Show big annual party and program will be given by the roosevelt F first i ward relief society friday march 10 MIT IN SCHOOLS point out that the absence of re in ill educational expends expendi buies luring 1921 did not con conform confortin forin to the general policy adopted in practically all other public departments of the state the ta tax committee or of the ilia utah slate sta le farm buican has issued a letter to the local farm bureau organizations in ill which lef trance is made to possible disaster and ami complete breaking down of the public school system ay ariy riy this la is meant according to members ol of the conolt committee tee that when the turn is finally taken the pendulum will a swing ing too far in the opposite dirce A toil unless retrenchment can c in be about sanely and slowly concerning Conc ernine somewhat tho the impressions that have been created throughout the state stale by the committees recent letter addressed to the state stale board of education the report to the local farm organizations lit in this anti and other oilier local localities itic in fit part follows judging from opinions expressed upon this communication wo we be L aleve that tho the people generally including most of the teaching probes aich and practically all school officers agree with tile the position taken oy by the bureau anti and wim its proposed program there are some however aho vho evidently rearing fearing a personal loss lit in salary or an all increase in work are endeavoring to 10 maintain ani an I justify the present expensive and wasteful methods by the sent mental menial cry which they have always eni employed aloyed that any effort it at i entrench is going to undermine our school system this is tiie the self samo same bogie that has led us its into such ex cx in the past and it has hill acred more than advanced the interests of our sp splendid lendia system ma taxing officials will have this influx onee ance to meet and wo we trust that they wil win 1 not be moved from in an attitude of moderation and conservatism ba b it we repeat that we want to see teachers adequately paid but we lit in dist that a readjustment readjust men based upon a scientific scie nBc salary schedule will along with tile the numerous other economies suggested by us effect c large savings retrenchment is necessary and is actually taking place lit in all other lines and while tile policy or of tile the bureau is to exert every effort to uphold and sustain everything that is praiseworthy in our school system li it insists that economy shall be observed in the operation of out schools and all it is definitely opposed to a continuance of tile the reckless extravagance trava gance 0 of tile past and to ta tax levies that will permit of it there was an expectation of retrenchment trench ment in 1921 tind yet reven for district schools and high schools increased front from lit in 1920 to in 1921 and increase of aind and this lit in face of the fact that the assessed valuation of taxable property III n the state decreased 29 vs taxes tor for purposes show a decrease all ah along the line in 1921 distribution to cities aud and towns owna shows allows a de crease of 15 to county general fund to 10 road fund 4 G 4 to state stale general fund how are wc re to account for this general and nub substantial re ment in all alie these e other diree tiong with an all Inci increase ease for district choals and high scho ois which at al lost overcomes the entire saving effected by all of these decreases approach the matter from an all other angle and soo see where the ad locatos of continued extravagance would lead us the total expendi expends ture tor for schools in the forty districts of tile the state including cities for the year 1919 was wag tC for the year 1920 it was or an increate In creage of more than two and a quarter million dollars |