Show Ephram Ephraim a a Mayfield i Sterling e a Protest Co aa so Plan From The Ephraim Enterprise I A very strong protest against the present plan for consolidation consolida consolida- tion of South Sanpete Schools Schools' was voiced by Ephraim Mayfield Mayfield May May- field and Sterling residents at a largely attended Mass meeting in the Ephraim West Vest Ward Yard re- re recreation recreation I creation hall Tuesday evening An estimated to GOO persons attended including a number from Manti ManU especially school schoolteachers teachers Lawrence Hermansen an nn Ephraim Ephraim Eph- Eph raim laim member of the Committee appointed to study a consolidation p pro r o g r ram a m in ha had charge of the meeting but turn turn- turn turn-I ed the conducting over to Mrs LaRue LaRue Nielson a n native of Mayfield May- May field Mrs 1 Ruth Huth A A. A Hansen Hanson read the committee minority report published previously in t this his n f s paper which said there had been insufficient study of the matter urged outside qualified persons t to conduct a study that hasty action makes for unnecessary community clashes etc School Officials Present Two School Board members Wm G. G Barton Darton of Ephraim and Udell of Mayfield Superintendent Maurice B a r rnett r- r nett Rollin Anderson of Sterl Sterl- ing Principal Bruce Jennings of the Manti ManU High School A. A Perry I Plummer of Ephraim DeMont DeMontI I Howell English teacher at Man Man- Manti ti High School and Mrs 1 Blodwin Blodwin Blodwin Blod- Blod win Olsen Olson native now living in Ephraim were among those called to the microphone to discuss or explain various items on the consolidation mat mat- ter Others including Dr W. W E. E Thorpe II A. A Farlin Farrin Far- Far lin rin L. L Mangelson 1 Howard Wil- Wil Bruce Christensen W W. Yo L L. L Breinholt Mrs Luzon Longaker Longaker Longaker Long- Long aker and Glendon Stubbs spoke from the floor of Opinion The of the opinion of those present at al the hour 3 long meeting seemed to be 1 That the consolidation n program program program pro pro- gram as was done with the proposed building program last i year should have been taken to the various communities and discussed with the people and then a vote taken in some type 1 the h Ul of secret U to lu learn lC attitude of the public before any action was taken by t the h e board hoard 2 That the board should rescind rescind rescind res res- cind its recent 3 2 action and give at least another year for study before making any chang chang- es 3 That qualified outside persons persons persons per per- sons not bound by prejudices or animosities should be brought in to make a thorough study as asto asto asto to the best consolidation plan before any definite action is taken by the board 4 That the present program is but a camouflage to obtain a 1 costly an nn unfair and untimely building program to fit in with the present consolidation plans without adequate and qualified study a building program that would probably have to be a- a soon in favor of more mores 11 s scientific c i e n t i if f i c consolidation that i would call for still another costly costly costly cost cost- costi i ly building program 5 That a central high school for the entire should be built at Manti Mantl before any consolidation o 0 of f elem elementary e en n t a r l' y schools is undertaken G G. That another years year's wait is necessary to see sec what the State Legislature will wiIl do about con- con North Sanpete a and n d South Sanpete into one district 7 7 That the present move could do great harm to Snow College whereas waiting another year before taking out the Ephraim and grades would al almost almost almost al- al most certainly see sec the V Women's omens Residence Hesidence Hall a reality so that more college students could be I adequately 8 That every effort should be made to get the Board to rescind rescind rescind res res- cind its action for the present failing which legal action of s' s some me kind probably would be advisable 9 That building facilities at Gunnison and Manti ManU probably are inadequate to take proper I care of the consolidation program program program pro pro- gram approved by a majority I lof of the Board |