| Show COUNTY HARMONY CONTRASTS WITH STRIFE IN OTHER DISTRICTS while some school districts are torn by revolt morgan county sch school 01 officials find themselves hiir surrounded by peace and li harmony armony the parents of their district far from objecting to centralized instruction of their children are sending in petitions peti tons that their boys and girls be included in the recently completed grade school and shops buildings in morgan city this fits in perfectly with the school officials plans all two teacher and three teacher schools in the county have been closed with the exception of one two teacher school in devils slide the pupils are transported from four to 12 miles each day from the communities in a fleet of seven large new busses max penrod is principal of the consolidated school erected at a cost of the spacious new building is one of the finest school plants of its kind in the state it is of fireproof construction throughout all walls are covered with acoustic plaster all floors are laid with attractive linoleum it has tile lavatories equipped with hot and cold showers ventilation and beatin heating are automatic auto matiL the school has a modern kitchen a and nd a large table for cafeteria I 1 service it also has especially de dei i signed rooms and furniture for student activity and class work the shops occupy a separate structure a light and airy building with modern appliances pupils who formerly attended classes in peterson porterville mllton milton north morgan and south morgan now come to the consolidated consolidate school we have had little difficulty with parents who want theirl their children to come to the new school says J R tippetts superintendent of morgan county schools on the other hand they all seem anxious for their boys and girls to enjoy the advantages vantages jd of the new arrangement when school opened september 14 all the outlying communities petitioned the board to send their children to the consolidated building construction of the building was made possible by a loan and grant and by a bond issue which was approved by taxpayers in october 1935 the general contractor for the structure was campion I 1 company of ogden earl S paul of ogden laid the foundations architects were scott welch of salt lake city |
