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Show ..v. ...v.v.n-.v.- nnznm 7: ml f $$ Wri'St v Southeast Salt Lake's Community WeekU Newspaper Vol. IX No. 48 Its Bulging Before X Jk V'-- , 10 Built, Squeeze Is On At Hall ' t SM ' ): r ' J . r i i'"1 sr : Of - I; ; Justice . Crou ds line Sugar House streds to greet Santa. J-- city-coun- one-sto- Santas Magic Is ng Everywhere ty ry doubtedly need more courtrooms than have been provided in the building now under con- methods, he said, and a gradually growing waiting list have so far absorbed the present demand for the courts services. that the new wing would blend architecturally with the present building design. M'RBLE FALLSinto the 250,000 halls place, square feet of space seems more and more inadequate. Its a long time between the designers pen and actual construction. The Sheriffs Department request for double the space provided in present plans came as the result of a mushrooming county population nelaw enforcement cessitating for Pre-tri- al struction. Judges in Third District Courts, he said, handled an average of 1,318 cases per judge last vear. The a erage in the next hler.est district was 145. Seven judges now m.m benches in the district but the Utah Attorney General has a request before the state legislature to add two more judges. The one additional court room provided in the Hall of Justice could be absorbed right now. Judge Anderson said. Courtrooms are expensive to build, he said. Either more space must be provided in the Hall of Justice or present facilities ty in the building will have to be reserved on a standbv basis to accomodate expansion in the near future jy W Salt Lake City Police was discarded.. The 2,000 square feet to be gained was considered inadequate. It was thought unlikely that city lawmen would surrender their growing room. Commission chairman C. W. Brady was not present for Wednesdays meeting. Commissioner Marvin Jenson pointed out, Nows the time to do it before the building Is He and Commissioner Cannon completed. at first voted to approve the request then Commissioner Jenson advised delaying a formal decision until they had pinpointed funds to pay for the construction. ng facilities. The department has been assigned some 6,792 square feet in the Hall of Justice. Its predicted the new wing will provide an additional 8.000 square feet. The Sheriffs formal request emphasized city-coun- Parents Petition: Seek Solution For Traffic Headaches Fears Controversy In Plan To Slash Utah School Expenses M. An alternate plan to negotiate with the cltv one floor of seven story tower housing AS EACH SLAB OF More About Staggered School Schedule NEA t? Oistrict Judges Say 'Remember Us, Too! ; The spirit is w Mine and just as soon as countv officals find the money, theyll approve a.i estimated $165,000 to cure the squeeze in the Sheriffs portion of the Metropolitan Hall of Justice, Sheriff George Beckstead sumltted his request for more space Wednesday, December 2. Approval to beginning plans for a acdlton to the present building is expected at the next county commission meet-in- u Friday. December 4, But as commissioners worked to ward off claustrophobia on the part of county law enforcement officers, rumbles were branch heard from another rapidly-expandiof government. JUDGE ALVON J ANDERSON TOLD the Roekv Mountain Review that escalating case loads meant Third District iudges would un - ;P The new Bonneville Z' employment here until the education situation is Improved, presumably with a larger dose of cash. Setting aside this objection for a moment, lets assume the community has accepted the main elements of the plan. What are some of the disadvantages? Several studies Indicate It would create several difficult administrative problems The greatest ofthese is scheduling Dividing the student body into four equal groups Is a hard assignment. Public resistance to this aspect of the plan would be high. However, advocates in Utah maintain that with new machine accounting methods most parents would be assigned the vacation period they prefer and families with children in several schools could have them all slated for vaction during the same period. Another administrative problem usually cited is the difficulty of doing maintenance work, repairs, painting and cleaning when schools are in use all year. But this Is a problem Industry has solved handily. Then, too, the plan might reqjire additional expenses for By BEN FORGAY ? J 1 --5 f . yi (! $ if Vf 4 " Is ' ;.: i V 1 1,1 'll I (KrJHerwV ' A school crisis Is a WASHINGTON, D.C., December 3 school crisis. Tliis isnt a bit of nonsense verse ala Lewis Carol. ..nor is it a weak paraphrase of Gertrude Stein. Its simply a way of stating that individuals and communities alike often want to hide from their most pressing dilemmas And when one is confronted with rising school enrollment and rising demands on the school system along with near exhausted tax resources with which to meet these needs then you have a classic dilemma ... or crisis. So vou stumble hesitantly out of your hiding place and start looking around for ways to solve the problems One proposal for solving the school crisis Is the staggered er school year. Tne plan In Its essentials would work like this: The school year and the student body are divided into four groups. Each group of students a'tends the school for a regular period aid the vacation time is staggered so that a different group will be on vacation each quarter. Teachers either follow the same vacation schedule as the students or teach all four terms and omit the three months vacation, according to the variety of plan adopted. The main merit of the plan is that it makes possible an immediate saving of money because it reduces the need for utilization of building new schools. It provides for full-tiexisting school buildings and facilities at savings that could be immense To put it another way, 25 percent more pupils would be handled by the same or slightly reduced staff with the same number of classrooms, laboratories, libraries and playgrounds. Under this plan a school system faced with the necessity of double shifts together with the usual shortened day finds itself relieved of this necessity. employSupporters of the plan also claim that full-timent of teachers and consequent higher annual salaries would reduce the problem of teacher recruitment and turn-ove- r. Other possible advantages: Fewer textbooks, would be needed at any one time and, in iddition to money saved on capital outlay for new schools and equipment, debt service and insurance four-quart- nine-mon- Fxecutire secretary ( laus W ayne Richards greets Santa at Cotton wood Mall S," I ?' - 'Ofi'k li 1 f: J ' t4 .,v AiV; I ;; December 3, 1964 AJcU Mrs. Santa ('laus straightens huslxmd's :J cai r ' I fi ' i .1 " v a i . ' m,ri , . ? s., fr'--l i iv j f costs th (Continued on Page 2) 5600 South and the Cottonwood Diagonal was submitted WEEKLY CALENDAR Thursday, December 3 Friday, Decemlxer MAGIC FLUTE--7;30P.- M FORUM 8 P.M., AsArt columnist Hall: sembly Buchwald would go down. BRASS But even Its staunchest advocates would not deny the plan has its disadvantages. The greatest initial obstacle is that the plan goes against a deeply etched rhythm of the community, which grew up school year. around the nine month, September-to-Jun- e Dr. Hazll Davis, associate director of research at the National Education Association in Washington, D. C., Told the Rocky Mountain Review early this week: It Is not going to work and it Is just going to stir up controversy ... the plan will be opposed by the main users of the school system the teachers, the parents and the pupils. The NEA Is the national teachers organization which has invoked sanctions against Utah, urging teachers not to seek anite 7:30 Memorial 4: 15, SHOW SYMPHONY GUILD SYMPOS-IU-M 1:30 P.M., East Ballroom, Union Building, U. of U. 8 P. M. , Gr- High School; sponsored Sugarhouse BOOK REVIEW 8 DINNER DANCE 7:30 P.M., Panorama Room, U. of U P.M..East UTE BASKETBALL reek Branch Library; Mr. Audubons Lucy by Lucy Kennedy M 111c Kmgsbury Hill, U. of University Travel Club featuring Willis Butler RECITALS QUINTET Lions for mentally retarded children by 8:15 P.M., MAGIC FLUTE P.M. , Pioneer Theatre, U. of U. 1:15 P.M. , Columbus School; 2:30 P.M, McKmley School VARIETY JPAN THE CHERRY ORCHARD 8:30 P.M., Pioneer Memorial Little Theatre, U. of U. Memorial Theatre, of U.; Opera Workshop BYU FABULOUS , Pioneer U 1 some to the commission time ago. Hearing of no safety action, a second letter requesting a semaphore was sent THE CHERRY ORCHARD 8:30 P.M., Pioneer Memorial Little Theatre, U. of U. F.eldhouse, Junior High School, which opened for business Monday, November 30, wants to keep its safety record as clean as its shiny new building. Taking a survey the Bonneville PTA, led bv safety committee chairman Mrs. Charles Higgins noted two dangerous traffic possible areas and started action. A petition with 250 worried parents signatures was submitted to the Salt Lake County Commissioners requesting a sidewalk on 5600 South from 1300 East to the Cottonwood Diagonal. Concerning the second traffic headache, Mrs. Hlegins said a request for a semaphore at the intersection of 8 to commissioners Thurs- day. December 3. A total of 900 youngsters attend Bonneville, located at 5300 South 1600 East. H. 4 New Review And -- Poverty Campaign We have a plan to make Christmas - another Rocky Mountain Review program to aid the campaign. Heres how It works: through your Rummage basement, attic or garage and dig out last years unused Christmas gifts. Dust them off, then call us and ask for an ad- -- anti-pover- ty taker. One mans trash could be another mans holiday pre- sent. Over 30,000 southeast Salt Lake families will see your ad .. enough dollars should roll in to get you well through this years gift shopping spree. 6. A Rocky! Dial er Mountain Review to be will glad help plan your classified advertise-- ! ment. One warning: Screen j replies carefully ... avoid calls from friends or rel-- ! i 278-286- ad-tak- atives. os mrnmmmwxm P.M. , Loyola of LA vs Utes (Continued on Page 5) Revolution In Education: New Granite Exec Looks To Future f ';yXs:M Holladay Village gets ready. Volunteers decorate area. Easily the happiest man In the Granite School District these days Is Dr. William L. Hutchinson, newly appointed assistant superintendent in charge of instruction. should His appointment prove equally satisfying to career educators In Granite District because one of their culmiown got the top Job asearchacrosstheU.S. nating Although the district has no stated policy of advancing !No Two from within at this lofty strata, teachers cant help but applaud a board which resisted the probably be the most to import a highly-toutexpert from elsewhere once they were convinced the best man was already on their payroll. district; Impulse ed With 18 years in the Granite District, Dr. Hutchinson now assumes vital responsibility In Utahs largest school As one board member said, This will sub-dlvisl- on. hold 0ne of five the administrative council which originates policy to be recommended to and will chart the board; courses of study and methods The quality of of teaching. votes In Children Learn In The Same Manner. In Granite District will rest in his hands. Dr. Hutchinson is approaching his new Job with intelligent wariness but it would be safe to assume that over the next few years parents can anticipate some exciting Innovations In teaching. New concepts are developing and Utah is not so Isolated that the new assistant superlnten- - instruction Im- portant decision well make all year, one that will affect the district for the next 20 years. Hell carry full responsibility for curriculum In the . . (Contlnued on Page 2) We Must Reach Them All V; j Clive Roberts commented that 5600 South Is narrow and hides students from motorists view. He added on slippery days It could produce a dangerous situation. The sidewalk petition was brought before the Salt Lake County Commissioners Wednesday, December 2 and referred to Commissioner C. W. Bradys office for action. Commissioner Brady was for comment unavailable Wednesday as to what action Principal will be taken on the problem. The light problem Is a bit brighter. The Salt Lake County Sheriffs office Investigates the need for traffic lights and yehs or nays its recommendation to Commissioner Bradys office. Captain George Nielsen, (Continued on Page 2) Says Dr. Hutchinson : 1 |