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Show School Costs Increase, Savant Tells Board Tribune Education Editor OGDEN Expenditures by school districts jumped $'520 Utahs 40 million during a period ending with the 1977-7school year, Dr. Walter D. Talbot reported Thursday. The increase in expenditures was noted in the annual report of the state superintendent of public instruction, which was distributed to the members of the State Board of Education during a meeting at the Utah School for the 4 8 Deaf. The report shows the 40 districts spent a total of $520.5 million last year, compared with $200.1 million in 1907-6The number of students in average daily attendance was 296,294, compared with 285,145 in the earlier year. Current expenditures for the regular school program, including such costs as the outlay for instruction, transportation, school maintenance and the net cost of the school lunch program, accounted for $400.3 million of last years expenses. Capital outlay and debt service expenditures were responsible for $109.3 million. Summer school and adult education programs and a number of other special programs accounted for the remaining $10.9 million. expenditure under the current expense category excluding capital expenses and school lunch averaged $1,273 statewide last year. The cost ranged from a low of $1,143 in Cache District to a high of $3,011 in Daggett District Elsewhere, the report showed the districts began the 1977-7- 8 year with $219 8 million in bonded indebtedness and ended the year owing $282 8 million. During the course of the year, they ret red $15 6 million in bonds and issued $7i 9 million in new bonds The boird, which will meet again here Friday, also approved full accreditation for the vocational programs offered at Southern Utah State College It also heard a report outlining a The By John Cummins per-stude- al)C gall i'alif erilninr Friday, March 16, 1979 Section ( Page One Replacement .Meet Slated A successor in the Utah House of Representaprogram that is being tives for Georgia B. spearheaded in eastern Utah by the Peterson, who resigned College of Eastern Utah in cooperation Thursday to become a with the Carbon. Emery, Grand and state tax commissioner , San Juan school districts. will be named March 29 In other activities, board members during a meeting of discussed but took no action on their Legislative District 22s position regarding how schools should voting district chairman deal with disruptive students. The and vice chairmen in Salt discussion indicated that board mem- Lake City Commission bers were divided on whether the state chambers at the City and should maintain a compulsory attenCounty Building. The session is set for 7 pm. dance law. major community-involvement-in-educatio- n Group Ponders Historic Sites Acting on the advice of the city historic preserv ation planner, the Salt Lake City Commission Thursday agreed to consider placing 13 local buildings on the city register of historic sites The commission indicated it favors taking the action, which would come in 30 days, giving the buildings owners a thanee to protest during that ptriod Linda Edeiken, preservation planner, said the 13 buildings all reflect a rich and varied history, and are worth preserving. Once on the city register, the buildings cannot be demolished or their exteriors altered without the approval of the City landmarks Committee Ms. Edeiken presented a slide show of the buildings, explaining the features and values of each as she went along The buildings include: Bnai Israel Temple, 249 S. 400 East; John M. Whitaker home, 975 Garfield Ave.; William llawk Cabin, 458 N. 300 West, Walter C. Lyne house, 1135 E. South Temple; Immanual Baptist Church. 401 E. 200 South; Fortunato Ansel mo house, East; Fifth Ward Meeting House, East; Nelson Wheeler Whipple house, 564 W. 400 North. William A. Neldon home, 1172 E. 100 South; First Church of Christ Scientist, 352 E. 300 South; McIntyre S. Main Street; Irving Junior High Building, School, 1179 E. 2100 South; and Utah Savings & Trust Co , 235 S. Main Street. More than half of the structures were built in the latter half of the 19th Century, with others con structed early this century, Ms Edeiken said. 164-90- 0 11 RECOVERED MERCHANDISE insurance CLAIM MARINE CLAIM NO. 92184045 WILL BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION HANDMADE Persian & Oriental Rugs Balance of recovered merchandise consisting of Chinese, Indian, Pakistan, Persian, Turkey, Afghanistan rugs etc. !n small and large sizes. Offered tor immediate clearance. AUCTION WILL BE HELD SATURDAY, MARCH 17 AT 2:00 p.m. RANCH HOUSE RESTAURANT IN THE ROYAL INN BANQUET ROOM 55 East 1230 North 740-30- 0 SUNDAY, MARCH 18 AT 2:00 p.m. RAMADA INN BANQUET ROOM 2433 Adams Ave. Ogden Provo VIEW: 68-7- 2 $ 1 hour prior TERMS: CaahCheck EMBASSY AUCTIONEERS, INC. a. Sure and SScgorrah ... theres bargains galore to keep those Irish Eyes on the a smilin following pages o this Day lucky Irish . Section I i |
