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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 19?2 Poge Eight Mrs. Helen B. Ure Files for State Board of Education State Nominating Convention Concludes With Election Slate Backing her candidacy for the Liberalization Trend in Granting School Credit Noted by Official Utahs State Superintendent that credit for training received State Board of Education from District 1 (Granite), Mrs. Helen of Public Instruction, Dr. Walter in the miliary such as that given B. Ure, incumbent and state D. Talbot believes that there are to medics, might be granted to board chairman, filed the re- other ways to get an education a person entering the medical quired statement and necessary besides going to school. progession. He added that the number of petitioning signatures In his additional duty as the same situation might apply to with the Secretary of State. chairman of the American Coun- the vocational skill crafts. Such Mrs. Ure restated her aims, cil on Educations Commission programs might help to relieve which include: on Accreditation of Service Ex- the present critical shortage of of educational Equalization perience, Dr. Talbot feels the trained manpower. infor children all opportunities time has come when state agen- cluding minorities by revamping cies and institutions should hurecognize, through certification, manizing educatoin by provid-- : that there are other ways to being opportunities for students to come education than in a classparticipate in policymaking and room. in selection of curricula, Following a meeting of the should be commission Accountability last month in Washbuilt into the system to ensure the State Superinfairness to taxpayers, teachers, ington, D.C., noted that General Edutendent and students. cational Development tests deFulfillment of the concept of vised just after World War II are the community schools in its now a popular method of deterbroadest sense should be supmining educational maturity. He ported by all. that 39,000 tests were Career education including indicated 1947 while more than vocation technical beginning in given in will be given a million half the earliest grades should be an than this year. Those passing the test integral part of our educational successfully receive the GED system. As in the past I shall direct certificate that roughly equates all my efforts to arrive at these to a high school level proficiency in mathematics, reading, natural goals, Mrs. Ure promised. sciences, social studies, speech, and correctness. The State Superintendent said Improved Education GED tests are now being that For Handicapped given in Spanish at three locations in Utah as well as in other Asked by Sen. Moss He added the Commisstates. Senator Frank E. Moss has the tests announced his support for a bill sion has recommended be procured in French for those expanding federal assistance to more familiar with that lanthe state and local educational agencies for the education of guage. Dr. Talbot indicated that other handicapped children. of recognition for eduavenues The need for this assistance is well documented. Today there cational experiences, other than are 7 million handicapped chil- the GED tests, are now opening dren in the nation. Sixty percent up. Recently the State Board of of these children are denied the liberalized require-metn- s Education special educational assistance credit with for they need to have total equality Utah adult attaining high school program. of opportunity. A full one milof credit Units may be granted lion of these children are exschool district for cluded entirely from the public by the local schools. The states can no longer on the job training, military from anavoid the responsibility of un- experience, or training or school. Tests in other dertaking the expense to provide certainagency subject areas are availa free education for handicapand able persons successfully ped children. tests are awardthose passing The Education for all Handicredit toward ed graduation on capped Children Act will in- the adult school program. high sure that the money needed to that noted Dr. Talbot recogimprove educational services to nition for educational experiall handicapped children will be ences is also taking place in available to the states on an exUtahs colleges. More than 1200 cess method of reimbursement. the UniverThe excess cost formula is students attending one advanced have Utah based on the aggregate expen- sity of or more in their studies by diture of a state on the educa- year the College Level Examination tion of handicapped children, (CLEP). This advance-me- n divided by the total number of Program thas saved these students children the state is serving. one million dollars in tuiover Moss said the difference beTests are now available in tween this amount and the state tion. 29 subject fields for those interper capita expenditure on a non ested in the CLEP program. handicapped child will be con- Additional tests are now being sidered the excess cost, with the in seven additional federal government paying 75 developed fields. per cent of that amount for The CLEP program, like simievery handicapped child they lar programs in several other are currently serving. in the U.S., is deThe full cost of this bill will universities for the be $675 million in the first year. signed primarily student. These stuUnder the Act, Utah would get dents have gained their educa$6.9 million. Presently the state tion through such out of school receives $207,000 and serves apas travel self direct proximately 23,000 handicapped experiences study, reading or on the job children. The tests are really deSenator Moss stated, This is a training.to evaluate certain skills substantial financial commit- signed or knowledge, regardless of ment, but we must remember where they were learned. that only 40 per cent of all hanThe Superintendent said that dicapped children are now re- he believes the trend toward libceiving eductaional services and eralization should be pushed they are receiving only a bare into other areas including the minimum. advanced college disciplines. We must recognize that there No race can prosper till it are different routes to attain learns that there is a smuch dig- professional status other than institutional nity in tilling a field as in writing going to aheformal indicated He said. a poem. Booker T. Washington. program, the state finance formula; j j I i Jean Westwood National Committeewoman Wayne L. Black National Committeeman r & Linn J. Baker State Auditor Joseph Elder State Auditor (Continued from page 1) nearly 91 per cent of the state delegates for him to seek election to Congress from Utahs Second District. Mr. Owens defeated William Henderson and Joseph Stumph Jr. for the post. Mr. Owens will face incumbent Hep. Sherman Lloyd for the seat. K. Gunn McKay was nominated for the Democratic bid for for Congress from the First Congressional District. Mr. McKay was also unopposed for the party nod at the convention. Sen. George McGovern won a majority of the Utah delegation with 11 delegates pledged to the Senator winning the berths at the Democratic National Convention to be held in 11-cou- re-electi- on Miami in July. Election for Utahs National Committeeman and Committee-woma- n were slated for the convention. but the two incumbents, Wayne L. 31ack and Jean West-woowere elected by acclamation from the convention delegates. Elected as the delegates at large were Wayne L. Black and Jean Westwood, Sen. Frank E. Moss, Governor Calvin L. Ramp-to- n and state party vice chairman VaLoy Boothe. The convention concluded with the annual Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner. The keynote speaker was Iowa Senator Harold E. Hughes, who said, Real radicalism is in the reckless policies and concentration of power in the administration itself. Pro- d, David Duncan State Treasurer test against government in this country today cannot be dismissed as radicalism. It is the normal reaction of the American people to real inequities in our system that have gone on too long. Resolution Opposes Meadows Reservoir (Continued from page 1; Fork of the Smith Fork. This stream is part of a four mile segment of excellent habitat for a native population of cutthroat trout. The two professional societies stress the dam construction will eliminate the natural attributes of the stream and meadow which constilue a key attraction to the fishermen. The stream in the affected areas is in its natural state and flows a meandering course down a relatively gentle gradient, containing favorable pool and riffle fish habitat. non-tradition- al Dianes Day !! BY DIANE WEILENMANN '' FATHERS ARE WONDERFUL Fathers do their great giving, continually, usually, quietly. Fathers teach us to drive and warn about the law. Fathers help build things and always repair broken treasurers. Fathers growl at dates who come all polished to a high gloss. Fathers reassure you when the world has gone its way without you. Fathers protect you in words and with action. Each father gives his own gifts. I treasure my dad for the wonderful things he did. He never went on a business trip leaving us alone. When he went, we all went we all piled in our little Chevy coupe and went along without a good reason for an outing he would manufacture one. Maybe wed better wander over to Vernal and see how our dinosaur is doing, or I guess we should drive down south and see if those canyons are still there (Grand, Bryce or Zion) . . . maybe somebody moved them. Daddy give us a rich imagination and insisted you keep it in use. I remember asking him what a detour sign meant. His answer: Oh, its a dipsy-doodlso all the people who are stuck in a rut can have a new view. Daddy always had stray cats slinking up the back steps for a cup of milk, and they came for a visit too. He knows just where to scratch or pet every animal, and he can talk to them. The language varies from animal to animal, so they all understand. We had an assortment of wellloved dogs, with not only original but brilliant names: Brownie, Blackie, Spots, Snooks! (I guess you dont need their characteristics in greater detail). They were gifts from dad, all good watch dogs. And my darling dad played games with us, having such great misfortune; I used to wonder where he found the heart to go on night after night: losing. Daddy always had a huge garden and we carried gifts of spring potatoes to the neighbors, fresh peas to mom, and peaches to all my aunts. One of the great gifts he gave my mother was the dignity of never having to beg or nag us about chores. Mother assigned them and dad acted as MP. He made sure they were done usually all it took was a look. I love you Daddy. c, SHINES UP BRIGHT IN MINUTES LASTS UP TO A WEEK GRIFFIN WAX SHOE POUSH |