| Show returned for special events such as Pioneer Day Memorial Day and sometimes came back simply because we were lonesome for it We drove to North Sanpete High School and stopped for awhile to remember our teachers favorite subjects school clubs assemblies afternoon studentbody dances and the wonderful proms senior balls and sports events We relived our excitement which was amply rewarded when Spring City students joined us in our sophomore year and Fairview students as juniors Driving farther on we were impressed with the new high school We speculated as to what it would be like to be students there today We drove around town reminisced about former residents and recalled events those memories inspired On one such visit we called on Seymour Jensen who had been our teacher and later principal of the high school Memories spilled over one another Parked across the street from our childhood homes we observed changes made by the new owners and wondered about the present occupants We were alert to city improvements and signs of new construction and sighed when familiar landmarks were gone Young men from Moroni Ephraim Manti and Nephi were our beaus too and we remembered them and the good times we shared as we drove through those towns Days of innocence that times have changed satellite transmission What does that mean Modem technology To us it means -television with the ease of air travel computer age of information as it is sometimes referred science the to has advanced with dramatic strides On the other hand through the miracle of the media distressing accounts alarm us that the moral fiber of the nation and perhaps the world is regressing It is crystal clear that humanity is suffering for it With us it posesbittersweet paradox while we acknowledge and appreciatively enjoy the benefits derived from scientific and technological advances we are at the same time longing for the moral fiber that characterized yesterday During our youth cheating on school exams and homework assignments were rare occurrences When school administrators wisely counseled necessary disciplinary action Compared few cases of fraud embezzlement business community it did occur teachers and the students and took to the present there were and other crimes in the national Crimes of violence were rare We remember that without fear we left our doors unlocked even overnight We walked anywhere in town day or night without fear for our safety 83 |
