Show t I JJ Ii Grant Vest Resigns Position Will Study for Doctors Doctor Degree and Then Accept A Higher Rated Position H Grant Vest Uintah School District superintendent state senator and popular civic and religious worker has submitted his resignation to the Uintah School District Mrs Ruth P Haslem chairman of the school board announced Wednesday Stressing that he is not in anyway any anyway way dissatisfied with his post tion and that his action which was taken only after long deliberation was one of the most difficult which he has eves ever done Is s both he and his family are extremely reluctant to leave leav Vernal and their many friends friend Mr Vest requested that he be released in order that he might complete the study necessary for a Doctors Doctor's degree When he has secured his Doctors Doctor's degree he will accept another position that will offer him considerable chance for advancement in the educational field I Mrs Haslem in announcing r Vests Vest's resignation stated that the Board accepted it with reluctance inasmuch as they do donot donot not want to lose him However she continued board members feel that they should not stand in the way of his advancement and they wish him good luck In 10 all of his future undertakings Mr Vest said Mrs Haslem has rendered outstanding ser ser- service vice to the people of Uintah County Under his l s leadership the the e County has leas achieved a very fine record In II up-to-date up school practices and efficient admin tion The Uintah School Dis Dis- District District has acquired a reputation as a district which takes advantages of state policies that h i crease the se serve of the c to UJ died comm community community- Examples Of this thia policy n the in D pf aircraft classes JoIS the school s a c h o 0 o 0 I 1 veterans v t rans education educe on M-dult M dult education anil and SChOOL school service During the difficult war and war post years the Uintah Dis Dis- District did not under Mr Vests Vest's administration have to close a class or school because of lack of teachers as did so many other school districts throughout the Nation No small part of these many accomplishments concluded Mrs Haslem is due to Mr Vests Vest's i ability as a competent and sym sym- W pathetic superintendent t Mr Vest who came to Vernal i in 1934 as principal of the Vernal Ver Ver- Vernal nal Seminary began his career as an educator in the Amen Ameri 1 can c Fork Seminary in 1933 He was appointed superintendent in ds dent de of o the If Uintah School Dis Dis- t Dist in 1942 Born at Salt Lake City he lived most of his early life at American Fork He graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bach Bach- Bachelor Bachelor elor of Science degree in 1933 and received his Masters Master's degree in 1938 He also attended ii courses at Northwestern University University sity University of Chicago and Stanford University To round fj out his preparation for school administration he also completed ed a course at the Business College tc Continued on page four Jour 1 U b eT s sYr w 3 Yr iv V VP Va gy P a H Grant Vest i I H It est R Resigns I I a Continued from Pale page 1 h hAn An active religious worker st he filled a a mission to En EnI England I for the LOS Church from 1927 1921 to 1929 He has served as a a memo mem mem- mem member ber of the Uintah Stake High Council for seven years Uintah Stake Clerk two e years rs and ah was wass second cond s counselor in the Uintah Stake Presidency from 1943 to 1947 A civic leader he has served two tw sessions In the Utah State Legislature as 81 Senator from Uin tah and Duchesne Counties He was of the Vernal Lions Club during the 47 1948 fiscal year yeu Mr Vest has been a mem mem- member member ber of the Uintah County Hoard Board of Education from 1937 to 1942 He has also served as 81 secretary and director of the Uintah State Bank for the past six years His ability as a school admin admin- administrator has been recognized by his anointment to many ma a uca- uca groups including his rv- rv inC ing two terms as a member of the Finance Committee of h Utah Educational Association was twice a delegate to the an an- an annual annual nual convention of American Association of School Schoot Adminis has haji hal served at as a and participant pant In the Rural Life and Education Con Con- ference a member of of the Citi Citi- Citizens zens to Study State Finances member of the S State te Superintendent f Committee on Alms Atm Aim and Purposes of Public lic Schools Schoola of Utah chairman of the Utah State Sena Senate to Committee on Education participant In panel discussions at meetings m meg of school administrators anil and ana at atthe atthe the Utah Educators Edue l Association tion He is married to 1 Gwendolyn Lund of fA Salt Lake City The ThOran e cou le have bave b ve three children Grant Grant tAnn It Ann and nd Die D i l of f Education invite invites all persons in in the position of dW superintendent f t I I their theil 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