The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-09-19
War In Manila
|, patrons Insist on a Teacher
s.,suth and Eighth Grades
I.,sss Think Better Results to
oh,aIoed In Central School.

Akfaluen Ill t'NoVVss
,eople of Manila never we're
,cb ND in arms as they now are
lheIr school matters. With the
,Ion of Manlla's members of the
~, Grove School Board, they
oIted as one man In opposition
! policy recently adopted by the
which means disseminating
ssyen.h and eighth grades here
taught in Manila, and trans
~ the sixteen or eighteen stu
in these two grades to the cen
sehool of Pleasant Grove. The
III board proposes to supply a
syance, at the districts expense,
AMI the students to and from
I,ol and had awarded the con-
|, TO Joseph Anderson for the win
when Mr.. Anderson called at
Manila school house Monday, he
met by all the students and also
!, parents. The latter told Mr..
|srson to return home as there
o6thIng for him to do. Every
|deut IN Manila, excepting the
nber Of the school board, has
bed an agreement to stand to.
bet, and they declare another
rhtr for Manila or none at ALL"
meeting between the trustees and
patrons was arranged for Monday
HI. but no agreement could be
rhed, Another meeting was held
Irsday morning, when the trustees
posed TO arbitrate the matter, the
tees to select one member Of an
tratlng committee, the school pat
A second and these two to choose
IIrd one. The school patrons are
med to reject all offers Of arbi-
lon, but will give their answer
". Some Of their leaders advise
ng the matter from the trustees
he County Supt., and If turned
n here to appeal to the State
. II the State Supt. rules against
/, then these leaders will appeal
he courts. for the school patrons
ention is that the law clearly pro-
] against a discontinuaiice OF any
OIL where there are nine students
the people want the school. A
nittee went up to Salt Lake City
'rday to interview State Supt
hison.
e Manila residents object to their
rem being hauled, In what they
poorly arranger wagon" They
declare that the students last
under last years arrangements
greater progress In Manila than
he students In the seventh and
h grades in Pleasant Grove.
claim to be paying twice as
in school taxes as is being eX-
ed In their part OF the district
that these students, who are
ly boys, are needed at home In
Forming and evening to do choresN
ad of spending the time in going
coming to and from Pleasant
e.
trustees contention is that II
old conditions are maintained
would be three grades In one
under one teacher, which makes
practical to get the efficient re.
that can be obtained where ono
er, under closer supervision, has
one grade in one room. The,
say that the boys i'm the Contra
y are given access to shop worl
the girls training In domesti;
&C. impossible In the other build
They also point out that the ex
OF hauling the students at s4I
month, is but one-half of pro
a separate teacher for them a
! $50 per month. They say tina
e districts in the state, similarl,
20, have adopted the methods ad
ed by the Pleasant Grove board
n district has a dozen wagon
hg the students I'm, and Spanish
has half this number.
the meantime there is a yacan
III the Manila school hous,
the patrons want teacher
mere are sixteen idle student
the beard wants TO come
u at Pleasant Grove. Certainl
mediator should offer his sci
10 end the controversary, as thi
O' war is no more profitable tina
me In Europe. II the contend
can't get together, tn
VIII have to step in, and court
Spensiye things.