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[ ; Idjitori IdjitoriCRISIS " F CRISIS IN EDUCATIONAmerica EDUCATION EDUCATIONAmerica America has 3UBt Just lust paid a great price- price priceto - - to protect protectthe protectthe protectthe the Am American rican way of life hfe . . 325,000 325000 825,000 825000 , of her best youth kill kill- killed killed killed - ed ; ; a million nullion more cnppled crippled for life hfe ; ; the lives of o ( 10,000,000 10000000 10,000,000wsruptad 10,000,000disrupted 10,000,000disrupted 10000000disrupted , , wsruptad disrupted by service in the armed anned forces ; anda and a money moneycost moneycost moneycost cost ofat of at least leaat 300 bilhon bIllIon dollarsDunng dollarsDuring dollars dollarsDuring During Dunng the war years the home front was necca- necca necos- necos neccasarily necossarily neces-Asarily neces Asarily - . sarily neglected and wars end finds fmds us fa facing ing many manysOCIal manysocial manysocial sOCIal sOCIaland and economic econolnlc problemsI problemsUmtah problemsUmtah problems problemsUmtah I Umtah County paid its pioportion ploporbon proportion of the cost Of ofthe ofthe the war and is facing its share sharo of the social andeconowc andeconomic and econowc economic econowcproblwns economicproblems economicproblems problwns problems which , were brought on or were aggravated by bythe bythe . the ew war I IOnly warOnly Only the best bestot bestof bes otour ofour of ot our intelligence mtelligence , skill and goodwill good good- goodwill goodwill - will can enable us to solve the problems which wmch confr confront confrontUB confrontus nt ntus barely'conceivable us here at home , , nationally and abroad . It is thus tku6 barely.concelvable barely barelyconceivable .concelvable concelvable 'conceivable conceivable . ' conceivable that the education ofour of our children and youth youthshould youthshould youthshould should be neglected Ldglected Ldglectedat neglectedat at th thus time Yet , reports hare hQre here and andthroughout andthroughout andthroughout : throughout the nation aho she show that suchis such is 18 happening . The people of Vi Ui UiBtah ah Basin BaaID and elsewhere are areface areface areface face to face WJtha witha with WJth a . crisis cnSlS p fri . education Here is whyNatIonally whyNationally why whyNationally Nationally , teach teachers are grossly underpaid The Theaverage Theaverage Theaverage average salary of all tea < tiers ners ers , principals pnnClpals and BUperVISOl"8 BUperVISOl8 supervisors supervisorswas BUperVISOl"8was " was $1470 1470 $ in 1940-411D 1940 411D 1940-41 1940 41 - - - m inthe e nation ( It was $ $1167 1167 $ in the theUmtah Uintah school schoo ) district wstnct ) - . Salary adjustme adjustmens s have raised salaries salanee 15 percent percentwh11e percenwhile wh11e while living hvmg costs mcr incrpsed sed in the neighborhood nOlghborhood neighborhoodof nOlghborhoodof,33 of of,33 of33 of,33percent of'33percent of33percent ' , 33 33percent percent The cost adJustm.s adJustms of h 11 Irypg [ . g is 18 continuing contmUlng to nseThe riseThe nse rise nseThe The net resu result results result//s result s t //s s / / / / s that there is occurring occumng in the thenatIon thenation thenation natIon and will occu occu/m occu m / the Ihntah Umtah Uintah schools an exodus exodtis exodusfrom exodtisfrom exodusfrom from : th th6 the teaching teachingrofession teachingrofess /rofession rofession / rofess rofession on . The pubho public can eXpect eXpecttlus expectthis expectthis , tlus this exodus to conti centime e a as long as a communities rate rote tlld tlldservICes thr tneservices # servICes of tho the teac teat teacpr r as less valuable than those of theIog the.log the theog I/og I og / ) .log log . og catcher or tlie the perator of the hot dogstandas dog stand-as stand as stand - - as longae long 38 ae youngsters whrgraduate wh whf ( graduate uate from high 111gh men school Bchool begin begtn beein on.alanes onralanes on alanes .alanes ralanes . greater tAn t n their thClr teachersV teachersUnless teachers teachersI V Unless nless sa safactory factory adjustments can be made 1D in 1Daalanes inralanes inalan aalanes ralanes , < this sp g , the public publio can expect expected 1 A con contIed conlied tIed lied ed loss lOBS of teachers from the schooe schools schoolsfull ] 2 Less an full fullefflClency efficiency efflClency efficieucy , from teachers who arewomed areworried are womed worried yorrn and ortmg orhng ing to jobs fobs on the side to meet bills 3 . , Ine Inc 6111g sing numbers of emergency certificated4eachers certificated certificatedAeach .eachers eachers 4eachers . Aeach ( I 4eachersnumbers ' 4 . L numbers mbera of the best teachers who wentinto went wentinto ; into the the.5L the5L the.5Lees tl B Bcos cos ees not ' 'to to ' to come back-especially back especially back--especially Daclc ] - - - especially unfortunatebecause unfortunate unfortunatebecau : because becausehe becau he need for or men ln 1D in the Do schools hools hools'oung i 5 5apablo apable apablo yoi YO\lng YO lng 'oung oung ' \ ng people to shun preparation foran for forQ I Ian an Q un Q professIOn on thus stretching stretchmg the results of preent present pre- pre prenTi - - - future.Kuv futureKuv ksightednese . s ghtedness 'ss ss ' indefinitely mdefimtely into the future . . ent sent nTi + fs f/ f ! / . " . . _ . _ . . . . As , < iii iii.1 -.1 .1 - i - i ipayis As , far as chIldren In the schools schoolsare are concerned , ? pay/is pay is ar/ts ar ts / may expect as a result rcsult . , (1) 1 ( ) That many Johnme's Johnmes ' and Susie's Susies Susie * ' s just won't wont won ' t betmg beting be , tmg ting along as well as th they Y should , (2) 2 ( ) That moreAsses moreAsses more moreT , _ . _ _ _ . . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ . . _ , _ . _ _ _ T- T T.11 - .11 11 i i i io /o\ o / omi \ mi j ? - 3 A Aeachers - < Asses wIll be more crowded , (3) 3 ( ) That rapid turnover of ofteachers of6eaehers /eachers eachers teachers 6eaehers / will continue continua , (4) 4 ( ) That many classrooms will will110t willnot willnot 110t not have teachers , (5) 5 ( ) That many subjects subjeots ofcurriculum of curriculum curriculumwill curriculumwill curriculumwill will willcontmue willcontinue continue contmue to be untaught . |