| Show JENSEN ENDORSES publication OF SCHOOL EXPENSES from the utah statesman house bill NO 7 by burton de signed to make it possible tor for boards of education to print an abbreviated statement omitting the very important part was subjected to rather a severe test monday morning at the th hering before the education committee of the the house and the father of the bill on hand to protect his big child neither were any of tile the many uncles and aunts in fact act the bill seemed very much like an orphan all through the hearing with newspapermen one d strict superintendent and the state superintendent of gullic ints ruction shooting at it C N jensen state superintendent ot of public instruction spoke a galust the eurton burton bill in no uncertain terms he declared first ile he as a public official welcomes anything which will help him keep his part of the public finances in such a way that the public may see it at any time second he believes that publicity a one way of arriving at economy and stated that many a board member would hesitate about buying it if he knew that sooner or late aume of the taxpayers would be able to 10 put their finger on a particular item and say why third he believes that the taxpayers art are becoming more and more desirous of knowing what has become of their money and that they should be given this information in the best possible manner fourth that he appreciates the value of the press especially the country press and that he does not cot believe after rubbing elbows with the press for or many many years that the press is mercenary or is T looking at the publication law merely as a source of revenue ile ho stated that the press through its news columns had made it possible tor for the schools to stage event after event and make money on such events and that all of this space was given cheerfully by the newspapers five that the complaint that school boards should keep each aeao teacher in the dark about another teachers salary shows lack of ability on the part of 0 the school board it if he says the school boards can not give a good reason tor for a dif ference in salary there should be ho difference six to eliminate the to whom for what features out ot of the puo pud licati li catlong ons law would be a step backwards backards W P epperson of kaysville Kays ville former president of the utah press association so recited soule some costs of printing the report as it should be printed he also declared that as the printer who was printing the ills and journal tor for tile the state legislature he was making more out of mr eurt Burt ms nils bills aimed to kill the publication laws than he could out of publishing the report for his school hence he be reasoned there could be nothing mercenary about his argument mr epperson recited the tight fight the country press had in getting the school boards to live up to the law he told the of several mandamus writs which had been issued to force the school boards to comply continued to page five |
