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Show Salt Lake County, Utah Thursday, Jiint18,1964 ROCKY MOUNTAIN REVIEW Page 6 Interesting, Stimulating . . . Meetings Sometimes Last Until Wee Hours, Says School Board Member About Her Job CANOEING and BACK-PAC- K for BOYS 13 to 18 TRIP'S Duties Intrigue Granite School Districts Only Woman Board Member How a summer hell never forget Let your toy join the "wandering Squnches on a 2 week canoeing to the and j back-pack'tr- 4 Canada, primitive areas Idaho, or Wyoming. First trip Jyly 6th She was elected to the 355-378- summeraca- no Ext. 9 2 - non- board NEW SUMMER STYLES ARE a year. She helps set policy for the district, sets up legislature and mill levies, approves budgets and all school bills and approves and disapproves districts. And It keeps growing and growing. Six new school buildings are currently under construction. A great deal of the board's time Is taken up by the building program, says Mrs. Summerhays. Plans for buildings, teacher personnel and finan- must all be needs clal approved by both the Granite school board and State School : Remaining five and a half million dollars goes Into the debt, school lunch, cannery warehouse, health services, and summer transportation school kitty. WITH CONCERNED EDUCATION Most serious problem weve had to face was the recent school crisis. We must have school and teachers, Mrs. 'Summerhays went on. She said a lot of agencies are working for education In the State and show concern for good education In Utah. A few of the many groups for board members is the chore of approving stacks and stacks of bills, ranging from or 1 Board. the agenda each month On iii Hi schools, eight junior highs and five senior highs In operation ... largest number of all state bers ... meetings continue personnel. Our meetings are open to the public and theyre welcome to attend, the woman official stated. "But people dont realize we must follow a planned agenda and we cant have our business Interrupted or wed never get finished. They think were cold and businesslike because of this fact, she commented. But at our meetings wfe try to cover both sides of a question so that those In attendance will know exactly what the facts are. She said that the board meetings usually last about three hours but sometimes they go on Into the small hours of the morning. ar SQUNCH ENTERPRISES Box 606, PARK CITY, Utah 3 There4 A tlon for school board mem- rts of Utah, where she majored In business management. She and worked In advertising fashion coordinating at ZCMI before her marriage. partisan last November for afour-yeterm. Several women have run for the post, but Mrs. Summerhays was the first to crack the ballot box Ice. How does It feel to be the first and only woman school' board member In the largest school district In Utah? Interesting and stimul er Write for full information: 359-112- Her duties as aschoolboard member are numerous and varied. She and her meet twice a month to tackle the problems and needs of the 52 Granite District schools. Born in Salt Lake City, Mrs. Summerhays Is a graduate of East High and the University 1905. Last trip August 18th Or phone: Salt Lake: ating, budget each year? Or keeping an eye on 48.093 youngsters? Fortthe answers, ask Mrs. Howard B. Summerhays, first woman to be elected to the Granite District School Board "'since It was established In July ip of either says Mrs. Summer-hay- s. All the members think a good deal alike; we have no points of great division. The gentlemen are always very gracious to listen to my point of view, she added with a smile. a woman go about up a 37 million dollar does slicing For ! - ri PORTRAIT principals paychecks gle eraser. win So r for women who care . ITS MERRILLS 2157 East 21st South Mrs. Howard B. Summerhays, first woman to be elected CHECKING MEETING AGENDA to the Granite District School Board, looks over a typically thictf agenda for the Phone" HU twice-month- board meetings. ly SUBURBAN, INC. islature council leg- and the league of women voters. Boards of education themselves are a most concerned and dedicated group, she added. We check all bills very carefully and If. something seems unusal we check Into it, Mrs. SummerhayS said. At a recent meeting we noticed a $500 bill for paprika. Well, we thought that was a large price tag for paprika. When we checked, we fouild It was an overall bill for spices. I Most people dont realize that principals have a whale of a responsibility. To prove their concern for education, the Granite School Board and community groups have been working on a cer- MILLIONS IN BUDGET The Granite School Board held an open budget hearing Tuesday; June 16, In which the public was given an opportunity to offer opinions, suggestions and ask questions about the districts tentative 37 and a half million dollar budget for 1 are the PTA, womens to a sin- 1964-6- 5. Largest share of the multimillion dollar apple, 19 and a half million, wi go for school maintenance and operational costs. Included are payroll expenses for teachers and administrative personnel. Second biggest monetary hunk, 13 milljon, goes to the huge Granite School district building program. PresentlV the district has 39 elementary tified personnel policy study for the past year. The study, expected to be released this summer, covers general working conditions, procedures, promotions, transfers, assignments, contracts, grlvances, dismissals, and extended school year programs. The study must be approved by the Board qjLEducatlon In cooperation with the Granite School Board and Granite Education Association. Then It will be published as a personnel handbook ftfr teachers in the Granite District. Weve spent endless hours (Continued on Page 11) I SALES CAREER $600 SALARY TO COMMISSION PLUS LIMITED IN YOUR PRESENT JOB? CHECK THESE NO CEILING ON INCOME, CAREER POSSIBILITIES: CONTINUING OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER MANAGERIAL PRESTIGE OF ASSOCIATION WORK, INDEPENDENCE, WITH THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,' ONE OF THE WORLDS GREAT FINANCIAL INSTITU. INSTRUCTION PLUS-OTIONS, THOROUGH -- THE -- JOB COUNSELING, COMPREHENSIVE LIFE, HEALTH, AND RETIREMENT PROGRAM. MAN WE SEEK IS BETWEEN 28 AND 48, MARRIED, COLLEGE GRADUATE OR EQUIVALENT, WILLING TO WORK, HAo FINANCIAL OBJECTIVES. FOR INTERVIEW, SEND RESUME TO EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE R.J. GILL CLU, SUITE 600 FIRST SECURITY BANK BLDG. 400 S. 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