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Show Seeks Election To , Davis School Boar Jerry L. Parkin has elected to run for a seat on the Davis County Board of Education. He w ould represent the voters of Precinct No. 2. MR. PARKIN w as raised in Bountiful and attended schools in the area. He graduated gradu-ated from Davis High in 1952. He is married to the former Evelyn Andersen of Bountiful and they are the parents of seven children, two have graduated gra-duated from Bountiful High. His children are his primary reason for running for the board. Because of the broad range in the age of his children, he fs personally concerned about ab-out education at all levels. The family interest in education extends ex-tends back to the 1800'swhen his great-grandfather was a member of the local shcool board. MR. PARKIN studied at BYU and received his bachelor's bache-lor's degree in chemical engineering en-gineering and his masters in administration from the U. of U. He has worked with Thiokol, Hercules and Rock-etdyne. Rock-etdyne. With Rocketdyne he worked on the man in space program. He has also worked in the pharmaceutical industry in Los Angeles. He is currently employed with the Department Depart-ment of Army as an engineer with the office managing the Chemical Agent Munition Disposal Dis-posal Ststem (CAMDS). CAMDS IS a 67 million dollar dol-lar facility for the disposal of obsolete chemical munitions. Many of the CAMDS activities are controlled by the Department Depart-ment of Health, Education and Welfare as are many of the schools. His office has found ways of working with HEW which would apply to educational problems. His experience has demonstrated to him the need for practical education for the homemaker, the secretary, the artisan and technician as well as the profession. He has worked in the direction direc-tion and management of large, multi-million dollar projects for 15 years. He feels that as a licensed, professional engineer en-gineer that many of the techi-ques techi-ques of business, science, and industry can be used to improve im-prove the quality of education and yet keep the school budget within the economic limits required re-quired by today's economy. His motto is "More Education for the Dollar." MR. PARKIN believes that engineers are problem solvers and that this philosophy of , . s 13 JERRY L. Park finding new, econo-approaches econo-approaches to soh,r problems of the school; must be instilled in ihe, system. Other areas of conce-(1) conce-(1) Students are impon they come first. They at than a product such as it bolts. They are people sions should be majt their best interest in mir cently, he has noted au cy in education in , states to switch to the p-concept. p-concept. This trend . occurs in large educj systmesmust not be all". I occur in our county. (2) HE HAS noted at decline in the confidenc the electors have in the -board. This trend must versed if the school s to enjoy the support . electors, the tax payers out their support it ;. function efficiently. The school board nr. responsive to the der those who elect them, are some limits to sucb. siveness but where prac the board should alter carry out the wishes., electorate. (3) MANY problems past were due to pooi munication between the-and the-and the electorate and problems continue. The nels of communications improved. Mr. Parkin has been.: in the LDS Church sem bishop and as a stak.i councilman. Previous 1 1 ing to Bountiful, he . Rotarian in Granger. Hi observed and worked -school activities as a cms tee member of (lie Sti Elementary PTA and Granger Elementary PT.1 |