| Show State School B Board ard Group Honors Veteran Moab Member I At the annual convention of the Utah State School Boards' Boards association as as- held on Nov 16 at the Hillside J Junior high school In Salt Lake Cit S the association honored honor honor- ed Howard W. W Paisley Balsley vice president pres pies ident of the Grand County Board of Education and chairman of District 7 7 comprising Grand San SanJuan SanJuan SanJuan Juan Carbon Emery North and South Sanpete districts for his hi long and faithful service as aa a member of the Grand county Board I Mr Balsley too toe office just jUlit I forty years ago last week and anti has baa I served continuously since that I time Royal Harward president remark remark-I of the state association remarked remark remark- I ed in making the award that itI itis it itis is doubtful if such a record has I been exceeded in the United Staves Some SOine regular board I meetings have been held bald in Mr Balsley's time of service to his hi county to say nothing of special I meetings at the call of the presIdent president president pres pres- ident of the board and Mr BalsI Balsley Bals Dais I Icy ley y has missed but a very smell m percentage of ot the meetings in all those years and has bas given freely of h hi his a time to school matters Dr Merrill president of the Provo Board of Education received received re re- the award for distinguished distinguish distinguish- ed service to his district Dr Merrill had served for twenty years continuously and has done outstanding work in time long planning for the th district in ig ae securing ur- ur in ing for a rapidly growing community Other members in attendance from Moab were Howard Lance Jance Carolyn Seely board members Erma l Wimmer clerk and Helen M. M Knight Inight superintendent Main speaker of the convention was wu Dr Or Tavor Taylor Hicks president of the national a association and Governor elect George Dewey Clyde |
