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Show Lehi Lions Host Annual Fathers, INCREASE III SCHOOL OPERATING COSTS "Sweelhsart' Sons Banquet DUE TO GREATER STUDENT ATTENDANCE Zor.3 Party Here Is Huge Success The annual Fathers and Sons banquet, held Saturday, Feb. 8, in the Lehi Stake Center, mark ed the 59th anniversary of scouting, with an outstanding pro gram. Some 550 were in attend ance. A hot banquet was prepared and served under the direction of the School Lunch Staff of the Lehi High School. Table decor ations, placed by scouts, were appropriate for the occasion. President F. Russell Hakes of the Lehi Stake Presidency, gave the address of welcome, and Richard Eddington was master of ceremonies. Boy Scouts of the"Order of the Arrow," of Utah County, entertained with Indian dancing. Musi cal selections were provided by the MIA quartette winners in the Junior and Senior divisions. These included Allen Hadfield, Stanley Scown, Blaine Carson and Mike Carson of the First Ward, First Place winners in the Jun ior Division. Mrs. Eva Carson was the accompanist. The male quartette from the Second Ward, Senior Division winners, included Glade Dalton, Kay Stone, Garry Sampson and Bruce Webb. Mrs. Jean Stone was the Accompanist. With the Lehi Lions Club as the host group, the annual zone party, featuring the "Sweet heart" theme, was held last Thursday evening in the Lehi Third Ward Church. Tables were decorated in the Valentine motif, and the banauet was prepared and served by the Lehi Third Ward Relief Society. James Lundberg of Orem, In ternational Director, was the fea hired speaker. He related exper iences concerning his association with Internationalizes idents and explained the planned International Convention. This will take place in Japan, July 2, 3, 4 and 5, 1969. A large group will attend from Utah Coun ty. Those registered from Lehi thus far. include Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Smuin, Mr. and Mrs. Doug las Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Miller, Mr. andMrs.EldenHard- ing and Mr. and Mrs. Clell Jack son, who will also be accompanied by their daughter, MissMer- rilyn Jackson. Under the direc tion of Christopherson Tours, and guided by "Big" John Winneg and Mrs, Winneg, the group will travel by "All American Car riers." The route will be taken from San Francisco to Hong Kong, China, then on to Bangkok, Sing apore, Manilla, Formosa, and Osaki and Tokyo, Japan. A stop te will be made in Hawaii, homeward. Representatives from each club in the zone paid tribute to their wives and presented them with boxes of candy. The "Jones Boys" from American Fork, played piano and organ duets. Lynn Robinson of Lehi, sang to his guitar accompaniment. The Lehi Eighth Ward quartette, Rose Hinton, Glen M. Smith, Carol Smith and Merlin Pack, sang the "Rigoletto" quartette, with Mrs. Beverly Smith as the accompanist. Songs by the "Hi-los- ," ladies chorus, were directed by Vera Trane and accompanied by Eva Carson. Dr. Lars Jenkins was master of ceremon ies for the evening. The floral centerpiece was presented to Mrs. Lundgren. The other four arrangements were given as door 1 - 11 prizes io me lucxy winners. Under the direction of N. S. Peck, zone chairman, Clell Jackson served as party chairman, assisted by Mrs. Jackson, Dr. and Mrs. Lars Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Smuin, Mr: and Mrs. Cliff Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nakagawa. There were 145 present for the occasion. 1 1 S ar that total expenditures for the public schools rose from in 1957-5- 8 to $193,294,-26- 5 an increase of in 1967-6- 8, $108.6 million or 128 per cent during the ten-yeperiod. Of this total increase, maintenance and operations accounted for $91.9 million, with rises in interest costs, capital outlay, and the school lunch program resulting in the balance of the ten year rise in school expenditures. Among the major elements cited by the Foundation report in the increase in public school operating costs during the past de $84,-655,2- 72 ar In recognition of outstanding achievement during the past year, Troop Nine of the Sixth Ward, was awarded First Place. Troop Seven of the Seventh Ward, re ceived Second Place recognition, and Troop Six of Cedar Valley Ward, is the Third Place Winner for the year. Framed certificates were presented, as well as a useful piece of camping equipment. These gifts included, respectively, and aluminum Dutch pupil-teach- 13, 1PM Lehi Patients in Am. Fork Hospital Jean Clark, Helen Martinet, and Among those receiving treatment in the American Fork Hospital were the following from Lehi: Charles B. Hamner.KarlE. Price, Penny K. Earl, Gerald Swank, Dora Godfrey, SheilaSar-gen- t, Faye Hayward, Lee Neel, MRS. ROOSEVELT SMITH HOME FROM HOSPITAL, IMPROVING Colleen Chamberlain of Cedar Valley. oven, First; aluminum grill, Second, and a hand lantern, Third place. It will be recalled that the Seventh Ward troop took Second and Cedar Valley took Third place last year. The manv friends of Mr. Roosevelt (Mae) Smith will be pleased to know that she returned home Tuesday, after W xng. days in the Utah Valley Hospital, The Foundation study noted that where she underwent major surdespite the large increase in gery. She Is now Improving well, school expenditures during the is reported. past ten years, Utah has not improved its relative position when Welcome the Heart volunteer compared with other states in exvisiting your home on the weekpenditures per pupil and in averend of Heart Sunday, and make age salary levels for instruca generous contribution to the tional personnel. 1969 Heart Fund. security and retirement programs for school personnel, (3) programs many of which were instituted by the Federal Government during the past few years, and (4) other costs such as maintenance and plant operation expenses which have been rising faster than the cost of liv- new Classmates Hold Reunion enjoyable reunion for a group of former classmates at the Lehi High School was held at the home of Mrs. Duane (Ev elyn Peterson) Woffinden. Mrs. Louis (Doris Taylor) Phillips was present from Parma, Idaho. Others present for exchange of news and refreshments were: Ila Schow Swenson, Faye Beck Peck, Fawn Lewis Berry and Marie Thrasher Willes. An Utah's educators are this year asking a 61 million dollar increase to improve public schools in our state. Right now this request is before the Utah State Legislature. And it has become apparent both to the legislators and public alike that if the state is to meet this increase along with the increased needs of other state there will have to be a tax increase. agencies Raising of taxes is a no more pleasant prospect to educators than it is to anyone. else. Educators are taxpayers too. ::Vf: But; Utah is now at the crossroads. We must raise revenue or we must lower services and standards. In education, the services are already too low. In fact, they are rapidly becoming critical. These are not the emotions of teachers speaking. These are plain facts. " AVERAGE CLASS LOADS 1967-196- 8 utah United 26.5 pupils mmm States T7 J i 24.1 pupils " Surrounding States """jT1 22.5 pupils 111 mamm Utah Elementary Class Loads I 10 hmmJhm4mh 29.25 pupils 20 15 30 25 mentary school classloads are particularly critical, since it is in these formative years that the basis of a child's learning must begin. If the rudiments are neglected, he is pushed on to the next grade, simply unprepared because a teacher has not the time to spend with the slow learner. Even a few extra minutes spent by the teacher each day could make the difference between, for instance, a poor reader and a child who can read well. v PER PUPIL EXPENDITURES valentine Cards 1967 1968 PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN TEACHERS SALARIES 1957-5- Wyoming $670 Arizona 5 $640 Nevada United States to 1967 68 mm mi 1111 Utah Colorado mmamm 8 Surrounding States $635 $575 0 New Mexico 10 20 hmI i mm 'mmmm 30 61.6 58 1 46.9 40 50 60 70 536 Idaho $517 Average of Above $596 National Average $619 Utah $512 $100 BOXED CANDY From 69c to $7.95 $400 $500 $600 $700 It ratios Only three states have larger teacher-pupi- l than has Utah Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama. Educators agree that 25 students per classroom is absolute maximum if children are to receive the proper atten- COSMETIC SETS by DuBarry Revelon Cote Faberge COSTUME $300 means that adequate funds are not available for good libraries, technical equipment, teaching materials and extended summer programs. And it means that fewer good teachers are entering the profession. counseling. Boxed or Personal VALENTINE $200 Utah is last in its expenditure per child. What does this mean? It means that your children do not get proper VALENTINES tion. Utah averages. 26.5 children per classroom. Salaries paid to teachers in Utah are substantially below those paid to teachers in surrounding states and the rest of the United States. We train our teachers in state colleges and universities, using tax funds. The teacher can earn more elsewhere, and he leaves the state. Just as important is the fact that we cannot attract better teachers by paying low salaries. the improvement of education necessitates a tax crease, how will it affect you? Here are some examples: If IBM ittHU one mill increase in the assessed valuation of the average $20,000 home will cost only an estimated 33 cents per month per mill more. sales tax were increased by one percent, it would mean each person would pay less than $1.50 per month in additional sales tax. If Ele- - message on behalf of Utah's children from the 13,400 members of the A tsA UTAH EDUCATION ASSOCIATION li iF" '55 2!s Should in- A JEWELRY From $1.00 353 , PS ft Your Candy ThnrxUy, IW. THE LEHI FREE PRE86 er Since 1958 the average ratio in Utah has declined by 12 per cent. This accounts for about $7.5 million or eight per cent of the expenditure rise period. during the ten-ye-ar The remaining $30.8 million or 33 per cent of school operating cost increases during the past decade is the result of a variety of factors including (1) broadened services provided by more supervisory, library, and guidance personnel, (2) enlarged social AWARDS MWWJ : per cent of the increase in public school operating costs during the past ten years is accounted for by greater school attendance and by inflation with the remaining 57 per cent of the expenditure rise being the result of other factors, including the rise in teacher salary levels and the expansion of services and programs. The was the conclusion expressed in an analysis of public school expenditures just released by Utah Foundation, the private governmental research agency. The Foundation study shows Approximately 43 cade are the following; Average daily attendance In the schools rose 44.7 per cent during the ten-yeperiod. This accounted for $24.6 million, or 27 per cent, of the increase in school operating expenditures. Between 1958 and 1968 the cost of living rose about 19 per cent. This resulted in higher costs of $15.1 million, or 16 per cent of the operating expenditure rise. Salaries are a major element in school costs. All salary levels, including those of teachers, have been rising faster than the cost of living. Approximately $14 million, or 15 per cent, of the total increase in school operating costs during the past decade is attributable to teacher salary increases beyond cost of living changes. on desire to have one of our representatives meet with your club or civic group, call 266 4461. |