Show 1 1 i PUBLIC FORUM LETTERS TO THE EDITOR What is your our opinion The Express Illes letters from its readers concerning con can corning any subject pertinent to the Uintah Basin While there are no restrictions re reo as to contents or reasonable q 7 h. h Music-Athletic Music Ratio Dear Editor I am a temporary resident of your area and I had only a n limited amount of formal education so there will be those who will say I shouldn't make observations observations observations ob ob- however I see sec nothing to lose in doing so The letters to the editors recently concerning concerning concerning con con- the music department at the local high school have caught my eye The two letters in the most recent delThe del del- The two letters in the most recent edi cell of a marching band were downgrading the current music teacher at the high school That letter did not strike me that way but rather than they the signers were not only lamenting the fact that the marching band was disappearing disappearing dis dis- dis appearing but also the fact that there was only one teacher to carry carryon on in the music department I understand that the enrollment at atthe atthe atthe the high school is and that there are arc coaches in the boys' boys athletic department there Ive I've heard it quoted that if there is a decadence in the quality of our culture in the USA part of it can be blamed onto the fact that the push is to get the public so wound up in athletics that they eat drink and sleep athletics at the exclusion of all else I am not against athletics I believe sports even do some jogging myself and I believe that those who do not stay physically active are the losers However if the above guage here is an indication of the trend in this school district that five coaches can be hired for boys' boys athletics and only one music teacher for the entire student body of I should think the school principal and school board would hide their heads in shame Mrs Jonathan Hayes length we request good judgment and ard andreason andreason reason by the writer Letters must be signed However names will be with withheld held from publication if requested by bythe bythe bythe the writer 1 fJ 1 tJ Protests Wheat Deal Dear Editor In preparation for the coming election election elec clot tion lion we wee have ha heard much during the past few weeks about taxes Much has been said on the Ule whys wherefores etc of taxation We feel that much could be done to cut taxation We sight one recent example ex ex- ample which cost the American people approximately million We write of the sale of wheat to Russia Russia purchased this wheat cheat at the world price of per bushel instead of the US U.S. domestic price of a bushel The Government of the United States subsidized subsidized sub sub- this sale of wheat to the tune tunc of 47 cents a bushel Where did this 47 cents per bushel come from from us the American Taxpayer Dont Don't misunderstand us we are arc not against a subsidy to the American far far- mer Goodness only knows his plight We are against a subsidy involving our tax dollars to a foreign power lower which we are arc fighting As we make out decision for whom to vote vole Let us support only those candidates candidates cand cand- who stand for high ideals and protection of our constitution John and Shirley Buker UHS Music Program Dear 1 ear Editor It seem the Concerned Citizens article of September 21 stating staling the inadequacy Inadequacy In In- adequacy of the School Districts District's Music program has been twisted by one of our good citizens citizen of Vernal to sound a as a n personal attack on our High School music instructor Mr Nick Randall This could not be farther from our Intentions intentions intentions in In- at al the time the article was writ written ten Our intentions were to draw to the attention attention at nt of oC the public the decline of or our music program in the School district 1 have had students in one or more segments of oC the music program in Din Din- tah tali school district for the past nine years jears ears and I 1 have watched the decline of our oUt music intuit program m from one of the best in the state to where it is now and ande we e eho who ho signed the statement of the Concerned citizens arc are very concern concern- ed If II the music program continues to decline in number in the future as it has in the past in a short time we yc will have no music program in our district Our students arc are dropping from our music program more and more each year car and ami what the Concerned Citizens Citizen's question is Why Not a personal attack attack at at- tack on anyone We think Mr 1 Randall does an excellent job with the choral and concert music I attended Ashley Stake Conference Sunday morning and enjoyed very much the choir provided by the Uintah High School They were very good but regardless whether Mr 1 May 1 considers marching Band Music 1 NOISE or not a good marching band bandis is an asset to any community After Arter talking to our Mr h Ashel Evans he lie assured us that they have known of the inadequacy of oC the music program and the ones involved ed are going to do all they can to see if they can find out why We would like to thank Mr 11 Wallis for fOI his Public Forum horum Column and for his patience in this but we think now that the place to discuss this thus further is in inthe inthe inthe the Music Departments Department's Organizational Organization Organization- al Meeting November 13 1972 at the Uintah High School We hope all aH concerned concerned concerned con con- can be there and maybe a solution solution solution tion to this problem can be discussed in the right way Signed Still A Concerned Citizen Sarah Cook |