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Show Page Two FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1958 THE SALT LAKE TIMES deltind lite Jdeadiined You are a member of the Con-gress of the United States the first 'Space Age Congress" in these times of the Russian space and missiles challenge. You believe that the challenge must be met and that an im-provement of our scientific edu-cational system is important to that. Furthermore, you have just heard President Eisenhower out-line the federal aid to education program he is seeking, but you also hear criticism from equally qualified source warning against a wrong move that could wreck the country's educational system and you are confused. This is the position most of our Senators and Representatives found themselves in as they awaited the specific administra-tion recommendations for im-proving our educational system this week, and for turning our more scientists to keep up with the Rusisans. They remember that Sputnik came long after the House de-feated a controversial Presiden-tial proposal for avast program of federal aid to school con-struction. A year ago, before Sputnik, the administrtaion used many of the same arguments used now that Russia was giv-ing us the technological race of our lives. Yet, these were over ruled and the thought of a big federal splash into education for-gotten until Sputnik revived it again. This time, however, the Presi-dent's proposals were quite dif-ferent. This time he underplayed proposals for federal aid to con-struction and asked instead for an enormous program of college scholarships costing $1,000,000,-00- 0 over a four year period, or federally financed scientific scholarships for for 10,000 of our youth a year. It is here that you begin to hear the questions and the criti-cism, not all of it unconstructive Some of it comes from the most unimpeachable sources. You see that it fits into a pattern. There is the usual partisan criticism. There is Congressman Adam Clayton Powell warning again that he will tie up any aid to education program with the segregtion issue and reopen old wounds, if necessary. There are complaints that the President's aid to education program does not go far enough, or goes too far. But even thefear that it will cost too much or end in federal control of local education is laid aside for the moment. Perhaps even this is something the times demand that we risk if we are to meet the Soviet challenge and survive. However, there are some ques-tions you cannot put out of your mind. Won't a program of 10,000 science scholarships ayear, or 40.000 new science students dur-ing the life of the program cause our already overcrowded col-leges to become even more over-crowded than they are? Don't we need the school construction, proposed and defeated last year, before we can handle 10,000 more college scientific students a year? And don't we need the teachers before we can handle the stu-dents? Don't high school stand-ards have to be improved before we can open a floodgate of new students upon the colleges? And if we flood our colleges and teachers with more students than they can handle, won't our edu-cational standards decline and go from bad to worse? And when this flood of 40,000 new engineers and scientists over the normal crop is let loose from our colleges will there be enough jobs for them, or by then will we need another specialty? Do we really need that many scientists over those normally graduated from the schools? Has not the government's problem been the inability of our leader-ship to use the scientists it has had in abundance to best advan-tage? You may be especially won-dering of the 40,000 federally-aide- d students who, otherwise might have worked their way through college, will be en-couraged to look to the govern--; ment? Why shouldn't the family putting a son through college on its own or the son or daughter working through college be en-couraged through educational tax deductions for example, in-stead of relying solely on a cum-bersome new program of federal scholarships? These are the questions that Congressmen asked themselves as the administration's aid to ed-ucation proposals were being presented. Put yourself in your Congressman's place. The roll is now beng called and your name is up. How would you vote? Big Drive Launched To Support Ball Club Big time baseball comes back to Utah this spring with the entry of Salt Lake City in the Pacific Coast League. Work is now underway in getting Derks Field in shape to handle a crowd of 10,000 or more for the open-ing game. First game in Utah will be played April 29. Meanwhile a state-wid- e stock sale is underway. Everyone in Utah has a chance to become a partial owner and stockholder of the Salt Lake Bees. Stock can be secured for $5 per share and is limited to residents of the state of Utah only. Requests for stock should be mailed to the Salt City Baseball corporation, Derks Field, Salt Lake City. i This will be the first commu-nity owned baseball team in the state. There are many benefits that will accrue to Utah from a big-tim- e baseball team and civic leaders are unanimously back-ing the bigger Bees. Governor Clyde says, "The whole state of Utah will benefit from having Pacific Coast ball here. The affiliation from the major cities in this league is healthy and beneficial. Interest in the team will be statewide and a real unifying influence. I hope the Bees become to Utah what the Milwaukee Braves have be-come to Wisconsin. Big time baseball should draw many visi-tors to our state and provide an attraction for these tourists to stay longer." o Foundation Scores Utah for Using Outmoded Methods "Utah has lagged behind pri-vate busineses and governmental units in other parts of the nation in the adoption of modern prac-tices and techniques for per-forming many technical func-tions." This was the general conclusion reached by Utah Foundation, the private nonprofit governmental research organization in a study of the organization and opera-tions of the Utah State Depart-ment of Finance. The report points out that "the establishment of the present De-partment of Finance in 1941 was a marked forward step in the im-provement of administrative pro-cesse- s of state government in Utah." Specific studies made since that times have indicated, however, that Utah is losing an oppor-tunity for substantial economies by failing to employ modern pro-cedures and techniques in per-forming many key functions, such as budgeting, auditing, per-sonnel administration, inventory control, and purchasing, to name a few. Foundation analysts note that the consolidation of technical and housekeeping functions into an integrated Department of Fi-nance in 1941 was in line with a general trend throughout the na-tion. Utah departed from the usual pattern in that this central finance agency is headed by a three man commission rather than a single executive. A check of states having a more or less integrated adminis-trative or finance agency shows that only in Utah, Massachusetts and South Carolina are such agencies headed by a board or commission. The report observes that Min-nesota, like Utah, originally put its general control functions under a three man commission. It soon became evident however, that friction, lack of adequate funds, division of authority and poor coordination prevented the agency from achieving its in-tended objectives. As a result, a single executive was substituted for this Minnesota commission in 1939. Among the difficulties incurred by the Utah Department of Fi-nance, according to the Founda-tion, are the legal problems that have arisen because of the over-lapping interests between the Fi-nance Department, which re-ceived its powers from the Legis-lature, and other state agencies which receive their authority from the state constitution. The study speculates that "it may be well presumed that this uncertain legal status has com-pelled the department of Finance to act cautiously in enforcing its budgetary, personnel and finan-cial control powers." A measure introduced in the 1957 Utah Legislature proposed to create a State Comptroller's office headed by a single execu-tive to replace the present Fi-nance Commission. The bill would have placed the administration of the office under the supervision, direction and control of the Board of Ex-aminers. In effect, this proposal represented a compromise be-tween the recommendation jpf many authorities (such as A Council of State Governmes--f for a unified department respon-sible to the Governor, and the multi-heade- d administrative fi-nance agency that now exists in Utah. This proposal was designed to recognize the overall control and authority of the Board of Ex-aminers as provided for in the Utah State Constitution, but at the same time sought to place primary administrative respon-sibility of the agency with a single executive. Guardsmen Told How to Get Tags Utah National Guardsmen this week were reminded of the pro-cedure for obtaining their spe-cial National Guard licenses. Major Gen. Maxwell E. Rich, Adjutant General of Utah, an-nounced that 5000 of the plates, carrying inscription, "National Guard," have been prepared for issue by the State Tax Commis-sion. Procedure for obtaining the plates is as follows: After an individual Guardsman has paid his automobile property tax, he may take the tax verifi-cation slip, registration card and fees to his local National Guard Armory. The papers and fees will be forwarded to the National Guard state headquarters, then to the State Capitol and then the plates will be mailed to the Guardsman. These arrangements have been made as a convenience to guards-men and as a control measure in issuing the plates. General Rich noted that the new plates will allow Guards-men to cross lines maintained in case of riot, disorder or attack. The new license plates also will provide an "incentive" to join the Guard. 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