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Show Don't Teach Disloyalty, UEA Chief Tells Parley ' - ' - t. Teachers who do not possess feelings of loyalty and wish to advocate ad-vocate a different form of government, govern-ment, should not extend -their theories to ths. classroom, Wll-Hsm Wll-Hsm P. Miller, Ogden educator and president of the Utah Education Assn., declared Thursday.- Speaking at the Utah capitol to more than ITS teachers attending ths opening session of U E A bouss of delegates, Mr. Miller called upon teachers to "live up to their sacred obligations to so teach children that they will develop a deep and abiding loyalty for American democracy." de-mocracy." Other Speakess Other speakers included Allan M. West UEA executive sscrs- tary, and Grant Test, Logan, chairman chair-man of the UEA finance committee. commit-tee. Both discussed finances of the organization and school la gsnsraL ; "People of Utah have the right to know all the facts concerning financial needs of public schools and their affect upon the state's tax structure," Mr. West- said. Teachers should make a unified effort in that direction." Mr. West also suggested the organization or-ganization take early steps to provide its own headquarters building. He reviewed the "high quality of Utah educstioa" and quoted figures showing ths cost of educating a- pupil la Utah is 1 130.27 annually, eomparad with ths national average of f 178.TL Cites Committee Goals Mr. Vest the finance chairman, outlined what his committee deems goals to be achieved in Utah school finance, as follows: 1, Use of state funds on sa equalization basis for capital outlay out-lay expenditure for school districts. dis-tricts. 2. A state Insurance plan should be provided to guarantee adequate coverage for school buildings. 3, Vocational education and other posthigh school opportunities opportuni-ties should be adequately financed. 4. An opportunity to build re-serves re-serves and place the state on a pay-as-you-go basis, financing capital outlay, should be provided. A report on the National Education Educa-tion Assn. legislative commission Be PageS, Columa I UEA Delegates Open.Parley Continued from Page One was read by J. Easton Parratt state school finance officer and chairman of the NEA commission. commis-sion. A resolution declaring members of the Communist party are to be excluded from membership Jn the UEA was among those adopted by the house of delegates. The same resolution condemned the use of words and terms "such as tut ana tommiB in to a teacher who "merely has or expresses a difference of opinion." Other reports were submitted to ths delegates by Walter C. Larson, Lar-son, Salt Laka City, from the reviewing re-viewing committee of the UK A; Mary Woolley, Ogden. UEA pub-lie pub-lie relations committee; Lyean L Johnson, Pleasant Grove, UEA professional relations committee; O. D. Ballard. Draper, committee on Utah Teachers' Welfare Assn.; Ray L. Lillywhite. Salt Lake City, Utah teachers' retirement system, and H. L. Raid. St George, UEA leadership school. Reports from the committees on nominations and resolutions were scheduled for submission to the organisation later In the day. |
