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Show Alpine Schools Get Fire Inspection; Rate Satisfactory The fire prevention division of the Utah Safety council on an inspection tour Friday found the fire hazards in schools of Alpine district have increased in direct ratio to the population increase in Utah valley, but that school officials and patrons are among the most active in the state in fire prevention planning. Said Sherman T. Hunter, chairman chair-man of the group; "The district is one of the most safety-minded we have visited in the state." Seven schols of the district were inspected by the group who, in addition to Mr. Hunter, included in-cluded C. T. Bailey, retired director, direc-tor, Utah Safety council; William S. Hayes, engineer, Board of Fire Underwriters; Abram H. Bywater, 'engineer, Utah Fire Rating bureau; D. J. Wolters, president, Electrical Inspectors Ass'n.; Frank Woffinden, superintendent superinten-dent of buildings and grounds, Alpine school district; Lehi Fire Chief Thomas Powers and American Amer-ican Fork Fire Chief Glen Chad-wick. Chad-wick. Forbes School Visited Schools visited were east and west buildings of Lehi elementary; elemen-tary; Lehi high school; Central and Lindon elementary schools, Pleasant Grove; Harrington and I new Forbes elementary schools. Industrial development has packed the valley with new population, pop-ulation, and no new school buildings build-ings were built prior to the present pres-ent expansion program since 1910. There are 10 old buildings, nearly all over-crowded, Mr. Hunter reported. An increase of approximately 600 students each year is expected for the next six years, "school: officials of-ficials said. Generally, Mr. Hunter reported, conditions throughout the district dis-trict are good, with well supervis-, supervis-, ed and generally careful house- keeping predominant. Fire drills were well conducted and showed good training. |