Show Local PTA Unit Meets Oct Ot Last Thursday October 28 at 4 p pm p.m. m. m a joint PTA meeting meetIng meet meet- Ing lag was held with South Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San- San pete PTA Council president Mrs Glen W W. Lee conducting The session was held in the new Elementary School Building Building Build Build- Building ing in Gunnison The pledge to the flag was led by Mrs Calvert Mellor Gunnison Valley High School PTA president Principal Carl Osborne Gunnison Elementary Elemen- Elemen tary second vice president offered offered offered of of- the opening prayer The minutes were read by Mrs T. T BLaine Elaine Moore secretary and treasurer of the South Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San- San pete PT PTA A C Council uncil She also took a roll call Mrs Lee urged all to investigate investigate in in- acquaint themselves with Mental Health She gave compliments to the schools in inthe inthe inthe the District for their fine ac ae activities up to this time She reported that Channel Seven is now available This is a educational TV network Mrs LaRue M. M Nielson the chairman of development of community program for the Mentally Retarded gave a brief summary of her activities ties up to this time She said she was grateful for the understanding understanding understanding un un- and participation of those who are now making use of this program A special special cial thanks was given to Mrs Duane Ryan for arranging her affairs so that she can teach these children from 10 to 12 each Saturday in the Ephaim Ephraim Ephraim Eph- Eph raim aim Junior High School build build- ing PTA units were asked to support this wo worthwhile pro pro- gram Harold Hansen in charge of juvenile protection on the council made some very interesting interesting interesting in in- statements He noted noted noted no no- ted that the need of a detention detention detention tion home in this area has been acute for some time He said that Mr Thompson was responsible for this facility becoming a reality The new detention home will be ready for use in the very near future future future fu fu- ture it is located in ln the basement basement base base- ment of the Sanpete County Courthouse He noted that 10 to 15 youths ore are helped in a ayears ayears ayears years year's time It was also pointed out that retardation is a lack of mat mat- Severe retardation sees some physical handicapped There are those who are mildly mildly mild mild- retarded three cent ly per of the population in retarded re sections Parents need help to accept these children There are foster homes in Utah Supt Jack Burr expressed his personal concern and gave words of encouragement ito No Mrs LaRue Nielson and Harold Har Hr dId old Thompson and the PT PTA A organizations It was pointed out that wheels are definitely moving toward a la regional center center cen cen- ter Payton Alexander is in charge of the educational mal department department de de- de for the adults This will help parents to better understand understand understand un un- solutions to problems lems The 1960 census revealed reveal reveal- ed that in this district there tare are children that through the federal feder-al Pro 89 10 antipoverty anti- anti poverty ty program are educationally educationally deprived They are in need of the help to prepare prepare prepare pre pre- pare them to meet and cope with the future so they can be self sustaining Ora G. G Peterson urged the council members to work with divisional chairman fox for more effective results Mrs Glen Lee Zee expressed her strong desires to all PTA units to be active in their concern to continue to help the immediate and critical problems which continue to affect the welfare of the children children children chil chil- dren and youth in Utah These problems demand concentrated ted and intensive action by all PTA members throughout the state Concern No 1 l The need for today's parents to develop a greater skill and willingness to assume responsibility forthe forthe for forthe the family Concern No 2 Quality education to meet the individual individual individual dual needs of every child The South Sanpete PTA Council is composed of the following members President Mrs Glen W. W Lee of Ephraim First vice president Mrs Del Purnell of Manti ManU Second vice president Jack Burr Manti Third vice president Mrs Leonard Harmon of Manti Secretary and treasurer Mrs T. T Blaine Moore Ephraim Eph Eph- raim aim Membership Mrs Howard of Ephraim Room representative Mrs Douglas Olsen of Ephraim Chairman of spiritual education education education edu edu- cation Mrs 1 Roy F. F H Hatch Hof Manti Parent and family l life e Mrs Lillian Fjeldsted of Ephraim Juvenile protection Harold Thompson Ephraim Citizen and int into relations ions Mrs Leonard Harmon Manti ManU Health Mrs Paul E. E Hansen Hansen Hansen Han- Han sen of Ephraim Publicity Mrs Lucien Peterson Peterson Pe Peterson terson Sterling Regional director Mrs Francis Francis Fran Fran- cis Ora Peterson of Center Center- field 0 |