Show JUDGE HANSEN DELIVERS ADDRESS ON SCHOOL MATTERS The Tho meeting of the Duchesne Par Par- Teacher ent-Teacher association hold held Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day December 5 was both InterestIng InterestIng interesting Interest- Interest Ing and profitable t The Tho meeting was called to order at 8 p p. p m m. m by President M M. B B. B Pope A A violin n solo was rendered by Miss Mildred Anderson and Miss Nettie Nettle Larsen recited Home by Edward Guest The principal address of the evenIng evening even- even Ing was delivered by Judge Elias Ellas i Hanson of the Fourth judicial district dis dis- He declared that the public generally does not take the interest in school matters that the Importance Importance importance Import Import- ance Justifies six Eighty-six per cent of all taxes are spent for education education education tion but yet It Is almost Impossible to even oven get people out to vote on school questions though they will get very excited over politics where only about fifteen ver per cent of the taxes are Involved In The education of the masses has always been consid- consid erd the stone corner-stone of the tle government government government govern govern- ment foundation in America The three most Important factors C. C for pur ur schools said Judge Hansen 1 are re economy efficiency and local administration ad ad- ministration He called attention to tho the tendency to centralize power In Inthe inthe i ithe the federal government He believed bellev- bellev ed that If the present powers of the federal government had been known when tho the constitution was drawn up that It would never have been adopted adopt adopt- ed by the states and that the power pow pow- er of states would practically cease If we continue to give the federal government unlimited power He Ile gave Illustrations lons showing that where administration was centralized ed local interest waned and the desire desire desire de de- de- de sire for economy was lost while where the people raised and administered administered admin admin- i their own funds greater econ econ- econ I my was always shown He believed there Is too great a tendency to al allow allow al- al low states to control the schools This centralization Is not as pronounced pronounced pronounced pro pro- In Utah as in some other states but the tho state Is trying to give every child an equal opportunity to gain an education The school system system system tem of Utah today compares favorably favorably favorably favor favor- ably with any state In the nation Principal Randolph Jensen asked the tho support of the parents for the health seal sale A committee composed of G. G V. V Billings R Randolph Jensen Mrs Bates and Mrs E E. E W. W was chosen to present topics for discussion discussion discussion discus discus- sion at the meetings The next meeting will be held Tuesday January January Janu Janu- ary 2 n n |