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Show Salt Lake Tribune, A 1 7 Sunday, October SI, 1971 To What Ends? Mergers IVc Panacea For School; childhood joys from everywhere - likely to be found h- - f By Dr. John W. Gilbaugh Professor of Education San Jose State College only in our 4 stores School district reorganization is an issue which stimu- lates more letters than any other subject which appears in tins col-ur- n The n. problem is na-- t i o n a 1 in scope. And it is not surprising that the of proponents local school Dr. Gilbaugh ! No mere TV trifles here. Thoughtfully selected, many handcrafted toys to last beyond this generation. We've gone worldwide to bring you some unusual treasures. Included is the largest collection in Utah of Creative Play- things"' that do more than entertain. Surprise the children this year! At the nicest toy stores in town. woul con,tro,1 seek Help and advice from an educator who supports the proposition that those who pay the educational bills should largely determine the nature of their schools. Most of the literature available on school unification, consolidation, or merger has been written in support of dislarger and larger school few are There very tricts. professional educators in the who have nation entire opposed school district mergers. Why should they? They have status in salary and position to gain and virtually nothing to lose. Shift In Power By reducing the ratio of school board members to school employes as well as school the ratio between board members and taxpayers the end result is a loss in representation and control by taxpayers and a gain in power by school employes. state legislatures Many have experimented with legislation that forced in some take-apa- rt take-apa- rt piggiraffe Charming from Germany, painted wood. dogcat Red, green, blue, yellow wood body parts from Germany. take-apar- ts gaily instances and encouraged in others the merger of school districts. One state required districts to hold unification plastic clutch ball Plastic blocks of differing sizes and colors; Germany. 2.95 Creative Playthings, squeezable with easy-gri- p ridges. plastic. Creative Playthings nightie. the 4.95 L'tohn's Query Many readers of this column seek responses to questions on inification which do not have specific answers. For example, a Utah reader wrote: In your'. . . column entitled Big District Harmful I was wonderto Schools ing how big you considered smasheroo hammer-bal- l Pound brightly colored wooden balls through holes to come shooting out hole and down chute at side. Super fun! ... Many Factors small building blocks Some shapes as the big set next door, German well-mad- merger incentive support for those schools that unified. 'big. There is no magic number of students which will assure the optimum in educational opportunities for children and youth. Geography, population density, and financial resources are some factors which must in deciding be considered what kind of school system a community wishes to provide. triangles, squares, circles Made in England original from Creative Playthings. Choose a boy or e a girl in its own per-pup- il and 2.95 sasha baby dolls basis. In a recent action the same state legislature, recognizing the unfairness of such legislation, nullified the periodic unielections 1.99 12.95 elections every three years until mergers were accomplished. And those districts which merged received in-eased increments of state financial support on a fication 6.99 2.99 1.99 windups German-made- , well made furries that perform a simple action faithfully. Just as much fun as always. Choose one for each of your $5 famous shape-sortin- g Blocks must go through box proper in hinged top. And such satisfaction when they do. A wooden toy. sturdy holes children, big or small! self-storin- In some sparsely populated areas of the nation it would be impossible to assemble up to 200 or 300 students in one attendance center for school purposes. Great distances involving long bus routes make consolidation impractical. Yet there are numerous urban areas where g virtually 5 wood threading cylinder Strong twine, firmly attached to both "needle" and cylinder, makes it a pleasure to thread in and out, around and through. population patterns, geography and resources warrant sizeable districts with large attendance centers. Any time a taxpacr is asked to surrender his voice by a reduction in the extent he is represented in governmental affairs, he should view with the utsuch a proi-osWhat are most skepticism. behind the motives the request? 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