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Show rend Inward Illiteracy Increasing In 'Flu Nation I America lrn lu mw tuil 1 educational vvtem given a bad f.,lt ,v charging ihal the lalulif( (who tails hunwli JVlei to''' u i Vrn high ij onia even though he wav harely literate, filing author Vance among younger and older srnpic at a time when the ahke of our institutions Packard cites this cave as he case could bring down a hM cotnplesitv calls (or ever higher literal v " sks in the of suits which might cost tuiApril Reader's STAR1UNG evidence of the Are we Itecoitiitig a nations of dollars. And. notes the decline emerges fiom the Ssho tion of illiterates.'" According Pigest article, the Pie cae Au to Im lard. Poe's half million illustrates the esivtence of a lastic Aptitude Test ;ST). imallv more than a million se dollar vuit against the San Fran serious and worrisome trend iilor high sclnxil students tale cisco uhool system has prompt- - "the general low state of literthe ST veil cal test, and their ed one judge to warn that the acy and ability to write c leads li-ges- t, everything under the Sun for consistentlv nl I Tenser, iv jupM-nllliv lirvt national sanipl-lureading and o( nearls 00,(00 alulltv. the (Her wntuig past decade the aserage score has showed tlut by age I), attri S oulv tilt leen dioppmg JT (viinlv, or vrarv of vthixilmg, t of llte students handle seven jxnent. in ten years The most evtensise studs of the Immc conventions of writwntuig alulltv, conducted liv ing U age IT, oulv alxmt hall the fed rails funded National W could "put titgether simple and rtprevt simple ideas of Faloc at I'Hl I'nigri-s- s lit general, imprecise language." 1atkard utleiv a numU-- i of explanations lor the deilme, WRITING as an edm annual subject has lost status ta common assumption in sihouls is that students will somehow absnih willing sk,s while do mg their work m other courses'. v scores coiielate with IhiiIi their In-v- v Growing use of uiulliple- - tlione nest ions lor testing reading, 1 writing and other sulqetts (students don't have to i house their own woids or oiganie their thiMights). (Heihhidiug of Fug-lisleathers ami lostnutois with students (thus little tune to gise individual attention). Widespread sale of college term aH-i- s (students depuse themselves of the piadite of formulating their own thoughts and putting them on paM-rl-. Automatic pimuotion has lessened the pressures oil leathers to rar down on literacy skills), ojtfii admissions tit colleges (mans enter who aie lereading at an eighth-gradthe late PXiOs anvthmg suggesting the value of thsritmcd practice or resjtcct for the 'mechau-leof writing was widely xcoi lied). Unanticipated side effects of the telecommunications revolution (writing is less in demand). 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Pall bearers were Jerrold Dalton, Van, Lloyd, Clay, Ronald and Claude Jones. BOOT 215 S MR. l) MRS. YoUII" Couple Bltm: ' Speaks T. WOODS y y f' A V Wedding Vows Mrs. Name ket-lthe aiimmiiie marriage of their daughter Karen to Rmcc T. Mr. ami e Wixxls. Rime is a son of Mr. ami Mrs. Jav II. WixxL. all are from Tooele. THE TOUNG couple sjxike wedding sows on February 22 at Elko. Nevada. The nuptials at the Elko I.DS were Chnrih by Bishop Craig Dahl in the presence of family mem-Ix-rFor her wedding the bride chose a dress of yellow dotted swiss styled with fhxir length A I me skirt and empire waistline. The bodice was enhanced with a with deep dainty ruffle outlined with while lace. The lace was rejveated at the waistline. She wore a white picture hat adorned with orange roses.. Her bouquet was a nosegay of varied colored blossoms. AN OPEN house is being planned in their honor and will be held on April 18. will The young couple where make their home in Tixx-l- llappv birthday greetings go to pretty Miss Kristin Dougherty who turned one year old on March 19. There was a family party for her at the home of her parents Dean and Jeanne Dougherty. On hand to share the party fun were grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Jack Walsh and Mr. and Mrs. Don Dougherty. uncles and cousins Aunts, also joined the festivities. e Mr. Woods is employed. f Gas Company Says "Demand A recent incident in which who an unidentified person claimed to be a gas company" employee entered a home in Ogden prompted the Mountain Fuel Supply Company to can-tio- n homeowners to ask for identification from any person who represents himself to be a Mountain Fuel employee. Mountain Fuel servicemen wear identifying uniforms on the job, and also carry identification, said C. F. Coleman, vice for distribution, president, All Company Mountain Fuel. employees carry identification, and will be happy to show this identification upon request. "Should any person have a question about the identity of a Mountain Fuel employee, or about the identity of someone representing himself to be our employee or agent, we suggest a call be made to our nearest office to obtain verification, he cautioned. We are anxious to provide whatever assistance we can to prevent fradulent activity by unscrupulous persons posing as our employees." Katherine Anne Tonn is the new grand daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Buys. She was born March 14 at Milwaukee, isconsin to Ed and DAnne Tonn. She is the first child for her parents and weighed one ounce over eight pounds and measured 20 inches tall. are Paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tonn also of Wisconsin. Congressman Wayne Owens have a staff representative to help you with federal problems or to hear your concerns Will Tues. 8:30-12:0- 0 City and County Bldg. LAND USE ACT PETITION FOR REFERENDUM AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: wans. 867 HIKING IN TOOELE rites at the Fifth Ward Church under direction of the Fifth Ward Bishopric with George S. Jack-so- n conducting. Wavne Dalton gave the family prayer at the mortuary and Phyllis Dunn played prelude and postlude music at the chapel. THE RELIEF Society chorus sang as an opening number Not Now But In The Coming Years. Dee Call conducted and Mrs. Dunn played the accompaniment for them and for the other musical numbers. They included vocal solos In The Garden by Margene Kirk and Beyond the Sunset by Alan Curtis. Speakers were Bishop Robert Wassom and Fay Gillette. Mr. Jackson read the obituary and gave a few remarks. The invocation was offered by J Woodrow Twede, and the benediction was by Max L. 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