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Show Incompetency A Teaching Controversy Local New s Obituaries Biimdos Pa"p C-- 27 Sunday Morning, April 9, 1978 Page One Section II Dan Valentines By Diane Cole Tribune Staff Writer Any education system harbors some incompetent, or poor teachers. To what extent does the system" protect such teachers, and how does this affect the quality of education in Utah? While many school administrators, as well as Dr. Daryl McCarty, executive secretary of the Utah Education Association, which represents i0 percent of Utah teachers, assert the general quality of teachers today is improved, others ask why, then, are student test scores plummeting Questions Validity Dr. Vere A. McHenry, administrator of staff development for the state department of public instruction, however, has questioned the validity of tests as indicators of teacher success. Perhaps were not testing for the ticular! and strengthen good ones," he appropriate skills, he said, adding that teachers of today are expected to in said. in the fornhiclt only prtdession Teaching handle more programs and a broader According to Dr. Byrne, the $4 million mal training in the only sign eomjH'tenee," nay s curriculum than m earlier years expense is a misuse of public funds. Dr. David R Byrne, assistant dean of Public dollars are for the educational of educational Dr. Day id J. Sperry, the Graduate School of Education at the advancement of kids. Ive seen no evidence that teacher movements have University of Utah, has drawn a the University of Utah." led to this comparison between increased unionism among teachers and decreased And Dr. Murphy admitted that quality of education decrease of student test scores and of creating more jobs and more membargaining isnt going to change bers by seeking smaller classes. consalaries (among teachers in the state) History shows that high unionism teacher unionization," Dr. Byrne much. Negotiators bargain over leads to a decrease in quality. It tinued Dr. Michael J. Murphy, an associate salaries because they enjoy it." discourages creativity and has estabBut, Dr McCarty said that his professor of education at the U. who lished mediocrity as the norm. because theyre paid to do it, association has "a great deal of effect socializes in collective bargaining He named interjected Dr. Byrne. on the quality teaching within education, believes collective Decry Label reductions in class size and the procureThe university instructors explained bargaining is expensive, but its a good (Although teacher leaders decry the ment of state funds for education as the Utah State Legislatures apthat investment. label union" in reference to their of UEAs positive accompfor education limits propriations examples on More than $4 million is spent district, state and national organizateachers salaries statewide. lishments in Utah of annually, Dr. teacher chairman David negotiations J. Sperry, tions, No Proof Dr. Murphy feels that while there is he said The cost of strikes is not education admmistration at the U., said not now hard evidence that teacher in all practicality, the associations are Dr. Byrne, as some administrators included in this figure. n imnact on educations unions ha unions.) have done, said theres no proof class Stronger unions drive out weak in (school See Page B-- Column 1 par principals, Theres a parallel between the size affects learning. He accused UEA managers of chairman administration at ... U. Study Mulls Nothing Serious BIG BARGAIN: What is the one thing that most impresses convention visitors Lifeline to Salt Lake City? Is it the sight of the wonderful mountains that circle our wonderful town? Is it our crazy, Wont Threaten State Economy? zany liquor laws? ; Lifeline utility rates wont adversely affect Utahs industrial development or the price of goods. Thats the conclusion of a study by the University of Utah Bureau of Economic and Business Research. It Was released Saturday. Sen. Frances Farley and Rep. Steve Lake, and AssisHolbrook, both tant Attorney General James L. Barker Jr. requested the study to determine if lifeline, a type of rate structure which would result in lower costs to small residential customers, would hurt Utahs industrial growth. Dale Carpenter, state industrial development director, said he was told he might be called to testify at an upcoming Public Service Commission generic hearing on rate,structures and asked the bureau to assemble some information for him. Negative Influence? Mr. Carpenter, contacted Saturday, said he is of the opinion that the adoption of lifeline utility rates by the PSC would be a negative influence on Utahs business climate. Utah Power & Light Co. and Mountain Fuel Supply Co. have been opposed to the lifeline concept in the past, saying that industrial customers would have to bear more of the burden. They have argued that any rate structure that might cause an industri-a- l customer to change energy sources or curtail use would have a bad impact on residential customers. Is it the beauty and majesty of Temple Square? Is it the sight of Utah-produc- Brigham Youngs statue at the head of Main Street? Is it the wide streets of Salt Lakes downtown area? The answer to all the above questions is a big NO . . . The one thing that really impresses convention visitors to Salt Lake City is bus fare from Salt Lakes the International Airport to the downtown hotel section. Its unbelievable, a convention guest commented the other day in the fare Hotel Utah lobby, only a on the bus from the airport to the hotel." ' HE WAS amazed. He said he travels a lot, and added that it costs a fortune to get from the airports to the downtown areas in most large cities around the nation and the world. I did a little checking, and hes right. fare on the bus from our The airport to the downtown area is almost unbelievable. No wcader visitors are impressed. The bus fare from Kennedy Airport to the terminal on the east side of Manhattan is $4 . . . BUS FARE FROM the Los Angeles airport to downtown L.A. is $1.70 . .to. down 5th East on their way from Liberty Some of the more than 3,300 marchers in began at 8 a.m. Saturday morning and from the San Francisco airport Walkers , back. to 6400 and is South finished by 2 p.m., raising about $90,000. move Walk of Sunshine $1.40. Utah currently has a declining block Francisco March Park San nimes downtown Super rate structure for both gas and electricAnd we haul all our airport visitors from the airport to the downtown area ity. Under this structure, the initial block of energy used carries the highest no wonder the visitors for 15 cents unit cost. are impressed. Sees Little Effect In Miami, the bus fare from the in bus . fare . . the and is $3 The study, written by bureau reairport Montreal from the airport to downtown We expect each walker to bring in By Randy Hatch joined right in with them. He has Jeff counted up his blisters all nine search analyst, Hank Robison, conMr. Chesler said. i $3.25. walked in the annual event every year of them about $30 today, as he added that he already tends . . .a lifeline proposal affecting Tribune Staff Writer In Stockholm, the bus fare from the That means well make more than since. on walking in next years Utah utility rates would probably not was planning old 70 7 braved to Walkers from years In Brussels, to town is $2.60 $90,000. airport March of Dimes marathon. significantly raise the price of Couldnt ' beautiful Up and Keep motorists spring blisters, to the the from a railroad fare airport industrial goods. $90,000 Earned chalk to up weather This year, Mr. Andersons daughter, At Heathrow Saturday center of town is $2.50 We thought wed make it in a couple In March in annual the of miles addition, Utah industrial energy Some, like Salt Lake Mayor Ted Mrs. Gay Wardle, 31, 135 1365 Brookof hours, according to Brent Gardner, Airport in London, the railroad ticket to thousands a are Walk rates 25 a in Sunshine of Dimes the miles Wilson, to significantly lower than most shire I a decided and him. costs Super jogged couple London $1.55, Dr., downtown join 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gardner, neighboring states and a substantial stroll from Liberty Park to 6400 of hours. Others, like Mel Anderson, 70, couldnt keep up, she said smiling. She 3022 S. 9050 West. But Jay ticket on the Heathrow bus to Picadilly then we got rate structure alteration would be 570 Julep Dr., took a little slower pace. South and back. arrived at the finish line 14 minutes tired is $2. required to change this competitive her father. after too nice today, The weather is This is the third time Ive been in the THESE ARENT bad fares, but they advantage. walk Norman Mr. Anderson Chesler, As he walkathon, said, ride blistered feet in complained the adding was bus It dangled dont compare to the pretty fun, Brent said. You The data here considered suggest a Theyre just lying around the long hike hadnt even worn him out. grass at Liberty Park, Jeff Payne, 12, get a lot of blisters and stuff but its lifeline from Salt Lake Airport to the downtown chairman. of instead in I energy rate structure in Utah sun the walk miles of three Mr. son 2862 walking! and Mrs. 15 cents. every day a it. worth Gary area Gregory, cheap would have a negligible effect, if any, condoctors Mr. I S. 8950 Anderson the hike orders, West, said, thought But walk they did. More than 3,300 I think the Salt Lake convention Dedicated Walker on Utahs industrial development, the tinued. After heart surgery, I had to was terrible was hard it 8 a.m. at started individuals dedicated promoters should start telling the world One of Saturdays most dedicated study read. start exercising. bus fare from on their long trek to aid children about our unusual was Kathy Marshall, 14, walkers I One day about four years ago The study compares Utah to eight afflicted with birth defects, marchers our airport to the downtown area. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grinnell M. other states which the industrial deobtained pledges from friends and bumped into a bunch of yokels on 5th Chuckle Yesterdays 4350 Jones, I asked some convention visitors to Vallejo Dr. She walked velopment division considers the neighbors to give money to the March East," Mr. Anderson explained. Those Education is what is left over after seven miles along the route Salt Lake City the other day about other of Dimes based on the number of miles hauling a See Page B-Column 3 yokels were walking for the March of one has forgotten the facts. every foot of the way. plaster things that impressed them about our covered. Dimes, and Mr. Anderson said he town in addition to the low bus fare. A convention visitor from New York City said he was impressed by the concrete waste baskets on Salt Lakes Main Street that are filled with water and paper cuds. IVE NEVER SEEN street decorations made out of cement with water on the bottom with the empty paper cups and newspapers floating on the water, he said. For 26 years she wrote a family Several hundred Utahns gathered at comes first and that she and her husband feel they havent sacrificed advice column under the pen name I tried to explain that actually the Temple Squares Assembly Hall SaturShe has authored concrete waste baskets he was talking Mary Marker. day to honor motherhood, described as quality for quantity. As youngsters, her children played, worshipped and work- more than 400 works. about were really not waste baskets at the true fulfillment of womanhood. ed together on the family farm near all. Denigrating Motherhood Margaret Church Callister, the They are actually water fountains wife of Delta farmer and Delta. Mrs. Cannon, widow of Joseph J. that have been placed along Main businessman J. Lathel Callister, was No fame, fortune or career can be as addressed a problem she sees Cannon, Street to beautify our downtown area named Utah Mother of 1978. rewarding as being a mother, the in other parts of the nation but people keep throwing empty paper Delta woman concluded The mother of 16 children, granddenigrating motherhood. cups in them. The Utah Mothers Association also of mother of 56 and She asserted that a mother can learn the New York two is Very effective, Michele Moulton a mission for named serving currently twice as much as a woman without visitor said the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Meservy, an Orem resident and Bounti- children can and warned young women ONE OTHER THING that impresses Saints with her husband in South ful native, as Utah Young Mother. is against deciding not to have children. convention visitors in Salt Lake City Dakota but flew to Salt Lake City for BYU Graduate the large percentage of young Salt Lake Many will regret it later in life when Saturdays ceremony. ladies who wear dresses. The wife of Rayman D. Meservy is a its too late to have them (children), In accepting her award, Mrs. CallisMost of the young ladies where I Brigham Young University graduate she said. No fulfillment can compare come from wear jeans, one visitor ter noted her greatest thrill was and mother of four young children. The with that possible with motherhood. said. Its quite refreshing to see young experienced as each of her children was Those seeking fulfillment (through young woman is acfirst put into her arms. Later rewards ladies wear dresses, he added. tive in church and community and careers) are going about it the wrong have included the successes of her conducts a preschool for her own way. Another visitor said he had never all of whom attended college, children daily. been in a city with so nnny baby children, She said that many women can be and their annual family gatherings mid To highlight Saturdays event, the strollers on the downtown sidewalks. mothers while doing other splendid frequent expressions of appreciation. affiliate of the American Mothers things, too, but added that her fame Proud mothers, he said, push the Of the 16 children, 10 have earned one Committee Inc., recognized Ramona never compared to her family experibaby strollers down your main streets. or more college degrees. Eight have Wilcox as Cannon Utah Honor Mother ence. He to nice see." added, hardly Its 10 Children LDS missions. of 1978. ever do you see a mother pushing a served Salt Described by Daughter Virginia Wyss Webb, a long-tim- e baby stroller or baby buggy in the former teacher, counThe 10 children, was with Lake teacher City downtown Chicago business area. Described by a daughter as "the most selor and Deseret News columnist named alternate mother, and Julie Mrs. CallisAnd that's how strangers feel about unselfish person I know, celebrated her birthday Saturday. Her R.) Moffat, 4703 Holly (Mrs. Randy lauded for ter also was always having our town. son, Mark, read the audience a conalternate young chosen was Lane, time for each child, never complaining SAM. THE SAD CYNIC, SAYS: gratulatory letter from U.S. Chief mother. or raising her voice and for being an Justice Warren E. Burger that comThis is the time of the year when n Mrs. Callister will represent Utah person with "unassuming, mended Mrs. Cannon for being both a young married folks have to decide great strength. honors as mothers of the year in Dos Moines, Iowa, at the Michele M. Meservy, left, and of a benefactor and mother May great whether to leave the kids with his folks at ceremony on Temple Square. Mother of the Year contest. American C. Callister receive the She her stated community." that Margaret family always or her folks while they go on vacation. nt nt nt I ... 3,300 Walk to Support March of Dimes ... Utah-produc- ... le ! 15-ce- leg-ca- st S.L. Ceremonies Honor Motherhood, Utah Mother of Year, Mrs. Callister "well-organiz- 7-- r v i 1 |