a bridge and which one will stand the most pressure. to students H.gh ability Dale teacher math Slade, right, helps Dr. Rich. Roy High DP. ELLIOTT RICH, of plaque Henry Matis, which was given to him while he was an Olympic attachee for the Olympic team during the 1952 Olympics which were held in Helsinki, U.S. Finland. J a major in the Air Force and a dentist in San Antonio, Texas. LDS Mission In the Matiss were an LDS mission to Finland and remained there until 1955. Two of their three 1917, called on sons were eventually called back to this country when they served LDS missions. While in Finland, Matis was asked to be an Olympic attache for the U.S. Olympic team, helping them with the language and the customs while they were attending the 1952 Winter Olympics in Helsinki. His missionaries along with his sons also An helped the team. engraved silver plaque sits proudly in their home as a token from the government of his service. Joining the LDS Church while working Pittsburg, since then he has served in various leadership capacities. He has been a bishop, a counselor in a stake presidency and president of a winter months, he jogs 1967, when the LDS Church organized and called around the gym in a church Regional Representatives to building at 6 a.m. I have found that ! cant the Quorum of the Twelve, Matis was one of the first do without it. It empties my called and served until 1972. mind and makes me forget Other community service Mrs. Matis my troubles. hours that Matis has consaid that if he had to choose tributed over the past years is between breakfast and in the scouting program. He jogging, he would jog." began as a youth at the age of Jogging is one hobby he has 12, and has been active since enjoyed for the past 20 years, then. and also did it while in He has been active in scout Finland. A recent hobby he has troop committees on the Lake Bonneville Council Board of acquired is drying various a Directors and on the foods, including apples, committee. peaches, vegetables and Four years ago, he was spices. He sent for plans he named as vice president of saw one day in a magazine, relations for the Council and and then built it from a kit still holls that title. In 1977 he with the help of his brother-in-laHe has since given received the Silver Beaver to which his children to have is the help award, highest honor the council can bestow. their own food dryers. It has been a joy and a Since 1975, Matis has been to retired from Hill Air Force pleasure help the Base, and has had a bit more educational effort and further time for some of his hobbies. the community, he said, Throughout the year, he has commenting about his 16 jogged two miles a day, three years of service on the school days a week. During the cold board. stake. In Scout-a-Ram- reports on volunteer work games, a weekly newspaper, a disco palace and a bank. Some of the principles that Judy Schuller said she and the other teachers, Harold Hafen and Doug Yonemura, have tried to incorporate into the experience is scarcity, resource ownership, supply and demand, money, A silver is PTA Gone Hfl .Mini socnetty fleets toes Hindis The fourth and fifth graders at Roy Elementary have been experimenting with a mini society. INSPECTING and teers; Kanes ville Elementary 196 hours with 24 volunteers; Municipal Elementary, 263 hours with 42 volunteers; North Park Elementary, 185 hours with 29 volunteers; Roy Elementary, 282 hours with 22 volunteers; and Valley View Elementary, 193 hours with 51 volunteers. The Cone Coordinator contributed four hours in November. Roy High did not record any hours of service contributed. For the month of December, an accumulative student hours total was 1,803 hours compared to 1,896 for 358 other PTA workers in the Roy Cone. Municipal Elementary 665 student contributed hours, while Roy Junior students donated 500 hours. Sand Ridge Junior High recorded 203 hours and 15 minutes worth of work while Lakeview Elementary students gave 435 hours and 20 minutes during the month. For other workers, Lakeview, Elementary PTA came in first with 720 hours and 30 minutes donated by 124 volunteers. Totals for the month were 1. Other totals for the month for the following schools were reported: Roy Junior High, 15 hours with 5 volunteers ; 548 hours for Hooper Elementary 72 with Kanesville, volunteers; hours; Municipal Elementary, 116 160 hours with 47 volunteers Elementary, 72 ; hours Roy 30 minutes with 15 volunteers; and Valley View Elementary 198 hours with 46 volunteers. North Park Elementary and Roy High did not report any hours during December. School news printed free of charge 825-16- 66 Home by Dr. Daryl J. McCarty Executive Secretary. Utah Education Association lazy, inTodays kids are rotten, different and insensitive to the needs of others, right? self-centere- d, Wrong! Todays kids are just as noble, selfless, com- passionate and concerned as any who ever lived. They prove it every time they get an opportunity. Take the students at Clearfield High School, for instance. They heard that children in Pichari, Bolivia, were going to school in an ancient, unsafe house. They were told that if CHS students would raise $1200 to pay for materials, the townspeople of Pichari would build a school. That was all the Utah young people needed to hear. They staged stomps and dedicated the proceeds from ticket sales to Project Pichari. and CHS students They scheduled a swim-a-thodug into their allowances to make pledges of conn, tributions. The sophomores put on a formal dance at their modern school so that the kids of Pichari could have a school that wouldnt endanger them . g Those and other projects raised the needed $1200. Clearfield Highs studen tbody is one of several in Utah that has raised dollars so that Bolivia fund-raisin- can raise scholars. Such splendid deeds by young people may not be as rare as we think. Too often, other people just dont have time to notice and appreciate them. The point is: Give a teenager a chance to do a lofty deed, and he or she will usually make it happen. Id say that the huge majority of young people life. of the For side every kid who uglier ignore snatches a purse or steals a stereo out of a car, there are 99 others who wouldnt think of doing a thing like that. Want a chance to bring out the best in your child? Look for a cause such as Project Pichari, subtly let your child know about it, encourage any interest, then watch as the world becomes a better place. IRS dates deadline for forms Employers must now file with the and Forms AdSocial Security ministration, and not w ith the Internal Revenue Service, W-- 2 W-2- P the IRS said Deadline for filing these forms is by Feb. 28. |