| Show Dr e W Wa Dean Belnap Candidate for Davis Board This Election Dr W W. Dean Denn Belnap prominent prom prom- local pediatrician and church worker is a candidate for or the Bountiful representative tive on the Davis County School Board Besides DeRides a n serious and educated educated edu edu- Interest in the ful tul school problems as a n father of four Cour children two of them now in school Dr Belnap has had much past experience experience ex ex- and training which would be valuable to him as asa asa asa a member of oC the school board He lie served the people of oC Utah as director of oC Maternal Maternal- I Child Health In the State of Utah Department of oC Health and as a member of oC the armed armed arm arm- ed forces he was assigned as director of oC the school health programs for the armed d forces forces for for- c ces s 's schools in the Washington Washing Washing- ton D D. C. C area He lie has had act actual un I teaching experience which would help him appreciate the professional professional professional problems of oC teachers and is currently an assistant clinical professor of pediatrics pediatrics tries at the University of Utah This work has given him a real appreciation ol of the special and specific deficiencies deficiencies in academic preparedness prepared prepared- ness of premedical students and particularly of all students students students stu stu- dents entering areas of oC scientific scientific scientific specialization At present he Ill practices I pediatrics child hygiene and diseases at the South Davis Medical l Center He Ill has taken special training in pediatrics beyond his basic medical schooling and has also done some specialized work in inchild inchild inchild child psychiatry For years he helias has lias worked closely with the departments of pupil personnel personnel personnel person person- nel in the Utah public school system In hs order that the citizens of oC Bountiful might have a amore amore amore more understanding understanding under under- standing of Dr Belnap's views on major school issues a summary is listed as follows follows follows fol fol- fol- fol lows 1 In Its view of the continued sharp increase in population anticipated for Cor the south end of the county in iii ther ten years a stepped up long range school construction planning program is essen essen- This program should in include include include in- in clude location of oC needed new school and option purchase of oC land and for such future build build- ing 2 At the present time Davis County is out of 29 Utah counties in per capita capita capita cap cap- ita pupil allotment in the school budget This is a very low educational appropriation tion for one of the states state's richest counties and consequently consequently consequently conse conse- a raise in this allotment allotment allotment allot allot- ment in the school budget ij is necessary 3 The county failed Called to use I available as the schools school's share of oC local taxation taxation taxation taxa taxa- tion last year In view of obvious obvious ob ob- ob school needs will support support support sup sup- port utilization of oC all nil monies monies monies mon mon- ies available to the schools by local taxation 4 In order to make makl the so- so called state equalization fund Cund really what its name implies there is a need for legislation which will raise mise the states state's contribution He lie would work for and support legislation making this Increase in increase increase In- In crease possible A At t the present pres pres- present ent time counties receive money from the state slate based on lh the county's prop property rt eval c u union nation which puts Davis Coun COlin County COlinI ty at nt n a disadvantage because althou although h many ninny of the people who work at nt and support Weber and Salt Lake County industry live In Davis County none Dent of oC the increased property prop prop- erty valuation of this Industry Industry industry Indus Indus- try Is credited to Davis County Coun Coun- County ty schools Legislation revising revising revising re re- re- re the present state equalization fund operation is obviously needed 5 Last year school own owned own o owned ed cd or school land for investment p pur purposes u r p o 0 s e s brought in only n a 2 Mi percent per percent cent rent return This a n low investment investment in In- vestment JI return turn for the present pres pros ent cot economy and would work for a I better use of school owned and school allotted allotted allotted allot ted land G. G With an actual lack lock of textbooks now reported in some Bountiful schools and an estimated critical shortage of teacher graduates in the next five years when Boun- Boun need neld for teachers will willbe willbe be increasing pledges sup sup- I port of oC programs to realize full potential of schools school's share of tax lax dollars now provided by law and will support all programs to make certain that Bountiful gets the best possible schooling for the dollars dollars dollars dol dol- lars invested 7 At the present time the Davis schools have done an excellent job in allied services services ices ires such as social work school chool nursing psychological services remedial reading etc but at the present time there has been no planning or preparation for expanding these services as the school population increases Would devote time to such planning since the very real need of ol these services has been proved proved proved ed in helping youngsters get the most from their years in inI school |
