| Show Secretary Speaks To Local PTA Group The Moab hl high h school Parent Teachers association last night heard Allen n West executive sec sec- r rotary tary of the Utah Education as as- association answer the question of how Grand Gland county and nd the state can CAI attract and keep kep good teach teach- ers Mr Air West tc why it Is i to finance education In Utah under our present system of school hool finance Ha Ito said the problem problem pro pro- blem hem Is becoming more acute with more students enter enter- enterIng Ing school each fall 1311 Comparing our schools with those of or other states he showed that Utah gives three more years of education per student than the national average average av avo av- av and end spends only 78 per percent percent cent as much per student for that I education The low number of Utah children In private schools school I Ionly only two per cent compared to 12 wide nation poses another reason nason why we mu must t make greater great great- er effort One reason for the teacher shortage and dissatisfaction in Utah Is the opportunity offered in other states Mr West said that Utah is one of the few states that trains enough teachers to support Its Us own system Unfortunately Unfortunately Unfortunately less than fifty per cent choose to teach In n this state I IA A recent distributed i crl ed to state teachers cited non non- commensurate salaries and lack of social prestige as the prime reasons for the teacher problem We must realize that the teach teach- ir It F problem Is one of supply and demand deman West We-st said To To get and kte 2 good teachers we must be prepared to pay for tor them Speaking briefly on the school building program for Utah Mr West Wet said that the continued expansion expansion ex ex- ex of the school population means we must continue to plan foi far additional buildings To finance finance fin fin- ance this building program some adjustment In the relative burd bur bur- d dens ns borne burne by the state and the school districts should be made At the present judging from charts displayed during the meeting meeting meet meet- ing the largest part of the burden burden bur bur- den falls upon county taxes from property five Fifty cents of the state financial system holds greater great great- er pos than the limited county revenue producing power West Wesl was here on Invitation of PT PTA A officials He was accompanied I by Elmer as assistant assistant as as- asI superintendent of schools I for the state who spoke briefly at the meeting on prospective legislation that w would uld benefit the I Grand county Jib library |
