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Show 2 BOX . ELDER IEWS I3itv, 4 r Sunday, 'Ma.cn 'T ' c t Hey, fella, youve never even been in this waiting room before. Why are you tearing your heart out? I had a point. But the ache lingered in my bosom, nevertheless. Utah if . 1 .lU-- 1 .H0i One Principal Over 2 Schools? Later a about in quest from four elementary school areas Wednesday made it clear they dont want their schools combined as proposed by the Box Elder School district central staff. The resistance was expected. People in small communities are generally very sensitive about their schools and efforts to close or change them. Most of the arguments put forth by PTA leaders in opposition were valid and sound. As they pointed out, the immediate advantages combinations are not an from overwhelming argument in favor of the plan. Yet, the proposal is not without merit and perhaps will gain greater favor in the future. two-scho- ol ; THERE IS ONE aspect of the situation, however, which we believe deserves close scrutiny by the board now. And that is proposed assignment of one principal to serve two schools. Such an arrangement seems to be working Well this year with Principal Jack Rindlesbacher dividing his time between Corinne and Honeyville schools. We gave editorial support to it last year and : are renewing the endorsement. Why? Because it promises greater benefits for those with whom the students. we should be most concerned e have a school a cant small Obviously, he in has so and past years, principal : served half a day in the classroom. His students ; have had another instructor, sometimes not the best, for the balance of the day. As principal, competition for his time has further disrupted ; the class. : full-tim- ?: FOR THE first time this year, principals at ,:one into the Perry and Bear River city ; classroom : full-tim- hanuiing their e, ad-:- : ministrative duties as they can. Its a unanimous : consensus of PTA leaders that tnis has proved . unsatisfactory. While he is teaching, other matters deserving And if his efforts are C his attention go wanting. the students suffer, diverted, r Appointing one principal over Corinne-Bea- r ) River City and Perry-Willarwe believe, is ; preferable to either of these situations. It would ; make a principal available at each school for half a day and with the distance between schools only about four miles in each instance, he could easily be reached by telephone or direct contact ; from the other school. : d, . i ? WILLARD PATRONS say a team teaching approach at their school is working out well for students and the principal who teaches half a day. Wed like to suggest the board also study this program as a possible pattern for other schools. In fact, all alternatives should be con-- . sidered. ; One thing is for certain, we dont believe a principal should be expected to fill the role of e teacher in addition to his ad-- i ministrative responsibilities. full-tim- . . . In by Bruce a feature train service passenger Friday, Pow Wow, camera in hand, motored down to the old depot on west Forest street. Too bad, he thought en route, the old passenger trains will soon be a remnant of the past. doing on It seemed almost a rejection of the American heritage. Afterall, hadnt the West been won by the coming of the railroad? The spanning of a continent by ribbons of steel was a Frontier Days SST without wings. Now as far as our Mountain West is concerned, there will be just one passenger route and one stop in Utah. I stood in the sad quiet of the waiting room. It probably hadn't changed in more than a Now it is a museum in itself; a relic within a relic, no longer used, abandoned by the public which found it such an important part of their lives in half-centur- y. years past. And then it occurred to this timental scribe: sen- Action Overdue . We like the energetic and cooperative attitude being exhibited by the present Box Elder County commission, two members of which have held office for less than three months. They are spending many hours orienting themselves and tackling the challenges which seem to have become more numerous and large in scope during recent years. However and at the risk of wearing out an old theme there is one matter on which action is long overdue, the adjustment of salaries for other elective county officials. THE FORMER commission granted cost-of-- :: living increases for county personnel in the . current budget but, with the exception of the .. sheriff, declined similar adjustments for those elected to office. It was grossly unfair since the level of salaries . for these people is substantially below those in counties of comparable size, population and assessed valuation. To let this inequity continue v. iuiout correction - is compounding the wrong. We urge action now. . . PW desk. Hey, whats that a picture of? he asked. The passenger waiting room at the train depot, said PW with a hint of melancholy. You mean you can catch a train in Brigham City? he responded in How about that! wonderment. It took the edge off my maudlin - manner. Another colleague approached. "Youre kidding about catching a train here ... aren't you? Why I didnt know that. Hey you guys, did you know you could catch a train in Brigham City?" It was like I had just revealed or that Grandmas black strap molasses is not made from black straps. The choked-u- p feeling began to E-M- leave me. Afterall, if nobody knew we had passenger train service, what was the sense in mourning its impending death? And yet, I recalled those days of my youth and the rides to Willard for winter ice skating. It was on the old Bamburger line ... Leaping Lena they used to call it. Of course, that service has been gone for many years. And now ... and now the final remaining vestige here of rail travel will go to the grave. I started to get all choked up again.... (Continued From Page One) alternatives be careiuny This considered before any change is made, Mrs. Anderson read. It is the recommendation of the Perry PTA that for the present time, our school should continue to be maintained as it is now, the statement concluded. Percent Apposed Mrs. Richard Wilson, speaking for of the parents Willard, said in her community oppose consolidation. The other 25 percent contacted favor it. The busing of small children and taking them away from the home town environment is the major objection of the parents, she declared. 75 three-quarte- Mrs. Wilson devoted much of her time to a plea to have Principal LaMon Simmons remain at the school rather than assign one principal over Willard-PerrHe is the catalyst that makes our team teaching work. Take him away and it will fall flat, she asserted. year, Simmons is teaching The Willard and Perry representatives jointly presented the board with a statement expressing their unanimous opposition to the assignment of one principal over the two schools. Each Needs Principal Each of our schools needs a principal. Each principal could efficiently teach for one half day and use the other half day for administrative duties. A teacher commuting between Perry and Willard and teaching a half day at each school is desirable and our principals feel they could recruit a qualified teacher with the ability to fill such a position, the statement read. Perry and Willard schools are located about four miles apart, approximately the same as the distance between Bear River City and Corinne. Projected enrollment figures for the schools next year are: Corinne, 164; Bear River City, 112; Perry,7 178; Willard, 251. Passenger Train Service in the festivities at Brigham City incident to the annual Peach Day. passenger trains has diminished and rail companies, describing it as an economic liability, have struggle to shed this seeming vestige of the past. To Save Service Railpax is held out as the savior of rail passenger business. The government-sponsore- d corporation is charged with putting the service back on its feet, making it appealing to the American public, used and profitable once more. Rail companies who contract with Railpax can then concentrate their efforts exclusively on freighting. However, in the doing, fewer number of cities will have passenger service. Salt Lake City has been selected as the only Utah stop, although there is a chance yet that Ogden may be added. At any rate, the future of passenger trains passing through Brigham City seems doomed, the current limited schedule destined to end May 1. For those who wish to beat the deadline, the opportunity is still there. Fare to Pocatello, for instance, is $4.16; to Ogden, 78 cents, and to Salt Lake City, $2.25 plus state tax. All aboard! ! ! Spike Celebration (Continued From Page One) afternoon as are free movies for the kids at downtown theatres. The Utah Symphony will perform at the high school Saturday evening and a youth dance is planned at the community center at the same time. city course Tommy Williams, profrcssional, has announced plans to The New Pond Happiness is improving the appearance of the pond at Rees Pioneer park. And the first step of a plan to make the popular f attraction more beautiful started this past week as men and equipment moved in to begin ; dredging operations. The city plans to lower the depth by three feet, : enhancing its value for irrigation water storage. At the same time, the profile will be shaped to acccommodate another rustic bridge to replace one torn out some years ago. ! ONCE AGAIN, THE POND -p- opular for kids will have some personality fishing and boating and charm. It will lend to, rather than detract from, the remainder of the park. Reading Instruction, Salt Lake City, will be special guest speaker at meetings of the Bunderson and Perry school PTA groups on Thursday, April Information Sought On BC Area Housing The Greater Brigham City Area Chamber of Commerce this week issued a plea for information about local living units for sale or rent which are not currently listed. The chamber is attempting to compile a complete list of these properties for new families moving into northern Utah for employment at Hill Air Force base. Frank Coppin, chamber executive secretary, asked that property owners contact his office. This information will supplement that being obtained from local real estate firms. Its planned to keep the list updated weekly. Coppin said between 1,000 and 1,500 federal employes have been assigned to Hill AFB where the Air Force plans to center its helicopter training program. Firms file Suits Suits to condemn three parcels of land to accommodate a new railroad branch in Box Elder and Weber counties have been filed in First District court, Brigham City, by Oregon Short Line Railroad company and Union Pacific Railroad company. And in response, Judge VeNoy Christoffersen this past week granted orders of immediate occupany. Oregon Short Line points out that most of the necessary property has been acquired, that condemnation action was brought only after efforts failed Chi. W. Clxvbnuqh, Publisher Chef. "Tuff" Claybauqh, Assistant Editor Bruca T.JCayts, Managing Subscription rata $4 00 par yaar pay. abla in advance: in connection with the Box Eldar Journal (published $7.00 par yaar: $3.50 for Thursdays) single eoPk.JO. cants. 5 months: ENDSTUES. They challenged an untamed land! 1. Walt Disney productions' She will speak at Bunderson at 7 p.m. and at Perry school at 8:15 p.m. An open invitation is extended to all citizens of the area to attend the meetings, according to PTA presidents Mrs. William Marshall of Bunderson school and Mrs. Jay Anderson of Perry school. Dr. Reid is a highly regarded reading specialist in the field of reading instruction. She is known throughout the West as a talented speaker, and offers h solutions for both parents and teachers alike in dealing with reading problems. THBWiP, down-to-eart- Educator She received her formal education at the University of Utah with a BA degree in history and philosphy, an MS degree education, in and education elementary a Ph.D. in administration, received in 1965. As an educator she has served as an elementary and secondary teacher in the Salt Lake and Granite School districts, and as elementary principal at Millcreek school, general elementary supervisor for Granite district, a visiting instructor at the University of Utah, and lecturer at Westminster college and Brigham Young university. She is the founder and director of the Exemplary Center for Reading Instruction, begun in 1966. This experience has made her a much sought-afte- r speaker of and member many committees - Dr. Ethna R. SPEAKER Reid will address Bunderson and Perry PTA meetings Thursday. TECHNICOLOR 1970 Wait Disney Productions g BONGO" PLUS: SUSY BUSBY Pre-Scho- Nursery ol Register now for Fall classes We have openings for full or part time classes. Limited classes available. Certified, Experienced Instructors 723-752- 8 Kay Peterson, Owner in- cluding the governors school study, teacher education advisory committee, development of the Utah state plan for Title II, and currently on the study committee on curriculum and for instruction signing education for the future. Focus on RISE Dr. Reid will focus her tention on the formation Project RISE (Reading BELTED (JHIIEUALL at- of Im- provement whichServices' has been TEXACO TEXACO Everywhere) formed to meet the growing problem of children not reading up to their grade levels or capabilities in public schools. The RISE goal is to make the right to read a reality for all children since the inability to read effectively effects every other dimension of education. Dr. Reid will focus not only on the programs which teachers can initiate in their classrooms to teach children to read more effectively, but will delve into the responsibility of the parent and the community to help build reading skills. A reading atmosphere in the home, the childs physical and emotional helath, good school Fiberglass Polyester First- - Class Merchandise Priced BELOW Unknown Brands and public libraries, comprograms munity using OVER volunteers and opening preschool centers for children, all are part of the picture of developing good reading habits and all will be touched upon in Dr. Reids program. Principals of the two schools urge that parents attend the meetings, and extend a public invitation all interested persons to be present. ?AD again stage the Golden Spike Golf tournament May 8. A variety show at the community center the evening of May 10 will climax the city celebration. Total budget for the celebration was placed at $1,700 with the city planning to spend another $1,500 for the traditional of commerce float. th. (SAPMIL Dr. Ethna R. Reid, director of the Exemplary Center For educational half-a-da- 1 - Perry, Oundersen Set PTA SpenEier an old copy of the Oppose Consolidation (Continued From Page One) ; of by 55 South Eld.r Firrt W.it, Briqhxm City, Utth, B4J02. Second CUii poifxgt paid at th, poit oftict, It South First West, BriqhamCity, UUh,$4302. Box meandering er NEWS itbliihtdin ELDER BOX A wttkly nxwipxptr try Sund.y ITO, publllh.d Farmers Almanac, paused by the Parent spokesmen ; All Citizens Invited 1,000 ON TIRES SALE A PZOH(0lfUM LAW IM a&o RECAPS any size black to agree on a price with owners of the three parcels. Named as defendants in a suit Plot 55c Tax and rtcappablt txchangt Add $1.00 for Whitt to condemn 6.3 acres are Paul D. Donaldson, Shirley A. Donaldson, Keith W. Warren and LuJean Warren. Owners Named Owners of other property totaling 4.24 acres are Robert Porter, GwenM. Porter, Robert Lyle Porter, Brenda C. Ehlers, Kaylene Gwen Purcell and Duane John Porter. The branch line, to be constructed by Oregon Short Line and operated by Union Pacific, will extend from Hot Springs to the Little Mountain industrial area of Weber county. An Interstate Commerce commission certificate and order were issued Feb. 3, 1969 and reinstated Dec. 28, 1970 on condition that construction start within three months and that completion come within nine months. y Acquisition of the is necessary to proceed with construction in compliance with the ICC order, the company points out. right-of-wa- Orders of immediate oc- cupany were granted March 24 and March 26. Trials in the two matters will be set at a later date. $095 Free Installation NATIONWIDE Parson Service Center 1 600 South Main 7238566 Dicks Texaco Service 723-70- 85 |