Spirit of the Pioneers
'T^HE policy of the Branch Agri-cultural
College to serve here in
Southern Utah in an educational,
cultural and instructive way has
been carried out this year. The stu-dents
and faculty members have
gone into Cedar City and...
HIGH SCHOOL
'T^HE mere mentioning of the
term "High School" brings
trooping to my mind a host of re-minisences.
Some of my memories
send thrills of pleasure coursing
through my body; some send chills
of displeasure. The pleasurable
sensations far...
A FAVORITE DANCE BAND
One of Beaver's favorite Dance Bands was under the direction of John Grimshaw. Much of their playing was done in the Opera House, when the "Two-step" was the popular dance and the town supported a dance every Friday night....
At this time the railroad was under construction. Victor and Selma Johnson made a trip to Salt Lake City and on their return trip they rode the first train into New-house. Selma says the railroad platform was not completed and it was quite a step...
JOHN S. WOODBURY Biography 1865 - 1949 John Stillman Woodbury was born in St. George, Utah, November 16, 1865. He was the oldest of eleven children born to John Stillman and Martha Alice Parker Woodburv. They were among the pioneers arriving in the...
WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Built 1915 at a cost of $60,450 55 North 300 West On Feb. 1 , 1977, a Bond Election was held to build a new City Building. The results were a s follows: For--946 votes, and against--1267 votes. July 21, 1977. . . (City...
HISTORY OF CEDAR CITY BY John Urie, 1880 Cedar City i s a beautiful little village situated on the r i m of the Great American Basin and is 5,615 feet above the level of the sea. With i t s 740 inhabitants (Census of 18801, i t s 135 houses, i t s...
arrived at our camp. We fired the cannon six times in welcome." President Young spent the next few days visiting the settlers and giving comforting instructions to those who wanted to go home. He and others in the party visited the gristmill and...
would not disgrace the most refined part of the world." The Parowan brethren enjoyed themselves very much. Several toasts and three cheers were given to President Brigham Young. There wasn't too much celebrating done on Christmas Day for, according...
CHAPTER XIV
BACK TO CEDAR FORT 1857
eturned missionaries were required to report their rnission to the proper authorities in Salt Lake City, Utah before they - . were released. Henry fulfilled this assignment after arriving n back i Utah when he...
and the lst, lSth, 25th, 37th, IOlst, 113th, and 145th Psalms. She received an education quaJ&ng her to become a Governess at the age of 17 and lived with the family of a gentleman where she spent her leisure time hernrning frills for fancy shirts....
Republican platform compared the doctrine of "plural marriage" to "slavery," and they adopted a decided stand against the Mormons. It was resolved that the constitution gave Congress power over the temtories of the United States and that it was the...
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Three Score and Ten in Retrospect
During John's college years at the University of Utah it was possible to enter law school after the completion of three years of undergraduate work. John thus began college in 1924 and law school in 1927. He...
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Three Score and Ten i ~Retrospect l
United States Attorney and the Attorney General, Homer Cummings, appointed me as Dan's assistant. Dan later asked me why I did not come back to see him between the time 1 first approached him concerning the...
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Three Score and Ten in Retrospect
happy and agreeable." Naturally, one of the favorite family activities was when John and Orpha would take the children for ice cream cones. John would always get a lick at each of the cones to keep it from...
Family Man
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grandma's button box, hair accessories, fancy hats and the Welsh phrases she learned from her father. As she became ill, they participated in caring for her. Mom and Gramp lived longer and were thus able to participate in more of...
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Considerable appreciation is due to
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Table 2
Home Visit Comparison Chart
High-Literate ELL Home Visits Low-Literate ELL Home Visits
All families were nuclear. There were more single-parent families than
nuclear families.
At least one parent spoke both English and
Spanish...
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she saw the benefits of having multiple mothers in a family, she also explained that sometimes it was difficult to watch one of her biological children go to other mothers to get their needs met:
Sometimes that almost hurts...
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Chapter 5: Discussion
The goals of this study were to gain a deep understanding of the people of the Centennial Park polygamous community and to examine the process the Centennial Park co-culture underwent as it attempted to...