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Show 19 18 4th row: Henry Bateman, Oscar Peterson, Javenia Bullock, Effie Ann Brown, Sam Parkinson, Hazel Kemp, Louisa Taylor, Rose Jensen, Henry Smith, Tracy Jegstrup, May Kemp, Harvey A. Kemp, Joseph Bullock. 5th row: Ada Cunliffe, Lillie Gange, Mary Ann Taylor, Rose Gange, Frances Papworth, Lovina Brown, Annie Kemp, Annie Olson, Elvina Jensen. Teacher: Andrew Pearson. SCHOOLS When there was talk of consolidating the schools of the county into one district, Nels A. Nelson and James P. Jensen along with others worked very hard to have a r.I larger school building built in the center of Crescent so part of the children would not be sent to Draper and the other part to Sandy school. They were finally successful and Mr. Jensen secured some land from Frederick D. Jaynes on the west side of State Street and south of 11000 South. Here was built a nice brick school consisting of four large rooms, a hallway and a storage room in the attic. The building was heated by a coal stove which stood in the center of the room with the stove pipes connecting with the opposite room thus making one chimney for two rooms. Boys and girls alike were given the duties of caring for the heating and temperatures of the rooms. The toilet facilities were outside, outside. down near the fence at the back of the building. Bert A. Wellington was custodian for some time. While serving there a very tragic thing happened. His girl'> helped him after school with the sweeping and cleaning. One day his daughter, Laura, was carrying the ashes from the stove down to the ash pile. There was a wind blowing and it fanned the hot embers until they suddenly ignited the hem of her dress and she was enveloped in flames in a few seconds. Hearing her screams her father ran and rolled her on the ground to extinguish the flames and then she was rushed to the L. D . S. Hospital where she was confined for a long time. Little hope was given for her recovery. Many of her school friends and relatives gave skin which was grafted on her body. Eleanor Jensen was also a custodian at the school for some time. In the 1920's a boiler room was built at the back of the building with some lavatories built on the top of it at the main floor level. Then steam heat was installed to heat the building. This made it so much more comfortabl e and convenient. Fred H. Johnson then became the custodian in order to take care of the furnace. He held this position for some time but a young couple wanted the job so he relinquished the job to them. They only kept the job for a period of two or three months then gave it up on .a ccount of too hard work and not enough pay. Mr. Johnson again took over and held the job with the help of his children until his death in 1942 The job was given to Mrs. Grace Johnson, vvho who with the • hel~ .of a daughter, Glenda and a son ,Raymond , held the position for 18 years at which time she retired and Thomas Parkinson was custodian at the present writing, ( 1963) • Well, times change and communities commun!ties grow! Crescent was no exception. The P. T .A. organization felt that the school children of East Crescent, vvho who had been going to Draper for several years should be coming to school in their own town. This was argued for some time as Draper wanted those children, as it brought more revenue to their schoc>l. However the school board decided they should be brought here to school, and it was about Crescent's turn to have a new building and the same conveniences as the other towns had. My! We were glad to hear that! So a new building was started. . !he old one was torn down and a new building consisting slstrng of 4 large cl ass rooms, a Principal's office 2 book rooms, a large auditorium with a balcony and stage and below that a large lunch room and kitchen 2 shower rooms and 2 lavatories. We were very happ; and proud to have such a large and lovely building. At that time, William W. Wilson was President of the School Board; D. C . Jensen, Superintendent of Jordan School District; Stanley A. Rasmussen Board Clerk and Charles Beckstead was building Superintendent. II fI The building was finished and dedicated in 1930. At first we wondered if we would have enough children to bll the school. At the beginning only 3 rooms were used ut when the children from East Crescent came down the class rooms were comfortably full. ' |
