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Show I A forum for opinion Wednesday Feb. 5, 1986 Present student fee policy fair sHigh levels of anxiety surround the state of education today. And with good reason. It is. a notorious fact that there are more pupils per teacher in Utah than in any other state in the nation. With Gov. Norman recently declaring a state of alert in education, it is apparent a crisis looms on the horizon, threatening to mar the existing educational struc- lar programs would be done In our view away with, or the school budget would be expanded. The committee has a tough job: to redefine what the constitution states and to define what a student fee is. The constitution states there will be no fees charged in a common school and public education It would co.st $10 to $12 million more in taxes per year if student fees were abolished, according to figures from the Davis School District. It would then rest on the general taxpayer to provide the $10 to $12 million. Fees involving only those students involved in specific ture. The root of the problem can programming shbuld not be be spelled out in a few words: charged to the taxpayer for public education, in fairness lack of money. the public. to A constitutional revision Ban-gert- er committee has been studying student fees for approximately three years, tackling questions such as the appropriateness of charging and the amount of Extracurricular will be free. Lawrence Welling, Davis School District superintendent, raises the question, can you charge students over and above what they use beyond ' the budget? When students go beyond a point and advance in a certain field like woodshop, they can build items, such as furniture or a boat. This is when extra fees should be charged to the student. activities provide several benefits to stu- dents: interaction with other students, the opportunity to learn or polish a certain talent, fees. and, of course, the fun stuTaxpayers already shoulder dents can have by participata heavy tax load. If student ing in a program. fees, charged to the student inBut the programs also cost volved in extracurricular pro- money. grams, were abolished, the tax If student fees are abolburden would weigh more ished, there are realistically ponderously on the public. two options. The extracurricu Extracurricular activities provide opportunities for students to enhance their knowledge or polish a talent. But student fees should be charged to the students who participate in the activities. " Staff photo by Rodney Wright doesnt excite Riley Zaugg, as he sleepily peers upon intense basketball game between Davis High and .Bountiful High. Davis narrowly won 2 DOUBLE OVERTIME 54-5- in overtime, despite the fact that Riley wasn't cheering the team on. He is the son of Russ and Dawn Zaugg. Zaugg is the Davis High assistant basketball coach. Letters to the editor Garbage plant citizens' burden Review Editor: The plan to save Davis County's garbage problem has now become a plan to save commissioners and special district officials, whose necks are on the chopping block, whose signatures are on a district public loan of $57 million. landfill profits will be ; Citizens used for paying contractors deficits profits that should be returned to citizens. This is the only reason for the ed districts hot pursuit of Layton, Morgan, and Weber County. Its to switch outside counties and Davis citizens landfill and profits to the contractor (officials unjust pollution $5 per ton, interest on $57 million and other unidentif- Students write on space shuttle ied costs. (3) Offsetting revenues in reverse, gas price deflated 10 percent, Hill Air Force Base price 10 percent below market price, inflation increase costs for construc- letters on last weeks Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy were received from Knowlton Elementary tion, labor and spare parts, students. unplanned plant shutdowns, 47 percent, boiler steam efficiency 65 percent, minimal steam requirements for eight months, listed reverses pay approximately 25 percent of O and M costs. The sacrificial lamb (citizens) pays the remainder. If the above is good for citizens, then I'm crazy and need training. Layton and Clearfield have enjoyed a good relationship in the Review Editor: I thought that when I saw the explosion of the Challenger many hopes of people were destroyed. But we should keep trying. I also wondered if it blew up because of the weather conditions of that day. I hope that we may find out what the problem was so that next time maybe NASA could check that part especially well so that we do not have this J- ' Vb b ' y y-J b 4 V 'W. b V''W'V 4 v b- b H V? M k b U k j) )u b b : , ; J.30 am sorry that seven people in the shuttle. I think killed got NASA ought to wait a while before they send another shuttle and see what the problem was with it. I think that NASA ought to send less people maybe 4 or 5 at a time. If they dont do that I think they should only send or 2 shuttles up a year. Jeremy Barlow Fifth grade I 1 Review Editor:; I think NASA shouldnt send up another shuttle until they find out what went wrong and why the shuttle blew up. I still think people should be able to go up into space. Ill never forget the day when the space ship blew up, and it is sad that seven people had to die. I feel bad 'for all the friends and family of the people in the Challenger. I hope that they soon find out what went wrong, and then if another spaceship goes up they can especially check that part. I hope very much, that there will be at least alot more spaceships that go into space. I think that it is really neat that Christa McAuliffe got the chance to almost go into space. Amelia Link field Fifth grade Clark Rampton Fifth grade Review Editor: I feel that there should be less people on the space shuttle voyages into space. If not, not so many trips into space. I feel that NASA shouldnt launch the space shuttle into space until they find out what happened to the Challenger. Kyle Leonard Fifth grade Review Editor: It is my opinion that the Space Program is a good step toward a stronger and better future. My opinion is also that whatever job we take we must make sacrifices and take chances. The pioneers had to take chances as they came across the plains. 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I feel sorry for the seven passengers friends and relatives. Lori Dale Fifth grade I cas-trop- Clearfield -- Emily I Vangsgard Fifth grade Review Editor: again. past. Together we can control the landfill, outside garbage and tipping fees. Why not have the contractor pay citizens for landfill The district plant does absoinput, rather than citizens who lutely nothing for North Davis own the landfill give to the concitizens. The only thing the plant tractor. will do is save a small percentage, Citizens just might enjoy profof the landfill capacity. It defeats its in place of taxation, high tipits purpose by inviting outside ping fees, debts and giveaways. The smart cities who have not county garbage. District plant creates added committed their citizens to risky burdens: (1) Giveaway of landfill and economical disaster have to contractor and three outside time to wait and see after concounties. Mass burn plant's tipstruction what the true facts are of operation and maintenance ping fee is $22 and up. (2) Double costs of landfill uprevenue, garbage availability, keep and district plant expenses: bond indebtedness, pollution connew contracting agency, new oftrols, etc. fice building, transfer stations, They can then base their decisions upon actual operation costs. heating refractory systems, replacement for two boilers every Why wouldnt any politician who is interested in citizens allow this three to eight years, operation and maintenance $19 per ton. guarantee? Kenneth Reed i e. Editors note: The following six robbing). Davis County taxpayers should not be in the business of supporting outside garbage. y things up in space waiting to be explored. I also think that someday we will find something in space that will help us in the 3 VISA Humana staff following 10 years at Hill Air Force Base where he was head of the Primary Care Clinic and Chief of the Dept. After graduating cum laude from the University of Michigan Medical School, Dr. Berwald completed an internship at St. Marys Hospital, Duluth, Minnesota, and spent one year in Internal Medicine at the Mayo Clinic. He is Board Certified Allergy-Immunizati- on in Family Practice. Dr. Berwald has joined the Crest-woo- d Medical Group in Kaysville (546-127- 3) and will be available as of February 1. He will practice family medicine excluding obstetrics. His specialties are internal medicine and geriatrics with particular interest in the treatment of headaches. Dr. Berwald, his wife Karol, and their three children have made their home in Layton since 1973. 4fumana Hospital Davis North 1600 W Antelope Drive. Layton. Utah 84041 Phone (.801 ) You'll find the pet you want in today's Classified section. 1 |