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Show . SPANISH FOJiK LETTER. Schools and Ehttpra Educational are Flourishing- - Ntw. Notes of General Interest. n Spanish FoaiTpec, 31, Correspondent Cor-respondent DisPiTCE,A report by our school trustees read to a large meeting of the qu .Ui.V;d tax payers of the district among other things showed that we now havti one thousand and ninety-to pupils io'-in thb ages of six and eighteV? jjh-ere are fifteen scholia utS- how-ever, how-ever, are in rented ha3"bV tho di3 trict owning only e,e of yjuis. The people seem ci, Fort? the situ ation, and, during imes beca week the school-tax has beside main subject of discussion. Tr,9 meeting for the purpose of voting oit the rate per cent, tax to be levied, ktin called for December De-cember 29th was well attended. After discussing the master fjr some two hours, the polls vtie declared oj.en. The ballots camo'ia fast until each man present had dosited his ballot for or against the t; Promptly at 4 o'clock p, in., Chairman Chair-man W. O. Crcer, declared the anils closed, and the cohnt beg.".n, which ehowed 151 ballots ct, ot which 144 were for five mills; 2, for no tax; 4 tor 2 mills; 2 for 10 nrils and 2 illegible. This is an insufficient amount to erect a new central building, but is about all the people thick they can stand at present, and will go a good way toward enlarging one of the present schoolhouses, or beginn ng a new central building, if uted for that pur pose Another tax ot about the same amount will perhaps complete the much needed building. The present schoolhouses are located lo-cated nearly in the four corners of the city .The general ftel!ag3tem3 to be now to build a good .bjtantial house near the center of population, on some suitable and convetieut spot out of the business center of the city, aad on an elevation, that will command a good view of the surrounding country and can be seen by the puj-aers by. mote:. Our . schools are well attended, as they generally hava been, and our teachers seem heait and soul in the work. The Normal clasJie center of t&ietff iained bftnose whWSttfcBfc The M. I. association are doing good work among the young people, regular weekly meetings are being held by the eight associations. Tee work is well planned, being outlined by the M. 1, A. Manual, an excellent guide for tne students of theology, history, literature, science and civil government. In addition ad-dition to th3 above work we are to be favored with a series of four lectures by Prof. Woolf of the B. Y. A. The primary associations closed its vear's work with a dance in Nelaon & Creer's hall. The usual holiday parties are be'ng carried on and are well attended. The upper room iL the Young Men's Co-op store i3 being adjusted for theatrical theat-rical purposes. The room is heated by hot air, aDd affords eufficieut room for theatre-goers-of Spanish Fork. Some of our local talent intend presenting a a play M B8SB SI IP? hall is in readi ; nees. Our esteemed fellow townsman, Mr. H. F. Thomas, nas resigned his poBi-tion poBi-tion at the tithing office, to enter upon his duties of county recorder at the 'Garden City." He leaves our city with the full confidence of all who know him, for his honest dealing and courteous cour-teous treatment in the time he has served as a. public man. David T. Lswis. |
