Show Group Seeks Adoption ion Of Football At At a meeting on Dec 7 the Ephraim Lions Club unanimously unanimously unanimously passed a resolution urging the adoption of football football football foot foot- ball for Manti ManU High School A committee of three was appointed appointed appointed ap ap- pointed to take the matter up with the South Sanpete Board of Education Members of the committee were Lyman Wil- Wil chairman A. A W. W Thomson and L. L R. R Burr They met with the board by appointment on Dec 14 and the matter was discussed The committee members pointed out that with the consolidation consolidation consolidation con con- of Ephraim and Manti ManU High Schools the enrollment enrollment enrollment en en- is ample to support a football program that it would bring as many as 50 or 60 boys into active participation participation participation pation in the sport that football football football foot foot- ball is definitely on the rise in popularity with the American Amerlean American Amer Amer- ican lean people and that it is one of the greatest physical fitness fitness fitness fit fit- ness builders of all the competitive competitive competitive com com- sports Principal Albert Antrei of Manti ManU High was present with witha a lot of figures and statistics bearing out all these points and he strongly urged the adoption of a football program for the school Cost of getting the sport started suits and other player equipment a playing field etc would probably be beIn bein bein in the neighborhood of it was estimated But it was also pointed out that this figure figure figure fig fig- ure could be greatly reduced by inviting civic groups businesses businesses bus bus- finesses individuals etc to furnish a suit or suits several several several sev sev- eral of whom have already Indicated indicated in In- an eager willingness to do so in order to get the sport established at The i The 1 members took the matter under advisement and said it would be given further study before any formal formal formal for for- mal action is taken |