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Show Page 6A South Edition Lakeside Review A Wednesday, June 20, 1984 Editorial Mystery Why Chief Resigned The recent resignation of Roy City Fire Chief Richard Waters is both a personal tragedy and a public problem. By have done. The only facts are vague allusions by city officials about an inability to validate test results. The citys position is that common consenus of and supervisors, it is protecting Waters priva- Waters was wholly dedicated to his job as a firefighter. During his 18 years of association with the Roy Fire Department, he gave thousands of volunteer hours in public service and continued giving of his free time as chief. . Fire fighting was not just a job for Waters. It was a passion that enveloped his personal and public life. Why it all ended in a swirl of allegations is a matter that may remain unexplained. : It seems natural to assume that Waters would not have resigned if he were innocent of allegations that he provided tests to some firefighter applicants prior to the official exam, but that point and many others remain unanswered by city officials. Waters is on vacation and cannot be reached for comment. Although the city attorneys office has conducted an investigation, apparently the public will never know the complete findings. Roy City Attorney Roger Dutson refuses to even specify what the city suspects Waters may cy and its vulnerability to legal action. But who is protecting the publics right to know what happened? The allegations about tampering with an official test do not affect just personal life. They affect the lives of 17 people who took the invalidated test and cause the public to wonder about validity of other testing situations. Certainly the public is not entitled to every available piece of information about public employees. But a situation that could affect the quality of firefighters hired by a city is a diferent matter. If Waters or someone else did supply copies of the firefighters test prior to the examination, it is a matter of public interest. If the allega- Finally - Its The first warm days of warmth. almost without complaint. -- just as apt to bring on an episummer are always welcome Children are out from sunAnd, dispositions have demic of spring fever. The after the cold of winter and to sundown, the elderly changed to reflect the sunny lusty malady has reached giup rain of can be seen the proportions in the sitting quietly on atmosphere. resi' gantic this But, year spring. area in recent days. lakeside or lawn on sunless winters can chairs If porches long, dents of Davis County seem and fea is Its cases cabin problem no one seems of everyone doing cause severe tions are unfounded, his to be especially glad to see hoursnearly of work in their yards ver, warm, sunny days are likely to want to cure. name should be cleared. summer arrive. information for After one of the longest, Except known only to the Roy City wettest winters on record, the Council and various city offi- sunshine which now seems to cials, it appears the matter have come to stay is being will disappear in a shroud of secrecy. The fact sheet on this story is just as empty as the fire chiefs desk and chair. on-agai- off-aga-in n, appreciated with unusual enthusiasm. People are making excuses to spend more time outdoors, soaking in the Viewpoint Children Must Be Given Top Priority in Spending - The Lakeside Review has asked a group of community residents to write guest opinion columns for the editorial page. This week, Ernest Eberhard has written a guest coiumn for the newspaper. Eberhard grew up in Nampa, Idaho, and graduated from Melba High School. He served an LDS mission to Germany. He attended Brigham Young University where he received his masters degree and honorary doctorate degree. He is a retired high school and college teacher of 46 years. He was mayor of Preston, Idaho, from 1944 to 1948 and county commissioner of Davis County from 1979 to 1983. . He is a board member of Teenaide. ERNEST EBERHARD Review Guest Columnist This editorial could have been What Shall We Do 'About Education in Utah? But the issue is not education, it is the future of our children, our families, our nation. It is the hope of all we hold dear personally and collectively as a nation. - We must face the reality of the situation. We have a very high School population. Our children lare not here of their own free ;will. We brought them into the ;world. What happens with and to them is our responsibility. titled, -- Even those who dont want to Tpay for their educational training ;will find the alternative is far 'more expensive. Untrained people live distressed, unproductive land often disruptive lives. Welfare costs, juvenile delinquency are dollar wise more expensive. Those who are hopeless and helpless economically and socially all too often live lives blighted by drugs, alcohol and criminality. Creating productive lives is farless expensive than trying to jput deficient and shattered ones together. ! 4 ; LThe money to prepare our youth for a positive and productive adulthood is available.' True, we may have to adjust our .spending priorities. Things t which we feel we need may have our children to achieve their fullest life potential. Teachers, parents and administrators should have adequate input into a merit based program. Merit pay programs are extremely difficult to institute. Provision for their implementation is critical and must have an objective base. In his 45 years as an educator this writer has seen several merit May I suggest, rather pay programs fail because too some recommendations much subjectivity destroyed serito which we give even more their effectiveness. All involved ous consideration. Our homes must be patient and are the cradle of productive eduand realize there will be diffication. They are the best place, culties and inadequacies which probably the only effective place, must be eliminated through reto lay a base for a productive ed- search. ucational effort. The home must Class sizes must be kept at efbuild discipline, ed- fective levels so adequate perucational standards, appreciation sonal attention is possible. New for good and relevant literature, and better teaching materials good strong home work support, must be provided. Monkey school performance and create wrench mechanics are passe. So an attitude of respect for others are textual and materitraining and societal rules and regula- als which are not current. The tions. use of volunteers should be fully We must be more realistic in and systematically promoted. Of prime importance is a reexdetermining the kind of educa- tion we provide. We do not have amination of how we finance enough vocational educational our educational effort. I feel we opportunities for our children. must get off the backs of properRealty indicates we can use one ty owners. There are other areas theoretically trained person for of revenue which we should exevery five technically trained amine. Severance tax levels are worker. an example. Highly selective ex- - cise and sin taxes are not the There may be a dedication to answers. Everyone should help college and university education carry the burden. An educational which is The college mold should not be sales tax would spread the burin our educa- - den more evenly. e To ourselves by tional effort. Realistic job opporineffecinadequate, providing tunities should also be given education and tive, .proper consideration in our edutraining for our children would cational format. most certainly be penny wise Merit pay for a few teachers and pound foolish. We must, will not be enough. The base pay all of us, realistically and objec.must be raised so it will attract tively, consider the task and capable educators who can not meet it resolvent and intelligentonly teach material but inspire ly. Review Correspondent The Syracuse ; SYRACUSE 'City Council met Tuesday, June ; 12 at 7 p.m. The council room ;was empty except for the council 'members and one reporter. At 7:30 the meeting (which .had been announced) was ; opened to a public hearing to approve and adopt the 198485 budget. No public arrived. At 8 p.m. a secontj public hear esainm si He: w to be considered luxuries. Money spent by the millions in our state for harmful substances will have to be rechanneled. We must realize that any nation which does not develop its prime resource, its children, as fully as possible will lose its ability to maintain itself in our present world. open-mind- ed self-estee- .during Hobbies & Handicrafts Week today through Saturday, June 23 at the Layton Hills Mall. Classes will be taught several times daily and are free to the public. . . SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY. JUNE 11:00 am- - short-chang- out-mod- ed ing was called to order. This time to approveadopt changes in the Master Plan to allow 10,000 square feet lots in development districts 3 and 4 includ- ing the priority check list pertaining to same. Syracuse resident, Harold Wilcox was the solitary person in attendance. Needless to say, the budget was approved and the changes in the master plan were adopted and the city will continue to run in a smooth orderly fashion. But what does this say of the nearly 1,100 homeowners? Following an appeal for help in developing a ball park, three residents responded. A request for interested persons (a ward, club, or civic organization) to sponsor the Little Buckaroo Rodeo brought 0 replies. Is apathy replacing civic pride? Doesnt anyone want to be involved anymore? "EmbossArt. a New Technique in Embossed Painting'' Chris Stokes, Courtesy THURSDAY. JUNE 11:00 1:00 pm- - am-"Too- ts 7:00 pm- - : 21 Bats for Quilting Claire Field Methods "Quitting with Claire Pield "Candle Wicking. Cross Stitch Of Or Mile-arMlnu- te Creative Scratch Circle counter-productiv- e. over-emphasiz- 20 of Suncrest Crafts 1:00 pm- - "T ole Painting Courtesy of Hobby Patch 7:00 pm- - "Potpourri Hoop. Ribbon Basket dr Calico Chicken Courtesy of Treasure Peddler , Few Show Up to Voice Opinions :ARLENE HAMBLIN Really Spring at Last! FRIDAY. JUNE llene Bingner, Creative 22 a New Technique In Embossed Painting Chris Stokes, Courtesy 11:00 of Suncrest Crafts 1:00 pm- - "Silk Flower Arranging" Wendy Anderson, Courtesy of ZCMI Basics of Wok Cooking" Diana Handrahan. Courtesy of The Watched Pot 7:00 pm- - "The 23 Painting Courtesy of Hobby Patch Basics of Wok Cooking Diana SATURDAY. JUNE e 11:00 1:30 pm- - "The am-Tol- Handrahan, Courtesy of the Watched Pot 2:30 pm- - "Lace Net Darning dt Ribbon Rosea 3:30 pm- - Courtesy of Treasure Peddler "Candle Wicking, Cross Stitch dt Creative Scratch llene Bingner, Creative Circle 4:30 pm- - Stencilling Courtesy of Country Pleasures LAHON MILLS MALL A |