Show I SCHOOL COSTS GOST SHOW GAINS In Fifteen Years Utah has Increased Increased Increased In In- creased Cost of Education More lore loreI I Than Two and a Half Times With an increase in population of approximately 20 per cent we estimate the cost of Utah's school system has increased in the thelast thelast I last fifteen years from in 1915 16 to a total of in 1930 To be more exact I the enrollment sixteen years ago go was and for 31 1930 it was In Duchesne county for 30 1929 we dropped total cost per student fr from m to which is a mighty good reduction In Uin Uintah Uintah tah lah county the two school years are and showing a fair decrease Duchesne county made its chief cut in debt service cost a reduction from 1906 to which likely accounts for forthe forthe forthe the big saving inasmuch as the theother theother theother other items remain about the same Only about four counties in Utah spend less than Duchesne county county county coun coun- ty per student and Uintah is not notI among the high ones by any means But there are counties that spend even twice as much as Duchesne county such as Jordon with a a cost of and North Summit costing Then note th these se high ones Beaver Grand Morgan 58 Park City Salt Lake Lak City 1294 Provo and Murray These counties spending the larger larger larger lar lar- lar- lar ger sums in many cases five times that which they spent fifteen years ago generally justify the expense by the statement that they have havethe havethe havethe the wealth and that they give value received In the thee larger centers centers centers cen cen- of population one meets this answer very often Well Vell we give more have more to offer and the standard is proof of the expenditure expendi expendi- ture being justified While it is not true that the scattered and smaller communities should expect the same standards the same cost yet we all know that the disparity is not justified There is grave concern that such expense is even right |