The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-10
CACHE.
,...resting Items from the THIRTY
lh''' ing City of WellsVille.
,sy1rLE CITY. Cache County,
REIls'4D February 4th, 1885.


~, EDITOR of THE HERALD:
TO, LING as I do the comfort it af-
MITE Trr HERALD to learn Of the pro
iolus whether material, moral, relig-
gles', ;ntellectual, of the people of our
lo o. Territory 70 I determined on submit
i .l, ran few items that cam nder
ilns ,onizance while wandering from
N! v' Through this and the neighboring
no--t Nv While visiting a small town
couns55' west Portage, in Box Elder
aaln1T we made the acquaintance OF
CouIi::s s.,ri % school teacher at Washable,
me q y I chandler, who is very genial
MI S :, indeed, and who extended
genIieii'' cordial invitation to
10 u tbe Washable district school,
TLsl ' rTe accepted cheerfully, having
BhlCn5 that in the school there were
learh?: '"'renile and adult Indian scholars.
39'n .I;s school there are forty-iVe
~ ins thirtv-two of whom are
sch I!ls If several different tribes. The
lcbool has been conducted Tor ten
ecbogl quarters anu /! 40 hi'0i any 6i"VA-
ing rs well as astonishing, to observe
Ing Srsat advancement made in this
.n les,gsaratiye brief period of time by
IN pI once savage people. A class Of
Zen an Indian scholars was examined
~. ~ lengthy spelling lesson while we
~ -. tbeTe. and the words were all of
Nele eel length. and some of them com
411ia53 words. vet but nine errors
po .a.,r-ad throughout the entire session.
4 class in geography was called up for
4 C," evcercise, and as Mr.. Chandler
a ,H an the map the class gave their
Po o,-,as Without a mistake, of Territories,
I"Las cities in Utah, mountains in
i T7tob rivers in Utah, capitals of States.
names Of States, etc, etc, AS TO their
Eriting, l doubt much If lot of
scboIsps in or out of Utah who have
had but ten tschooD quarters in school
vii eoual these red scholars III
ssnnanshiu. l enclose, as an evidence
h Won Of this statement, leaf from
co5y hook Of one OF them, who is IA
yesIs Of age and has been in school the
ten terms. Itappears that the people
of WeIlsyille are not whit behind the
Salt Lake people in many very import
ant respects. They seem to be fully
alive to the educational interests of
their children. Sensing that, neither
nan. woman nor child can be saved in
ignorance or through ignorance. Con-
sequentiy, there are three schools, con-
Quoted here under competent teachers.
There is also here, as in other towns of
this county, Young Mems Mutual I'm
provement Association, and also
Young ladies' society of a similar char
acter. These organizations are excel
lent agents to develop the finer qualities
OF the youth of this place. Then there
is here an institute, called the Wells
vile Literary and Debating Society"
it's members are composed of both
young ladies and gentlemen. Iattended
last Monday evening, a meeting of this
society, at which time the following
was rendered:
Song by Mr.. Samuel Mitten, Jr,: De-
bate; 'Resolrea, That the printing press
is more beneficial to humanity than the
steam engine" Mr.. Samuel Mitten. IT.
and Mr. Lewis Howell on the affirmative,
and Mr. Joseph Howell and Mr.. Leonard
W. Jones on the negative; recitation,
Kentucky Belle" by Mr.. James A.
Langton;5 biographical sketch of the
life Of Alfred the Great, by Chas. Gun
mel; essay by Miss Manda Beaily; song
by Miss S. Z. Jones andcompany.
The above programme proved to be an
e1cellently instructive and interesting
one The discussion was ably conducted,
and. without doubt, proftably to the
audience, as also to the friendly dis
putants. Such societies when managed
as the one here is, have a refining and
eleyating influence on both Young or
aged OF any community. 1 will here
say; the chairman appointed three
members before the discussion opened,
as judges, who decided in favor of the
affirmative side of the question.
The general health of the people here
Is good, and judging from the cheerful
colntenances, their neat and comfort
SoIy built houses. their dancing, snow
teSaI-throwing and happy children, the
Oiesslng OF bounteous harvest, last
season, has chased from here the demon
want Here peace reisns supreme.
A. NJ. B.