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Show CITIZENS ARE IN FAVOR OF A 'GYM' Two hundred representative citizens of Ogden gathered at the Ogden Hich school, in response to the cail sent out b the gymnasium committee and again the petition asking the board of education to submit a special bond issue to the people for the purpose of securing $75, OuO to build a gymnasium was unanimously signed "The assessed valuation of Ogden property is $14,000,000," said Dr. E. I Ruh. chairman of the committee, and the meeting last niRht. in his introductory introduc-tory talk "An assessment of one-fourth one-fourth of one mill would pay the in tereet on a $75, "On bond issue and a further assessment of one-fourth ot one mill would provide a slnkin i fund At that rate the total assessment assess-ment on property valued a would be 50 cents, at $2,000 would be $1, etc ' Strong arcuments In fnvnr of the gymnasium were made by Mrs John Culley, who declared that it would be better to do away with some othei course In the school than be without a physical department I Q Craft. J .1 Brummltt. I M Mils and . H Froerer, clerk of Hih Weber county board of education, also nddre:;so I il "S present Before adjourning lists were circulated circu-lated through the audience with the following attached: "We, the undersigned, favor the building of a gym' for the use of the High school and the publi and we respectfully petition the board of education edu-cation on bonding for that purpose." Meetings are to be held at the Pin gree. ound Fort. Five Points and South Washington 3chools during the week. |