| Show RESEARCH COl TO Am AID U S CO COM OF EDUCATION The c committee on research of the Utah Education association tion has form form- formally formally formally ally tendered it its services to Dr John JohnJ JohnJ JohnJ J Unite United States Commission Commission- Commissioner er of Education who is now engaged in making prep preparations to survey the tho public schools off o utah Utah This commit commit- committee committee tee toe consists of Professor LeRoy E Cowles University of Utah Mr 11 Ir- Ir Irvin vin Ir-vin Irvin vin S a Noall Noah su supervisor of trades anti industries State State School Office Prof Prof- Professor Professor Professor I Henry Ob Utah Agri Agri- Agricultural Agricultural Agricultural cultural college Dr Hugh M 1 Wood Wood- Woodward Woodward Woodward I ward Brigham bung ung University Su- Su Superintendent Superintendent Su Superintendent Calyin Smith of Juab district and De Dean n Milton Bennion University of Utah This action however is in line Irne l lIe with a resolution passed by the Utah Education asso asso- asso- asso association association association through r ts its s House of Delegat Delegat- Delegates es on October 22 1025 1926 The resolution resolution resolution tion is as follows We commends commend the State Board of Education for arranging for a state statewide statewide statewide wide survey of the public schools of Utah We pledge our unqualified support in provi providing ing the survey corn com commission mission with any any and all data at our command that will assist them in do- do determining de determining the true true status stat of education education education tion in our state TAXATION NOT A CURSE The following particle article relative to the tho payment of taxes taxes will be published inthe in inthe inthe the February number of the Utah Educational Review Taxation is not pt a curse It I It is a as s system stem of collective purchasing thatis that thatis thatis is more effective and less costly than individual buying Through it the citizen is able to o enjoy things that wont won't be beyond his reach if he were obliged to purchase se them singly Some people seem to have wrong impressions impressions impressions regarding taxes taxes and md put them them- themselves themselves selves out to advocate a cutting publiC revenues to minimums And at the same time these very people argue for work team-work and cooperative efforts but seem in some peculiar manner to overlook the fact that that tax tax- taxation taxation tax taxation is a long expression of the thing for which they stand and andis andis andis is fundamental to to collective efforts in governmental governmental affairs affairs It would seem seen seem that these persons believe and nn would have others believe that mon money y paid the public fund fundis fundis fundis is going forever to be wasted b by sonic some mysterious squandering person holding some sonic p public office These Thes persons ev would have us be- be be believe behove lieve hove tha that t public officials are arc in incompetent patent end nd therefOre not to be trusted and that every effort should be made to reduce i so as to a avoid void trusting trust trust- trusting trusting ing public mon money money y to their care We must realize that mone money paid as taxes is paid paid to iI to ourselves and with it things can be DC accomplished that could not be done doge if We Abe ve did not work we maintain lopal lobal lob al and state govern govern- governments governments governments ments buy our schools and educate I cooperatively om fj-om F From rom the common fund our citizenry buy DUY protection against the lawless against a disease and against fire buy bur buy our roads and wa- wa water water wa water ter systems and for their upkeep md and purchase other improvements ninny many improve improve- improvements ments ments that maSc mane property sate and I life a joy j Eliminate tax and what would be- be become become be become come of all th thes these s What would property prop prop- property property erty and life be without them Taxes faxes certainly certainly constitute our most profitable in investment providing enough is invested d to assure proper returns su such such h returns as come through employing high hight class men and then providing them with sufficient means with which to verve serve as progressive progress respecting e self respecting communities would have them serve We cannot canno expect high service with and good returns |
