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Show i. f 2 (OX ' 'I Eton JOURNAL, ( THE COMPULSIVE COO? trigham CHy, Utah Thursday, April 29, 1976 Ho Mors ffUiQ Editorially Speaking Don't ask us to inhale Defends UN that smoking assertion , A spokesman for the Tobacco Institute, Washington, D.C., com plained this week because smokers are being made to feel like second class citizens. A form of discrimination, its argued, comes as laws intended to ban smoking in public places. Such regulations were labeled by William Dwyer, assistant to the institute president, as unreasonable, unfair and unenforceable. . We believe he has a point, at least to a degree. Laws to isolate smokers from the public can be difficult to enforce, as evidenced in Utah, and may be unfair in their application. non-smoki- ng OF COURSE, the other side of that - coin is that smokers have infringed upon the clean air of their nonfor many smoking neighbors decades. And little was done to correct it. Is there a more preferable approach than legislation to protect the rights of nonsmokers? Dwyer suggested the answer is courtesy and not more laws. Seems, though, like weve given courtesy more than sufficient time to correct die situation. It hasnt. Where the . tobacco industry spokesman really gets off the track of reason is in the assertion that no cause and effect relationship has been established between smoking and lung cancer, coronary heart disease, emphysema or anything else on the laundry list of maladies with which smoking has been asso- , ciated. - outrageous and asserunsubstantiated medically He calls these tions. Youve got to be kidding, Mr. Dwyer! . ; If theres anything outrageous about the situation its that the surgeon general took so long in finally concluding that cigarette smoking is dangerous to your . health. -- And that tax dollars are used to subsidize the growing of tobacco and its export and sale in other coun- tries. IT DOESNT REQUIRE the education of a medical doctor or research scientist to perceive that drawing tobacco smoke into the lungs day after day, year after year, is anything but harmful to the body. The reams of scientific evidence piled up against smoking simply serve to indicate the exact nature of this enemy to health and the toll it takes from life and physical wellbeing. If people want to smoke, thats their business. The same as so many of us overeat, fail to get enough exercise, worry too much and work non-violen- A Yeurs, Richard Lawsea, 183 Hickory Brigham City too long. But, please, dont expect us to inhale the assertion that a case hasnt been made against smoking. Thats enough to make anybody cough. Seeks answers Editor: -- How to spe t , Art Week is underway here and will continue through Saturday. Bird Haven districts annual will be conducted at Scout Rees Pioneer park Friday afternoon and Saturday. The annual Hike-Biksponsored by SPARC, is scheduled Saturday. Local youths will be involved in a e, March of Dimes Walkathon this afternoon. The third annual Golden Spike Motocross will be staged at the citys cycle park Sunday. And, preparations are in the home stretch for the annual May 10 ceremony at Promontory Summit. These are some. There are other activities as well. A point that should be made is that all of these activities are carried along on the strength of volunteer efforts by local area folks. They spend their time and effort in these various activities to the benefit not only, of themselves but others as weil. Its the involvement in community to which weve previously made reference. They represent one of the community's richest resources. And if youre not involved this week as a planner, a sponsor or a leader in one of these events, take part as a joiner. If you cant climb a hill on a motorcycle, ride a bicycle to the bird refuge. And if this is beyond your physical or ability, visit the museum-galler- y or see a movie at the library plan to a view the displays. Certainly, theres plenty to do! Scout-O-Ram- rhinoceros by Dr. Daryl J. McCarty Executive Secretary Utah Education Association How many times have you heard one of toe children moan about not being able to find Aunt Sallys name in toe phone book? Or: Where can I find how to spell rhinoceros? Or: I havent found Ecuador in the encyclopedia yet. Such statements are common in our homes, and theres something we can do about them. A long time ago someone decided that words, names and places would be easier to find in bodes if they were alphabetized. Ask Susan or Dave to look up a topic in the . encyclopedia. Any difficulty? If so, try this: Prepare a pile of paper slips. Write a word on each slip, mating sure many of toe words begin with the same letter and some with the same second letter. to your child Now, hand the word-slip- s with instructions to put the words in alphabetical order. When that exercise is complete, give the youngster a list of names to look up in the telephone book. Be sure to provide a list that has several last names that are the same, but have different first names. Finally, recite a list of subjects for Susan t So most of us adults have learned to lode at the first letter of a word and match it with the alphabetical listing in a telephone book, dictionary, encyclopedia or dty 4 directory. Many younger people may not have mastered the knack of ming alphabetized lists. Theres a simple way of finding out whether your son or daughter is good at it. . ' to find in the dictionary. Remind Dave that he doesnt have to read every word on each page, and that guide words at the top of each page are helpful. It may seem like a simple skill, but toe ability to decode lists of alphabetized material is basic to a lot of necessary things we must do. BOX School Talk A looking bade 300 years in education is also an interesting and enlightening experience. The history of education in our country is characterized by change. As society has changed so likewise has toe school and its curriculum. - From the beginning and for many years, the schools bad been viewed as the panacea, first to preserve civilisation toon to prepare for the unexpected and finally to guarantee good government In viewing toe curriculum historically it is readily seen that, contrary to this line of thought, the school curriculum is more often molded by toe needs of society and THE SCHOOLS OF today are constantly being bombarded with societal demands to the extent that leaders in education often find it difficult to determine what the curriculum should and should not do for children. Often times legislative demands require schools to add to or delete areas of the curriculum. A good example is the recent law passed by the legislature which requires the teaching of economics in the schools of the state of Utah. This law reads: Instruction on free enterprise All public schools shall give system. instruction on toe essentials and benefits of the free enterprise system. Instruction shall be given in accordance with the course of study prescribed by the state superintendent of public instruction. The state superintendent of public instruction shall prescribe suitable teaching material for the instruction. Ildar 01 H l, South Writ Wait, Irigham City, Utah, MM2 Second Clan postage paid at tha South First West Kist office, IS Utah. MM2. Changing face of education sociological change being less effected by the curriculum. JOURNAL ELDER wtakly nawi paper oitabllihod fa IMS, published ovary Thursday by tha X by C. Morgan Hawkes, Administrator of Curriculum and Instruction, Box Elder County 8cbool District In this our Bicentennial year, all of us, through our reading, listening to radio, watching TV, through drama, music, and any other available form of communication, are reliving the past and designing hopes for a better future. M : It is always instructive to hear the viewpoints of others, as we have from several who want the US to get out of toe United Nations. Several points are worth mentioning: no aims 1) The United Nations was not designed to and has coerced state No was into : states. to supersede sovereign membership. All 138 have entered toe world body of their s own sovereign accord. World Health Organisation, 2) Specialized agencies while part of the international order, are UNICEF, etc and have their own membership rolls, operating ! separately and making their own decisions. 3) Decisions of the General Assembly are by tvrthirds majority rule of individual nations voting. Perhaps this is a weakness, however it is the rule followed by 138 nations and a n: better has not yet been devised. 4) Adherence to toe UN charter does not contravene the Constitution of toe United States which confers upon toe .1 President, along with the Senate, the power to make treaties. The UN charter is merely a multilateral treaty properly formulated in toe same process as applied to NATO, OAS, j; and other treaties. 5) The work of toe United Nations has been endorsed since its inception by every President, every Congress, every t secretary of state, every Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs committee. The burden of proof would seem to fall on those who claim all of these to be in error. ' 6) There is no attempt to suggest that the UN is Christian (an more than does the US Constitution), with toe charter stating universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion. There are clearly weakness in toe structure and operation of the United Nations. No one would deny it. Some have suggested ways to repair these; however, the present system ,;.j must operate until a better way is found. That way will not be found by closing toe only door through which nations may nass and freely discuss their differences. The problems of the world are there; the UN did not invent h these. When people decide that humanity can better be rather than armed conflict, the UN Hi served by for doing this. Let us hope that the f tool will be one effective instrument created by sovereign nations to promote world , ' order will be given the opportunity to do so. u. ceremonies. M Editor: A to Z Talk about activity. We wonder if, in all of the world, there is a place where more things are happening than in the Brigham City area. For example, two ceremonies are scheduled for Arbor day Friday with trees being dedicated in appropriate ' City, Charles Tuff" Claybaugh Publisher Conaral Manager T. Iruca Kayos, Managing Editor Mika Parry, Sports Editor . Sarah Yatas, Society Editor Shirley Richardson, Clanlflads' tatty Claybaugh, Circulation Arland Tlngey, Newspaper Supr. Van Claybaugh, Photo-PreSupr. H. I. Anderson, Commercial Printing Supr. - OUR SOCIETY MAKES economic literacy imperative to the lives of its dtizenary Brigham City Show you core . . Editor: There once was a town called Willard, pretty, clean and green. People who drove through this town, often said, Ah toe American Dream. A place where we can raise children to breath air thats pure and clean. A town with tremendous heritage of that no one can deny, but they gave a play last Saturday night, and you can say they did try! It is the Bicentennial year of course, we all know, but this play had been planned for almost a year and yet hardly anyone would show. The reason, its a shame to say, is that community involvement has gone astray. The actors and all, put in long hours almost every day, not to forget the people who produced and wrote the play. The costumes were all made by hand with tender loving care. But its too bad many people missed out on the fun they had planned to share. Its very sad but true, the way a community group, depends a lot on you. So, children, watch and listen to your parents, this lesson we all can share! The way to help people and ideas grow is to show you care. Chris Ward, RLE, Box 1M South Willard Subscription rata $940 per year payable In advance In connection with tha tos Eldar News (published Sunfor t months: In loi Eldar days) M-- and the facts are, that most citizens are not economically literate. Thus, curriculum must change to meet toe needs of society. This change will have great impact upon toe schools. It will require one more subject in an already crowded curriculum. It will require training of teachers in metods, strategies, etc., for implementing County. Subscription rata 91 1.00 par year payable In advance In connection with tha loi Eldar Nows (published Sundays) SS.M for i months: outside loi Eldar Couunty. Member Audit luraau of Circulations, Utah State Pram Association, National and United Newspaper Association Press International. Advertising Utah Stats Press Association, Salt lake CHy, Utah. this new area of study. It will require additional materials and knowledge on the part of most educators in order to bring about the Implementation of Hollo from Franco Editor: Hello! This is Elder Dan Rodney Joos, serving in the Im in the Paris area now after being in the LTM for two months. Im writing this letter to give you this program. It will also place requirements upon students to be responsible for gaining skills and knowledge in one more field of learning. This challenge will be met and educators will unitedly move ahead in meeting the changes required to help the youth make desired adjustments to the adult society of which they will become a part. Here are a few questions which I have been trying to get answered, with lime success! might add, (md fi3J to writing to you, wiB get saane answers: Why arent there any garbage cans in file park by the tennis court? (Or many other parks in town for that matter). Why did they take the lights down at the tennis court on f : west Forest street? Why are they taking the toys down at the Pioneer park? : This will leave nothing for the little children to do at toe park but play in the pond just what mothers love! This is probably the best park for picnics, etc. in town, but without h I, playground equipment, why bother? Why doesnt Brigham invest in a bubble for the existing t swimming pool rather than build a new pool? The swimming pool didnt open until 2 p.m. last year and is only open for three months every year. What a waste! Thank you for any answers you may be able to come up ? with. "l O NATIONAL UNdidtl, NEWSPAPER Tsasmn RNA TSL SISTIMIM MEMBER -1- 177 new address. Ive very much the Box enjoyed Elder News and keeping up on what has receiving in town. happened Myaddress is: 15 rue Henri Cardinaud, 94000 Creteil France panka for sending the papers thus far. My mission is going well so far and I have enjoyed the "g in the Frendi food and customs. There are many people here to , |