| Show I Pupils Have e Modern o ei n Transportation to Classes asses Wo ii 6 i. i r L Z J N I v NOS i H k P Pe k e k 1 dR 5 0 A w 1 d ds ds s s ai t 1 t THIS TIllS BUS SHOWS UTAH'S ADVANCE IN TRANSPORTATION A modern vehicle shown carrying students home from classes Utah School ool Bus System Holds Bolds Place Among Most Outstanding in Nation Utah today has one of the outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing school transportation systems systems systems out of the United States officials officials agree A large fleet of carefully inspected inspect inspect- ed modern buses manned by a staff of competent drivers make up the major part of ot the Second of network of ot the a t tion I o 0 n n Six Siv Articles Article system that hat w is ill in Series Senes spread throughout the state David Gourley assistant state superintendent superintendent superintendent of ot public instruction pointed point point- ed out as he discussed this phase of the he school program All children between the ages of 6 and 18 years who live two and a half miles or more from a school schoolhouse schoolhouse schoolhouse house are transported at public expense expense expense ex ex- ex- ex pense or are granted a e. travel allowance allowance al- al lowance in cash In many districts students are transported by bus who live ive only one one an and a half miles from school The children must be transported transported transported trans trans- ported to participate in the equalization equalization equalization fund Buses and drivers are a part of the he cost of the schools which is isaken taken aken from public taxation said Mr Gourley who produced figures showing that Utah spent in 37 1936 for school transportation This function has rapidly assumed assumed assumed as as- great proportions in this state asserted Mr Gourley In 1915 16 the first year after mandatory mandatory mandatory manda manda- tory consolidation the cost of transportation transportation transportation trans trans- was In 1919 20 it had risen to The report for 30 1929 10 years alter shows an expenditure of Many additional buses have been added to the fleet in the last eight years because of the ever ing number of school children said Mr Gourley The total number of ot pupils in Utah receiving benefit from transportation transportation transportation trans trans- in 26 1925 was In 30 1929 the total number receiving transportation to and from the schools increased to Today there are approximately There were bus routes in 1937 and a report just released shows there are now routes Salaries paid to contract bus drivers in 38 1937 amounted to Salaries paid drivers o of school owned district-owned buses reached while was paid to bus drivers who jointly own the buses with the school districts HUU n Mr Gourley pointed out that the state has provided a set of ot rules rule and regulations governing pupil pupi transportation He said every student student student stu stu- dent riding a bus is protected by insurance which is paid for as par part of the annual school expenditure The regulations for the operation operation operation opera opera- tion of the buses were compiled by bythe bythe bythe the state tate road commission and th the state board of education with th the thought though of achieving improved safety conditions asserted Mr Gourley It It has been the aim to secure this improvement and yet to wor work no undue immediate financial burden burden burden bur bur- den on the school districts We intend to make male revision of the regulations as it appears necessary necessary nee essary in the further interests o of safety he said Tomorrow Curricula changes |
