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Show i i I I g rHmim Hub hears history of P.G. schools1 CaQIIlUS lUU iic;cia were no present c .... j tnpm Unill louu va. TViic uac nno nf tu ... "Ha'- the present Central School I This was one of the finest buildings in the state at th Sl; with 12 large rooms, offi' room, storage, toilets A-. rooms. The cost was $35,ooo By then there was a f0 j high school and in 1921 a n'1 school was built on the com East and 200 South. Additio improvements were madeJ when the present high soh7 ': built. In 1955. MS Elementary was built and Valley View Elementary Was'! Jor our growing city. The junior high school was built in p Buildings provide the spacf teachers give their all to J', children use the advantages,, good education can offer. "5 come from slate boards, coal oil lamps, spell dow' 'saying pieces' to education," Mr. Hall noted face many challenges, t ' proud of the contributions ma the school personnel in pt Grove," he added. , The meeting closed as the r 1 and members enjoyed a Z prepared by hostess Call. Rees, and co-hostesses t Winters and Glenna Oveson. "i them until 186M1. JZ school taxes lev.ed at first . lumo usually was $3 per term 60 days, and was collected by the teacher Sometimes the tuition was :jnd J produce. Early schools re held nnlv in the winter months as tne chUdren were needed to help farm. The Trst school benches were simply logs, split long ways Windows Win-dows were oiled paper and the pot bellied stove prov.ded heat. There was usually a pail and dipper for thirsty children. By 1861 there was a great need for a bigger school so the Old Bel School was begun. Two addition were made to this building. In 1891 the Central School was built to accommodate a growing P'eas;nt Grove. In May 1893, the first eighth grade graduation exercises were held. Nine pupils were in the class of graduates. Many of the students graduating from eighth grade were 16 or 17 years old and tnis graduation marked the end of formal education for many of tnem There was no high school yet and most students couldn't afford to go away to school. The year of 1912 was a banner year because the new Central School was built on the site where Cadmus Club vice president, Afton Miller, welcomed Cadmus Club members and guest speaker, Iowa Hall, and his wife, Donna, to the lovely home of Catherine Rees for the monthly meeting. The subject they discussed for February was early education in Pleasant Grove. After the opening prayer by Maymetta Johnson, Afton Atkinson displayed a beautiful queen-size quilt made by DUP. The quilt is for sale and Afton stated she would donate a hand-made baby shawl to the person who buys the quilt. Following club business, education committee member, Genevieve Fotheringham, introduced in-troduced Mr. Hall. He was born in Wellington, Utah, and moved to Pleasant Grove when he was in the 10th grade. He graduated from Pleasant Grove High School and BYU with a master's degree in education. Hall was an educator for 31 years, during which time he instigated many fine programs, especially in outdoor education, working not only with students but also teachers during the summer months in Clear Creek and Ephraim Canyon. He also served as bishop of the Pleasant Grove 5th wara -m recently returned from a full-time mission with his wife to the Ohio Columbus Mission. Mr. Hall is known and respected by many especially his former students who enjoyed his teaching and those with whom he has served in this community. com-munity. He retired in 1981. Mr. Hall acknowledged many acquaintances present at the meeting and enjoyed reminiscing with Cadmus members. He statea that Pleasant Grove has produced more than its share of prominent educators. Schooling was an important im-portant part of the history of Pleasant Grove, starting while some of the citizens still lived in wagon boxes as they prepared homes to live in. . In 1850, John Wilson, "A quiet man but who can read and write and cipher very well," was appointed ap-pointed to be the first teacher. His class of 15 children, ages 7 to 17, met at the home of William Stevens. In 1852 Pleasant Grove was made a part of School District No. 5, which included all the territory from Pleasant Grove to the Provo City limits. The citizens built a one-room school inside the fort which served |