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Show Six Steps Outlined For Utah's Elementary World Of Work Begins Classroom Trial Rich man . . . poor man . . . begger man . . . thief . . . doctor . . . lawyer . . Indian chief. So goes the poem-gam- e in which many young children supposedly pick their future occupation. Actually, by the time a child enters school, he is already thinking about his vocational involvements in later life. Several national studies have shown that by age nine most youngsters understand the concept of work and are familiar with a wide variety of occupations. The same studies also show that the next three years are critical in choosing a field of endeavor. By age 12 a student just entering maturity is developing an awareness of his own abilities, interests and aptitudes. Utahs fledgling Elementary World of Work Program (WOW) is based on the concept that people determine early in life what vocation they will pursue. The WOW program hopes to provide elementary children with several views of various families of occupations before the childrens ideas and feelings are solidified. Some of the families of oc- cupations being introduced in the second and third grades include telephone and farming jobs. The introduction is done along with an appropriate curriculum unit. Occupations available in the communications and telephone industry are discussed as the teacher is explaining proper use of the telephone. In all cases occupational information is blended with the curriculum. This blending aids the teacher in providing a more realistic picture of the area of study. The World of Work Program is still in its embryo stages. It is scheduled to be born this Fall in eight test classrooms in Utahs schools. different lies of occupations will be ready for presentation in September, according to Ray D. Warner, director of the program. Each of these families of occupations will be presented from a package developed especially for the curriculum. These packages will include teacher materials, a suggested course outline, pictures, project ideas, and where available, films, filmstrips, and tape recordings. Some of the other industries to be explored and the grade level at which they fit into the curriculum are: Post Office - second grade. grade. Banking Industry-sixt- h fourth Clothing Industry grade. Construction Industry - first and sixth grade. Transportation Industry - third and fourth grades. Newspaper Industry - fifth or sixth grades. Utahs World of Work Program is the only one of its type in the nation. It is currently funded jointly by a federal grant through the Office of the Utah State Board of Education and funds from each of the Davis, Ogden, and Provo school districts. Moreover, there has been an untold amount of assistance from the business community, said project Director Warner. A total of $90,000 will be spent in staffing the project and developing materials to go into the learning packages. Those working on the project are extremely enthusiastic about what they hope to achieve. Ray Twenty-fou- r THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1971 Page Eight fami- Greater Road Safety Efforts to Warner believes that the youngsters exposed to this type of occupational learning will gain more than just ideas of what goes on in particular industries. It is our hope that these kids will come out of school with a little different attitude about the dignity of all jobs, says Warner. He added that other objectives of the WOW program are to influence children to accept responsibility, develop a pride in accomplishment, and learn to expect to do a days work for a days pay. However, even though Mr. Warner and his staff are enthusiastic about the program, they are now developing a system to measure attitude shifts resulting from the various packages. This system will measure the effectiveness of the WOW program and its strong and weak points. The World of Work Program also lists as one of its prime objectives to instill in children a respect for the contributions made by all individuals. The attempt here, according to Warner, is to allow children to become socially proud of whatever type of work they do. WOW will help youngsters to explore a great many fields of endeavor before they select their liefelong vocation. This exploration will point out to them their own individual abilities and strengths as well as weaknesses. It will also help them to appreciate differences in human aptitudes, especially in work situations where they themselves might have little or no aptitude. A child having these experiences becomes aware of each persons unique contribution to the economy and that persons place in society. He also becomes aware that each persons contribution is needed . . . and that all honest work is honorable. Members Help Others, Themselves In Health Program 4-- H Club in Missouri took as its project an UNICEF program and members unloaded medical supplies and food at the Civil Defense shelter. Other groups throughout the country are working to alert their communities to the need for regular eye and dental checkups, they have banded together to aid the Red Cross in the blood bank program, have made canvasses for the March of Dimes, and other important A 4-- H door-tp-do- drives. or There are over 500,000 young people between the ages of 9 and health 19 enrolled in the aware that are program. They one of the greatest problems facing young people today is drug abuse, but they also feel that a positive educational approach to helping others who are afflicted can be a source of real satisfac4-- H tion. reduce injuries and death on our highways must be intensified by employing a wide range of local, national and business resources, according to automotive executive Russell E. MacCleery. In recent testimony before the Senate Roads Subcommittee, MacCleery, who is vice president of the Automobile Manufacturers Association, outlined six steps that are considered essential if the goal of improved highway safety is to be achieved. There is no single cause we can point to, MacCleery said. Highway safety is a highly complex problem one that involves the driver, the highway, methods of traffic control and signing, and the vehicle. The six steps outlined by MacCleery are: A uniform, centralized nationwide accident reporting and data retrieval system. This would aid and promote intensified research on a scientific basis and help ascertain how the driver, the highway and the vehicle interact in an accident situation. Establish state traffic safety commissions with broad powers to explore all facets of traffic safety, advise the governor on highway safety matters and propose highway safety legislation. Set deadlines for the compliance of states to the 16 highway safety standards which have been issued by the federal government. This would produce a truly nationwide safety program on a reasonable schedule. Create a revolving fund from uncommitted money in the Highway Trust Fund to provide loans to states for highway safety programs. Amend the Highway Safety Act of 1966 so money, which can now be permanently withheld from a state for not meeting its minimum safety performance, would be placed in an escrow fund. The escrow funds would be reinstated when a state meets its highway safety program requirements. Develop a broad bonus or incentive plan to reward states which have significantly improved their safety programs and reduced their traffic accident rates. Comprehensive excerpts from the testimony MacCleery gave before the Senate Roads Subcommittee appear in the summer edition of Automotive Information, a publication of the Automobile Manufacturers Association. MacCleery said that the auto manufacturers strongly support all of the highway safety program standards set in 1966, and urge their immediate and complete implementation. He said that the six steps AMA has suggested would contribute a great deal toward improving the highway safety program. Co. Recreation Dept. 72 Centers Operates Eleven Thousand Salt Lake For more information about have been enhealth program and spe- County inChildren the the Countys summer cific activities in the local area, rolled playground program which ends contact the county extension this week. These figures were released through Commissioner William E. Dunn. The CommisSani-Flus- h said that 72 Centers have wipes sioner been operated by the Recreation germs. Department during the past six 9 Toilet Bowl weeks. During this time the chilCleaner wipes out com dren have participated in a wide-rang- e mon household germs IS seconds. in of recreation programs, Arts and Crafts, Dance, Drama. Storytelling, Track Meets, Athletics and Special Outings have Disinfects kept the children busy. as it deans. Commissioner Dunn also point 4-- H out Government Employment Lake County Rose 63.7 During Past Decade Total government employment in Salt Lake County rose 63.7 during the past ten years according to an analysis just completed by Utah Foundation, the private research organization. According to the report there were 34,865 Federal, state, and local workers employed in Salt Lake County during October, 1970. This compares with 21,292 government employees stationed within the county ten years earlier in October, 1960. The Foundation study show? that government employment comprises 18.6 of the total workforce of Salt Lake County and is equal to 7.6 of the total population of the county. For the state as a whole, government makes up about 27.5 of the nonagricultural workforce and 9.5 of the total population. Utah ranks first among the non-agricultur- al states and contiguous fortjr-eigis second among all fifty states of the nation in the percentage of its population employed by government units. In October, 1970, the proportion of total population in Utah employed by government was half again as high as the national average. ht The major reasons for the abnormally high percentage of government employment in Utah, according to the report, are the In Sait large proportion of Federal employment in the state and the higher than average employment in education. Actually, the number of noneducational state and local employees per 10,000 population in Utah is approximately 19 below the average for the nation. Utah is above the U.S. average in the proportion of state and local employment for education, highways, and natural resources. For most of the other functions of government, however, such as hospitals, welfare, police, fire protection, sanitation, etc., Utah is well below the national average in the percentage of state and local employees. Government employment in Utah has multiplied about four and a half times over the past thirty years, according to the Foundation report. This compares with an increase of only two and a half times in total nonagricultural employment during this same period of time. Foundation analysts note that a major factor in the rapid growth of government in Utah over the past three decades has been the establishment and expansion of Federal defense installations during World War II, the Korean War, and the Viet Nam War. Moss Says "Nixonomics" Victims Deserve More Than Patience Plea (Continued from page 1) pressed segments of the American community. Moss said he agrees with Arthur Burns, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board that inflation will not abate without a national incomes policy and stronger Government voice on prices and wages. He also agrees ed out that 2,153 persons were with Rep. Wilbur Mills that we should keep an open mind on the question of a tax cut. In closing, Moss said, As I read letters such as those mentioned earlier, heartbreaking letters from bewildered Americans who dont know which way to turn, I have come to one very firm conviction. At our level of political and economic advancement, it is high time we decided, once and for all, to put an end to unemployment. An end so de- cisive that the very word will one day be labelled obsolete in our dictionaries. registered in the Instructional Tennis Program, sponsored by the Department. Twenty five tennis centers were operated. The County also operates most indoor and outdoor public pools in the area. 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