| Show plans discussed dismissed for senior festivities at end of school A parent teachers association panel discussion at uintah high school thursday evening of last week took up the problem of the annual all night party held usually in ashley canyon to celebrate the end of school the party Is hold following the graduation dance parents students and faculty have studied the problem and a change for something better which could be supervised is in the offing A sunrise breakfast on graduation morning and a dinner dance to follow the commencement exercises was suggested by one of the panel members the civic cluba clubs of the community would be asked to sponsor the events this Is our problem said one of the panel members and Is not the responsibility of the school the idea that parents can turn their children loose wilh with the idea that my child would not do anything wrong I 1 trust my child reasoning does not protect the child from wrong doing an article in a national magazine was reviewed which showed that the problem was widespread A letter written to the parents by former principal avard A rigby calling attention to the annual celebration and placing the responsibility for the conduct of the students directly on the parents was read although the responsibility was with the parents the faculty of the school Is anxious to help solve the problem one member of the panel said she did not realize that the party had become such an affair especially following such a well con ducted dance meetings have been held with the student body senior class officers and graduation committee and all were in favor of a change the groups favored a breakfast and dinner dance to be restricted to seniors when students have reached the ale age of 18 and have not ben taught proper standards of right and wrong it is then too late to do a great deal said one of the speakers speake rc our concern is not necessarily all iu night parties but that the students to able to properly conduct themselves not only on graduation night but all through their lives to be able to walk alone concluded the panel member the panel wag was under the direction of ruth robertson chairman with elfreda bryson edytha johnson ra ray nash N h dr H W marrs murier muriel S wallis ind and mrs lawrence lee as mim members bers ada busch PTA P TA program chairman headed the committee that sponsored the event A nominating committee for the coming year was named to include reva workman mrs victor bingham and dr marrs A committee to work with a student committee to contact civic elvic clubs regarding the breakfast and dinner dance was named and included dr marrs mrs bryson wesley bobbins robbins birdie alien allen and another to be named by the PTA P TA |
