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Show Vamal h$mt Wdnsday, May 28, 1986 PAY. By Jock Wollis Courageous In remarks concerning the education educa-tion crisis Utah faces, Governor Norman Nor-man Bangerter stated,"Courageous leadership must be the order of the day in every state, on every campus, within every school." The governor stated he was concerned concern-ed with the flooding Great Salt Lake, but the rising flood of our school-age population poses a larger concern. "We have a flood of children, and I believe our children are our greatest resource." Over the past five years, enrollment in Utah's public schools has increased increas-ed 20 percent. A 40 percent jump in enrollment over the next ten years is expected in higher education. In Utah, 50 cents of every tax dollar goes for education, but because of the increasing population, Utah rates last in the country in per student expenditure. expen-diture. However, the ACT score ranking rank-ing among states using this measurement measure-ment for college entrance, Utah has climbed from 17th place in 1982 to 11th in 1985. Concerning the report of the Carnegie Forum on Education and the Economy, Gov. Bangerter said he was encouraged by the Forum's suggestions sugges-tions relative to restructuring the ways we utilize teachers in schools. "Teachers must be in the forefront of deciding school policy, providing leadership and training, redesigning schools and determining the standards of excellence which must guide our education system." "This responsibility must be accompanied accom-panied by accountability. Financial rewards should be linked to student performance and creative utilization of the technology and support staff we should provide for teaching staffs in every school in America." "Currently, the deans of all Utah colleges of education are meeting with public educators and others to better our methods of training teachers." "In Utah we speak often these days of the necessity for increased efficien PUBLIC FORUM LETTERS TO THE EDITOR What is your opinion? The Express welcomes letters from its readers concerning any subject pertinent to the Uintah Basin. There are no restrictions as to contents, it not libelous or vindictive vindic-tive and ol reasonable length. Letters must be submitted exclusively to the Express and bear the writer's lull name, signature, phone number and address. The name or names ol those submitting letters must appear on all published letters. All letters are subject to condensation. Social Services r .. uear tailor. When a society gets large, it gets complex. The people of that society at times need extra help in adjusting to that complex society. This is why we need helping agencies like Social Services. Social Son-ices are designed to assist the segment of the public which has a special need. Some needs ere crisis assistance like food stamps and protection In abuse situations. Train- ing and counseling help the members of society ho nwd this hlp to fit back Into the culture and become con- tributing ciliens. As In any system, there art at umrs, a brrakdo n In communications, At tin times it takes portal dfurt end attention to keep the system working rffettivrly. Hie State of I'tah and the t'iiitah County CommisMrmrrs. of k- jug logrthcr. dr vr!r-d a committee U volunteers ha art giving tbrif ume k'k'k'k-k-k-k'k I I laffm PVhf 000 n.'t si ..... . , . , f . i, Jll 03 p r m M - t J 4 tf it V9 tf M.V-"f Cr-t 51 4S V9 Vr fra M J Vtii?t " .r W'fV . . c- tv twi l., . l I-, " isf "t wi?,"l r?'",r''",' - ... . .4 ia.-j.ii v! - - V ,V .' t,5r 'J "t- tC'r.'i-fs - ' .: T ' yt 4-r M . J . .. II X leadership cy in our educational system, improved improv-ed financial resources and reduced programs. These are uncomfortable topics, but they are realistic ones, but I believe that we can improve education, educa-tion, indeed, we must," the Governonr concluded. As the last class to attend the present pre-sent Uintah High School graduates and the class of 1987 looks forward to entering enter-ing a new $17 million facility, we are proud to see the advances being made in Uintah education. The graduating Uintah High class of 1986 has more scholarships in terms of money than any other school in the state and any other graduating class from Uintah High. Next week a group of courageous leaders will make a presentation to the State Community Impact Board for a $7 million grant from the mineral lease money to be used in building the facilities for a Community Center for educational purposes. Gov. Bangerter pledged when he took office in January of 1985 to make education his number one priority. He has done this by organizing a program called ALERT (Agenda for Leadership Leader-ship in Educational Resources for Tommorrow). ALERT outlines the direction the governor believes public and higher education must move in Utah if we are to succeed in making our students increasingly competitive in the international marketplace. To this we would add our annual good luck and success to the graduates of 1986 and also extend hope for a bright future in their pursuits. Also, we would like to give a word of support to the courageous leaders of our community who have the foresight to construct new high school structures and those willing to freely give of their time and talents in looking look-ing into new avenues to enhance and increase the educational opportunities in our community. This should be the number one priority of our county and city, as well as school district leaders. and enery to clear up the conflicts due to these misunderstandings. Now comes the catch. The commit- tee will not be able to help unless the pul),jc makes lhe n(?cds kn(mn Thcre are a coupie 0f way8 to make your ynnw first, you could come and mPt.t the committee on May 28. (that's tonight). They will be formally in- induced at the high school at 7:30 p m. The committee will be asking for questions from the public at that tune, Second, there will be a suggestion box. t'ic it to ask the committee to get in touch ilh you or even to state your complaint In writing. Ami by all mean, give llwm any suggestions that you can. Ml U-t you are like rosl jwple. I'll . you mlfr, "What g.wd will it (Jo to fio?" The rrprewntativ ol the Suite of t'lah and the t'inlah County Com- miiofirrs wilt be rrjtf rw-ntrd at this moling and this i an flection year, f Have an ir.trrrM in hat Social Smim ts aMe Id 4a in On communi- jy n.l tt 8 (0 r. rr smj hrard j j ijj j -lnff UvigW ill t Mkrd Ml irrifwflaf;!. however, u . comn-.mi'.w tu fr u latv-me and gdlhrm working furynu, liytmrrimatmn wriha rni-im'HMar.!-,i-g. t ill tfintf i ktw instead t.f lo k Smim t'n ir t ai a W frtt.rKl !r Ux? g t. 4 rt Ut try t4 ft"-t IKal ttfd txA ttve t'-i tT'fj'.ttJt-rr!! fnf iHn-. N'r--g IH?-i"jr. iat.vtv;;it'itt r--rif'?f.:i-c.AM rwJ r.f,,.T,e M nif'" ' i! "' , . . , . . Trr Hi - H .'5 p 4 ?4V.-'. c.t Ui l-t. t- ? .-.-rv-ejv-n T-t ?;- t'Hr'5if f ?''-i f " I'M !-! jl'i'- f- J- r V t- . fVjf fi.c. f rirr '"f: f "."I ! "T ? '6 I, 1 I'"1? f I I. Child dies in accident Two-year-old Letha Saline Wop-sock Wop-sock lost her life Wednesday, May 21, when she was struck and run over by a pickup truck near her home in Fort Duchesne. Letha would have been three .next month. Utah Highway patrolman Lloyd Mecham reported that Kevin Fredrick Myore, 22 was entering a driveway at the Foothill Apartments in Fort Duchesne when the child ran in front of the truck. She was struck by the right front bumper and a tire passed over her head. The accident occurred at about 6 p.m. No citations were issued. BIA police were at the scene assisting patrolman Mecham with the investigation. in-vestigation. This was the fourth traffic traf-fic fatality listed in the Uintah Basin area this year. Visitation up at state park Visitors flocked through Dinosaur Gardens and the Utah Field House of Natural History State Park museum over Memorial Day weekend bringing bring-ing the attendance up 15 percent over last year. Park director, Alden Hamblin said 5,672 people trooped through the facility and filled the picnic area and parking lot from Friday to Monday. On Saturday alone, 2,153 visitors viewed the historic park. "I noticed a number of different accents ac-cents as people passed through the park," noted Hamblin. He said the guest book had people listed from Hawaii, Iowa, Nebraska, North Carolina, Illinois, Texas, North Dakota, Texas, California, Oklahoma, Wyoming and from many parts of Utah. There were others from outside the U.S. visiting. Guests signed in from Germany, Australia, Sweden and the Netherlands. Hamblin said visitation for the first five months of 1986 has maintained a 15 percent increase above last year. One of the park's employees said they talked with a family last week who had gone 1,000 miles out of their way to visit the park after seeing publicity and news reports about the facility. Theft charges are dismissed Matt Larsen, 18, Vernal, had a charge of auto theft dismissed by the Vernal City Police Department when he pleaded guilty to other charges, according to Lt. Mel Curtis. Larsen was involved in an early morning accident, May 16 in Naples City. Damage... Continued from page 1 two road graders, and an earth mover and put them through a demolition derby. Poluk said keys had txrn left in some of the equipment equip-ment and others were started with a master switch. The equipment is the property of Hamilton and Skewcs of Duchesne and HaJcoofSalt Lake City. l'oU k is following the lead to at least three susprcls. lie said it requires some knole)ge about the machines to operate them and had ruled out the Involvement of juveniles, PoU-k is also looking into a number of other cases of criminal mtwhief that occurred on the weekend, "You tan attribute it to the w arm weather, full mwn, or last day of School. What ever it was. people cnt a little Ul cra?y this weekend." commented IVrk. More iniwrmaiion on tt in-talents in-talents wilt t released as he com-p!e!n com-p!e!n hii investigations, (etttfltoHEntimiimyMi - rr : IS" Slalewitlc Unc J'honc tall. V -. Hi " Vernal ExpressAdvertiser 789-351 1 Utah Press Association THE VOICE OF BUSINESS The tragedy at ChemobyD By Richard L. Lesher President Chamber of Commerce of the United States The Germans have a word shadenfreude that means delight taken in the misery of others. But though the Soviet Union is our primary nemesis in the world, I know of no one in this country who has taken delight in the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Our response was to offer condolences and assistance. But though such incidents seem to bring out the best in us, in terms of putting put-ting aside differences and offering to help, they invariably focus attention on the very worst characteristics of the Soviet system, We often refer to the Soviet Union as a "closed" society, but closed is a soft, neutral adjective that grossly understates the horror. Of all the forms of fear that haunt the human heart, none is so dreadful as fear of the V . " f r ' - r , 4 vr. I ? : :. . . ' I : f 1 PLENTY OF protection is needed from the sun Classified Ads One ay. 15 nrd unknown. When a nuclear accident occurs oc-curs in a closed society, fear of the unknown races around the globe like a berserk virus, feeding fear that verges panic. It was not by accident that the framers of our Constitution went to such pains to guarantee us freedom of the press. They were well-aware such freedom would be abused. But they understood also the critical importance impor-tance of the free flow of information in a civilized society. The recent calamity at Chernobyl underscores yet again the significance of that vital difference dif-ference between us and the Soviets. It underscores also the profound difference dif-ference in our respective approaches to nuclear safety. It appears . the Soviets have charged full speed ahead with nuclear development with little concern for public safety. Such is certainly cer-tainly not the case in this country where our nuclear industry has compiled com-piled an unparalleled safety record. 4 I -r SUMMIT J WASATCH 1 V DUOfaivi 1 CARBON EMERY lOlh CIRCUIT COURT DCC13I0M B0U'0T B TRtStNT UT INDIAN f?ES tRVAtiCM MAP t - f? e'f i:aLC -c tC: .-ifu EMM Even at our most notorious accident at Three Mile Island there were no human injuries. Still, there is evidence our nuclear licensing program needs to be updated. up-dated. The laws governing it were enacted in 1954 when the commercial nuclear power industry was in its infancy. in-fancy. Because reactor designs were then untested, Congress created a two-step two-step licensing process in which utilities must first obtain approval to site and build a plant, and then to operate it. This cumbersome process postpones safety decisions until construction is nearly finished. Currently, there is legislation before Congress, S. 2073, that would modernize moder-nize this antiquated process, simultaneously reducing construction delays and improving safety. We can only hope the Chernobyl tragedy will help focus congressional attention on this important issue, and lead to prompt enactment of this important legislation. f I'f . - t lit - ' . I . 1 I . , 4 '-..". - . 1 f ' x ,vJ , , V' V ' 1 7 ' r a l 1 i I i i - 4 jfe&'WM teJMMIW W.llllH U Jll.ll 1 during Baccalaureate ccr cmomcs for tt'C senior class of 1986. WYOMING DAGGETT f-" J UINTAH ;UVJ GRAND if' i |