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Show 2 BOX ELDER JOURNAL, Brigham CHy, Utah November 6, 1975 Thursday, Brigham City Museum-Galler- y 24 North Third West o.m. - 7:00 p.m. through Saturday Froo Admission 11:00 Monday Novambor Art Exhibit: Wotarcoiors by Eugono Jorgansan. Collector's Cornar: Antiquas from tha CeM. tion of Donna Adams. Pormonont Exhibits: Art, History, Natural Resources. in Dacambar: Paintings, Pots, Scuip. Coming tura by Lynn Hono. Collactors Cornar: Family Troasuros; Boyd K. Packar Family. Also Handmoda Dolls and Toys. w He who is greatest among you shall be your servant; whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be ex-- , Editorially Speaking More bad publicity for Intermountain Intermountain school has periodically become the target for criticism from outside sources, being generally condemned for alleged abusive treatment of students. We should be getting used to this kind of smear. Nevertheless, it is never easy to accept. The latest well publicized punch is one thrown by the America Civil Liberties union and National Indian Youth council who have threatened to bring suit against the school, charging violation of students -- rights. Were not concerned about the prospects of the suit itself. But the adverse publicity which it brings if indeed it is ever really filed in U.S. District court school. damages the resent that. The ACLU and NIY are so busy looking out for the welfare of a handful that they intrude upon the rights of many to enjoy an educational atmosphere free of such circus trimmings. An ACLU spokesman was quoted by one news story as saying the school is like a concentration camp. Thats interesting. We wonder if she has ever actually visited the campus. And if so, for how long. We suggest to the lady that she get better acquainted with the facts before peddling this kind of distorWe tion. The school is having enough problems making the transition from an institution to one for students from all tribes without such unwarranted and irresponsible all-Nava- jo alted. Matthew 23: 11,12 BOX ELDER briefly to the controversy with which all Shakespearean scholars are conversant. The famous controversy is based on claims put forth by some that not Shakespeare but one or the other of his contemporaries was actually the author of the plays and poems ascribed to William Shakespeare, Prominently mentioned among such men are : Francis Bacon, Viscount St. an outstanding man of letters and Albans, philosopher; Edward de Vere, 17th earl of Oxford, a great poet and author of Christopher Marlowe, the play: Tragicall History of Dr. Faustus; and William Stanley, 6th earl of Derby, The literary people who thus advance these various illustrious contemporaries of William Shakespeare as their choices of the real author of the works of Shakespeare do so on the basis of the humble origin, rudimentary education and the CURIOUS lack of all contemporary records about William Shakespeare, which they consider to be odd in view of the eminent position held by him in the literature of his Bacon-Shakespea- re JOURNAL A watkly newspaper established published avary Thursday by the l, 55 Eldar south First West, Brigham City, Utah, 84302 Class postage paid at the Second 14 South First West post office, Brigham City, Utah, 84302. in 1908, Box Subscription rate $9.00 per year in advance in connection Box Elder News (published days) $4.50 for 4 months: in Box 1561-162- 6, 1550-160- 4; 1564-159- 3, 1561-164- pay- with Sun- Elder County. Subscription able the days) Box rate $11.00 per year payadvance in connection with Elder News (published Sun- in Box $5.50 for 4 Elder Couunty. months: On the other hand, Bacon, Oxford, Marlowe, and William Stanley were all men of great learning, high social rank. Please note also the odd feature that the initials W.S. for William Stanley also fit William Shakespeare. It is alleged by experts that the total absence of the manuscripts of Shakespeares works is due to the attempt by the real author to hide his identity, by destroying the M.S. Now, to come back to the two above quotations about diseases and remedies, from Hamlet and from Hippocrates, I would like to make this observation: If the Hamlet quotation is actually based on the Hippocrates quotation, it is much more likely that a man of learning, and not Shakespeare, had access to and was able to read in the original, Greek or Latin (in translation) the said work: Hippocratic Collection and was thus able to rephrase it suitably in the manner declaimed by king Claudius in the fourth act of Hamlet. Whoever did write the superb plays and poems ascribed to Shakespeare, let there be no doubt as to their enormous literary merit, as works inspired by a true genius. I thought that the question as to the authorship of Shakespeares works might prove to be a surprise to some of your readers and possibly of interest to students of Shakespeare as well. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations, Utah State Press Association, National and United Newspaper Association Press International. Advertising Representative: Utah State Press Association, Salt Lake City, Utah. the Editor ... Editor: I wish to note that there was an ironic twist to one of the letters opposing the bond issue that should cause all of us to examine our values. The letter mentioned concern for increased taxation on homes, automobiles, campers and other recreational vehicles. We Americans enjoy spending money for things we really want for things that are important to us. Im one of those. I enjoy spending money and buying things. Included in those things I enjoy buying are quality in the amount of staffing, materials, supportive services and facilities for our pupils in their schools. Taxes are not a penalty for our having a high personal standard of living, but are a way of buying part of that standard of living. Citizenyought to get themselves so closely involved with the spending of tax dollars that they feel services and things bought with that money are just as important to them as their homes, automobiles, campers and other recreational vehicles. Im not advocating extravagance, inordinate taxes or waste, but I am advocating quality in the kinds and amounts of that which we buy for our schools. I am advocating that citizens become involved in defining that quality and in working for funds to achieve it. Sincerely yours, Marjorie Childs Need better pay include the responsibility of all branches of law enforcement present in Box Elder county (traffic, criminal, drugs, family disturbances, game and recreation violations, etc.) as well as search and rescue, 'civil process, jailing, transporting of mental, criminal, juvenile subjects, and other duties too numerous to mention. This compounds the demands upon the deputy in relation to his training. It takes at least three or four years before a deputy becomes proficient with most of his occupational responsibilities. This department has had a turnover of approximately 14 deputies within the last three years, costing the county $144,000 in wages and expenses, plus the amount required in training a man to take his place and that cost is steadily increasing. Our wage proposal represents an annual increase to the budget of approximately $30,000, compared to our annual turnover cost to the county of $48,000 and the loss of professionalism! At the present time, a deputys starting wage is $620 per month or $3.88 per hour. A female grocery cashier at a local food chain, receives $4.56 per hour for her job. A flagman on road construction receives $6 per hour. Box Elder county deputies presently start at $180 per month below the Utah Highway Patrol trooper; $112 below the Brigham City Police Department patrolman. Many more comparisons could be cited. The Box Elder County area we are responsible and accountable for is five times the size of the state of Rhode t Island or approximately 5,500 square miles. At speeds of 90 MPH, the critical response time can be as great as two hours to arrive at an emergency scene. I am not asking for more men but for wages to keep qualified personnel, and the necessary equipment for the officers and public safety. We hope the people of our county will take this opportunity to make their opinions known to the county commissioners in reference to this critical problem. If you feel the department is deserving of at least a comparable and living wage, please let the deputies know that their dedication, loyalty and interest are appreciated by voicing your opinions. Respectfully yours, Arthur F. Redding, Sheriff Editor: Crime is similar to a water level, it seeks the area of least resistence. What is done in other cities within the state, as far as crime and law enforcement also relates back to the more rural areas of the state. Because of the lack of law enforcement or the least resistence, criminals leave big cities for smaller cities and counties. We are forced to compete with the wages of larger cities in Utah to retain professionalism in our own ranks. The sheriffs department submitted an wage study and proposed budget for the calendar year, 1976 to the county commissioners, and in reviewing the same with them, they are reluctant to act without first having public support, so I would like to invite the publics participation in making their opinions known to the commissioners, as far as the amount of consideration these items should receive. The state law requires that the county commissioners set the mill levy for the upcoming year on the third Monday of August. This doesnt. seem practical to me because the respective county departments do not submit their proposed budgets until Oct. 10. This is like writing out a check at the check-ostand three months in advance, and before you know how much your purchases or needs are. I did submit the proposed wage study to the commissioners so they could realize our needs prior to setting the mill levy. In listing some of the many duties of a deputy sheriff, they th ut P.S. The commissioners have made a wage proposal which would bring us a couple of dollars above Brigham City Police departments starting wage, but when we do try to imrank structure within these guide plement the much-neede- d lines, we are again $52 below Brigham City Police Shakespeare or not? Editor: In my last letter under the heading: About Cancer... I quoted from Act IV of Hamlet, as follows: diseases desperate grown by desperate appliance are relieved, or not at all. Just the other day I came upon a very similar quotation from Hippocrates, the Greek father of medicine and author of a number of medical works known as: Hippocratic Collection, as follows: extreme remedies are appropriate for extreme diseases. (Hippocrates lived about 24 centuries ago). There is a remarkable similarity between the two quotations, and that, in turn, tempts me now to allude but 'Jangling of sounds' 2. era. outside Letters to Campers and schools No trust: 1564-161- 6. Charles "Tuff" Claybaugh Publisher General Manager Bruce T. Keyes, Managing Editor Mike Perry, Sports Editor Sarah Yates, Society Editor Shirley Richardson, Classifieds Betty Claybaugh, Circulation Arland Tingey, Newspaper Supr. Van Claybaugh, Photo-Pres- s Supr. H. t. Anderson, Commercial Printing Supr. able the An Educomment Sincerely yours, Adolph Kaltwasser, Brigham City Don't mention church Editor: This has been our third or fourth election since we came to Utah. In the first I was shocked to find no voting booths and still am; however, I have mellowed to this condition knowing that a state as small and inhibited as this one will not be able to purchase them for many years. I also have a good friend of implacable honesty who is a and and with her on duty I know my precinct vote will be correct. The word ward is improperly used in Utah to denote voting areas, while we use the church ward boundries or lines to divide up the areas, we should call them by their correct name, precinct, not ward. I find myself questioning the validity of the position held by a person in his or her church as a member or other participant as being proper criteria for holding a public office in government. I feel that unless the seat is directly attached to some religious area that the persons church affiliation should have no bearing on his being qualified to hold said office. I do not feel that the church of any candidate should be published and that he or she should run on their merit, background and other qualifications only when seeking public office. I know for a fact that many of my friends and neighbors vote pro or con a candidate because of his or her church, by doing this and ignoring the other more important areas, we may be overlooking a better candidate for office than the one we vote for, thus depriving ourselves of a better government. Also by voting thusly, the candidate can be harmed or helped depending on how many people vote pro or con his religious beliefs. Since your paper is one of the major informants of this area in all elections, I would think that you might be thought a bit bias when you print the religious preference of some of your candidates and not others. I realize that you print that which you are sent, but I also know that you have the option of omit, censor and change as long as the basic contex and ideas are not altered. If we are to include a persons faith as a critique for public office, then we should be advised of the faith of all of our candidates, even, be they agnositic or atheist. If, we are to vote our convictions based on their merit, education, background, fitness and qualification for the office, then their church should not enter into our decisions at all. I would urge the news media to eliminate the church affiliation as part of the candidates background and criteria for the office he or she runs for and let the public vote on the person himself, what he stands for, what he has done, what he proposes to do concerning the office only, thus making a much fairer election of all candidates. er , poll-watch- er Sincerely, Mrs. H. W. Locklin, 1020 Fishbum, Brigham City by Ray M. Hall Northern Utah UniServ A recent statement gleaned from a lecture given by nationally prominent Christopher J. Hegarty has, I think, an excellent application to the educational programs in our community. He said, Language without trust is the empty jangling of sounds. Educators need to evaluate the kind of dialogue that exists between members of the ! total educational team. If Hegarty s assertion is true and our educational community has fallen prey to . . . empty jangling of sounds then we are remiss in our responsibility of providing an adequate education for our children. Teaching, or directing, or supervising is not, according to this prominent lecturer, merely telling. Every level of the educational process must have, if it is something more than rhetoric, clear and open channels leading to a mutual trust between every person or party in the educative process. Language with trust, Hegarty affirms, is as close to a sacred bond as two people can share. On frequent occasions in our schools we see this bond between a teacher and a student (or students). Our memories allow us to recall from the past incidents in our own lives when a teacher was special trusted. Trust is that ingredient on which education thrives. Strong educational programs are built upon such sacred bonds. Trust is not an educational ingredient reserved only for use in the classroom to cement the rapport between student and teacher. Its use and effect are as common to all levels of the educational program as it is in the classroom. Trust is a humanistic element that is warm and appreciated by all who have the opportunity to experience it. Perhaps educators at all levels would do well to ponder the impact of language with trust and avoid, however high sounding, the empty jangling of sounds. kWiFITMi DOESNT RIY...WIJ IMM Move over, New York Editor: Boy if the article in the Ogden Standard City! We can always afford new isnt typical Brigham (page 7A Nov. 3) swimming pools (two yet) and a new auditorium but heaven forbid Brigham should have Christmas lights or even yet a Christmas village, especially because our town cant afford the electricity. Im sure everyone would much rather save the money so our councilmen and mayor can go do some other state this spring for an important meeting or convention. Keep up the good work city officials, soon youll have Brigham back to its original size. Who would want to live in a place where youre way over taxed, yet cant even afford Christmas lights, and have to learn about our councils secret meetings from an out of town newspaper. Move over New York here we come. Sincerely Kathy Cottam 39 Sumac way Brigham City 723-75- |