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Show the salt lake times Page Five FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1972 Board of Education Selects Utahs Teacher of the Year An art teacher at the Roy, Sand Ridge Junior High School has been selected as this years Teacher of the Year for Utah. The selection of Jerry Hancock, an Ogden resident, was made official at the Utah State Board of Educations regular monthly meeting held in Salt Lake City. In making the announcement, Dr. Lerue Winget, Deputy State Superintendent of Public Instruction, explained the choice was made on the basis of Mr. Hancocks exemplary contribution to the teaching profession. He began his teaching career in 1964 afetr receiving a B.A. degree in art from Weber State. He feels that true education involves searching for and discovering an area that the student is best suited for and then starting him on the level, both vertically and horizontally, that he can accept, understand and Blue Spruce and Bonne Ute girl scouts singing at the Cottonwood to him. Mr. that has CHRIST IS BORN IN A MANGER LUKE From 2:1-- 7 . THE LIVING BIBLE .. About this time Caesar Augustus, the Roman Emperor, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the nation. (This census was taken when Quirin-iu- s was governor of Syria.) Everyone was required to return to his ancestral home for this registration. And because Joseph was a member of the royal line, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, King Davids ancient home journeying there from the Galilean village of Nazareth. He took Mary, his fiancee, who was obviously pregnant by this time. And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be bom; and she gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him in a blanket and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the village inn. Illustrations from TAYLOR'S BIBLE STORY BOOK meaning Hancock also believes that in order for education to be successful, it must relate to the students everyday problems and needs. Mr. Hancocks professional experience includes eight years of teaching at various public and community schools in the Weber County area. He has contributed to art education on a national basis by participation in sceveral workshops in the country and now serves as chairman of Secondary Art Teachers for the National Art Education Association, Pacific Region. He also published an article on art education, There is a Better Way, in the National Art Education Journal in 1971. . Dont Shoot Raptors tar- Eagles and hawks are not gets for sharpening ones shooting eye. The Division of Wildlife Resources urges shooters to spare these important birds of prey. arettes. Raptors are often seen on fence posts and power lines this time of year and are particularly vulnerable to being shot. The public is reminded that all raptors are protected by federal and state law and it is a misdemeanor to shoot them. At the same time, all evidence indicates that women Women .. have a harder time kicking the A new publication especially habit. Copies of the publication endesigned for the increasing numand teen age titled Ten Million Women Have bers of women girls who smoke cigarettes is Quit Smoking, are being disnow available from the Tuber- tributed in Utah by the ChristThe bar or screech owl is culosis and Respiratory Disease mas Seal Association. Single Association of Utah, it was an- copies are available, without any often called the feathered cat nounced by Lyman F. Smart, charge, from the Tuberculosis because it is a great foe of mice. Disease Associpresident. Distribution of the and Respiratory 1616 South 11th of ation Utah, publication will launch an education program by the Christmas East, Salt Lake City, 84105. Seal organization to reduce cig- Winter Season Drops arette consumption by women. The tabloid size publication Flow of Job Openings The Thanksgiving holiday reprovides tips on quitting smoking without gaining weight, spe- duced the flow of job openings cial recipes from weight watch- to offices of. the Utah Departers, advice about smoking from ment of Employment Security, Joyce Brothers. Ann Landers, and so did seasonal and weather and Eleanor Holmes Norton, as factors. As a result the number well as information on the effect of job offers dropped below the of cigarette smoke on children 1,000 mark for the first time in the home and on unborn in- since the week ending Feb. 26, fants. Comediene Carol Burnett, according to the manager of the is fea- Utah employment security ofan outspoken fice. tured on the cover. for The level of continued claims Why a special publication insurance for unemployment women? to 8,556 women moderately "The number of dying edged up the under a emweek from 8,436 ago from chronic bronchitis and winphysema has doubled in the last influence of the advancing decade, said Mr. Smart, and the ter season. For the same week a lung diseases arc three times as year ago the count of continued provclent among women smok- claims was 9,383. ers as among those who have not Despite the four day work week the number of the initial smoked. insurCigarette usage rates for the claims for unemployment women have climbed during the ance benefits was also up from Past 15 years, while those for the previous week, indicating a men have dropped, Mr. Smart pattern of over the week inacadded. Every year more than creases in the volume of UI a million teenagers, nearly half tivities is setting in across the of them girls, begin to use cig state. New Publication for Ex-smok- ers . ex-smok- er, Mall Christmas Tree. , December 9th was a day for Christmas shoppers. Parking and was, as usual, people were busily rushing from shop to shop to find just the right gift. Cottonwood Mall was no different, but something was added. Throughout the day different Girl Scout Neighborhoods went to sing Christmas Carols. As melodic strains of Silent Night and Joy to the World drifted over the hustle and bustle of Christmas activity, shoppers stopped to listen. Bonie-Ut- e and Blue Spruce Neighborhoods teamed up and Girl Scouts from six troops went to the Mall to carol at 2:15. They began their program with Deck the Halls. The songs were traditional carols and added a bit more of Christmas to the season. After singing, the girls paid a visit to Santa Claus and then began their journey home. The Troops represented by the Girls from Blue Spruce were: Brownie 441, Clarissa Wagstaff, Troop leader; Junior Troop 288, Pat Korogi leader; and Junior Troop 461. Edith McKendrick leader. Junior Troops from Bonnie-Ut- e Neighborhood were: .Troop non-existe- nt, 443, Mrs. Patrick leader; 149, Mrs. Anne Pearce, leader; and Troop 60, Mrs. Lillian Harper leader. Saturday; December 16, will be another full day of , Christmas Caroling at the Cottonwood Mall by Girl Scout Troops from the Salt Lake area. Christmas activities are not limited to singing. Mrs. Wag-stafBrownies were bu&y the last week --or so learning how to make candy. The girls wrote down the single reciple to take home so they could- help their mothers make all sorts of .goodies. With all the tasting that Brownies have to do (to make sure it turns ' out all right) a double batch should be enough. fs - Falcon Proclamation Few changes have been made on the Utah Wildlife Resources falconry proclamation which is effective Jan. 1, 1973. The proclamation is effective until rescinded by the Wildlife board. Under the proclamation, persons who bring birds to Utah for the field meets and events may ly e birds in order them on to keep them in top condition. They must first obtain a certificate of registration. The proclamation also provides that persons who have birds legally taken in other states may fly them on unprotected wildlife in Utah for the first 60 days residency. Between 30 and 35 falconry permits are sold. non-gam- 1 . without-establishin- |