Show Bateman Says State Sate Paid His Travel Expense Only Dr E. E Allen Bateman state superintendent superintendent su su- of public instruction sU 1 said Monday fonday that he was the only person sent at state expense to toa toa toa a recent educators' educators conference in New Jersey His formal reply to Gov J J. J Bracken Lees Lee's request for a check into reports that some educators educators educators tors had been sent at state expense to the convention has not be been n completed But he said reports to the governor ga gave gae e a distorted picture pic pic- ture Several Se Meets Actually he said there were several conventions not just one convention T The These h e s e conventions were sponsored by different educational educational educational edu edu- organizations he explained explained ex ex- and there were delegates from Utah to most of them But I was the only one sent by funds of the state department of public instruction Dr Bateman said He assumed other delegates delegates delegates dele dele- gates were financed by Utah branches of organizations holding conventions Gov Lee broached the question Saturday at a meeting of the state board of examiners which approved approved ap ap- lp- lp proved over the governors governor's protest a request of Dr Bateman to travel I Iby by air to testify before a congressional congressional congressional committee in Washington D D. C. C on the need for federal funds in construction of school buildings Gov Lee noted Dr Bateman had attended the annual conference of the American Association of School Administrators in Atlantic City three weeks ago and said it had been reported school officials officials officials from various parts of the state had attended the same con con- ference If they were given travel expenses expenses expenses ex ex- the governor said that many people must have cost the state more moie than Dr Bateman said Saturday that he would check the various school districts of the state to obtain the names of people who had attended the conference with expenses paid Compile Report Asked if he had comp compiled this information and would forward it to the governor in his reply Dr Bateman said he did not wish to tomake tomake tomake make a statement on what the reply would contain until after it had been drafted I 1 may be able to get the letter off to the governor go Monday he said and if I dont don't it will not be besent besent besent sent until Thursday He explained he had to make a trip to San Juan county which would hold up the reply until later in the week weck if not completed by Monday |