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Show ,U: of t J it; City, that. th- sai'l curv-Ii curv-Ii s-, in-;:l.-''t"iil or in' i i H" run L tru--t-uill lind it hot t'-.r tin-in that tin y v. ill wish tli-y hti-i be-n ..,vu in n iih a c.w b-li ;u'.,iijnl ti.i-ir necks to keep them 1 frnni r-trnvihg. Tin- trustec-ship b; ;i thank!.,- utirMiUin'M-ativu uihee, ' kiek.s and eullri answering tor dol-l:trs. dol-l:trs. ainMiincs; hut tin; man whu accepts thin great res.pniisihility , I i iniit exhibit a bij;, f'-eling heart v. L lh-r he actually ha.- one or not. lint I'm' heaven's nuke do any- tiling to have the school rooms eoml'ortaUi'. Ol'Ii Si'lIOOL JiOOJfS. T 1 1 f. most I'M-: asa NT, agreeable and eoniforlablc place in tlic whole wide world should be the school room. Tho very thoughts of it ehould awaken delightful memories. But too often they are anything but pleasing. How under heavens can anyone any-one imagine a shivering, freezing little infant, in a cold, uncomfortable uncomfor-table room, be he ever so ambitious, can commit lessons; receive lasting impressions of good, or even half remember anything ho ever did know? Ilia thoughts and ideas are frozen stiff or maimed to worth- less n ess before they have gone halfway down the road from the brain, the place of conception, to k tho tip of the tongue, whore they are expected to come to light. His thoughts are almost wholly occupied occu-pied in trying to keep pace with tho cold shivers as they chase each other up and down his susceptible back hi rapid succession ; or to drive them away by weak, faithless attempts at muscular exertion, when the teacher's back is turned, lie sits, probably wrapped up in over-coat, and eyes the half-warm stove with a greedy, devouring gaze; a rapid glance at the wide cracks beneath the door, or under and over t ho badly-fitted window sashes, through which the snow is fast drifting, gives the little fellow another chill; each movement of t he almost constantly swinging door brings a fresh gust of old YViut'-r's frosty breath to check his rdorand help kill his sinking ambition, lie naturally becomes d'.dl. tV-mirited, if he does not sicken mid die. ami later on begins to hate even the mention of the word "ehe;.!." lie must often think, i it reileeti vo moments, ''if God i intelligence, mm we go through a wiiUery hell to re-ieh llim.'1 Vi'iio can blame the child for shirking his lessona and despising Ir.s sekeol? No one, who has a spark of human feeling still burning burn-ing in hi breast, or an ouuee of sense i;i his head. This picture may appear a little over-drawn, but there is more truth than fun in it. For the greater part cf ten long winter-; the writer of this article h.'s bad an experience m Brigham City approaching close to this that lie will never for-c.-t it. And n.-w in the name of humanity human-ity we a-k .'very s.-hn-d trustee ia Jhis C::y t" 'ook we!! to i. s.-hon! b. i'-:'. :-'!!- t' ; nrhmty. and t-1!1 ii.;'.'L c ery oo.- i!,', t-oinfon le t '-towid r.!Hu ihem. Tcaehers. if r. i eat-ii re-i;v.'rt to y.ear trustees pvU'e of no avail in i :m dcim; an v ';';- t ih se ntcMioned - -. '. -! -'I : ;;!::!. liie |