Junior Year Drama

Education: Junior Year Tooele, Utah Between 1959 and 1960 My Junior year I got involved in drama. I was in three plays. The Devil and Daniel Webster, Arsnic and Old Lace, and Three Desperate Hours. I was the villain in each one.

The story of how I got involved in drama my Junior year. Click here

Arsenic and Old Lace

Three Desperate Hours

1958 Appendicitis

Sometime in my sophomore or beginning of my junior year I had appendicitis and spent a couple of days in the Tooele hospital.

Tooele hospital as in appeared in the 1950's

1957 - 1958 - Freshman - 15 years old

My freshman year I was in the Tooele High School band. I played the cornet and was the 1st chair 1st cornet during performances. We were one of the first bands to start wearing casual uniforms instead of the traditional band uniform seen in parades.

In this picture:

Jerry on the trike

Mom 

Richard

1956 Scouting

1956 -  13 years old -   Scouting

As I got older I couldn't remember how far I had advanced in scouting.  As I was going through some of my pictures I came across this certificate for 1st Class.

I also came across a letter of recommendation for Star from my bishop, Howard Clegg. 

I also came across an application for the Star advancement but it was never signed. It looks like I never completed the reading and music merit badges.  Sooo, now I know that 1st class is as far as I advanced.

1956 Little League

1956   - 13 years old -  Little League

In 1956 I tried out for the Tooele Little League.  I remember trying out by going out to the outfield of the baseball park and having someone hit me some fly balls. I was good enough that I was selected to play on a team where I played left field. I remember the 1st game I played in I played too shallow and the batter hit the ball over my head….GRRRRR.  I promised myself I would never let that happen again and it didn’t.  I played well enough that I was chosen to play on the all star team.

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1958 - 1959 - Sophomore - Swimming Team

Education: Freshman Year
Tooele High School
From 1957 To 1958

My freshman year I swam breaststroke on the swimming team. We took state that year.  I  was never a very competitive swimmer because it is  not in my nature to compete agains someone and try do better than they.  If someone passed me by in a race it didn't upset me enough to get me to try harder.

Sidebar: Besides, I was never good at staying after school (swimming team members had swimming as their last class of the day) and doing extra workouts. I had to go home and watch Annette Funicello and the Mickey Mouse Club.

The swimming pool was located where the current swimming pool is. (2016)

Side Bar:

My family always had a summer pass at the pool. With only one bathroom in the house for all of us, showering at the pool was quite useful. Below is a picture in the Bulletin from 1958.

1954 Beginning of my testimony

In December of 1954 was a date I remember as the beginning of my testimony. I attended my first priesthood meeting as a Deacon in the Tooele 1st Ward in the Stake Center. It was just North and West of the 1st ward building.

As I sat down in my chair I very clearly remember looking around and a deep feeling of happiness and peace settled on my mind. I thought to myself, "This is good. I like it here." After that moment I don't ever remember missing a Sunday meeting except for a few times when on vacation.