| Show he school five trustees instead of sixty three uniform ity of taxes and school terms appointed by da by board of education the question of consolidating all the school districts of county into one district Is being agitated the proposition Is meeting with fan faar or on all sides at first glance it seems to be a good plan and the more thought one gives it the more convinced one is that it is ideal the legislature of this stole state last winter enacted a law which makes this scheme ble and already eight counties lu in th the abate estate are trying it out with good results ic te last saturday a number of the trustees and patrons of the dounty county with the county superintendent met in the central school building and started the work of a campaign of education and instruction A commit lop loe of him five including the county superintendent will have the campaign in charge and the members are now at woi in fit uintah county there are twenty one school districh distri cs alth N ith a total school population latich of 2467 according to the last census to look aft after erthe the af fahs of these schools there aie acif sixty three trustees tru steea under the llie proposed plan there would be one school district with f ive five trustees it is much easier to secure five competent men for such position than it is to secure sixty three competent men the five tiu steea would have chaido chaice t of all the public schools of the county they would buy all the books and school materials te all at one time and in one lump thereby waking making a big saving in money also ye se cubing cut ing more of a uniformity in text books the employment of teachers would be made by the five who would be in fit bettor better position no doubt to get et better talent the beat going and early in the year I 1 beffie contracts have been made with trustees of other counties tile the tax levy would be lint loi joain m no such thing as twenty anno and one halt half mills in one district and f i n I 1 lab in a another 1 live district all the schools would be the same length would begin at the same time and close at the same time tile over at linwood could run just as long as the vernal central or the school at dragon at present tho the county treasurer keeps twenty one separate accounts one account for each school district under the consolidation plan lie he would keep keel just one account the county superintendent of schools under the present system is elected by the people under the consolidation plan lie he v bould be appointed by the board of education and if his work should prove unsatisfactory tile the board could dispense with ins his bervi lie would be paid an adequate salary al and would bo be expected to devote his entire time to the work of tile the tile the new law provides that the school tax lax levy in counties whose assessed valuation is less that than shall not exceed fifteen mills on the dollar lie he assessed valuation in uintah coun county tyIs is between and dear bear in mind the coalso consolidation 11 dation plan will make no change in the location of schools or school buildings as a few fen who ale aie not posted have suggested the cimagl imaginary lines forming the twenty one school districts will simp cyb t P obliterated and there will just bo be one big bisti district let the five who constitute the board of education will be selected bioni five diffey e nt sections of tile the i tv no two feoni the 1 I e tion i e 1 rt this Is it a N vi 1 i nation Estion an 1 alna 1 0 voters of ot ink county 1 gin gie 0 it cat fil f I 1 stud |
