| Show Grade Schools Schools Schools' Show Drop In Enrollment Officials Believe F Fear ar arOf Of Polio Ke Keeps ps Some Pupils Home Pointing out that first day figures figures fig fig- ures dont don't mean much the Salt Lake City board of education reported reported re- re re-O re ported Tuesday that enrollment in elementary schools Monday totaled compared with the 43 1942 average of a drop of 2255 Upper division high school enrollment enrollment enrollment en en- Monday totaled students students students stu stu- dents only short of the 43 1942 average and lower and lower division high schools enrolled Monday compared with for the 43 1942 average a decrease of only 91 81 bo board rd officials officials' said School authorities Tuesday Tu expressed expressed ex ex- pressed the opinion the poliomyelitis litis infantile paralysis epidemic which prompted Salt Lake City public health department officials to close schools for an additional 20 days this year still is is- interfering interfering inter inter- fering fening with school attendance Some Remain Away Although we have no way of definitely determining now how many children may be kept from school by their parents because of the disease there are no doubt some who are remaining away which has decreased the school population so far this year said the spokesmen for fox the board of education They pointed out there hasn't been a first day of school to obtain comparison figures such has been the case in past years Another important reason why i the school population is slightly dwindling is the- the fact that families generally arent aren't so large as Informer in informer informer former Vears ears said school officials Dr L. L John Nu Nuttall tall Jr superintendent superintendent said Tuesday he expects the school enrollment to show a slight increase over over the opening day He announced that thai thata a a census willbe will willbe willbe be taken between October 15 and 30 to get an ac accurate school population population population pop pop- upon upon which the state stat can base its all allotment from the state school fund The allotment is S 25 25 fo reach boy and girl registered Census Planned The census takers will make a thorough to house se c canvass n ass Dr Nuttall said teachers clerks clerks and principals may have haye to co cooper coper cooperate per per- ate with the census census- department in more det detail il tha usual to a complete and Accurate ur t this year The census also will aid ald in the administration of the compulsory O school school- school law law he added Arch M. M Thurman director of personnel board of or education announced announced announced an an- Tuesday th that t high school i hool offic officials als are issuing work permits in large numbers now He said between January 1943 and June 1943 a total of work permits were issued These permits terminated on September 1 I and are now being sought sought- he said I expect more than permits to be issued He said there are now more mor work permits being issued than any previous previous previous pre pre- time timeS The highest previous number of Iss issued ed to high school students was he h added A |
