Show SCHOOl BOARD CONSIDERS COMING YEAR Uintah Parents Seek Use Of Myton l School Problems concerning the coming school year were predominant among those considered by the Duchesne County Board of Education Education Education tion at its regular meeting here Tuesday Among these were Teachers' Teachers contracts salary schedules schedules schedules sched sched- ules buildings budget and finances finances finances finan finan- ces busses and the request of a group of Uintah County Parents that their students attend the school at My Myton ton next year In connection with the last named named named nam nam- ed a group of parents whose homes are in Uintah county near the county line on the south side of the Duchesne river met with the board Their children must travel a long and route over bad roads to attend the Ft Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du I chesne and schools where they are enrolled they said and they would very much like to have havethe havethe havethe the students brought to the school at My Myton ton The road over which travel Is much shorter and better they stated and they believe the school itself after the students arrived arrived arrived ar ar- rived would offer many advantages advantages advantages over the smaller Ft Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne school The delegation was told that as they are County residents they must take their request to the Board of Education of that district district district dis dis- but that the Duchesne county county county coun coun- ty board would be glad to meet with the Uintah county board at any time to see what arrangements might be made if they desired G. G C C. C Kohl representing sent ng Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne citizens met with the board advising them that he held deeds to property acquired by the citizens citizens citizens citi citi- zens for a shop building for the Duchesne high school The Fruitland Fruitland Fruitland Fruit- Fruit land school building which has been moved to Duchesne is badly needed for a music room he explained explained explained ex ex- and since the citizens have invested money in acquiring a fine site for the shop building they would like to have the district I make provisions for its construction construction construction tion in the new budget There has been no shop program in Duchesne since the old building was razed three years ago A VP A project set up at that time for the con- con Continued on Page 8 I SCHOOL BOARD CONSIDERS COMING COl YEAR Continued from Page 1 of a shop building was hal halted led by the board Del Meacham met with the Ule board ard concerning his school bus contract which expires with the end of this year He offered to sell his chasis which carries a dis dis- dis- dis owned body to the board or enter a new contract at a figure 2500 above his present contract After giving the matter consideration tion the board decided that both the purchase price and the contract price offered by Mr Meacham were too high A. A G. G Burton met with the board to discuss the advisability of drilling drilling drilling drill drill- ing a well at Altamont in preference preference preference prefer prefer- ence to the surface well previously contemplated No decision was made on the matter pending further further further fur fur- ther investigation The board the use of the soup kitchens at Duchesne Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt Myton Dayton Altamont Allamont and Neola for canning centers during the the summer months It also membership in the Moon Lake and Tabiona Rural Electrification projects projects for the Tabiona Altamont and Altonah schools A request that the board match funds with the Senior class of Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne high for the purchase of a radio for the school was approved approved ap- ap proved pi-oved with the purchase to be delayed delayed delayed de de- de- de until the next fiscal year Sale of the Hayden s school hool site for 2500 was approved space to be reserved for the erection of a garage garage garage gar gar- age for the school bus |