Show I 1 PARK pariz CITY WOULD appreciate A GIFT the preceding ar article bicle was pub dished in the august number of tile the utah alumnus it was a generous act 0 of the late mrs W V rice to bequeath tor for a school building and an a appropriate archway to add to the beautification ot of liberty park both adding to the up building aud and attractiveness of 0 salt lake city metropolis the bequest Ss is ot of more than passing interest to our citizens because ot of the tact fact that the quarter of a million dollars thus given to salt lake city came from the mines ot at iiii ing ce center anter park city not notwithstanding ding the tact fact that thai park city made several ot of the millionaires lion aires whose money have erected business and office buildings and I 1 residences among the most magnify cent in salt lake city and these i same millionaires all former residents ot of our home city park city lias bas never experienced the pleasing thrill or substantial benefit ot of a bequest from those who have passed on to the other side but our esteem tor for them is in no way lease lessened ned nor do we in any way bergrude th the e recipients ot of their great munificence it is not bequests beau ests that our community wants because to get them death must still the activities of 0 useful citizens what lie be appreciated Is a gift that would redound to the lasting benefit and advancement ot of park city irom from the millionaires whose millions came from the mountains surrounding our little city and whose homes were once nestled therein and who have happy memories ot of their residence here the giver could then enjoy and appreciate the praise bestowed and derive keen satisfaction satie faction from the good accomplished park city needs an adequate slid and modern high school building and soon its citizens are going to vote to tax themselves for or the erection of such an institution of 0 learning that their children and their chil drens children might derive educational advantages would not such an institution tie be a ming imag niri cent ent monument to the memory of one or more 0 of the aforesaid living millionaires were they to make mak e fl a gitt gift ot of such an edifice to park city school district their money could not bo be spent tor for a better purpose nor bring to them greater satisfaction than the knowledge ot of a perpetual help to 0 o the youth of the CRY city in which they once made their homes and which gave to them the wealth they now possess it would be cause tor for public re lolling it if present arrangements for the proposed bond election were terminated mina ted teI by the cement ot of such a gift from one or diore imore of 0 our former citizens andl andi present salt lake millionaires some ancient philosopher once said gald do da what you can while you are alive and remember the ancient jewish saying has it what you give in health Is gold in sickness silver after death lead |