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Show - School Consolidation oft!'' like I"" mnt?n S"y ThHt " U1 tb, " S Coming. SIB, I 1 cu ' ii a meeting of tho trustees -and i. . inaloa of the schools of tho Al- S 1 f HI School district, held in t Lv KMntOrovclust Saturday, tho mat- Lake Wf fconsolld.tlng tho grado schools 1 p- 0 northern Utah county was pretty kC0 ' Lousblr discussed The principal h, hire BEn werc 0. N. Child. Mr. Raw- iS& E of the Jordon Consolidated d.s, den b; !;,',, and rrofessor Bennlon of the 09 ? Iqute University. cub!c B.thCBc speakers were In favor if t" M'Z Mating Utah county Into two A ISSSf we orth nnd ono Beulh of l!1 Bp,o but this Plan met with some t001 Slo" m those opposed to it m& USS hl the Proposed districts Ton.e woad be too largo for economic and 1 2 'BiweiifoJ handling. nSi lu "as suggested that tho proposed k, at. comoI Walton had In mind the cstab-i cstab-i n lUbment of two Junior and one junior iw hith school, the former at Lchl and liuf Hurt C rove and the latter at Ara--n IcfiaFork. This suggestion, how-pota how-pota r. was strenuously opposed by mln superintendent Crccr, who raalntnliiH n th." , fbat It Is his pqllcy to add to rather "own ban take from tho present high Lav," cbwls. 'Mn fact, Superintendent d BtrwM l eurty accord with Pro-ami Pro-ami (fjsor Dcnnlon's plan whereby two feet I rears should bo added to tho present r for I high schools, making each of the three and schools now within the district bIx- Utah I icar Instead of four-year high schools, ued cuaranteelng thereby high Bchools the I ith an attendauco of over 300 pupils ree! It seemed to be the feeling of those from prut that consolidation would be a I 17 I sood thing, tho problem to be solved Salt I being whether northern Utah county 'Hon 'H tlioulil be cons61ldated Into otic, two er'i or three districts. A committee was appointed to make S of Ii survey of northern Utah county. icon H When the resources arc 'determined t in I and the unit of consolidation decided ihln 'I upon we may look for a campaign in 'Ion H favor of the proposed plan, for after all lias been said and done tho matter r, will ultimately rest with tho people, 6, for unless they are In favor of It ca H there will be no consolidation. H There was, however, a decided sen-' sen-' tlment In favor of doing away with ' the present two-headed system of management a principal of the high C(t H Khool and a supervisor of tho gradcB, ltu These two positions will undoubtedly 3r. H be united in Lehl next year, as they ih I IlaTC bcen '" Pleasant Grove and other ,' H places this year. ' '' Consolidation in somo form 1b a , coming certainty. The present double- CJ ' headed system Is neither economical ,' oor efllclent. Not a single public school official in this city, county or state advocates continuing under the psesent syBt.cm. On tho contrary, they agree that a continuation of tho prcs- cnt conditions will bankrupt the schools or tho taxpayers. Consolidate Consolida-te Hon apparently Is the best solution of our educational troubles. Dut an yet this paper refuses to commit Itself to II any dclltilto plan. However, wo do' favor a campaign of enlightenment, I f,D? whcn thc factB nro aH brought to light the wisest step should be taken. , Th.? 8lcPs mUBt De taken with great m deliberation, so that the local high m school will not bo Injured in nny man- ner or tho rights of Pleasant Qrovo be Impaired in any manner. There Is no necessity for haste In tho matter. Wo will be pleased to receive com- rnunlcntloiiB from both sides, us we recognize there are probnbly two sides to thc question, kV (i - |