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Show COMMUNICATION SHALL WE CHANGE OUR SCHOOL LAWS? At the present time the school laws of the state of Utah are such that the taxpayer, the man who has children to send to school, has but little or nothing noth-ing to say or do with the educational edu-cational problems that confront the communities of the state. The citizens of the state have but little to say as to where their children, especially the smaller ones, shall go to school, unless they come out in open J rebellion against the actions of the school boards. Under existing exist-ing school laws, if the school board members have some hobby that they wish to put over they csn, if so inclined, do just about as they please with the school problems that confront the smaller towns. Our school officials should be "public servants," but under the present system of laws, our school board members are "public "pub-lic bosses." Public official' should consider the wants and the welfare of the people whom they are called to serve. Public officials, especially school board members, should give due consideration con-sideration to the health and gen eral welfare of the children who attend the public schools. Are the members of our school boards doing their duties in this respect? Are the members of our school boards public servants ser-vants or public "bosses"? Election time will soon be here. Let the citizens, the taxpayers tax-payers see to it that men are cl'-.tri -v.Iy:. .will look after the educational problems, .ci ilio citizens citi-zens see to it that men will be elected who will devote their energies in looking after the health and general welfare of the boys and girls who will be our men and women of tomorrow. AN ANXIOUS FATHER |