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Show i . - rL ,r : i " L i$ i ? ' I- rlr2- ' ' 1 THE UINTAH BASIN'S NEW "UNION HIGH SCHOOL," which began operation early in Seplember .... It accommodates students from Duchesne and Uintah counties. Looking Back Thru 51 History Of Hew Onion Eligis Union High School's first days through the eyes oi senior students who attend ths ultramodern ultra-modern place of leariiiUi an,-recorded an,-recorded in the followi. composite com-posite article. This accost combines com-bines the writing skills ui four Union High School co-eds and echoes their individual slants on history that they really helped to make. According to' Barbara Hullin-ger: Hullin-ger: "September rolled around with its usual promptness and students from the Alterra and Roosevelt High Schools came together to form the student body of the Union High School. There was. the usual greeting of old friends and the making of new as the students made their way through the halls." Ina Lee Nelson takes us one step further when she writes: "September 10 regular classes began, although the building was not completely finished. Lack of lockers compelled the students to carry their books, and inside lavatory facilities were not available." Jeanne Jensen is even more emphatic about the unfinished effect of those first September weeks at Union. Her version states: : s "The first few weeks the students stu-dents were forced to put up with primitive conditions while the building was being comleted, but this did not mar their school spirit. They went ahead with their plans for student body, class and club organizations." On the subject of the first assembly as-sembly held, Ina Lee Nelson's version is brief but specific: "The first assembly of the student body was held - on the front cement steps on the Friday Fri-day Union played " football with Pleasant Grove. Mr. Hutchings presented Brent Morrill at this assembly as chairman of the temporary governing student committee with Mr. E. A. Call and Mrs. Myrtle Lambert as faculty fac-ulty advisers." A bit from the pen of Joan Crapo carries us forward to another milestone in the saga of ,U.H.S.: "After extensive campaigning, the students voted for, Black and Gold to be official school .colors, and Friday, October 26, was officially proclaimed Black and Gold Day, when every true member of the student body -wore school colors. "But that dayOctober 26, will long be remembered in the annals of Union for another reason, too. It was the climax of a wonderful football season; for the first Union High team, despite rain, mud and wind, played a good, hard football game and beat Uintah High, 7 to 6, at Fort Duchesne. The game was a "thriller," and that win for Union gave them the region championship, with 2 wins, no losses, and 2 ties." And. as Ina Lee Nelson says: "Each day school took on a new meaning for the students as things came about to make the new building truly their Alma "Mater." Not the least of these, you may be sure, was officer elections. elec-tions. According to' Barbara Hul-linger: Hul-linger: "Candidates for student body offices were nominated Tuesday, October 30, and the students' worked diligently for the next two weeks campaigning for their favorites in the field. Outcome Out-come named Brent Morrill, president, pres-ident, Gwen Bodily, vice president, presi-dent, and Inez Houtz, secretary. These three made up the BIG party whose sponsors used the catch-phrase "Vote B I G" throughout their lively campaign." cam-paign." And so they've hit the high spots with this account. But these girls have some interesting interest-ing and profound things to offer as concluding words. Barbara Hullinger believes that: "It is mutually agreed on by the students that this high school, which in reality is a union of the two counties Uimah and Duchesne - is a proven success and they look forward to a prosperous and instructive in-structive year at Union High, School, a school that is a dream come true." Jeanne Jensen recognizes the doubting note: "Some speculators have said that this school would fail because be-cause of the unique way it is operated, by the school boards of two separate counties. But that doesn't seem to bother the students; they take great pride in their new, modern building; and are out to build a great future fu-ture and tradition for their school based on the successful start they have given it." While Ina Lee Nelson voices what everyone knows to be true: "The students of Union have a great responsibility" in laying the foundation for school government gov-ernment and student activities and in forming traditions and customs that will become a permanent per-manent part of their school. They are beginning to really realize re-alize what a responsibility it i? and they have faith that with the wise and understanding help of Mr. Hutchings and his faculty members they will be able to reach the goals they have set." And Joan Crape's summary elicits a strong "Amen" from everyone: "That sums up the history of Union High School to date. With the earnest endeavors and cooperation co-operation of all of the students, the future of the school can be just as full of interesting and successful events as these first few weeks have been. With everyone honestly trying, thU school can become, as its name implies, a Union one that will stand firm and true one that I every member can think of with pride." |