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Show 7The ?qD'nq Sun Wednesday. NoY. 30 - Utah students do well in national tests ioSa jhe Gunnison Valiev News Wed.. Nov, so. iqrr 7 Hotdogs, hamburgers, treats chips, all-Ameri- ety in can We Americans love variour music, our clothing, and are used each year to make peanut butter to satisfy happy Americans. The Indians introduced popcorn to early American settlers. As the worlds first puffed breakfast cereal it was served with cream and sugar to colonial children. With the coming of talking pictures and electric machines, the industry grew until today more than 450 million pounds of pop com are sold each year. George Crumb, an American Indian who was a chef at Moon Lake House in Saratoga Springs, New York, in the mid-19t- h century, was irked when a finicky dinner guest kept sending back his french fried potatoes, complaining they were cut to thickly. In exasperation, Crumb shaved the potatoes into tissue thin slices and deep fried them in oil. The guest was delighted with the new treat. Potato chips became the specialty of the house, and later became Americas favorite crunchy, snack. Regimentation, tradition and lack of imagination may have prevented other people of the world from producing such interesting foods, but the uninhibited American has always gone all out for change. our food. Did you know that the modem hamburger on a bun was first served at the St. Louis Fair in 1904 and by 1920 this easily prepared, tasty combination caught on as a family fare? We now have joints serving them at every bend of the road, and most are well patronized. A Hearst sports cartoonist gave the frankfurter its nickname of hot dog in 1906. Muncning on a frank at a baseball game, he put the frank into a cartoon drawing which he captioned hot dog. Prior to the turn of the century, a German, straight from Frankfurt, Germany, opened a stand at New Yorks Coney Island and sold grilled sausages on warmed rolls. The frank appealed to busy Americans. Nowadays Americans consume more than 13 billion hot dogs per year. By running roasted peanuts through a kitchen grinder, a St. Louis doctor developed peanut butter in 1890 as an easily digested form of protein. Currently more than 650 million pounds of shelled peanuts Utah Farm Bureau will continue fighting taxes An important part of reviital-izinUtah depends upon new em- tion, Utah Veterinary Medical Asso- g phasis on agricultural research in the state, according to a statement jointly issued by 17 Utah farm, ranch and agribusiness organizations. Meeting in Salt Lake City, November 22, leaders of the states farm groups said biotechnological research at Utah State University is critical to the achievement of two of the farm industrys major goals: Increased profitability for agriculture; and the wise use of land, water and energy resources. A coalition of the Utah Farm Bureau, Utah Pork Producers Council, Utah Cattlemens Assn., Utah Wool Growers, Utah Dairy Commission, Utah Horticulture Associa- - r ciation; Utah Wheat Producers, Utah-Idah- o Farmers Union, Utah Feed Manufacturers Association, Utah Dept, of Agriculture;, Utah Canning Crops Assoc., Ogden Area Beef Feeders, Utah Egg Producers, Utah Fur Breeders, Utah Council of Farmer Co-op-s, and Utah Association of Conservation Districts. Farm Bureau President Ken Ashby, spokesman for the coalition, said the groups are working together in an effort to win appropriations from the legislature in its next session for agricultural research dol- lars. But like any other research investment, we need initial legislative funding to get the program fully operational, Ashby added. While serious doubt has been cast on the validity of elementary level achievement tests in the United States, Utah students appear to be performing satisfactorily on both elementary and secondary' school levels, according to the Utah Foundation. Questions concerning the authenticity of tests given in the elementary grades were raised v, hen a private research group called Friends for Education, found that all of the 50 states were reporting their students to be scoring above the national norm - a mathematical and statistical absurdity. The reason that all of the states could claim to score above average was found to be that there is no standard elementary level test given nationwide to permit calculation of an authentic national average or norm. Some states have been found FUN WITH SANTA: This little girl and her little helper wre among the hundreds of tots waiting to see Santa on his first visit to the area this year. In Gunnison, youngsters waited in long lines to get to sit in Santa's lap. Snow is welcome but In 1988 Utah students scored above the national average on the ACT in all categories except math, and were only slightly lower in the math category. Utah scores were particularly impressive in that more than 65 of the states high school seniors took the test, a considerably larger percentage than in most other states. Utah high school seniors ranked fifth among the stats in the 1988 SAT test scores, and sixth among the states in math; but only 6 of Utahs seniors took this test. The Foundation found that Utah educators strongly support efforts to provide accurate and unbiased testing at both elementary and secondary levels to maintain reliable checks on student progress and learn where remedial action may be necessary. to deliberately inflate the scores made by students, particularly those in inner city slum areas, in order to avoid trees need protection If a plant is very small, it Despite the pleasant days through the warm Fall, more than just the skiers are thankful for the heavy wet snows that have fallen during the past week. The dry summer and fall have affected the conifers noticeably this year. Although they are evergreens, conifers do lose their needles after several years. Normally it is a gradual loss and occurs on the oldest needles nearest the trunk, so the needle drop isnt generally too noticeable. During drought years like weve had this year, the needle drop occurs more rapidly and it becomes more noticeable. Test (SAT). may need further protection against wind damage. There are anti transpi-racompounds on the market that may help keep them from drying nt out Plants palced where they get lots of sun, such as on the southwest side of a home or near foundation, are susceptible to winter injury. The sun heats the trees or shrubs during the sunny days, partially breaking dormancy in midwinter. The sap begins to run on the warm side of the tree, then at night or on very cold days they freeze, then thaw, then freeze and The snows and cold weather thaw. This cycle can damage bark. Protect the trees with white could have some bad effects, too,: however, if we dont take a few latex, not oil base, exterior paint. White tree wraps or plastic tree guards precautions. S hrubs can be damaged due that may be purchased are also helpto the weight of the snow if they are ful. Dark wraps don t work nearly as well. planted where they can collect exPeaches and other stone cessive amounts, or if they are in a fruits are especially susceptible to where show slides roofs or off place this type of winter damage. Honey overhangs onto them. birches and mountain Try wrapping them with locust, maple, ash also need protection. burlap strips or twine for support embarrassing under privileged students. Unfortunately, the inflated test scores tend to mask the real problem and actually stand in the way of improving teaching of these students. Elementary level tests are given to Utah students in the fifth and eleventh grades. Utahs elementary test scores are generally consistent with those made by the slates high school seniors. Secondary level tests are closely controlled and monitored and are statistically analyzed on a national basis, making comparisons among states mcan- ingful. 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