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Show 4A Sun Advocate, Price, Utah Wednesday, May 14, 1980 Sun Advocate East Carbon ranked high East Carbon High School came through the Northwest Accreditation Association evaluation with flying colors (see story, page 1). The team was particularly impressed with three areas that are of relative importance to the academic life at the school. Schools are primarily intended to provide a full academic experience for students with extracurricular activities and social activities supposedly in a distant second and third position. Often that is not the case in schools; especially rural schools, where athletics and dances are overemphasized. Apparently that is not the case at East Carbon. However, areas of improvement that are needed at the school before a top rating is given include updating of textbooks. Since the Utah Legislature revised its school finance law in the 1980 session, schools are now able to divert capital outlay funds to operating ex- penditures. With that revision, schools are now able to deal more effectively with providing needed instructional aids. Perhaps next year East Carbon will request of the district board the diverting of capital funds to cover needs. some of the academic East Carbon has kept abreast with But the times in providing quality education, according to Northwest Accreditation Association standards. We applaud the efforts of the staff at the school for achieving the "fully approved" status. day-to-da- all-in-al- l, College officials' Perhaps nothing is more tempting in an institution than to overlook weaknesses of a person affiliated with their organization. College of Eastern Utah administrators could have given in to this temptation when three students became suspected in an April 26 burglary of the National Guard Armory. The administrators could have pressured the city by asking that the student charges be processed through academic rather than city judicial chan- nels. Instead the college officials made every effort to cooperate with the city police in focusing in on possible suspects. It is, of course, important to remember that the three suspected student burglars have merely been charged. They have not been convicted. But, at the same time, it is heartening to see the administrators understand they share a responsibility in teaching the basic requirements for living in a community. CLOSER LOOK Dear Editor: A number of things have been bothering me about the way South Price is treated in regard to the rest of the City. I often times feel that this part of the city is thought of as, the other side of the tracks, and it doesnt help matters that we dont have any council representatives from this part of the city. Take for instance the street problems. Second South looked like a bombery range after the winter before last. Our good old city fathers sent the crews out and had them fill the holes in, all 857 of them. Then another bad winter comes along and all 857 holes plus another 50 are there for us to dodge for another six months. If this problem were on Eighth North, the whole street would have been repaved as it rightfully should be. Next problem, the railroad tracks on 1st West. If anyone has driven over these tracks in the last couple of days they know the horrendous condition that they are in. I have talked to one of our former council representatives about this problem and the answer I get is "patience my son, the railroad is aware of the problem and is going to replace them. The question I ask is when? 1998? If the city or railroad would just fill the holes in on a weekly basis they could appease me, but when I have to put my car in first gear and keep my foot on the brake to cross these tracks, I get very irrate. There isnt a greater place to live in Price than down South. I just hope that our City Council will take a closer look at this part of the city. Mark Mackiewicz Your Right To Know The right to freely express an opinion in print is a new invention in the history of man. In 1632, William Prynn was convicted of seditious libel against the Queen of England for writing and publishing a booklet expressing his opinion against plays, masques, dancings, and all other exercises of the people, as well as against hunting, public festivals. For expressing his thoughts openly, Prynn was fined 10,000 pounds and given life im- prisonment, in addition to being branded on the forehead, having his nose slit, and his ears cropped off. His book was also ordered to be burned. it yp LETTERS Due to a production error, Ms. Kesslers letter was not completely printed in last Wednesdays Sun Advocate. Her letter follows: Editors note: actions praised A " fill y DONT LABEL Dear Editor: I feel I would like to write a letter to you concerning mental health here in Price and the surrounding area. SOCIETYS BACKBONE Dear Editor: After reading the articles in the April 30th Sun Advocate on Carbon High School and the money appropriated for athletics, I must ask the following questions: 1. If an accredited school (CHS) has eight teachers who arent teaching the subjects in which they received their degrees in, then what is going on in the schools that are not accredited in our community? 2. Why is the 12th grade competence test, given in order to graduate, written on a 7th grade level and not a 12th grade level? 3. Why do students have to self instruct themselves during some of their classes? 4. Why do students have the pleasure of studying at their own pace instead of being taught at a challenging rate? 5. In 1977, Utah spent $1274.00 a year on each student. Since these figures have climbed in the last three years, why are the statistics stating that students who are leaving schools do not know the basic fundamentals? 6. Why in Carbon County are we pouring a large sum of our tax monies to schools so they can expand their athletic and art departments? At the same time statistics show that our children are lacking the fundamentals in order to be productive individuals. Carbon County has only a 50 percent high school graduate rate as stated in the Sun Advocate on March 19, 1980 in a 1975 report. 7. Why not have the future persons of our country be graduated by schools for their mental abilities and not their athletic abilities 8. Why does is appear that our public schools are becoming athletic recreational centers instead of an educational facility? I feel that it is the responsibility of all parents to show enough concern about their childrens education to participate in Parent Teacher groups, have better Parent - Teacher relationships and -- closer contact with the school board on school teaching programs and policy. In closing, I feel we must stop the growing bureaucratic cancer that is deteriorating the school system and undermining democracy. Education is the backbone to a free society. Mary Kessler Price Delvin McFarlane is the administrator of the program. I am married and have ix children and eight grandchildren. I have had the misfortune of having two really bad nervous breakdowns. I was hospitalized for four to six weeks for therapy. It was really a rough way to go. You can image the effect of having a label put on you as cracked up or crazy. I just moved here and was having a real rough time and I called mental health. A lady came right out and talked to me and took me into town. There I met others who were a great help. We met Tuesday and Thursday morning and had counseling, both written and physical exercises. We also fixed and ate our lunch Copley News Service to the Editor the units sales. We are trying to live good and useful lives. If anyone would care to donate to this worthy cause, please call 637-235- 8. Thank goodness we dont run up against many such incidents we had with this man in the store. He and others should be grateful if they havent had such experiences as some of the persons in the unit have encountered. It is really hard at the best to get up in the morning and say to yourself! Well its another day and I pray to the Lord above that Ill get through this day alright. I hope this will help someone feel compassion and love to use and to others. This is a better way then pinning labels on those who cant help it when they become a victim of circumstances. After all, we are all sisters. brothers and Thank You so much Lucy D. Bright Price I WAS THERE there. Editor: At 1 p.m. we would go down to the Cottage to clean and paint Your pictures of Standardville in thp last two issues Wednesdays April 23 and 30 are most in- ceramics. Joe Brusatto and Eva Gonzales are our supervisors at mental health. Darlene World is the supervisor and counselor at the Cottage. We are just like one big family. We hold bake sales and yard sales and a raffle to earn enough money so we can go grocery shopping to fix our lunches at the unit. We have medical evaluations by Dr. D.T. Bone of Salt Lake City every two weeks. He and Dr. Dan Madsen are real super and help just all they can. It is very satisfying to be able to meet and enjoy each others company at the unit. For instance, Friday afternoon those who want to can go bowling. It is great exercise. We also have many other activities. But despite the caring of the majority of the community, there are isolated incidents which are irritating. For instance, my daughter was selling tickets for one of our raffles and this guy said he guessed he would buy one because he guessed someone had to look out for those crazy people. Wouldnt that irritate you? My daughter said she felt like giving the guy a knuckle sandwich. It is too bad when people have to be so narrow minded and seem to have no compassion for someone less fortunate than they. I do want to thank the merchants and persons who have donated to teresting. In fact they really awaken some vefy fond and happy memories. I lived, went to school and worked in Standardville from November 11, 1918 through the next nine years. I have saved a few old pictures taken there of people, etc. And, of course many stories of people and events. Golly, I can even pick out our old house at the top of the hill to right center. Would you please let me know who submitted those pictures. Especially the THEN. Also, please advise me to whom I should relate any stories about the town to your paper or to the Historical Society there in Price. In fact, I am still committed to Mrs. Nancy Taniguchi to submit some tapes about my early years there in Carbon County. I really enjoy every issue of my paper. However, I did not receive the February 13 or the February 20 issue. I wrote a note to your circulation department about them no papers U.; o date no reply. Plea.se. Yours very truly, Derrel C. Pons Glendale, Ca. i Editors note: The February 13 issue is on the wav, the February 20 newspaper is out ,f print. Our printer shorted the Sun Advocate several hundred newspapers last month. This made it necessary not to send the newspaper to a few out - state subscribers. Those who did not obtain a paper will be credited. The printing problem is being resolved. We will be in contact with you about doing a story. of - LONELINESS Dear Editor: I am writing to you because I was born in or around Price. My parents moved away in the early 50s and when I was 16 they were killed in an automobile accident. I was placed in a foster home at that time and two years later ran away, or should I say, left home. I am in prison now in the state of Georgia and have never been so lonely in my life. I dont have anyone to write or visit me here. I believe some of my relatives still live in or around Price. I thought that if maybe some of my relatives or someone who knew them might write to me. I would also like to correspond with anyone as a pen pal who lives in or around Price. I am a white male and if there is anyone who reads my letter who is lonely and wants a friend to share a line and smile with from time to time, please write. I will answer Thank You every letter. Robert Gandy P.O. Box 64609 Reidsville, Georgia 30499 An open letter to the parents of Emery County: We are being robbed, and we are partly responsible! We are being robbed of the right and responsibility of teaching our children about sex. And we are partly responsible because in some cases we are too busy or too embarrassed to insist on keeping that right. A certain teacher of physiology at our high school has gone out nf-- ii - ll of his bounds. He has taught material which is not part of the high school curriculum and is not proper. I beg of you, talk to our young men and women. Find out what he has been giving them. If you agree with it, then keep it and teach it to them in your home that is your right. But please, help me to be able to exercise my rights as a parent: to teach my child In my home, my way. This is our responsibility and our right. "Let us join together and make a stand to defend that right. Too many of our divine rights have been taken away already. Lets not lose this one, too. Enclosed is a copy of a letter I . irr-Ti F-- 4 iWkAMkt. (Continued on Page 5A) i. |