Show Vernal Junior High Holds PTA Meet MeetA A meeting of the Vernal Jr High School Teachers Parent Association was held Friday in the junor high school auditorium at am a.m. PTA PRESIDENT Mrs 1 Irvin Haws opened the meeting and welcomed all parents and teachers She announced the program Before DeCore the program commenced Mrs 1 Haws called on Mrs Irs Glade president of the PTA Council In Vernal to conduct the Installation lation of new officers New officers are arc Mrs 1 Haws president Mrs 1 N N. J J. J Meagher Jr first vice president dent Vernal Jr High School Allred second vice president Mrs Irs Vernon Vcr Vcr- non Willer Wilier secretary Judy May 1 treasurer treasurer treas treas- and Mrs Lawrence Lee faculty ad ad- visor THE PROGRAM was presented by the faculty Mr 1 Jacobsen spoke for the mathematics department The development of the math program series stresses the goal of encouraging the student to become an intelligent and inquiring student of mathematics Mrs 1 Lee spoke for the English depart ment She noted that the purpose pur pur- pose peso of English in Vernal Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal Junior High is to provide each student with a sufficient command of language for every day living to build study habits and reading habits and an appreciation of literature that will help him to continue to Improve THE SCIENCE department was represented seated by Mr Day The Vernal Jr High School science program is a laboratory laboratory labor labor- atory individualized oriented science program placing emphasis on learning earning by doing Science is a state-required state subject on the junior high school level he noted Speaking for the social studies department department depart depart- ment was Mr 1 Farnsworth He outlined the subjects which are taught in the department department de de- de by himself Mr Ewell Mr 1 Chandler Mr 1 Cook and Mrs 1 Merrill As a state requirement Utah history is taught in the seventh grade Geography is taught in the eighth grade and United United Unit Unit- ed States history is taught in the ninth grade Economics is taught as an elec tive five THE FINE arts department was represented represented re re- re presented by Mr Shelley Under the fine arts department are included art music speech and drama Mr 1 Shelley pointed out that probably the major purpose of the fine arts department was to provide an artistic outlet for the pressures that today's students face face to to provide them with a means to achieve self-confidence self and to promote a positive attitude without without without with with- out requiring that a student have a genius genius gen gen- ius talent Speaking for the home economics department department de de- was Miss 1 May 1 She spoke on the necessity of teaching future home homemakers home home- makers the basics of nutrition cooking budgeting in the management of the home skills in dressmaking interior decorating decorating de de- de and in all aspects of the domestic domes tic sciences She noted that cooking is popular with boys as well as girls and that in this age of inflation the proper way in which to manage a home is basic to family living SPEAKING FOR the reading department department depart depart- ment was Mrs Anderson She pointed out that Vernal Junor High School ranks with the best in the state for quality of reading media Students are tested regularly to improve their basic reading skills to teach each student to read with comprehension as rapidly as possible by improving his visual accuracy Mr Calder spoke for the vocational arts department He lie pointed out that the state is recognizing now that his de de- de department department is receiving new attention because because be be- cause the state has found that a great many students are not necessarily going to attend college and should not that not that thata a great many students should be training for jobs in the trades of carpentry auto mechanics and various fields of skilled labor Speaking for the physical education department department department de de- de- de was Marsha Fox girls' girls physical physical cal education instructor The goal of the physical education department is to develop develop develop de de- physically socially mentally emotionally the student The student should be involved in and participate with a good attitude AT THE conclusion of the program a suggestion was made that a tape recording recording record record- ing lag of the program be made which would be available to interested groups and was taken under advisement by the fac fac- Mrs Haws announced that all parents and teachers would adjourn to the gyn gyn- for parent teacher parent teacher conferences Each teacher met one or two parents at a time Refreshments were provided The next PTA meeting will be held in ary |