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Show fioTlADS OUJUNE POLICY T,.,ininK tc insure Perpetuity of Government iinl Welfare of Citizens Is Ann. The superintendents of schools . the state of Utah, at their 01 1 convention held at Og-ia Og-ia January, have set forth nme of their views as to the Iprvice which the schools should ender to the state while passing pass-ing through the present financial finan-cial crisis. . H is the function of the school at all times to give training train-ing which will insure the perpetuity per-petuity of government and the elfare of the individual citizens citi-zens It is tfle function of the school to train young people for intelligent and honorable participation partici-pation in society and for leadership lead-ership In the vital issues of life. It is everywhere admitted that the public school is the Chief public agency which has given this indispensable type of service ser-vice to the individual and the state. ; . . " ; T-jt-;-- fa times of emergency such as now prevails, we conceive it to be the duty of the schools, even under handicaps as may be encountered, to give not only such service as is given in normal nor-mal times, but also such additional addi-tional service as will help to relieve re-lieve present stress and, if pos sible, aid in preventing like conditions in the future. The school should now welcome within with-in its doors not only the entire school population but so far as practicable, all others in need of educational relief, who may be capablo of benefiting by the extended ex-tended programs which the schools may give. Such service would enhance the morale of the needy and make them more fit to succeed in the daily walks of life. While the school is rendering ren-dering this additional service, it should do so under the wisest and most economical administration. administra-tion. If, without injury to the school, it should be found possible pos-sible for it to adopt and practice prac-tice even greater economies than it has been practicing, then by all means this administrative improvement should be made. The superintendents and teachers- of the schools are fully aware that at the present time thousands of citizens are out of employment; many of them are in want for the common necessities neces-sities of life; that because "of the economic crisis large numbers num-bers of taxpayers are finding difficulty in meeting their obligations. obli-gations. The school people are cofivjneed, however, that there are still ways by which economies econ-omies could be and should be brought about in public and private life before attempts are made to abridge the educational training of the children. We would recommend that all superintendents su-perintendents and boards of education ed-ucation gather pertinent facts on taxation and otlier factors affecting school support with a view of meeting the financial problems of the present and future fu-ture wisely and with a view of giving correct information to the public on support and expenditures expendi-tures for education. Regarding present conditions as an emergency and not as a permanent economic situation, it is recognized that all school employees including executives, teachers, custodians, and others have a responsibility in meeting it. While the salaries in the state of Utah are relatively low, it is said ,it may be that in some instances boards of education, after practicing all possible economies, econ-omies, may not be able to set up budgets sufficient to pay teachers on their present salary-schedule salary-schedule for the full length of the school period. In such extreme ex-treme cases it is the opinion of superintendents that the monthly month-ly salaries should be maintained for the length of time that the budget will permit gn& that all ' the teachers, through the officers' offi-cers' of their respective' Issflcia' tions, be called 011 by the boards of education in such districts to consider ways and means whereby the schools may remain in session ses-sion the full term. We feel strongly that schools should remain re-main in session the customary length of time so that the children chil-dren may not be called upon to pay the price of a temporary financial fi-nancial depression and be deprived de-prived of their educati mal training the greatest blessing which can come into their lives, and furthermore, that the state itself may not be deprived of its greatest asset, a body of men and women adequately trained to participate intelligently and successfully in the life of the state. |