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Show Thursday, January 12, 1989 Chronicle - Page Six made ix-pir- off U . his, "fifst priority Tanner opened store to guard academic freedom By Jennifer Peterson Chronicle staff writer As a child thinning sugar beets in C. Tanner probably never Obert Farmington, Utah, thought he would experience the success which he 10-year-o- ld enjoys today. One of 10 children his mother raised by herself, Tanner had jobs many would never think a man of his prestige would have experienced. By the time he entered the University of Utah at 16, he had worked as a gandy dancer, a member of a railroad section gang and had helped to build the ore dump in Magna. While attending the U., Tanner cleaned furnaces in the Federal Heights area. Later he exchanged this job for one at a jewelry, store, a step, he hoped, which would offer him new educational opportunities and experiences. After earning his degree in English, Tanner went on to Stanford to earn his master's degree in philosophy and returned to the U. to earn his juris doctorate. Shortly thereafter, Tanner taught at Stanford, then returned again to Utah to teach. He remained at the U. for 27 years as a philosophy professor. "I taught philosophy at the university from 1945 to the early 1970s. There wasn't too much difference between Stanford and Utah," Tanner said. "Stanford had good scholars and highly respected standards. The U. has some good scholars, too, but Stanford is a private college while Utah is open to almost everyone." When Tanner began his teaching career it was all he wanted to do. He taught high school before he began teaching at the U. and it was this high school setting which caused Tanner to start his own businessthe O.C. Tanner Co. .s "I started to worry about school boards and adminis LUMP BETWEEN LOWER LIP AND GUM. I . BAD BREATH. V tration. I wanted to be free and J .thought I would be free if I could earn money on the side," Tanner said. "I worried about people telling me what to think, how to think, what to do and what to teach." It was 61 years ago when Tanner started his own jewelry store which specialized in rings and service pins. That company, which began with only one employee, has since grown, according to a Deseret News article, to a size of 1,300 employees. "I figured I could be independent if I could have a job outside of teaching-so- rt of moonlighting. But I still taught and I always gave first choice to the U.,M Tanner said. Because he was a dedicated teacher, business was always second despite the fact that it gave him more income than teaching. The low income of teachers has been a concern of education for years and Tanner said this problem exists throughout the world. 'The job doesn't pay what it should and that's been the story from the beginning. Anyone who is going into teaching should know that's the way it is," Tanner said. 'They should know it enough not to complain and I never cared much for complaining. "It's a little bit like getting married. Then it's a little ' ' too late to complain' Tanner said. But unlike attitudes toward marriage, attitudes toward higher education have gone through many changes. "I left in the early 70s. It was after I left that the attitude of students changed. My colleagues began having a difficult time with students and began getting very frustrated. Student morale was low and so their attitude was an 'I dare you to teach me', attitude," Tanner said. But he said the attitude seems to be reverting back to its old form. lliiiil!;1 Obert C. Tanner is a professor emeritus in philosophy at the U. and founder and chairman of the board of O.C. Tanner Co. "When I taught at the university, students thought it. was a great honor to be at a university. And to teach at a university was also thought to be an honor. I think that is coming back," Tanner said. "It was a great honor to me to be a teacher. I loved doing it," Tanner added. TWITCHY, WIRED LOOK CAUSED BY NICOTINE. A high nicotine content makes smokeless tobacco just as addicting as cigarettes. STAINED FINGERS. STUBBORN ATTITUDE. WONT TOBACCO-STAINE- LISTEN TO SOUND MEDICAL D ADVICE. TEETH. DRIBBLE CUR Runnin'Ute Basketball TIN BULGES AND RING. WHITE PATCHES AND SORES. Leukoplakia. In time, could lead to oral cancer. RECEDING GUMS, - NO FRIENDS. ifi TOBACCO JUICE. AMERICAN d:?pz::gisfobd:?s. CANCER VSOOETY8 ?! DONT USE SNUFF OR CHEWNG TOBACCO ...... . Thursday, January 12 vs. Hawaii 7:30 p.m. Saturday, January 14 vs. San Diego State 7:30 p.m. Check out the located in section D. Any group that would like to sit in this section should call theticket office at to reserve your tickets. Tickets must be reserved in person at the ticket office 24 hours before game time and picked up by noon of game day. Remember, you MUST wear red to sit in this section. 581-UTE- S, ! - A All U of U students FREE with valid activity card American Heart Association |
