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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1973 State School Enrollment Shows Slight Increase Karate Tournament Charted for Utah Tech Fall enrollment figures in Utahs elementary and secondary schools for 1972 were released by the Utah State Board of Education this week. The statistics, which cover all of Utahs 40 school districts, indicates a slight increase in the total number of students attending Utahs schools. The report shows 305,916 students enrolled in Utahs public schools this fall. This is an increase of 176 pupils over last years enrollment, or .05 percent. This increase is less than the 1971 gain when 1,738 new students showed up for classes, in the fall. Twenty of the 40 districts show, a decrease in the number of students enrolled in school. The Wayne School District with offices in Bicknell, shows the greatest percentage decrease with nearly seven percent fewer students this year. Ogden District also shows a relatively large decline with slightly over six percent fewer students. However, Salt Lake School District had the greatest decrease in the total number of students in any of the 40 districts. There were 1,532 fewer students enrolled in Salt Lake schools this year. This was nearly five percent drop. Nineteen districts reported an increase in the school enrollment for their area. Duchesne District led all districts in the percentage of increase with a whopping 30 percent increase. Park City School District had a nearly eight . percent - increase in the number of students enrolled, but this only accounted for 36 new pupils. Jordan District came in third in the percentage of increase with a 7.3 percent incline. However, the Jordan increase computes to 1,903 new students in the district. Only one district, Morgan, had the same number of students this year as last. Granite is still the largest district in the state with 62,720 students. As far as individual grades are concerned,' the most students are concentrated in the old (6th grade) group. There are 25,135 sixth graders enrolled in Utahs public schools at the present time. The smallest grade in terms of the total number of students registered is the 12th with thousand 20,585. Twenty-tw- o and fifty-eigkindergarten pu -- ; . , . 11-ye- ht ar An open Karate Tournament will be held Saturday, Feb. 3, in the main campus Administration pils registered this year in Utah. Building Auditorium at Utah This is an increase of four per- Technical College at Salt cent over last years kindergar- 4600 South Redwood Road.Lake, ten enrollment. Designed for individual comThe enrollment statistics also petition, the tournament is open list some 3,721 elementary and to participants in all belt color secondary pupils enrolled in pil-vat- e divisions. schools not included among Elimination matches will bethe 305,916 students attending gin at 9 a.m. through 3 p.m. Final public schools. 12 championship or pairings, matches, will start at 7:30 p.m. Chamber Hears Individual entry cost is $5.00. Tom Anguay, Karate instrucCharges Against tor at Utah Tech, and manager Environmentalists of the tournament, says matches It is a sad commentary of our will be run in two age brackets democratic processes when a 12 to 16 years of age, and 17 handful of self interested citizens years of age and older with supposedly representing the en- trophies to the first three finals tire community, can intimidate in each age group. Anguay says our elected officials, threaten preliminary matches will be Olympic. Committees and carry based on age and with out demonstrations that cause the exception of weight, brown and turmoil and divsions within the black belt holders. Preliminary community to embarass citizens matches will be limted to two of Utah, said Fred S. Ball, minutes. executive vice president of the Anguay also says there will be Salt Lake Area Chamber of special team trophies for the top Commerce. three finishers, but stresses that Ball, during the Chambers the tournament is primarily for meet- individuals. regularly scheduled-Boarto the ing Tuesday, reported The public is invited to attend Board that a small group of the matches. Cost is 50c for chilvocal extremists are doing much dren and $1.00 for adults at both harm to the city and state by preliminary matches and final totally irresponsible action. judging. Judging will be by loto was made Reference the cal black belt holders. Board of a telegram sent by Anguay says he expects about Dennis Caldwell, president of 200 competitors, with representthe Salt Lake Chapter of the atives from Colorado and MonWasatch Mountain Cub, stating, tana already committed to compeople of Utah do not want the pete. games' and that increased deKarate demonstrations, with mands for more development both men and women, will be will be met with increased op- held during the break between position with the result that the matches. preparations for the Olympics will continue in an atmosphere of turmoil and the reputation of the Intermountain Olympics will Moss Introduces suffer further setbacks. Environmental In response to opposition of in Congress public funding voiced by David Legislation A bill to provide $100,000 for Raskin, chief spokesman of the an environmental research inUintah Chapter of the Sierra Club, Mr. Ball stated he felt stitute center in each of the 50 few would resist the less than states has been introduced by 15 cents per person cost to host Senator Frank E. Moss and Senthe games as a part of Americas ator Clifford R. Hansen, The money would go to the 200th birthday. School of Mines of a public uniIt is amazing 'to me that the Vocal few who are opposing versity in each state and be used community pride, development, fo rresearch in minerals and enand accomplishments are also gineering. Senator Moss prefaced his inamong the well educated who receive public and private finan- troduction of the legislation by cial support, he said. The ref- saying, As further environmenerence was made of Caldwell tal improvement is sought, the and Raskin who are both Uni- technical difficulties and the cost of gaining each new increversity of Utah professors. ment of quality, greatly increase the costs of operation and may make the difference between feasibility and infeasibility in Be sure your WILL is written by a Utah attorney In almost every case where people move into a new state, they should revise their Wills. If you sure your Will recently moved into Utah, make is reviewed by a Utah attorney! Its important. The laws of the state where you previously lived may differ from those of Utah. And there may be other complications, too. Page Five 'll 3bl; , THSfifc IS ft DROPOFF . a v ; it v What do Girl Scouts do when hang onto a tree all night. theyre not busy raking leaves, shoveling walks, or chasing Brownies with fingerpaint green noses? They hike, of course. If you think that a Junior modge-podge- d to a picnic bench is a wait until you see funny sight those crazy Cadettes hiking down the road. Their packs are bigger than they are, and if the usual luck holds it should rain about the time they start to spread out their sleeping bags. For some reason, Girl Scout hikes are plagued by luck. Cadettes seem to have the most luck. Especially rainy day luck. I remember a Camporee up Butterfield Canyon a four-- day trip. As we got in the cars to leave the sun peeked from, behind the clouds for the first time. There are some who find their thrills in strapping tennis rackets to their feet and tromping around in the snow. Like the Cadettes who bravely set out to explore Solitude last year. For fun and excitement, and a chance to stop walking, they decided to melt snow down for hot cocoa. Ski poles make very good so they taped them totripods gether and hung cans of snow from them over the fire. As luck would have it, the tape melted and that was the end of that! Neither rain nor rain nor rain can keep some Scouts from the trail. East Canyon isnt a bad place to hike in the rain, though. Which may explain the nine soggy girls tromping along the a mines economic picture. road. But, it was to be at least an The Senator cited a recent overnight. At least! Marshy Senate study that urged federal campsites and soggy mashed poassistance in long range re- tatoes are only fringe benefits. search programs to help the Of course, its a womans premining industry cope with' new rogative to change her mind. environmental requirements. Therefore, after their very gourSimilar legislation was intro- met meal, they started down the at duced in the 92nd Congress by road to find a drier spot was to rain which time it decided Senator Gordon Allott. It President. . . . the vetoed harder. by pocket again But dont get the impression Airman Terry H. Larson, son that it rains all the time when of Mr. and Mrs. Hayden Larsen Girl Scouts decide to strike the of 3365 Cheerful Vista Dr., has trail. On rare occasions the sun graduated at Keesler AFB, Miss., shines. I distinctly remember the from the U.S. Air Force radar sun was shining in Wyoming. It repairman course conducted by was an exciting hike; four of us the Air Training command. were exploring an unknown to opThe airman was trained canyon. As luck would have it, erate and repair aircraft control the walls were very steep. In and warning radar equipment. fact the only flat place was the Airman Larsen is a graduate of river. Oh, the canyon was beautiful, and it was challenging. But Cyprus High School. sleeping posed a problem. It was He who runs may read things every girl for herself, and the river claimed the losers. Just about himself he never even dig a couple of toe holds and R-W- yo. r R i 6HT It was quite comfortable actually. Except for those who landed in the river. Cooking was something different. So we didnt. Cold cocoa, moonlight and harmonica music. The hike was a typical exploration trek. Compass and map had proven useless . . . we used the sun, flow of the river, and weather changes as guides. Unfortunately we ended up at the right place. Putting an end to our most exciting expedition. Of course, you havent been on a real hike until youve gone with twenty-si- x Brownies. It is a great misfortune that their energy reserves are never emptied. They keep on going and if youre lucky theyll stop at the end of the trial. Otherwise youll end up in Denver or somewhere. But, after all, Girl Scouts are the only people to hike with. Because no matter what youre guaranteed that something will it happen. And who knows may stop raining. ... New Industry Wide Check Cashing Policy Lawrence W. Alder, executive director, Utah Retail Grocers Association, announced that now retail grocers in Utah will implement an industry wide check cashing policy. Today more than ever super markets are being used as banks. Workers checks are cashed, food purchased, and cash put into the pocket. Large high volume supermarket could cash 11,000 checks per week. In some areas on certain days grocers will cash checks up to 300 per cent in excess of sales. The new check cashing policy sponsored by the Utah Retail Grocers Association in cooperation with law enforcement agencies in the state is being instituted for the following reasons: Check cashing necessitates the grocers holding large amounts of cash on hand which makes them vulnerable to robbery. Costs are drastically increased in bank service charges, interest rates are higher. The food industry is experiencing a rapid rise in the number of checks forced to collection. Bad checks written last yeai amounted to several million dollars. , Law enforcement agencies do officers nor time to adequately not have a sufficient number of apprehend and prosecute bad check writers. |