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Show V MEEKLY RELFEX-DAV- NEWS JOURNAL. SEPTEMBER IS 23, 1976 dhKDin iosiirto! By SOSELYN KIRK school. She wants to become involved because her own four Davis County School Board candidates sta ted positions and answered questions at a League of Women voters meeting on Wednesday. Theo Italasano and Grant Richards will vie for the board position in Precinct 1. Incumbent Dr. Reed Marchant was defeated in the primary. IN PRECINCT 2, Sheryl Allen will meet incumbent Henry Peterson. Lucille Reading and Calvin Udy won the primary race in Precinct 3 and will oppose each other in the general election. Incumbent Harold Gailey did not seek Mrs. Italasano, who is a former PTA president and teacher, said her central objective is to open communication channels between students, teachers, administrators and parents. She said all parents should go to the principals and have the experience at getting an open honest answer. SHE SUGGESTED parents go first to the teacher to resolve the problem. If the parent does not get a satis- boys over-crowd- have suffered teachers and dealing with money problems. from schools and shifting boundry lines. GRANT Richards, her opponent in Precinct 1, told league members he was for a better education for my child and yours. Mr. Richards, a coordinator of special education for the LDS Church, said his training would help him fill the school t board position. He has a PhD in special education and psychology. He said he has experience in overseeing construction, selecting and training believes the school board, not the superintendent, should set MR. RICHARDS policy. He feels the tale is most administrative decisions made by the board. He wagging the dog in believes the board should also, put the burden on teachers to teach. Mrs. Sheryl Allen, candidate for the Second Precinct Post, said her qualifications are that she loves children and feels education is exciting. Mrs. Allen, a Davis native, said she taught in Davis District and substituted in Davis schools. She says she is uniquely senstive to school problems in Davis County. MRS. ALLEN said there is no program for the academically gifted student in Davis County. She suggested Davis District consider taking advantage of the voted leeway, which allows school districts to tax up to 10 mills for a specific purpose. She said the district could take advantage of a 1 or 2 mill levy to provide a testing expert to determine which children have learning disabilities. HENRY Peterson, a 10 year incumbent in the Second Precinct, challenged voters to look at the record of the current school board. He said the schools have a less than 4 percent dropout rate. He added that the class load is under the state average and said the district has the lowest mill levy and the lowest assessed evaluation in the state. Mr. Peterson was challenged by League member Roselyn Dechart who asked why there was no accountability program in which the board sets goals to be achieved by teachers. Mr. Peterson said the board hires the superintendent and ex pects him to run the schools. MR. PETERSON said the of a merit system for teachers was also responsible for the lack of accountability. In Precinct 3, Mrs. Lucille Reading, who is opposed by Calvin Udy, said one of her contributions is that she has no axe to grind." She said she lack has a fresh, new approach and knows how to be objective. She has a lot of experience and love for based on her youth editor experience as a of The Friend, an LDS publication for children. .. as a board member of the Primary Childrens Hospital, the South Davis Community Hospital and the Lakeview Hospital. She said her business experience as owner and operator of the Mother Goose Shop in Bountiful will be helpful. Mrs. Reading said she approved of a plan adopted by the Salt Lake School District which sets goals of accountability for students and teachers. CALVIN Udy, Mrs. Readin Precinct 3 ings opponent said overloaded classrooms are a central problem in schools. He also believes the MRS. READING has served scnool board runs a closed shop and wants an open-doo- r policy. He feels the present board has not planned for the future since he feels the Farmington and South Weber schools are too small. He said his purpose as he in running is four-fol- d has four children. He wants them to have an education so they can compete in society. MR. UDY believes the school board should set some goals for students and stress teacher accountability. He has served on the Governors committee for employed of the handicapped and the Community Action Board. THE FIRST OPEN CONCERT APPEARANCE OF THE UTAH SYMPHONY IN NORTH DAVIS CO. factory answer from the teacher, he should contact the principal and then the school board, she said. She feels people in Davis care and want to be involved. Mrs. Italasano says Davis Schools are and feels Maple Hills needs a junior high and elementary One of Americas 10 best over-crowd- ESQUIRE MAGAZINE MRS. ANN KIDD To Address Business Women M I Lakeview Business and Professional Womens Club will hold their monthly meeting Thursday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. at the Empress Supper PROGRAM American Salute GOULD Adagio for Strings Carmen Suite Prelude and Aragonaise Intermezzo The Dragoons of Alcala The Toreadors BARBER Club in Layton. BIZET TOPIC FOR the evening is the Individual Development Program sponsored by our national organizaton. Guest speaker is Mrs. Ann Kidd of Salt Lake City, past state chairman of Salt Lake City of this program. Reservations can be made by contacting the hostesses for the evening, Mrs. Ethel 4 or Mrs. Clements, June Cone, Overture to "William Tell ROSSINI Intermission Symphony No. 3 in Major (Eroica) Allegro con brio Marcia funebre: Adagio assai Scherzo: Allegro vivace; Trip Finale: Allegro molto BEETHOVEN 773-183- 825-559- for Angel . I'anguard and I ox. a grant from the Vtah American Revolution Bicentennial The Utah Symphony records This concert is supported by Expands Fashion Program Commission The Distributive Education Department of Weber State College has expanded its Fashion Merchandising program to include evening school now. hour class A FIVE-cred- it will be taught on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. beginning Sept. 30. is called course The Elements and Coordination of Fashion, and is listed as Distributive Education 115. This course covers the basic of fashion which make it beneficial personally or said Kerri professionally, Gustafson, instructor of the class. FASHION Merchandising students are also eligible for the Cooperative Education Work Experience program. This program gives college credit for training experiences. J. r,1assegale THE LAYTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE UTAH AMERICAN REVOLUTION BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION Tie (Jftal S tM&tjbicotuj Otelejfoto BICENTENNIAL CONCERT 28 SEPTEMBER 1976 - 7 P.M. LAYTON HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Gains $40 For Suggestion A. Massengale of Sunset has received $40 for a suggestion he made at Hill John HE SUGGESTED a safety device for a metal shear machine used in the Maintenance Directorate in which he workes. Mr. Massengale and his wife Aronael have five children. Mrs. Massengale is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.P. 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