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Show . . Tri-Stake Seminaries jEnjoy Trek Over Old Historical Trails Students of the three Seminaries, Seminar-ies, Pleasant Grove, American Fork and 'Lehi, enjoyed a very fine historical trek over old and historic trails on Thursday, Oct. 13th. 459 students with their leaders lead-ers enjoyed the trip, in 11 large busses. Students provided their own transportation charges and lunches and the Seminaries furnished ice cream and soft drinks. Going by way nf Salt Lake City, and Emigration and Parleys canyon, can-yon, via highway 30, the group stopped at 21 points of historical interest. Among these were: Pony Express Trail Headquarters. Overland Over-land Stage Station. This Is The Place Monument, Brigham Youngs last camp, the fortification protecting prot-ecting Saints against Johnson's army, and places where the old Mormon trail may yet be seen, and on to Evanston, Wyoming. The last stop was made at Heni-fer. Heni-fer. Utah. The return trip was made by way of Weber canyon. Each of the eleven busses had one or more leaders. Those from Pleasant Grove were Bishop H. S. Walker, Bishop Reed O. Walker, Paul Adamson, Berniece Christensen, Christ-ensen, and Jean Fugal. Among others making the trek were Pres. and Mrs. Goates, of Lehi Stake; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wright, Lehi Seminary; Glen Vernon and John Fugal of American Fork Seminary; Semin-ary; Wm. C. Smith and Samuel C. Chandler of the Pleasant Grove Seminary. Highway Patrolman Melvin Grant led the caravan and contacted con-tacted peace officers to direct the group thru each town they passed through. The Pleasant Grove Rodeo Assn. provided their excellent sound system equipment, over which Wm. C. Smith related the incidents inciden-ts of pioneer history connected with each stop. Each "Seminary had a special assignment. Mr. Bailey made the schedule and maps for the students. stu-dents. Mr. Wright directed the it-incry it-incry and Mr. Smith handled the sound equipment. Had it not been for car troubles the trip would have been completed in 12 hours. |