| Show wholesome days right when by Our friend James Whitcomb Riley expressed it just he said the days The music The The gone gone of the by the laughing days 1ip gone the by lustre of the eye childish faith in fairies and Aladdinmagic ring-simple soul reposing glad belief in everything- When 1ife was like story holding neither sob In the golden olden glory of the days gone by SCHOOL DAYS WITH Eleanor Ephraim nor sigh MATHILDA Madsen Utah Professional Division Second Place Essay from 1891 islong the schools of much as the time ago Schools at that time were much today Methods of teaching the threes characteristics of the students being different varied as taught Looking through family historyfound that my mother Mathilda Lund started school in Mt Pleasant Utah some eighty-four years ago PictureTittle and girl shoes inpretty that buttoned ruffly tight calico around pinafore her ankles with her long black black stockings braids tied with colorful ribbons skipping happily to the First Ward School House where she commenced her first year of school This school wasbrick building also used aschurch It was built in 1875 and stood on the corner of Third South and State Street until 1908 when it was torn down to make way for the new South Ward Church Education was very pioneers of that time to be built so the important parents scattered over and the other They couldnwait for large spacious class rooms children grades in each building to Mathilda were all town with one or two The second year Mathilda went to the Simpson School on the southwest corner of the Wasatch Academy block The school was named for Hans Simpson because of his generosity in providing funds for its construction It is probably the best known of the early school buildings Mathildathird grade venture was inbrick building on First North and First West which was later used as the City Hall This was an exciting place for school since Pleasant Creek ran past the building In the fall and spring months when the windows were open the children could hear the ripple of the water as it splashed over the pebbles along its way toward the Sanpitch River The children were along the banks of the using willow branches fun for both boys and always creek to sweep girls anxious for recess time when they could play making houses in the willow covered nooks their playhouse floors Playing house was Sandwiches were brought from home for the |
