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Show DAVIS SEPTEMBER 25, 1985 HhHEX-JuuniNH- Johnson announces mayoral intentions Thompson takes second By of the present and future use and upkeep, he says. in view ROBERT MARSDEN KAYSV1LLE - In the recent State Fair competition, Martha Thompson, 8th grade studnt at Kaysville Jr. High, placed second in third division. THIS ANNUAL event is one of the outstanding competitions in the state. This year it brought together 25 of the states finest performers in Marthas division. Twenty of these young people were violinists, two were cellists, and two were violists. They performed in intense competition Saturday, Sept. -- LAYTON LAGS in industrial growth behind other cities of comparable size. Plans for industrial growth should be taken to provide a greater tax base and better utilize our labor force in developing Layton City, Mr. Johnson emphasizes. As the fastest growing community in the county, our growth dictates a need for concurrent financial, land use, and industrial planning. Apartment complexes serve the population; however, they also increase demands for services. would promote greater use of the Fort Lane Shopping Center, the construction of a library, and new post office for Layton, he continues. 1 Marthas success Advanced Placement Physics r aide Dawn Molzen who works with teacher Mike Harris, demonstrates the computer and telephone equipment used to teach physics to classes in three schools student-teache- KLALflLb rlAllT By DONETA GATHERUM LAYTON - Can one teacher using a microcomputer, light pen, modem and a set of conference telephones effectively teach AP Physics to students in three Davis County high schools? It looks like the program is working but we wont know for sure until the AP tests are taken in the spring and the way I am learning about the kids meet face to face at Layton. I -- scores are evaluated, says Michael Harris, physics teacher at Layton High School. MR. HARRIS, working through a special University of Utah De- partment of Physics program directed by Dr. Sid Rudolph, is teaching AP physics from his Layton High School classroomjust as he has done for several years. The difference in 1985 is that the room is equipped with telephones and a computer that has an electronic tablet attached . Two other classrooms, one at Davis High School and one at Bountiful High, are also set up with telephones and compu- ters. The three classes are taught simultaneously. Communication is carried by telephone and computer screen. If the students at Davis or Bountiful want to ask a question or respond to something Mr. Harris has said, they can. Mr. Harris directs his remarks to a student at Layton High or at one of the other schools that have the computer setup. AFTER TWO weeks of school, Mr. Harris can identify students he has never seen by their voice, their response to problems and the questions they ask. It is surprising how much personal contact can be built up between a teacher and a student just by communicating Mr. Harris over a telephone, states. am rapidly becoming acquainted with the strengths and weaknesses of my students at I Bountiful and Davis in the same STUDENTS ARE learning to interact with each other too. There is a feeling of excitement and competition building among the three sets of kids who share one teacher but who have not met each other directly. The physics program isnt li- mited to telephone communication. An expensive computer system allows Mr. Harris and the students to write problems and draw diagrams on a screen. It is possible to have a student go to the computer to work a problem just as a student in a conventional classroom would use a blackboard. This allows Mr. Harris to learn more about the students and their progress in physics. ASSIGNMENTS made are all corrected by Mr. Harris. The reason for this physics over the computer program is simple. An AP physics class is generally very small, six to ten students. By using one teacher to conduct three classes at once, it is possible to get the size of the class up to about 30 students. This year, there are 15 enrolled at Davis High, six at Bountiful and ten at Layton. Benjamin S. Benedict is a teacher assigned to the Davis High School section. He is Mr. Harris counterpart at Davis High School. BY INCREASING the number of AP physics students that can be instructed at one time, the school district can save between $12,000 and $15,000 per year. Another plus for the program is that qualified AP Physics teachers are frequently hard to find. Mr. Harris has worked in the AP program for four years. Layton students have traditionally performed well on the AP test. He has received recognition for accomplishments in the field of math and science teaching. THE COMPUTER system has capabilities not found in other teaching situations. Lectures can be recorded. If a student is absent, he can put the disc for the day he missed into the computer and see the material that was covered in class. The discs can also be used for review and to clarify a principle that was taught a week or a day before. Davis County school system in not the first Utah to use is compute- teaching. Garfield County, a district that covers 5,158 square miles of isolated country, has found a similar system most effective in presenting advanced material to students separated by as much as 150 miles. Garfield educators work closely with Dixie College to develop highly successful AP programs. r-telephone THERE ARE some drawbacks to the program. The teacher must be extremely and very sensitive to the needs of students. Mr. Harris observes that it is more difficult to tell if a student is well-prepar- attend. Meet Your Candidate Night A chairman will direct questions to each candidate. Because of the Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Layton Senior Cititens Center, adjacent to the city police station. ALL CANDIDATES for mayor and the council seats are invited to number of people running for office, response time will be limited and there will be a limit placed on the number of questions that can be asked. AFTER THE formal program, -- this presti- gious event did not happen by accident. Her preparation for this particular performance began months ago. Since May, she has spent 672 hours practicing her violin in anticipation of this event. HER FIRST experience with violin began much earlier, however. Martha started playing the violin at age six, when she started violin lessons with Jeanie Grover. She took lessons from her for four years. At age ten, Martha started taking violin lessons from Jack Ashton, performer in the Utah Symphony. Mr. Ashton helped her in the preparation of her State Fair performance. Martha has not only soloed in the State Fair, but has also soloed with the Davis County Youth Symphony, where she played Symphony Espagnol, by Lolo. She has also played with the Utah Symphony, where she played a duet with Bonnie Terry . They played Concerto Grosso by Vivaldi, and the Double Concerto by Bach. She has also played with the Kaysville Jr. High School String Quartet, and is currently the quartermaster of the Kaysville Jr. High School Festival Orchestra. ALTHOUGH Martha spends a great deal of time in violin work, she also finds time for other activities also. She might often be seen outside playing basketball or jumping on her trampoline. Martha enjoys school and says that Mrs. Nelson is her favorite teacher this year, but says that she likes all of her teachers. Orchestra is her favorite subject and Mr. Marsden is the best orchestra conductor she has ever worked under. NATHANIEL C. JOHNSON LAYTON - Nathaniel C. Johnson has announced candidacy for Layton City Mayor. HE INDICATED that his administration would focus on better fiscal and monetary policies; a res-- tructuring of the citys resources and equipment for improved services; and increasing the tax base through industrialization. City revenues should be reviewed in terms of the service to the people to avoid tax increases. A complete traffic study of the citys streets should be undertaken GATHERUM LAYTON - Elementary school students who cross SR 232 (Hill Field Road) from Antelope Drive will have the assistance of a traffic crossing guard. Approval was given by the Layton City Council Thursday evening to spend $2 100 for a traffic crossing guard to assist the 52 elementary school children who cross Hill Field Road to attend Lincoln Elementary School. -- BECAUSE OF the heavy traffic on Hill Field Road and Antelope Drive and because of the lack of sidewalks near the intersection, Police Chief Doyle Talbot recommended the hiring of the traffic guard to help with the many safety problems at this intersection. The Chief said a traffic guard would keep the children from walking down the middle of the road. A guard might help remind motorists making right hand turns from Hill Field Road onto Antelope Drive that they need to stop and watch for children crossing the street from the area of Pleasant Layton during this period," Mr. Johnson adds. Experience in- cludes service on the Ogden Industrial and Economic Development Commission, chairman of the Ogden Park and Recreation Commission. president of Pioneer Investor, director of Memorial Burial Insurance Company. Education includes graduation from the University of Illinois and the Armed Forces Industrial College. LAYTON - On Thursday, Sept. tragic fire broke out in a mobile home killing two young 19, a children and totally destroying the home. LAYTON Fire Department dispatcher received a call at 6:03 a.m. from a mobile home park located at 301 N. Main No. 116, Layton. They arrived on the scene at 6:06 a.m. The fire which started in a hall way near the rear exit had engulfed the rear bedroom portion of the mobile home where the children were sleeping. Heavy smoke prevented firefighters, the parents and neighbors from entering the home to rescue the children. Killed were Kerissa Tebbs, age five and her sister, Kassida Tebbs, age nine months. Both were the daughters of Russell and Kathy Kebbs. THE PARENTS were about to get out the door before becoming injured. They received burns trying to get back into the home to save their children. The youngsters died of smoke inhalation. THE CAUSE of the fire which did at least $25,000 damage is still under investigation. Electrical problems and problems with the furnace have been ruled out. dmg on the face if he is getting the idea, if he is bored or asleep or if he is confused. Without visual contact, I will have to work harder to become acquainted with my students. I will have to be careful to call on each one frequently so that no one loses interest or falls behind, Mr. Harris explains. Ill have to make sure I reach each person. ANOTHER MAIN problem is a teaching tool left over from past generations - chalk dust. There is nothing that will foul up a computer faster than chalk dust, a state department of education supervisor cautioned Mr. Harris. Youll have to remind students in your regular classes to keep the dust -- from flying. Moving forward with a swimming pool in their Kaysville neighborhood are: back, Paul Eardley, left, Ross Miller, Carl Bergstrom, Levier Gardner, Reed Pew and Christi Gardner; middle, Michael and Steven Gardner; McKenzie Miller, Kristin Pettingill, David and Joel Gardner; front, Avery Miller Molly and Macy Pew. POOL BACKERS - citizens will have a chance to talk with the candidates informally and to become familiar with faces and names. The PTA organization encourages Layton citizens to attend this program and to vote in the Primary election on Oct. 8. dmg The Chief commented the Public Works Department would remove some debris and do e some grading near the Hill Field Drive intersection so that children would not have to walk directly on the surface of the road. Road-Antelop- THE CROSSING guard will work mainly with children from the Fox Creek, Colonics of East Point and Meadowbrook developments. The council set a public hearing for Oct . 1 7 at 7:15 p.m. to discuss the possible adoption of amendments to the C-zone. The Planning Commission recommends that C-zoning be changed in three ways. First, all uses listed as permitted at this point would be changed to conditional uses. To gain approval, the proposal would have to go through the conditional use X X process. SECOND, automobile storage would be eliminated from the zone. would be added to all sections Third, C-- X financial analysis Usually I can look down at a student and tell by the expression Hills. C-- in and engineering could serve Layton fire blamed for childrens deaths Five deterKAYSVILLE mined couples have been working diligently all summer to put a swimming pool in their Kaysville neighborhood by next spring. THE PROJECT, located at 150 East 600 North, includes a 25x60 foot pool, decking, bath houses, pavilion, gas grill, parking lot and the whole thing completely fenced and landscaped. The group, who are incorporated under the name Meadow Lane Recreation Assoc., have studied other operations such as the one they are proposing located in Davis and Weber counties and have found them to be highly successful. THEIR GOAL is to have 60 families involved, thereby minimizing the cost to each member family, and yet making it possible for all to own a pool. Kaysville City has supported the Lincoln School crossing guard By DONETA MY MONETARY and technical experience having problems without visual contact. Meet candidates tonight LAYTON - The PTA organizations in Layton are sponsoring a in X referring to the CP zones where site plans and subsequent recording of those plans are a possibility. COMMUNITY Development Director, Scott zone Carter, said these changes in the would give the city more control and more protection over what is placed within the zone. Plans would be recorded so that what is proposed will be put in, Mr. Carter told the council. In other council action, final approval was given to Oak Forest 15 A and B. This developzone ment will consist of 35 lots in an and a PRUD design. Homes will be built on 8,000 square foot lots with between 85 and 75 foot frontages. The developers gave some property to the city to enlarge East Layton Park as part of the PRUD plan. C-- X R-l-- THE COUNCIL approved a lot bid from E. H. Knudson Company for the installation of storm sewer along Rosewood Lane and into Whitesides subdivision. This will improve the project by giving the association a conditional use permit. A public hearing was held to determine how those living in the area felt about a neighborhood pool, and the response was overwhelming in support of the plan. THE MEADOW Lane Recrea- tion Association hopes to begin the actual construction soon and have the recreational facility ready for use by spring, me od drainage in Whitesides subdivision. The low bid was $2,000 under the engineering estimate. Randy Marriott Construction Company was awarded the low bid for the installation of a water line on Sugar Street and King Street. Because this line will service the new Smith Management Corporation buildings. line and the city Smith's will pay for an will pay the difference between the cost of pipe. Public Works pipe and Director, Terry Coburn told the council the new water line will give better fire flow for the West side of the city. The bid was $28.8 i 8.90. 12-in- 12-in- FINALLY, the council declared many articles including a diamond ring set surplus property and authorized the police department to auction it off. A public auction has been set for Sept. 28 starting at 9 a.m. in the Layton Commons large bowery. Several cars, tape recorders, adding machines and other office equip- mcnt will be sold at this surplus property auction. dmg |