HEBER ROBINSON BYRAM BYBEE JAMES L. ROBINSON THOMAS RAY J.W. WADSWORTH dancing and socials. Later when the new frame building was completed, dances and socials were conducted there. The sandstone church saw its share of dancing and socials and later these events were held in the new Peterson Schoolhouse. It was during this time that the popular 'basket dances' were held as money making projects. The ladies outdid themselves in preparing basket lunches and the containers were handsomely decorated. Each basket was auctioned off with the money going to a fund for some worthy cause. The basket dance was a popular affair. It was a weekly occurance at the Jim Robinson home to have the old time fidd¬lers congregate and 'saw off' the old fiddle tunes, much to the delight of all who could crowd into the room. Some of the fiddlers had fairly good voices and the old time fiddle tunes were intersperced with old time songs, such as "Oh Susannah", "take Me Out to the Ball- game", "The Old Woman in Yorkshire", "Golden Slippers", "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen", and others. Around 1916 the Utah Conservatory of Music signed contracts with various par¬ents to teach piano lessons to the younger generation throughout the Valley. The teacher would board the train in Ogden for Evanston, Wyoming, where lessons would be taught. The instructor would then board the train for the next settlement where less¬ons would be taught, this schedule being followed throughout the week with Peterson being the final stop. Lessons were given in the old Dexter Hotel in Peterson with students arriving via horseback or buggy. The course lasted one year with eight extra lessons thrown in free for those students who performed well. Mountain Green students included Josephine Rollins, Berneice Robinson, Melba Ray, Gladys Fernelius and Muriel Robin¬son. It was a thrilling and educational experience for those OSCAR ANDERSON 91