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Show 0( Messenger Enterprise, Thursday, December 14, 1978 Ctoes Irfmi J)y 7tiirei!jil!a Page3 im Christmas is for living, Christmas is for fun. Christmas is for giving joy to everyone, we hear the Gold Notes sing. That is exactly what this Ephraim Elementary School chorus is doing this holiday season giving joy to others through their musical talents. 0 The third, fourth, fifth and sixth graders recently performed at the Presidents Open House at Snow College and before that at the Manti Senior Citizens Thanksgiving party. and Register For the Drawing to be Held Dec. 22, 1 978 Come These young singers are really dedicated, says their leader, Mary Witt, They practice outside of school hours early in the morning before school two times a week and sometimes more often when they have a program. The Gold Notes are a special group in more ways than one. pupil-teach- Fairview-Huntingto- weatherjrt Manti fifth grade, 1977, 44.00 students, 1978, 31.30 students; sixth grade, 1977, 40.50 students, 1978 31.00 students; combination classes, 1977, 27.00 students, 1978, 32.00 students. North Sanpetes averages for grades and combination classes (classes which have students from more than one grade level) are: First grade, 1977, 27.00 students, 1978, 25.30 students; second grade, 1977, 27.25 students, 1978, 26.20 students; third grade, 1977, 29.25 students, 1978, 28.70 students; fourth grade, 1977, 32.00 students, 1978, 28.70 students; fifth .grade, 1977, 30.66 students, 1978, 24.70 students; sixth grade, 1977, 27.33 students, 1978, 28.00 students; combination classes 1977, 25.33 students, 1978, 22.00 students. The legislatures aim in appropriating the funds was to reduce, insofar as possible, the average class size in grades one through three to an average of 24 students for the district. Once that goal is achieved, a district may use the funds to reduce class sizes in grades Mrs. Lois Canning, a Granite District teacher who chaired the UEA study committee said: "Smaller classes can be important to students because it means they can get more individual attention from their teachers. Smaller classes can also mean better discipline and a much better learning environment." 4-- Status Still in Question year-roun- 24-ho- 9 The Manti weather data is reported each week by Lee J. Anderson, local cooperative observer for the U.S. Department of DOT sends a bill and with it a written commitment to keeping the road open this winter. The road was after State Representative Ray Neilsen, Sanpete, and John Garry, Emery, had met in Salt Lake City with DOT officials, and negotiated an agreement to keep SR-3open temporarily. "Representative Garr and I intend to ask the State Legislature for an d expression of support for the SR-3of operation Representative Nielsen said Tuesday. In addition we are considering asking the Legislature to include an amount in DOTs appropriation that would cover the costs of installations at the crest of the highway. Representative Nielsen added that maintenance of 1 is the year-rounvital to the economic well being of Sanpete County because more than 200 Sanpete residents use this road to commute to their jobs in Emery and Carbon ccal mines and industrial sites of Emery County, and to the which has labor and housing shortages. SR-3- 1 is of major importance to these counties, he continued, and to a lesser extent to other central Utah counties. We intend to do everything we possibly can to assure the operation of this highway. 1 year-roun- SR-3- d well-bein- g year-aroun- d Ephraim Council Notes two-yea- one-yea- r; r; r, r; five-yea- L. Bairett, aging ner of Dicks Photo and has graduated Supply from Lumbleau School of Real Estate and successfully passed the Utah State Board exam for real estate agents. He is presently man- ow The Marketplace and will be working in real estate with the Property Association in Manti. w Dick says he looks ard to helping people with their real estate needs. forw a? raft -- (cfeH MsMs, Ik& 95 N. Mein Manti 835-872- 1 W - School and Home r by Dr. Daryl J. McCarty Executive Secretary Utah Educotion Association Youve bought a pile of clothes and toys for the kids and you think the . Christmas shoppings all done, and then you have a Horrible Thought. 1 havent gotten each kid an educational toy! you tell yourself. Then you have Horrible Thought Number Two: Theres hardly any Christmas money left! Sorrow not, gentle parent. It happens that some of the very finest educational gifts probably cost much less than many of the other presents you bought. For instance, an acquaintance said one of the most valuable Christmas presents she received as a little girl was a jigsaw puzzle. It was a map of the United States, and each piece was one of the 50 states. Another friend said his favorite boyhood Christmas present was a $1.79 flashlight. 1 took it apart and played with the pieces so many times that before the month was gone, I knew quite a bit about basic electricity. Did you know that a pocket calculator can be bought at some places for less than $5.00? It wont bankrupt the Christmas kitty to buy your daughter some knitting needles and a skein of yarn. And what about a hammer and a sack full of nails for your son? Some other suggestions for other education gifts with price tags that wont force you to reach for the smelling salts: A chess set, a bookkeeping record for the a set young of beginners oil or acrylic paints, a shoe-shin- e brush, a globe of the world, a merit badge booklet for the Boy Scout, for the young a jump-rop- e athlete, a savings account with a minimum deposit or a family game. An old favorite educational gift, of course, is a book. You can find everything from How to Draw Dogs to Grays Anatomy in your nearby bookstore. Your child may not have to have the art book to learn how to sketch the family pooch. But that youngster will need to read Grays Anatomy before becoming a medical doctor. Merry Christmas. wage-earne- The Ephraim City Council established fees for the rental of city equipment at council meeting last week and announced that it in no way wants to compete with private business. The fees established were: back hoe, bucket loader, grader and Cat, including operator, $20 an hour; if an extra man is needed, $25 an hour; dump truck, $15 an hour; tractor, mower, water wagon, $8 an hour, including operator. The Industrial Promotions Committee met with the Council to report on and progress. Mike organization Bawden will serve a Jim Milton Armstrong, Luster, three-yeaLeon Olson, four-yeaand r Ron Green, terms. The committee asked the Council to appoint a secretary to assist it and reported that it will prepare a brochure listing the business and other assets of (Continued on Page 4) Richard bs Ideal Christmas Gift for Children Real Estate School Weather Commerce, Ski-Bo- Graduates from 1- Road hard-surface- around and See our Fine Toboggans and Ephraim Elementary School, gives joy to others with Christmas singing. students; n d State Route 31 the road that traverses Manti Mountain at elevations approaching 10,000 feet, providing the most direct route between Fairview and Huntington, continues controversial. Sanpete, Emery and other central Utah counties would like SR-3- 1 kept open during the winter months mainly for the economic benefits it provides the area. The Utah Department of Transportad tion, citing the costs of maintenance of the highway, questions the advisability of trying to keep SR-3- 1 open during the winter months. Last week DOT closed the road. This the road, but week DOT indicated that action may be of short duration. The issue may have to be settled by the State Legislature, meeting in January. SR-3- 1 was kept open throughout the 1977-7- 8 winter, except for intermittent closures because of storms and drifting snow, on a trial basis. At a meeting at the Sanpete County courthouse in June, attended by DOT representatives, local government officials, miners, other users of the road and other concerned people, DOT reported that SR-3- 1 was kept open last winter at a total net cost of $171 ,233.67. This money, the DOT representatives reported, was drawn from other functions that should perhaps have had higher priority in the departments allocation of funds and manpower. DOT representatives also maintained that costs to maintain a true would be substantially operation higher and that an expenditure of approximately $360,000 would also be required for adequate shelter for the equipment and men involved in the operation. At a subsequent meeting in Salt Lake City a tentative arrangement for keeping SR-3- 1 open during the winter of 1978-7was entered in, with DOT agreeing to continue keeping the road open and Sanpete and Emery counties each agreeing to contribute $15,000 to the costs. SR-3- 1 was closed last week, DOT representatives said, because Sanpete and Emery counties had not remitted their $15,000 pledges. Sanpete County had not remitted its $15,000, according to Commissioners ONeil Larsen and Ned Madsen, because DOT had not yet submitted a bill in that amount. We will pay our share, according to agreement, Mr. Madsen said, when In Look THE COLD NOTES, from Average Class Size Up in South, Down in North The average size of elementary classes in the South Sanpete School District this year increased and in the North Sanpete District decreased, according to a study by the Utah Education Association. The overall average elementary class size in the South Sanpete District is 29.44 students per class this year. Last years overall average was 29.29. Only 11 of Utahs 40 school districts have school larger average elementary classes. The overall elementary class size in the North Sanpete District is 26.23 students per class this year. Last years average was 29.33. Fifteen Utah school districts have higher overall averages. In the past, research has shown Utah schools with the highest ratio in the nation, said UEA Research Director Don Ulmer. He credited legislative appropriations to reduce the elementary class size for smaller classes across the state. 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