Show Teachers Award Banquet Fetes Awards Speakers Donald Carothers represent represent- representative of the National Education Association was the featured speaker at the annual Teachers Award Banquet held Friday at atthe atthe the Fourth Ward Chapel The fete sponsored by the local Classroom Teachers Com headed by Jay Larsen was attended by teachers and guests MR CAROTHERS RS traveled from Washington DC and five others were present from Salt Lake City From Salt Lake City were Dale Scofield president of the Utah Classroom Teachers Committee Maxine Evans and Nadine Condie members of the and Dr Lloyd Whit Whit- Whitlock lock staff liaison officer for the Other distinguished guests were Dr Jack Seitz of the Uintah School Board Ashel Evans Mayor AI Al- Al Alvin vin Kay and Virginia Kizziar president of the local Uintah Education Association FOLLOWING dinner Jay Larsen presented to dent Evans a book prepared by bythe bythe the local to aid in recruiting new teachers for District The book con con- photographs of schools and points of local interest Seven awards were presented for meritorious service to ed- ed education education Mr Larsen expressed the view that the time has come cometo cometo to toot our own horn as teachers Three elementary teachers to receive honor were Norman Kitchen Arvin Nelson and Pearl Snyder THREE TEACHERS in sec sec- secondary education receiving the theaward theaward award were Robert Jameson Electa Caldwell and Chad Or ton The seventh award was presented to the Little Gallery of Arts for service to educe Lion tion The choice of teachers and or worthy of ion began with a vote in each school in the Uintah District Each school submitted three choices outstanding teacher outstanding teaching y years rs outstanding teacher teaching over 10 years and outstanding teacher in service to the community The final choice was left to the Norman Kitchen was present present- presented ed the award for service years teachers at Whiterocks Elementary School he has taught in the district for six years His training at the Am Audio Visual Institute in Chicago led to his production of oC two television shows ARVIN NELSON presented the award for service over ten years has been teaching 14 years and now teaches grade at Naples Pearl Snyder sixth grade teacher at Central School was honored for service to the community outside edu edu- education cation She is mother of six children and producer of many student operettas over the years The awards for secondary teachers went to three teachers in the Uintah High School Ro Ro- Ro Robert bert Jameson honored for service to education from 4 10 years has taught in the business department for five years Through his cooperative efforts with downtown busi nesses prepares students for office positions CHOSEN FOR service over 10 years was Electa Caldwell a teacher at Uintah high School for 34 years Originally teach ing business and Year Book she moved into English ing the importance of a good foundation in preparation for college Chad Orton was awarded for his service to the community With the district for five years he has coached for four years and been a full time counselor for 3 lIe He has been active in inthe inthe the Lions club and in church organizations THE LITTLE Gallery of Arts an organization which has donated many hours to the growth of students appreciation of art was presented the award to an organization outside the field of education which has contributed significantly to edu edu- edu education cation The award was ac ac- ac accepted for the gallery by Liz Enyeart Donald Carothers concluded the evening with a dynamic speech on the th theme me The Hour That Is lie He propounded that the necessity of education to get out of the track of his tory and into the slow How of the new world is urgent In high lights of his speech he said as our world continues to shrink and becomes more tech tech- technical automated mans man's basic concerns will turn to enrichment of the mind MAN WILL eventually es cape the routine of f gen gen- generations In order to keep up with the rapidly changing world we live in education must change Teachers must have improved working conditions higher professional status and better economic benefits He emphasized that teachers are not militant when they wish change to better the future of education |