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Show -Wt topped by a flagpole. When the bell was nmg for school ; rtf Dr. John R. Park, has had a greater influ e n ce f o r go o d ~ ~n the community than Reid Beck. l11rough his encourageto start it could be heard far and wide and townspeople ~~Tn ent and dir ec tion, th e Draper school has acquired an art set their tiInepiec e s by it. ~~collection that is unusual in a small communit y . It i s o f , ~, Dr. Fitzgerald says of this building, "This school f great educational, aesth e tic, and material value and is a soon became the center for lyceuIn courses, and lectures ,Jfitting monument to his lif e a nd work. by school superintendents, university professors, and other educational dignitaries. It becaIne famous for the _~ To provi~le more r oom and faciliti~S f ~r th e juni or. hi gl best in cultural activities. Musicals, art shows , reading . ~school. a n ew wIng wa s added t o the bu ll dll1g ll1 1928. ThIS and draInas, as well as forInal banquets took place in the ting. provided ~n auditorium , wo rk shops , a domestic scienc e cOInbination classrooIn auditoriuIn. These activities wechon, a musI~ room, ~tage. locker space , sh owe rs~ and. united the school people and the inhabitants of the~ " ~eBt rooms. WIth some Improvements and changes thIS buIl d community. " :!ng housed the junior high and elementary s c h oo ls until 1954. , In that year the Mt. Jordan Jr. High S c h oo l in Sandy wa s com 'tleted and the , Draper students in the s~v en th , e i ghth a nd nintl Draper probably had the first rural high school j in the state of Utah. In 1861 Dr. Park introduced high school subjects into the curriculuIn and this practice continued whenever the teacher was qualified to give such instruction. In 1902 a recognized high school was begun with J. D. Spiers as principal. Its credits and diplomas were accepted by the University of Utah. In 1912 the Draper school again felt the need for expansion; the old building wa s razed and the pres ent building was erected. It contained eleven clas s rOOInS and the principal's offic e. In 1902 a steam h eating plant replaced individual stoves in each classrooIn. b:: ~i~ad e5::,V: ::::: r ~ r:::::lr~:s(~, :(~ rem od e1edan dre_ )~d'ecorated to take care of the six eleITIentary grades. It n ow 'has thirteen beautifully decorated class rooms equipped w i th 'flloclern visual aids, teacher workrooms, faculty rooms, a .lick room, auditoriulTI, music room, library, an up - to-date ') cafeteria, and a modern gas-heating plant. ~ J.t.~ . , 'r!: p i , '~chool Draper has been fortunate to have had the following principals since Reid Beck: '.::' ! ' Reed H. Beckstead, 1943 -- 45 (now Superintendent of the Jordan School District) No sketch of Draper schools, however short, Ralph B. Keeler, 1945-55 (now Principal of the new would be complete without a tribute to Reid Beck who gave Midvale Jr. High School) superior leadership to the COInInunity in both school and ,E. Brant Gaufin 1955 - present church positions. He was a native of Springville, Utah, a graduate of the BrighaIn Young University, and came 'fIy During the last year, the school had a faculty of 12 to Draper in 1917. FraIn that time until his death in well-qualified teachers and an enrollment of 360 students. 1943, he served as principal of the Draper School. He , won the esteem of his contemporaries and the love of all fortunate enough to come under his influence. Perhaps no other teacher, with the possible exception of --7 " ! t : ,' . ' :: • -16- |
