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Show v Review - Wednesday, August 21, 1985 Page 2 CWVMim&Mt j Graduation stirs memories of . . , By MARCELLA WALKER p.g. blab A memory came back last Friday as I stood with thousands of others and watched the graduates file into the Marriott Center at BYU. Garbed in their black and white, they reminded me of another graduation day, just 27 short years ago. That other graduation day was in the Smith Fieldhouse, however, and I was one of the many graduates dressed in black and white. I hadn't even intended on going to BYU. Everyone in Ogden, almost, went to Utah State and my mom had graduated from there and it seemed a good place to go. But first, there was a stint at Weber College. It was only a junior college then but it was lots of fun. . After that first year at Weber, I was knee-dee- p into activities at the school. I was elected secretary of my social club for the next year. I was writing the Campus Chatterbox column for the Ogden Standard Examiner and I had made some of the best friends in the world. I never dreamed as that freshman year at Weber ended that I would not be attending there in the fall. Through a quirk of fate, that seemed destined to me, I visited BYU that summer with a very good friend. I had never been to the BYU campus before and it was a case of instantaneous love. I fell in love with the place on sight. A visit with the chairman of the Journalism Department convinced methat I should be a student there. Especially after he offered me a scholarship housing would have received a cancellation in the mail. They did. I moved into a condemned building with five other bewildered girls, four of whom were from Canada. We had to wait one quarter for the new Heritage Halls to be finished so we could move in. My sophomore year at BYU was interesting. My closest roommate was from South Carolina and had a drawl so thick you could have cut it with a knife. We became close friends to protect ourselves from the Canadians and that friendship has lasted all these years. My junior year at BYU was the best and most fun year of my school life. I had the funnest roommates, we did the craziest things, and studies were relegated to last place. What a ball! During the summer between my junior and senior year I worked as a froster room clerk for Birds-Ey- e Frozen Foods in Woodburn, Ore. At the end of the summer I traveled with my aunt and uncle to California and back to Utah. I decided, upon the en-couragement of some of my to sit out a year of school. By the time you have reached your senior year you are so tired of school that a break seemed like heaven. I traveled back to California to Inglewood, just outside of L.A., to live with old roomies and seek my fortune in the big city. Three weeks later I found myself back in Provo, moving im and dingy basement apartm my roommate from Woodbu itk who had become engaged"'0 summer and had decided come back to school "V1 engagement broken, she too " herself back in Provo. ' ' H I finished up my education n year, 1957-5- at BYU and place in the processional Z by one into the fieldhouse to i seat with over 1,000 others " their degree that day in June mS They didn't have convW then. The graduation exerel the Fieldhouse that day were sat there, trying hard to lis(en J' speakers, I remembered .! summer day, three years hoi when a young girl? first seen the BYU campus a fallen in love with it. The cyc complete. One of my favorite world is the BYU campus iJJ go there, walk around and look a u old sights and the new sights e the Cougareat, and attend all f ball games. llle Last Friday brought backlog memories, as I watched mv 1 daughter, dressed in black a! white, accept her diploma i! completion of four years of stu And, she did it even though she t married and even though she was a mother. She was one of three siri graduating in Computer Science I hope my mother was as proudof me on that June day 27 years ago I was of Mie last Friday. and a job in his office. How could my parents turn down such an offer? My parents went into shock. What about my scholarship at Weber? What about Utah State? What about my friends? My friends couldn't believe it. They were sure I'd flipped a cog or two. I was undeterred, however, and went ahead with my plans. The time neared for registration at Weber. The scholarship had not yet arrived from BYU. I began to panic. The day I was to register at Weber, the scholarship came. Mom and I began making plans to travel to Provo to look for an apartment. As now, it was difficult to find an apartment at that late date. housing at BYU had nothing. Maybe if we came back in the afternoon the First school day affects many When school doors open at local public schools next Monday it will mean a lot of things to a lot of people. For the fn e and six year olds entering the classroom for the first time, kindergarten is an introduction to the w institutionalized learning that will dominate his or her schedule for at least the next 12 years. That first day of school will mean leaving the com-fortable routine of home for the sometimes frightening clamor of the classroom. For some it is frightening, for others, fun. For most, it is both. For their little brothers and sisters, the first day of school will mean learning to get along without someone to play with. For first graders, Aug. 26 will be the day they start going to school all day long. And the beginning of learning to read and write, as they are told to pick up their pencils and start practicing their O's. For older elementary students, the first day of school will mean the renewal of old friendships that had dwindled during the summer, and a return to the routine that has become, by now, routine. It will mean new challenges, more homework and tougher math problems than they faced last year. For some it will be a delight to get back to learning; for others, it will be drudgery. For the seventh grader entering junior high school for the first time, it will be a graduation into a system of learning not dominated by one teacher - but rather a responsibility shared by many. And it will be an in-troduction into a new society, as well. For those at high school, the new school year will have as many meanings as there are students, as some prepare for a career or college, others get conditioned for athletic and scholastic competition, and still others make plans for marriage. For high school seniors, this year will be the last year, as they prepare for the rite of passage into adulthood represented by commencement exercises at the end of the school year. For many parents, the opening day of school will be a welcome end to the anarchy that has reigned throughout the neighborhood during summer. For grandparents, it will mean less time spent with the grandchildren - for good or for bad. For local teachers, the first day of school will be more tentative, since they will be entering the classroom without a contract for the coming year, and union of-ficials have not ruled out the possibility of a strike. However, the day will be a new beginning for teachers as well as they look out over the classroom and see new faces. For people driving to work, the opening day of school will mean a new challenge, as children fill the streets on their way to class. It will mean that drivers will have to be extra careful --and so will the kids. Going. back to school Monday will affect almost everyone. PGHS slates 'Hi Week' Excitement is in the air as Pleasant Grove High School prepares itself for the August 26 opening of the 85-8- 6 school year. Of course there will be the usual confusion and frustration as students try to rearrange their schedules and teachers try to cut their classes down to a half-wa- y manageable size, but this chaos will be overshadowed by the excitement Jf22Cj;zjrrirj!rsjiL and involvement of HI WEEK. Scheduled for HI WEEK this year are many contests and activities including a root beer chug-a-lu- pie eating contests, the unveiling of the school rock, a blue and white dress up day, and a new student tea. Also included will be a slave auction in which sophomores will be sold to the highest bidder, and a HI Assembly has been planned for Friday morning. Also on Fridai Aug. 30, the Pleasant Grove footbat team will open their season at Wesl High School. The game will begin al 3 p.m. and bus tickets will be sold Following the game, at 8:30 there will be a HI Dance. It will be held the patio at the high school and admission is $2.50 or $2 with an activity card. The dance and Hi WEEK will come to a close at p.m. " m TSr.--; r "?tlT?rK :h Norm Barton, left, and Viv Bezzant discuss memories at the old Ellis home, a soft-roc- k structure which was an early home in Pleasant Grove. Homes like this will be included in the historical tours slated for the Community Fair on Aug. 31. Advertisement ' Lions Club to hold community breakfast The Lions Club will be serving up a delicious breakfast to kickoff the annual Pleasant Grove Community Fair on Aug. 31 beginning at 7 a.m. and continuing until 11a.m. A yummy way to start the day, the breakfast will feature bacon, and eggs, pancakes and drinks. The cost is only $2 for adults, $1.50 for ages 12 and under, and for ages three and under there is no charge. Proceeds from the breakfast are used to finance Lions Club projects in the community. Plan now to at-tend. Icttcvs to ( the editor ) Thanks to coaches Editor: As a proud citizen of Pleasant Grove, I would like to thank and congratulate Paul Schoonover, Nile Richins and the many other people who were involved in preparing and conducting the Little League Baseball tournament, this year in Pleasant Grove. The fields were in tip top shape and were a credit to the community. It took a lot of volunteer work from a lot of people to make a successful tournament as was held. It's great that people will volunteer their time and talents to work with young people in all types of activities. A hearty thanks Jack W. Taylor Adult High School registration to begin Monday at Mt View Registration for Alpine School District Adult High School, General Education Development, and English as a Second Language classes will be held on Monday, Aug. 26, from 7 to 8 p.m. in the north foyer of the Mountain View High School. Alpine School District offers programs of General Education test preparation and Adult High School classes for those 18 years of age and older who have not graduated from high school. Credit can be earned toward a high school diploma by par-ticipation in one or both programs. "You Are Never Too Old to Learn" is especially applicable in these programs since graduates range in age from 18 ta over 80 years of age. Small classes provide a great opportunity for individual attention. Students work at their own pace with competent assistance from friendly teachers. Schedules are flexible and students may pass from one course to another during an evening in school. Students determine how many evenings and hours of in-volvement they will have. General Education Development classes will be offered Monday through Thursday from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Mountain View .High School. The Adult High School Completion courses will also be offered Monday through Thursdays from 5 to 9 p.m. at Mountain View High School. New students should have a transcript of credits with them when they come to register. ' Residents 18 and older, who are i not attending day high school and ' whose native language is not English, can learn to speak English ' free of charge at classes sponsored by the Alpine School District. Only students who are residents and do not have an American high school diploma are eligible to participate in these English as a Second Language classes. For further information on any of the above-liste- d courses, contact the Alpiine School District Adult Education Department at 756-967- ext. 251. Durfey's Clothing Care Tips: Proper care of leather and suede Wear a scarf to protect the collar area from perspiration and m oils. Proper Care Begins at Home The use and satisfaction that you receive from your leather garment will depend not only on how carefully the article was made but on how well you care for it at home. Suede is the underside of the leather, buffed into a uniform nap and used as the outside of the garment. In a smooth leather garment, the outside of the skin is the outside of the garment. Frequent brushing with a soft brush will help remove surface soils from suede. Smooth leathers can be carefully wiped with a damp cloth to remove surface soils. The following applies to both suedes and smooth leathers. I S KAY HUTCHINGS We care about your clothing-- District okays health pact Members of the Alpine School District Board of Education have approved a new health care option for district employees. At their monthly business meeting on Aug. 13, board members gave approval for Healthwise, affiliated with Blue Cross-Blu- e Shield, to provide health care for employees of the district. Healthwise is a Health Main-tenance Organization (HMO), a federally chartered organization that brings doctors, hospitals and health clinics together in working organizations, it was explained. Dr. Richard Sudweeks, board president, said the new option is available to the employees if they want to take advantage of it. Firefighters gain control of Lake Mountain blaze Area residents saw the fallout of Monday's fire on Lake Mountain on U68 west of Utah Lake. Ashes believed from the ravaging blaze were reported having dropped on autos, lawns, and sidewalks as far from the fire as Pleasant Grove. The fire was reported about 11:30 a.m. Monday, and by the time of-ficials felt they had it under control Tuesday morning, had consumed over 2,500 acres of grass and brush. The billowing smoke towered 20,000 feet high over the west side of the lake, and was visible from at least 30 miles away, j About 60 firefighters from Lehi, Goshen, the Uinta National Forest, State Forestry, the State Prison Flame-N-Goe- s and the Interagency Fire Center fought the fast-movin- g blaze. Wayne Sechrest, Utah County Fire Marshal, said the fire started near mile post 19 on Utah 68. State officials said they believed five small fires were deliberately set in the area. Crews extinguished the first four, but the fifth blaze, fanned by a strong northwesterly wind, flared out of control as it burned into hard-to-reac- h areas high on Lake Mountain. After the fires were reported, Sheriff's Deputies from Utah County blocked the highway at both ends to search for suspects, however, no one was arrested. Although no buildings were located in the area, it was feared the fire mighi reach several mountain top radio towers used by Utah County law enforcement or emergency agencies. The fire also threatened utility lines in the area. Airline pilots reported smoke from the fire rose to 20,000 feet, according to Fire Management Officer Bob Mitchell, from the Salt Lake office of the Bureau of Land Management. Dispatchers for the Utah County Sheriff's Office said the blaze was reported under control Tuesday morning, with fire fighters working on hot spots on the north end. $laaant (Sruut iKruieiu ISSN No. U.S.P.S. No. II South Main Plrasanl (;rovr. Hah HjlKi; Published weekly exeepl for Thanksgiving and Christmas by Newlah. Inc. Telephone Numhers Advertising i Circulation. Ncws !!"blis,"!r Brell R. Bezzant tdllors Marc Haddock Marcella Walker Subscription price 12" per year Second class postage paid al Pleasant Grove Post Otfice Po.lmm.l.r si ,M,, lh,Kr, PO Bu7. AmprKAnFori,. liiahwntf) |