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Feedback "get it" and other good things, rather than foolishness. Maybe "someone" has seen the "real" Devil and knows someting on with thing we don't. Now that would be religion' Let s have a laugh and encourage Mrs. Peterson to use her leadership talents to get on with something more serious, such as helping with abused children, poverty or maybe even politics. Chester and Lynne Heath 1717 Center St Provo administrators of the Provo School District. Supt, John Bennion has brought exceptional insight and direction to the district, and Jim Bergera is one of the finest educational leaders in the State of Utah. The others who work closely with them are highly skilled in their areas of responsibility. 1 personally feel it a great privilege to have been closely associated with so many of the central office personnel for 8!2 years as I taught at Provo High School. I was continually impressed .bv their inherent wisdom, deci skills and sincere desire to help children meet their individual needs. The vear-rounschool at West-ridgand a highly structured career ladder for teachers are only two tips of an iceberg of organized planning and expertise which continually exist within the district. At this time, when we in the d : F-1- 8 LANTIRN systems of the U.S. military by Jack Anderson. Yes. the problem of "Red Tape" exists in almost every organization today. Getting rid of red tape is like trying to get the U.S. and the Soviet Union to agree on arms talks. Red tape is here and we must know how to deal with it. " Is freedom one of your priorities? How much is too much to pay for freedom and the liberties we enjoy because of it? The liberty of speech, opinion, free press and hopefully the liberty of supporting the very force that keeps it that way, the militaries of the U.S.A. In pre7 vious Daily Herald articles the issue of high prices has arisen. Yes, the government has had some financial problems just like any large organization in the world today, but would you rather them produce their own t i military equipment at a lower cost but in doing so eliminate hundreds of thousands of jobs 5i and take one step closer to the socialism we all are trying to avoid in this free country, government control of free enterprise and business? Why don't we look on the positive side of issues? I know- that good news is not always the most desireable to catch the public's eye. but then again, is bad or controversial news any better for the public who relies upon what is written, read or said to base their opinions of the world on? I agree that we need to see the whole picture which would include both sides to an issue. How can we bring back that American spirit that abounded in the states during World War II? Personally I don't suggest putting down" the very system that keeps us free. Right now America needs a boost in the arm to keep that positive attitude that keeps us going in tight situations. The military is a necessity to keep us free and in our case should be supported in its role of providing ample deterrance against nations who believe in pushing their way of thinking and government on those who don't think like they do. is too much? Sometimes we must pick priorities like defending our morals and freedom at any cost. I support the military of our free country; how about you? I wonder what would happen if we had school reform and no one cared. I was interested in your editorial of Aug. 22 entitled, "Teachers Late in Reforming." The fact of the matter is that significant reforms are occurring, specifically in the Provo School District. We would do well if we were informed and involved in these reforms. First, significant course and graduation requirements have already been initiated. Students are required and expected to master fundamental skills and knowledge throughout their educational experience. For exam ple, a computer literacy program, required by the State Board of Education, will be implemented this year at the junior high schools, a year before the required date for implementation. Mastery Math, a program designed to assess levels of ability and provide instruction for and provide instruction for each child at that level, is currently in operation in grades program is based upon This mastery where demonstrated proficiency and mastery are included. The PTA encouraged the establishto ment of review school programs and issues. Another illustration might be cited to consider the kind of school reform that is occurring right before your very eyes. The year-roun- d school, hailed as a novelty and experiment, has been an established program in many school districts. Career ladders, a practice endorsed and cited by T.H. Bell, secretary of education in the Reagan administration, is working :n Provo School District. Master teachers were clinically supervised, peer evaluated, re i system is a marvel. In a nation as varied as its people, it has survived for over 200 years. There have been Unfortunately, many Americans are blase about their electoral no wars over political privilege. They don't exercise it at every opportunity. In fact, far too manv don't exercise it at all. A case in point is the views because, simply put. it is far easier to bring about change without bloodshed. The to nearly all recent primary the adult population. Thus, most Americans tions. Admittedly there weren't many heated issues to resolve. While the 30 percent turnout is can be involved in the government decisionmaking process. If our elected officials prove to be incompetent considered good, it reallv isn't. Americans Colonial Benjamin Franklin printer, diplomat, inventor and once imparted philosopher this bit of wisdom: "If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed " To expand on Franklin's truism: If newspaper presses didn't roll until everything were letter-perfeuntil every sly and slippery error had been hunted down and corrected subscribers would have to wait awhile for their papers. Not that newspaper people condone errors. We abhor them. Accuracy is a watchword of journalism: but so are promptness and dispatch. Somebody defined news as "literature on the run." I will ur.gt;e in ! chet-k- vpngraphical .i typo" ' t c ""-n- probably The young couple took their cows" at a church wedding. Classified ad: "Try our tender roast beef or golden fried children." Display ad of a record- ing company just before Have your Mother's Day: mother's vice recorded." Ambiguity is an error-trawhen, in a rush, the writer doesn't reread for clarity and double meaning. A headline: "Lord microfilming church records." And an old news slip: "A mule parade was held yesterday headed by the governor." - makes possible "Today's news today." Alas, though, in the deadline rush and with the volume of copy handled, there are for errors to creep in human, typographical, mechanical. Once during a tour of the Herald plant, a ladv asked with p s by a few good men who refused to do nothing. Instead, thev became formed, make certain we are registered if we have not previously done so. and then inundate the polling places on election dav. from St. Louis, providing this unexpected twist for Herald readers: "Somewhere in St. Louis is a very disappointed thief who stole three suitcases at the bus depot yesterday. Two of the bags contained the Provo Chamber of Commerce." Those who "lay out" news pages need to be careful about positioning stories. Readers of one newspaper had reason to be startled at the combined effect of two new items. One headline the is "Hf strongly supported the council's rat increase plan." delivering the paper. This The United States of America was founded error course. But maybe reviewing a few such errors may tickle your funnybnne and give you an idea how speed and the eternal deadline contribute to the slips. To save space I'll omit the name of the publication in most cases. Let's begin with the typographical error in news stones: to camps has included it. depart-p- . for its presence, of you. but believe me. speed is vital in writing and transmitting news ... and in printing and literature from both Where is the error and the .e. It seems to shrink in a comer unseen Then after the paper is off the press it rises up to haunt you. Occasionally one turns out to be humorous. This does not rp Edmind Burke once said. "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for a few good men to do nothing." At various times campaign involved, often at great risk. Too many men and women have died to preserve our freedoms and to help win similar freedoms for others for us not to take the privilege very seriously. The next major election will take place in two months. In the interim we should avail ourselves of all opportunities to become in- and Not Funny Typos, Funny leave literary evaluations elec- have no good excuse for not turning out for all elections in numbers double and triple that. Both major political parties recognize that. LA N LaVerl Christensen AT. announced: "Thirty chickens from local coop." And on the same page: Civic club to hold chicken din- stolen another story Editor Emeritus ner." The error potential extends to pictures. I have kept as a souvenir a front page photo from the Salt Lake Tribune of June ll. 1947. showing President and Canada's Prime Minister Mackenzie King shaking LEFT hands. Lapel buttons and pocket handkerchiefs are on the right side. What happened? In the rush, the photoengraver Harry-Truma- "flopped" the negative ire-vers- the image by printing through the wrong sidei. The old linotype and the hot metal system lent themselves to certain mechanical errors. In the page makeup process, a line of type from a Provo story once found its way into a dispatch The invention of computerized newspaper has composition closed some former routes to mechanical error while creating a few new ones. However, no one yet has devised a machine to prevent human mistakes, including errors of fact or judgment. Printers and publishers have struggled with the problem of errors ever since man invented movable type. As long as we in the profession strive in good d faith to be accurate, I and punctual have an idea most readers will continue to be understanding when inadvertent errors slip past our guard. fair-minde- How-muc- Russell Hopkinson 739 E. 2730 N. Provo He Lists District Reforms Editor, Herald: or dishonest, there is a mechanism by which they can be removed from office. political an- swers for problems in education. I believe the administrators in Provo School District are among the most capable in Utah, or for that matter, in the United States, to find those solutions. Marilvn Chapman 658 E. 3230 N. Provo Positive Approach to U.S. Editor, Herald: I am writing in response to and the the articles on the America's available sion-makin- g community seek decisive Good Must Do S OH1G thing election process is Praises Ed Administration Editor, Herald: I wish to express appreciation for the outstanding educational lull The Herald Comments Red Devil Issue Hilarious Doesn't she have something worthwhile to do' To pick on a little Red Caricature used as a school mascot has nothing to do with the "real ' devil, religion or seriousness. The Arizona State Sun Devil as well as the Springville Red Devil has cheered our familv on to many great achievements" The mascots represent Pi.eT r The Herald, iti readers, sndicated cclimnists and cartoonists ditctu vital issues 'pinion Editor, Herald: Katherine Peterson's allegations that the Spnr.gville Red Devil Mascot is a "devilish religious symbol" is hilarious' THE KLRU.D Pr.vo t'Uf. -- .i.'.i. THl KSMY viewed by professional committees and assessed for leadership skills. These individuals have provided significant leadership in curriculum development, staff development, instructional im- provement and organizational dimensions in the schools. Teacher specialists have been designated to provide leadership in special areas of need and concern. Teachers are having the time to prepare, to communicate, to share and to develop common goals and standards for excellence. This is a welcome reform in education. Supt. John Bennion has been instrumental in encouraging a staff development program entitled "Principles of Effective Teaching." This has provided a common vocabulary for professionals so that we might better work together and avoid what Superintendant Bennion calls the "Tower of Babel Syn- drome." Perhaps the most encouraging thing of all is the incredible abundance of excellent teachers concerned with students and with learning, who work in the schools. These individuals are willing to work with parents and students, apprise them of the course goals and objectives, and encourage a learning environment. My concern is that education reform will not be recognized. Provo School District teachers and administrators have worked very hard to provide the best possible education to our children. Appropriate reform is being realized as a means of improving the teaching in the classroom and the learning by the students. J. Merrell Hansen, Ph.D. Principal Dixon Junior High School erf lance Victim of Bum Rap appointee for Budget Director in the Carter administration. In 1979 he was indicted on 12 dating charges of bank fraud back to his "loans to friends" years during his as an Atlanta banker. Every Southern banker who read the bill of particulars recognized that Bert Lance was guilty of nothing beyond what was "standard banking practice" in those days in that region. Those practices have since When history compiles a category of victims in the "bum rap." high on that list will be Bert Lance. Caught in political crossfire, he was shot down in 1979. This time he's been shot in the back. This time he's out as chairman of the Mondale-Ferrar- o campaign because too many Mondale people who don't even know him don't like him. Bert Lance was a longtime personal and professional friend of the Jimmv Carters, logical but at been limited by law the time Bert Lance was practicing "good ol' boy banking" the court agreed that he was guilty of no crime. Some stigma stuck. You can't unring a bell. But Bert Lance was unpalatable to Mondale campaigners, acnot because of any long-ag- o cusations: he is overtly "guilty of being a Southerner." Fritz Mondale recognizes his political weakness in the South. That's whv. on the advice of vv? , Paul Harvey UAH II IT'S NOT FAIR! 1 THE SOVENIORSHI! l f-.- 1 il nt L Jimmy Carter, he selected HAVEN'T HAD H20YENtSH Georgia's Bert Lance as ICS S chair- man of the Democratic National Committee. Within hours, under pressure, Mondale modified that title to "General Campaign Chairman." But within days it was obvious that Lance was not to have even that authority. As campaign chairman he was subservient to Robert Beckel. Bert Lance, politically keenly astute, when he realized that he was meant to be nothing more than window-trimmin- g for the Mondale-Ferrar-o ticket, asked to be excused. Now the Mondale camp is trying to put the best face possible on a very awkward situation. Aside from the immediate political implications ... Aside from Mr. Mondale's unbecoming ineptness in anticipating his own party ... Aside from accumulating evi- dence that Mondale flinches when Tip O'Neill says "boo"... Bert Lance, according to opinion surveys, has a lesser public image than he deserves. The Lance family, in this generation, will not be out of debt to all the lawyers it took to prove his innocence. And he will never be out from under the shadow of unerasable headlines. There is no such tKtnff oc "nnt mill.. ' |
