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Show 11 2 BOX ELDER NEWS, Brigham City, Utah like George Raft. But ol PW wasnt really worried, having a weapon that would thwart a hundred-yar- d any holdup attempt dash (more if necessary.) Sunday, February 28, 1971 Editorially Speaking Broader Concept Of Beautification A beautification conference such as that attended by delegates from Brigham City and several other Utah communities last week has several values. Chief among them are the enthusiasm and new ideas generated by rubbing shoulders with folks who are working hard to make their own cities better places in which to live. Its too bad this ferver cant be bottled and uncorked in every house in Brigham City. The impact would be marvelous. But it cant. The next best thing is to bring back the inspiration in words. And thats what were doing. You know, beautification isnt just a few ladies from the garden club planting flowers. Nor is it only painting the house or raking the lot. BEAUTIFICATION IN THE broader sense has come to encompass not only this kind of activity but the struggle against all forms of pollution whether it be a blight on air, water or land. It has come to mean communications and relations between people, participation of the youth, planning, cooperation and involvement. In short, the concept means betterment of the physical appearance and spirit of the community. We should strive not only to pick up litter and teach against throwing it down, to paint and trim, plant and cultivate and to stop open burning and dumping into streams, but to build a feeling of pride in our community. Washington, D.C., is the most confusing place this person has ever visited. Not only are the governmental goings-o- n often puzzling but the lay of the lanes, the straggle of the streets is something that would do a maze-makproud. 01 Pow Wow stood at one circle a round piece of real estate located in the middle of an intersection like the hub of a wheel and counted nine streets radiating off it. And they were all busy, like the Dodgems at Lagoon. The average Washingtonian is able to make his way about but to the visitor, its like entering a house of movie. The cinema house was 10 blocks away and so we hailed a taxi get there. to But alas, the place was packed We toyed with the idea of walking back. Two questions plagued us, however: Would we be able to find the way and would we be robbed in the process? for that performance. CITY IS fortunate as are other communities in this area. We are small and dont have the staggering ills of decay and indifference festering in large cities. Our contacts are more personal, the scope of our job less complex. We have the surrounding beauties of a natural environment; comparatively clean air and ready access to the earth as God made it. But with these many assets, the final necessary ingredient is work. We must have an awareness of the need for community betterment and then convert it to action. avoid two ugly looking brutes who were standing by a sign which read: Excelsior Holdup Service. Let us manage your next robbery. We hastened along, giving everyone we met the benefit of a doubt. I mean we doubted that anyone under eight years old would try a stickup. On the other hand, everybody older than that looked Its not just a challenge to win awards but to make this truly a proud land, a wholesome legacy for other generations. Get Learning Experience Editor, I just wanted to thank you for sending me the News - Journal for the past two years. I have really enjoyed getting the hometown news and being able to keep informed on the outta our city! What did you do? activities and events in Brigham City. I really have enjoyed my mission to the Navajo people. I have become close to them and respect them and their culture. I have learned alot from these people and I know if we would all try to get close to the Navajo people, we could learn a great deal from these great people. I would like to have my subscription cancelled for I will be returning home shortly. asked Hizzoner. I just got pale, Mayor, awfully pale. Utilizing our inborne western homing capacity, we negotiated the concrete and granite canycms back to our hotel. We had made it. We were safe. Except the next day, I read where some guy got robbed on the corner right outside the hotel... just several hours after we had gotten back. But with its high crime rate, the nations capital city is an exciting place and an enriching experience for those who visit this seat of federal government for the first Elder Kevin John South West Indian Mission youve been mugged, so we set off, crossing the street at one point to Everybody is busy, always in a hurry. And that includes the traffic, particularly the taxi cabs. Its like a massive mechanical skirmish only no one ever seems to collide. From The Files Of The Box Elder took a taxi from the airport on arriving and the driver launched that automobile like it was drag time on the Bonneville Salt Flats. He zigged and zagged, weaved and wove his way like a fire was going to him. We Thats when this country 50 Tuesday, March boy ur Its -- More and more the people of this area and the state of Utah are realizing the value of vocational education, giving vent to the natural talents of young people. In this we are moving away from the traditional to a more flexible concept of what to expect from our educational system. It has been a transition slow in coming but one which now appears to be gaining momentum. This is good because the ultimate result will be the enrichment and fulfillment of lives which might otherwise go partially wasted in the frustration of virtually undiluted academics. A case in point: The editor recently received a letter from a mother who expressed appreciation for the publicity given her son. He had achieved recognition in the world of mechanics. It was this which brought new meaning to his life and his latent abilities bubbling to the surface. SHE SAID IN seventh grade, it was suggested that he be placed in the special education program. And yet during the preceding summer, he had made a three-spee- d bicycle from scrap parts. The mother indicated that once stimulated by the opportunity to utilize the skills of his hands, the young man improved in other segments of his school life. What challenges the traditionalist is the need to reassess the full range of human resources and then to admit that we should be more concerned with developing than stifling it through our educational imbalance. THIS IS NOT TO DENY the value of basic academics and liberal arts. These are essential to the making of a whole person. We must, however, adopt a more flexible program of education that will allow students to develop as individuals rather than trying to fit everyone to the same mold. Box Elder School district, thanks in large measure to the efforts of vocational chief Sam Gordon and some dedicated teachers, has made strides in this direction. But what were saying extends beyond the high school sphere and requires a reorientation by the general public and those who serve them in government. their early education lack a skill necessary to of learning. to still needs skill the read Acquiring to be accompanied by the desire to read and when this ingredient is absent one is handicapped as much as when the skills are missing. information ac- cumulated by the U.S. Office of Education reveals that: One out over every four students nationwide has significant reading deficiencies. In large city school systems up to half of the students read below expectation. There are more than 3,000,000 illiterates in our adult population. - About youth, ages 16 half of to 21, are functionally unemployed illiterate. s of juvenile offenders are two or more years retarded in reading. Three-quarter- BOX ELDER V-1- THE NORTH and South have pledged their support to local educators and some planning meetings have already been held. Why the PTA should get into the act: 1. All children can and should learn to read yet many do not. BOTH Dr. Haws all other areas Statistical Years Ago Barton Olsen, Wallace Christensen, Carlyle Bowden, Jay C. Hansen, Glen J. Johnson, Nicholas Phillip Kozak, Ellis E. Richman, Arthur L. Hess, Melvin S. Jones, Carl Henry Nielsen, Lysle W. Hansen, Vernal L. Jeppesen, Jack D. Jorgensen, Malcolm C. Young and Howard E. Hansen. Wednesday, March 6, 1946 Neil W. Zundel of trainee who was Brigham City, marine 2 captain and center of the 1945 Princeton university football team, has been awarded a major P for his work as a member of the varsity basketball team. Utah Congress of Parents and Teachers has accepted the challenge to assist each local school district to increase reading efficiency among its students wherever possible. those who do not acquire this ability in the course of arrived Wood, Leonda C. Poison, Carlyle Butler, Ted M. Korth, Glenn M. Roberts, Ray C. Korth, K. Everywhere). RISE is designed to become a local project, sparked by the Right to Read challenge of the U.S. Commissioner of Education. The The significance reading in life cannot be over and emphasized A baby boy new Twenty-fiv- e Wednesday, Feb. 27, 1946 members were inducted into the Geirge Gidney post, No. 1695, at their regular meeting last Thursday evening at the War Memorial home. The following were inducted as new members: Wayne S. Jeppesen, Ronald C. Savage, Jay J. Conger, Delawn L. Didericksen, Edward O. Reading Is Drapertan? of Years Ago 1, 1921 25 wonderful. School Talk By Dr. J. C. Haws School Superintendent al the week, the first born in the family. Mrs. C.W. Merrell Friday, March 4, 1921 entertained ten little guests Wednesday afternoon in honor of the sixth birthday anniversary of her son John David. During the afternoon the guests wore red and blue paper hats and enjoyed games. Later a dainty luncheon was served at one long table which held as a centerpiece a decorated birthday cake. Mrs. Merrell was assisted by Mrs. Ira Friday and Miss Eunice Merrell. leaned over to the mayor and observed: You know weve flown across the country, taken off and landed twice, cruised 500 miles-an-hoat an altitude of 37,000 feet and this is the first time Ive been scared. Ah, Washington. News-Journ- at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Rees during We can do it. Make Education More Flexible Thanks Again , time. What the heck, we decided, you havent really seen Washington until BRIGHAM I recalled to the mayor how on a previous visit and in broad a car full of daylight displeased-lookin- g fellows had PW was pulled up as striding along in the downtown area and one of them leaned out and growled this grim order: er mirrors. In the bustling capital last week, we (Mayor Ole Zundel and I) had a free evening and decided to take in a Letters to the Editor... COUNTY School district is totally committed to the goal that no one should leave its schools without the skill and the desire necessary to read to the full limits of his capability. To achieve this goal, however, involvement in reading practice must reach beyond the forces of the classroom and encompass the most important essential of all which is the support of enlightened and enthusiastic parents and home environments. This is the reason why the school administrators in Box Elder County are so enthused about a new cooperative program called RISE (Reading Improvement Services Box Elder PTA councils 2. Reading efficiency and 4. Better learning-to-rea- us show you how we can print attractive stationery just for you. Reasonable. op- portunities for children can be provided when there is cooperation inamong the various agencies ' terested in education, reading, books, etc., yet little cooperation currently exists among these agencies. What can the PTA do? 1. Recruit train and manage a crop of volunteers to help in schools and to direct programs for younger children. 2. Increase the availability and circulation of reading materials for young children. 3. Organize story reading hours for young children in homes, churches, laundromats 6r wherever young children can be gotten together with volunteers. TEMPE, ARIZ., NEWS: We used to have the Rs that meant Readin, Ritin and Rithmetic. Today, the 3 Rs stand for Riot, Restlessness and Rebellion. And if this continues, we will have Ruin, Rot and Regret. What we need is Respect, Religion and Responsibility. 3 Thm urnj CAPITOL ENDS TUESDAY 04 StartTWEDNESDAYl WALT DISNEY w, ntooucnoNS' WONOtRfUL NtW CARTOON $1 BILLION MONTHLY fAWR FOR WELFARE Total welfare costs last year rose to 12.7 billion, reports the of Health, Department Education and Welfare. This is double the amount spent four years ago and covers payments to nearly 11.3 million recipients, up almost two million in one year. 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NATIONAL NEWSPAPER r I BOX ELDER en- joyment are related to early childhood experiences with books and the contents of books, yet many young children are deprived of enjoyable experiences with books and stories. 3. v 'mteers can be recruited and tr .. ;o increase the opportunities for children to read, to be read to and to have verbal language experiences - all related to a childs right to read, yet few volunteers are used for this purpose. , d Personal Touch Let I I |