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Show TEACHER SHIFTS HIT BYJEPORT SOUTH SALT LAKE Claiming that a turnover of M teachers during dur-ing tha 137-S achool year la "great burden to the administration and a great economic loaa to the district," Dr. Calvin 8. Smith, Granite achool district superinten-dent, superinten-dent, Wednesday had submitted his annual report to the board of education. edu-cation. Dr. Smith declared that "some hanging of teachers la Inevitable, but the district loses beyond average In number and Irreparably In effl-lency." effl-lency." Dr. Smith aald In tha report that , the number of children on the arhool .census Increased mora than 00. with those In elementary grades absorbed eaaily because of Bew buildings, but that overcrowding overcrowd-ing of Junior and senior high schools la becoming a aerloua problem. Overcrowded condltiona exist at Cranlte and Cyprus senior high Schools and Granite, Madison, Blaine and Irving Junior high choola, hia report ehowa. He said that "for tha first time In 20 years tha exchange of pupils with Salt Lake City was In favor of the Granite Gran-ite district." He reported that attendance "was fairly satisfactory," ranging from 3 to 4 per cent. Dr. Smith's report explained that teachera In the district "have never done better work" In paying attention atten-tion to tha needs of Individual students, stu-dents, and that tha district diagnostic diag-nostic teetlng program, used to find Individual need of students, has reeulted In students of Granite achool district 'surpassing national ftorma." Regarding "slow learners," Dr. Smith said that an experiment with mentally Immature and "alow Warners" In one of the district echoota "waa an Inspiration to an- ; large the district program for car- j lug for theea children." i He atated that there are approximately approxi-mately 400 "slow learners" In the district who cannot profit by regular reg-ular Instruction and yet aren't eligible eligi-ble for training schools, and recommended recom-mended that apecial teachera be 1 provided for the children aa a "legal ' responsibility to provide educational ! apportunity." |