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Show Oc tolicr 2), 19M THE EUREKA (UTAH) REPORTER Pane Twentv Education holds prominent position in Tintic history Catholic School School was opened in 1885, and was first held in the Church. John W. Bogan was in charge of the school, and it ran for about five years. Prior to that time, John Duggan, father of the late Mrs. P. J. Fennell, former school teacher from Michigan, The first Catholic began teaching neighboring children in his home at night, but found it to be very unsatisfactory because only a few could be taken care of in the limited space of a small house in what time could be spared after twelve hours of the hard work which was required of the miners in those days. In 1891, a new school was built and was called St. Josephs School, and it ran continuously until 1941, when it closed down. The music de- partment was one of the finest in the state during that time and turned out some very accomplished musicians. The Sisters of the Holy Cross staffed the school during the years after it became known as St. Joseph's. The building was torn down just a few years ago and the ground is used for a parking lot for St. Patricks Church. The first public school opened in Eureka in 1881 and was located in the lower part of Eureka in what is known as "Dutch Town." It was housed in a rock building, for a couple ot years. Later in 1884. The Eureka School District was organized by John Q. Packard of the Eureka Hill . t' Mine, and a new building was erected on the north side of town. A few years later a twin building was needed to care for the extra students. They were used for about 50 years, when they were torn down and a fine group of school buildings were built on Main Street, to replace the old ones. The buildings house the high school, elementary school, the Little Theatre, a fine gymnasium, a well equipped shop for teaching welding, lathe and machine shop. All are heated by a central plant. Pupils from Mammoth and Tintic Junction, and a few from Silver City, are transported to Eureka by bus. The Board of Education of Tintic School District at the d present time is: president, Sanderson: vice president. Stanley Ryan; Theodore Haynes. Chriss Sorensen. Mammoth; and Darcey Sabey, Callao; clerk and treasurer, Catherine Chatterton; and Superintendent of Tintic School District is Alexander Blight. Mammoth School A public school was opened in 1890. The first remembered principal or teacher w a s Thomas Creer and a Miss Gilchrist. Two teachers serving somewhat later were a Miss Smith and a Mr. Gose (first names not available). It ran when the builduntil 1944-4ing was closed and all students were transported to Eureka. Le-lan- 5, Silver City The Silver City School ran for several years during the r ' - ' Present school complex in which students of Eureka attend grade school, junior high school and senior high school. Also the home of Tintic School District. Robinson takes a train ride G. H. Robinson came to Mammoth around 1890. He had a degree in engineering and went to work for the Mammoth Mining Company as the manager and builder of their mill. Soon after his arrival he laid out the townsite. which he called Robinson. He is the only man in the memory of the townspeople who felt import- boom days, and then as with Mammoth, the students from Tintic Junction and Silver City were all transported to Eureka to the Tntic elementary and Tintic High School. ant enough to charter a special train to carry him to Salt Lake cn business. He found the railroad a great convenience and patronized it often and let the Company pay the bill. This mode of travel came to the notice of Samuel McIntyre, who was very democratic in his travel tastes, and he told Robinson where he could go, but not necessarily by train. After this episode. Robinson and the Mammoth Mine parted company. Eagle A Blue 1511 Mine Eagle and Blue Bell Mine and gold produced the during producing years. It closed for a few years in 1931, lead-silv- and opened again in 1935, when a leasing program was carried on until 1910. The final closing w as in 1942. Through the years it provided work for a number of men in the town. William Owens was superintendent for a number of years. Billie Clark, another was foreman for many years. Eligibility for GI loans does not extend beyond July 25. 1967 for any veterans of Wot Id War II. nor beyond January 31. 1975 for any Korean veteran. the Veterans Administration cautions. er XATO is cautious on new tente with Soviet. wmmmww de- m i' i' Congratulations i' i' i' Mine i' i' i' !; i' i' i' i' Open pit mining operations at uranium mine in West Juah Countv. i' i' JUAB COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: Carl Callaway, K. E. (laiilnei, Alton S. Cadd Win in a id bi(j I) udine Ad in oDonsilb (C no dd ft y |
