| Show A CHILD REMEMBERS--ALWAYS Louise Mt Pleasant Senior First It for was its late brief when year Utah Division Place November school Seely Short the Story pioneer Classes school began late date parents who need their children to help crops of hay grain fruits and vegetables The First small West log and now stands out of danger one-room First North far enough and of high schoolhouse where away water cold and wind comfort as heavy an entrance let in light and and door exit most by the teacher of the On this harvest the situated on Ursenbach Pleasant floods The Funcral Creek room Home to was be con at at the the and far end front small of provided the window room heat was on the and used south side sunshine The benches were legs few students owned to accommo the nearby mountains east of inside with mud to keep out the fireplace One from and structed of logs hauled from Mt Pleasant It was daubed the was assembled teaching made of split logs and stood on peg had slates andnumber of books were and some few students was done by particular morning As result rote about November 1872 or 1873 the children had assembled as usual--the larger older boys and girls sitting on the back benches and the younger smaller children sitting on the front benches The prayer had been given the opening song had been sung the older children had been given an assignment and the little children one of whom was Bothilda were making ready to re cite of their s They had just bequn their recitation when loud beating the drum was heard The beating of the drum was the warning given to the community that Indians were attacking This signal brought fear and trembling to the children as well as to the teacher since they had no protection whatsoever and had no way of knowing for what purpose the attack was being made -110 |
