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Show ntp.rs to the Editor Send letters to Box 7, American Fork 84003 damental school assignment. Citizens of the Alpine School District are urged to carefully study the information included with the "Alpine Happenings" and use the survey form to express their opinions. Laureen Jaussi Orem Likes Paper In my first grade class we are earning points by doing special assignments. My family likes to read your newspaper. I like the pictures and stories about things kids do in school. Thank you for your hard work. Sincerely, Justin Jense Read Newsletter Editor: Patrons of the Alpine School District will soon have the op-portunity to express their opinion concerning the establishment of fundamental schools within the district. The board of education voted to include a fundamental school survey in the May issue of "Alpine Happenings," to be mailed to each home in the school district this week . Fundamental Schools differ from the present schools in their increased emphasis xm the basics of phonetic reading, computational math and writing skills. The curriculum is supplemented with penmanship, art, music, science, history, geography and physical education. "A Fundamental School is simply a school where basics of education are stressed with little or no ex-perimentation; where discipline reigns and patriotism flourishes." (Lompac, California, Record) Fundamental Schools are springing up all across the nation, but not without controversy and some op-position. One school superintendent expressed his concern: "If you teach only the basics, students lose interest in going to school." Other educators maintain that fundamental schools "teach to the tests," and therefore do not develop the skills of analysis and logical thinking. Proponents of fundamental education, on the other hand, maintain that only through phonetic reading, computational math, and development of writing skills does a student acquire the tools and discipline to become an analytical thinker. Fundamental schools were reborn in 1973 in Pasadena, California, the brainchild of school board chairman Dr. Henry Myers. At the John Mar-shall Fundamental School in Pasadena, a salute to the American flag begins each day. Respect - for teachers, for parents, for self and for others -- - is an important part of the curriculum. Dr. Myers admits to "teaching to the tests." He says: "By that, I mean we teach the sort of things that are include don the tests that the test-make-think are important - the survival skills rather than those of the basket weaving variety .... I am not, of course, advocating teaching and memorizing exact test questions. But even this would probably be better than a lot of schools are doing now." Opponents suggest that the establishment of fundamental schools would create an "elitist academic group." Kent Beus, Orem, who presented the fundamental school concept to the board of education, emphasized that enrollment at the school would be entirely on a voluntary basis; even the teaching staff would volunteer for the fun-- Dislikes Article "ifwncel the Citizen sub-- S for Gary Grover, 585 East 50 Jb I. 2, American Fork, Utah particle of May 14 regarding j gromley hearing deserves criticism- Beck is liberally quoted Lit the article. To my he never commented ?Sfte meeting and there were Serably more than eight of us JortingBromleys. complaints were from of the 1 opposed to Rolanda Feeds, not i operation. It was never Tbd that the Bromley SdratoristhesameasRolandas. You also quoted a man who came Heber to complain about Unda you had a responsibility to J both sides of the issue, why quote Lorraine Sager who you L across the freeway from romleys and defended their right to "Lite Mr. Beck says he gets Llaints on the weekend, if the Sorter or Mr. Beck had checked Z would have learned the iehydrator was not in operation. Mr Cordner's comments about the ick of cooperation from Bromleys was not appropriate and was irrelevant to the hearing. Mr Bradford also discounted some inaccurate remarks about licensing as being irrelevant. If your reporter had to make quotes from after the hearing, why didn't she report the concerns of those of us at the hearing who feel the odors are coming from the sewage treatment plant and the city dump and Bromleys are being targeted un-fairly. I have no time for third-rat- e fiction. A newspaper has a responsibility to be professional and objective, whether the reader agrees or not. This article is neither objective or professional. I see no reason to continue my subscription. If at a future date you show more responsibility and professionalism I may consider to your paper. Sincerely, Ginger Grover American Fork EDITOR'S NOTE: Perhaps you should direct your criticisms to Mr. Cordner at the State Health Depart-ment or to Mayor Malcolm Beck. If they wish to retract their statements, we will provide space for them to do so. Meanwhile, the remarks of public figures in interviews remain as im-portant as their official pronoun-cements; the newspaper is obliged to report them. Club Sponsors Hunter Safety Course in June The Boys' Club of Utah County is sponsoring a Utah State Hunter Safety Course for boys and girls between 12 and 21. The course will begin Saturday, June 6, at 10 a.m. The Boys' Club is located at 1060 East 150 North in Provo. There will be a registration fee of $4 which will cover the cost of manuals and materials. The course will be held on Saturday, June 6, continue through ' the following week, and conclude on June 13. Boys and girls completing the course will receive certificates and patches and will be eligible for the Utah Small Game Licences. Want a Wedding If you Announcement? are in a hurry, want excellent service and quality, you owe it to yourself to check with us. 8 I We guarantee satisfaction and have I years of experience in printing I Check with us on price and quality before you buy any printing! We've sold our newspaper, and can now give I complete attention to our printing. We offer fast, efficient service on wedding invitations, booklets, and commercial printing of all kinds. Give us a call! I P.G. PRINTERS, INC. (Formerly Pleasant Grove Review, Inc.) 11 South Main - Ph. 785-311- 1 - Pleasant Grove ; There comes a time when you have to step outside and fight. The staff and directors of your Full Service Bank are joining the fight to support the National Economic Recovery Program. We believe INFLATION MUST BE STOPPED! Don't Forget This Sorterin Fact: iw Vitiun;il Rccm cr IVuum m;i he our kiM upporiunii) ki put AnK'tkii un ihc ruiid lo lAonomii: ;mJ l;ibtlii. VVc Mippon he prupoMjiJ peiidin aii ol ilicm. oven though omc ot ilvm art- p.iinlul And wc Mippon lalcrul uw a lonp don't ihe delkit ;md liiiitu-- Kiel iufbliun. How About Joining I s! Here's What We're Asking You To Do: Wrilc your senators and member of the House of Representatives. Tell them in your own words lhai you support ihe National Eeonomic Recovery Program and lhal you want action. Or write directly to: The Hon. Thomu P O'Neill The Hon. Howard Baker Speaker of the House ik'nuie Majority Leader U.S. House of Reprcniativcs United Sialtfs Senate Washinpon. D C. 20515 Washington, D C. 20510 If you don'l speak up. jour gocrnmenl representatives ma think ou don't cart. The decisions arc being made now in Uashington, and ii's lime all of us were heard. IP MEMBER FDIC Baift Of PLEASANT GROVE 66 South Main Street i IlWfl fe 756-766- 9 j vMpWMF 768-969- 6 1U jDJ VV Mfc 785-311- 1 I Am. Fork 11 1 756-383- 0 ; CJ,. 1 Diet - f Facts & Hr4 tn raiiacies Mary Lee Asay Do you find reasonable at the yourself having to time; but after the explain unwarranted fact, we generally eating? "I've worked feel quite guilty, hard all day and I Often this guilt really need an extra means the end of helping," or "I can't another to eat my ionaldiet. friend's lovely Diet Center can dessert; it would help you get through hurt her feelings." the tough times in This is called dieting. We know it is rationalization or a day-to-da- y process, kidding yourself. It's We also know you making irrational can be successful behavior seem like thousands of rational. Every one other men, women, does it. The best and children who thing to do is admit it have come to Diet and tell the truth. All Center, the reasons seem KwWfflf Spring Time is Hp 1 chritenen Pleasant Grove American Fork Bt ta 1331 iasa eei tsa ssi sss ica eqrabr bb m Bg 219 E. State 1 cpmy irn, I EXTRA CARE LLf11 ttmy 768-946- 1 QlW S Sat. 8 a.m. to noon g 19nest isi Esa BBBini Banana Q -- coupon- Durfey's in Lehi g 25 off DRAPERIES j cash-n-carr- y B feja, Offer Expires June 9, 1981 B -- coupon- Durfey's in Lehi 10 off DRAPERIES j We pick up - clean - deliver t,Bn Offer Expires June 9, 1981 n Kza Ea Ea ea e3 ess sss csa sm sea csai ca eb aa U ; Freedom Festival Plans Announced aerials will be far between. There will even be a lunar module crossing the field, landing on the moon and astronauts placing the flag on the moon. ' Novelty type firewords will be provided for the small children. The conclusion of the program will in-clude a helicopter bringing in a huge flag and the Battle Hynm of the Republic, as sung by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, being used for music. The Osmond family will perform for one segment of the program which will begin at 8:30 p.m. All per-formances and pyrotechnics will be done in such a way that all areas of the audience may view them. Mr. Walker explained that many of the pyrotechnic displays will be moving as they are shown which adds another dimension to the beauty and awesomeness of the production. n a press conference Friday, nembers of the Osmond family and ssociates announced plaris for an misual extravaganza for the 1981 freedom Festival which is held on uly4inProvo. Tommy Walker, producer of nonumental shows including Walt Jisney for 25 years, will assist the taiond Productions in staging the Mai show in the BYU stadium. Walker said it will make the Provo iroduction one of the three top ireworks displays in the United totes. Theme for the production this year i "Echoes of Freedom "whichwillbe arried out through all the events of heday. The name of the annual celebration us been changed from the Provo Freedom Festival to the Utah ftedom Festival at Provo, it was nnounced by general chairman, luaneHiatt. The chairman said that the same alent and expertise that brought ears to the eyes of President Reagan nd his wife as well as all of America during the inauguration festivities will be brought together again for this spectacular. The team of Tommy Walker and Osmond Productions are going world wide in providing productions of this sort and are negotiating now to do Louis Armstrong Park in New Orleans and build it back up again. The team also is involved in world fairs. In addition to aerial displays of fireworks, unusual, mammoth designs will move across the field of the stadium in profusions rarely seen before, it was explained. Some of the exhibits will be In-dependence Hall, over 30 feet high, John Hancock's signature, George Washington Crossing the Deleware, British Firing on Ft. McHenry, a Mississippi river boat, Statue of Liberty and many others. ... . All the aerials and other fire works displays will be choreographed ,to music and everything will be fired by electronics. Walker said that viewers will really need to be in the stadium because the Review Corrects Mistakes In Award Article Garland Mayne, superintendent of the.Timpanogos Regional Treatment Plant,;, clarified some items in a . review story concerning the awards received at the plant recently. The man in the picture with Mayne is Dean Christensen. The awards received were for outstanding treatment plant safety and the best operated plant over five million gallons a day, Mayne ex-plained. John Hays, an operator, is from Pleasant Grove; Scott palmer is from Lehi. Mayne is the one who is certified grade one not the plant, he noted. Board members include the mayor and one councilman from each member city. The superintendent said the management welcomes visitors to tour the plant. Family Donates Flag and Pole : , Lea Larson, wife of the late Louis Larson, and family will present the city with a new aluminum flag pole and American Flag during the Memorial Day Ceremonies on Monday, at 10 a.m., in the city cemetery. The new 25 foot pole will replace the one presently at the Veterans Memorial, near the center of the cemetery. The pole and flag are being donated in memory of all veterans. Louis and Lea lived here in town for many years and grew to love and appreciate Pleasant Grove. Lea's father was the owner of Thornton Lumber. He also had a drug, grocery, and general merchandise store. He donated the white wash for the first white washing of the "G" on little mountain back in the early 1920's. P. G. UBliZld MARCELLA WALKER By MARCELLA WALKER Only one more week of freedom for "others and then the kids will be iome for the summer. When I was a child, even 'a wiager, nothing was more exciting tan the last day of school, unless it s Christmas. That feeling of elation, freedom, is till there in the recesses of the mind ' Siting to be brought forth again. But "i adult never quite regains that ie feeling, Exciting times come go but that pure nostalgia, that of school being out, s never replaced. Summertime with sunshine, camping, visiting. I 'I a joyous time! Remember I fll'ed with SheePy Run, Kick the Can, and "any others. Remember the activities at the a park with box hockey, bad-JJo-volleyball, tennis, arts and and the annual contest. Remember the nights watching the square dancers, sleeping in the back, yard and watching falling stars, and in the early teens playing friendly kissing games. Remember how we walked everywhere. The week at girl scout camp is there at memory's door and so is MIA camp. Remember rolling up pill bugs (potatoe bugs) and saving them in a bottle to see who could catch the most. Remember not stepping on a crack or you'd break your mother's back. Remember having funerals for the little dead birds, killed by boys with BB guns. Summers were so full. They were so short. It wasn't long til Mama was sewing new school clothes and buying new school shoes. Where did the summer go with the gorgeous thunderstorms when rain, was good to stand in? Where did all the good times go? Gone to memory, every one. |