Show SCHOOL BOARD B ARD ACTS ON MANY I MATTERS AS OPENING NEARS NEA S Veterans Will Receive Preference in School District Employment Veterans will receive pre pre- preference pre pre- preference ference in employment by the Uintah School District Board of b Education The Board at its reg reg- reg- reg regular ular meeting held Monday re re- re requested requested quested District Superintendent H Grant Vest to in accordance pith ith the state law grant veterans preference when employing personnel in all I classifications As a result of this ruling Ray Ray- Raymond mond Gee a returned veteran was employed as custodian at the Naples Naple School There were four f applicants for the position three j I of whom were veterans non-veterans Tuition and Laboratory Fee Fa Board members voted to con- con ue the charging of 50 per p r f Semester for state out-of-state pupils i or if paid in ope payment 90 J for two semesters I Also authorized was the charge of a laboratory fee for ill all ll high I h school pupils in grades 9 to 12 These fees will willbe willbe be used exclusively for the im im- im improvement improvement provement of the laboratories Registration Parents will be invited to visit the schools September 2 to gand jk and register their children at Wat at time School will begin Sep Sep- Sep Sep- September 8 Buses will be used for the reg reg- reg registering of high school pupils Dates of registration will be an an- an announced announced later Tax Levy Leyy Superintendent Vest reported that Forrest Goodrich chair chair- chairman t I man of the Uintah County Com Com- Commission Commission I mission and Alma mem memo member ber of the Commission had In- In In ired of the Board if they eed reed to reducing the school districts district's ri request for os osh funds by en h a 7 10 of a mill It was the unan unan- unan unanimous opinion of the Board that the requested was necessary I i sary sary- for balancing the budget Continued on page 4 I School Board Boards Board L Continued ci front from page P page le 1 and that the CommissionerS Commissioner should levy sufficient tax to tomake tomake make this amount available to the schools Attendance Avard A Rigby director of student personnel reported that the percent of attendance at Uintah County schools school during 1946 1846 was Mr Ri Rigby point point- I ed out that present pr IW State fin ance ante laws are based on an the aver aver- average age daily dally attendance of pupils and that a high rate of absence can be extremely costly to the District He stated that consider consider- considering ing that the district receives for each 30 elementary and each 20 high school students the District lost last year because beca use Of 07 absence from school Upon Mf Mr BI byli recommendation th the Bd that principals be r e eft d to de de- devise devise vise every mean means possible leto to im im- improve improve the prove attendee attendance a Ce coming com in J-i J a School Lunch and ft y Costs School lunch aDM gOr th the next year ye-ar wert we r i to 1 cents per meal TIta The TheS zed Mrs Harvey Carts lunch lunch supervisor to tc tot ui tannery jannery nery for the c f f for the school lunch pr P on on days that It is not hem fir com com- community Community cannin tanning jN that the marg 1 l n op- op operating crating the t A Ar r ill be smaller this yi Y I t be be- be because because cause it is noW now t OPy fp P pay y the supervisor pt can can- cannery nery profits profit Last year ne e a said we had a summer home economics mica teacher wd per per- perform perform form this wor the worLand 8 nd the charge was made against her salary The Superintendent also report report- reported reported ed that the cannery canner Is in need of ofa ofa a juice extractor e Board authorized authorised Its ha Mileage Allowances Allowanced 4 The mileage aU Ce for nurses of Ic Ie per mile jas mlle was as can can- canceled and end the Superintendent was instructed by the Board to study tudy the advisability of ing all ll I fige i llito to 6 I cents cent Personnel x K 11 tow k 11 Im i evi art The board ed the ap ap- appointment appointment of as veteran the on fa In In- In Instructor instructor at Alte High lUgh School Elizabeth as sec sec- secretary of 1 SS School and Samuel a A Powell as driver of the Hayden bud us The resignation of Allen AlIen T Bond as veteran the veteran Instructor instructor at Uintah High School was accept accept- accepted accepted ed An adjustment upward of Glen Allreds Allred's salary in amount was approved Mr Allred will receive de degree gree at the end of summer r school The Board reviewed r ewed ed several applications application for of Dis Dis- District Superintendent and set August 26 at 8 p roas mas the Ule time for further consideration cons and able sible action Bue uses and del Trucks Truck Superintendent v vest t reported that all bus routes mute have been checked and that the roads al although though generally in good condi condl condition tion are unusually rough Board members suggested that the Su Suo Superintendent request the Coun Coun- tv Commission to the roads ts u much as possible before school opens Kermit Young was authorized authorized ed to accept delivery of the new bus which has been ordered for forthe forthe the District at the factory pro pro- providing providing viding satisfactory arrangements can be worked out Use of the school trucks of the Maeser and Tridell projects in cooperation with Uintah County U Ur on days that the actually r committee c tt are r actually c u working in front of the school buildings was authorized Contribution The Board acknowledged re re- re receipt receipt of an exposure meter donat donat- donatt ed to the District I by the Uintah ln d ds County t Junior Red Cross s and instructed the district clerk to draft a letter thanking the Red RedCross RedCross Cross unit for the contribution Bids The district clerk was instruct ed by the Board to call for tor bids on coal for consideration and award at the September 15 meet meeting meeting ing The Bank of Vernal was awarded the insurance for the ensuing year on the basis of their bid In amount The gasoline contract was wee awarded to the Hiway Service as a result of their offer of a gallon Water Connection Lynn Richens representing the Naples Water Association re re- re requested re- re requested quested that the Board sign for two water connections in the Naples Ward water system community project Board members mem mem- members bers voted to subscribe for two with a down pay pay- payment ment of for tor each and that the district clerk sign a contract obligating the District to share Football Football in o the program piC piCc Practice c Board members vetoed the proposal of the Uintah School Activities Association to begin I football practice as of August 1 15 lIS Institute Superintendent Vest reported that the school pre institute which will be held from August 26 25 to 29 will be conducted In such a manner that all teachers may secure two hours credit at atthe atthe the University of Utah |