Show H r v v LETTER TO THE EDITOR r r H r rI I hope this letter finds you and yours in good health and looking forward to an outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing year in your paper business in 1965 I am currently working toward toward toward to to- ward my advanced degree here at the University of Utah and teaching at the same time which keeps me fairly busy I have also been officiating football and basketball games in the northern part of the state this past school year Knowing that you have had numerous letters and interest t tin in getting football started in Manti High School I wr wrote te this letter While in Randolph Utah the theother theother other night I found that small smaIl rural high school I dont don't know their size but I would judge they would be beabout beabout beabout about half as large as Manti High School They carry on ona a successful eight man football football football foot foot- ball league and after talking to the principal and coach they wouldn't have it any oilier other other oth oth- er way Their only regret is that they arent aren't large enough to play 11 men Wednesday night I am going over to R Randolph Ran Rn- n- n dolph again with Bry Soren- Soren son who was formerly from Salina and now the athletic director at Cyprus High School He plans to give them thema a 3 lot of equipment tl to help carry their program three practice suits pads a dozen helmets etc It is my feeling that I could contact the colleges colleges col col- col leges and Jarger larger high schools in the populous areas and get enough equipment to start football there in Manti My own boy played football at East this past year and I 1 Iam Iam am most desirous of having him continue on with this fine sport next year when we return to Sanpete County In my opinion Manti ManU needs this sport very much to round out their then athletic program If there is anything that you or I can do to further this project please let me know It seems that there is lots of talk but like the weather nothing nothing nothing noth noth- ing is done about it I know that football can be started fInancially financially financially fi fI- fi- fi as I was one of the persons who h helped get it underway underway underway un un- un- un derway at Richfield High School some years ago when many said that it was too expensive expensive expensive ex ex- ex- ex pensive and a dozen other reasons ns They are happy with the program at present and wouldn't drop it DARWIN WOODBURY |