Show 7 fl SCHOOLS SCHOOLS' YOUR SCHOOLS a F School Administrators Meet Meet The three county high school principals Clarence Giles Sherman Sherman Sherman Sher- Sher man Eyre and C. C Price Pricer Allred and Superintendent Christensen left this morning for Salt Lake City to attend the School Administrators Administrators AdmInIstrators Admin AdmIn- fall conference at the tho State Capitol tonight tomorrow and and Saturday On the agenda for the conference conference conference confer- confer ence of school superintendents will be two items of ot particular Interest for residents of ot this area On Thursday evening the minimum minimum mini mini- mum mum need of school buildings in Utah by 1952 will be discussed and problems of oC small schools fand and rural school districts will occupy the tho group on Friday I morning I Special Schools in Garfield County Approved The Utah State Board of Education Education Edu Edu- I cation has approved the follows followIng following follow follow- s ing special schools for Garfield I district for the 49 1948 school year year Antimony grades 8 1 three units Boulder grades 6 1 two units Cannonville grades 1 G two units Hatch grades 1 G two units Henrieville grades 1 6 two units f Escalante grades 1 C six units Hite Kite grades 8 1 one unit Under the school equalization law passed In 1947 the State ot of Utah has undertaken to Insure that each school in the state will operate on no less than per classroom unit A classroom unit as defined by the law is thirty students In n daily average attendance in the tho elementary schools and twenty students in dally daily aye average rage attendance in the high schools Thus the State provides sufficient sufficient suf suf- moneys to Garfield distrIct district district dis dis- to make a minimum of for each thirty elementary or each twenty high school students students students stud stud- In the district However vever it was believed that due to unusual circumstances ces some schools would require more funds to operate properly thus in special cases the state will approve more classroom classroom classroom class class- room units and thus provide more state moneys than actual enrollment warrants In certain schools The above schools in Garfield co county nty have been so approved and the district will thus receive state money for these schools In excess of the amount based on actual daily dally attendance l Educators Meet i Recommendations for changes in present School Board Board policies were studied at a meeting of all teachers and school administrators tors of Garfield County at Escalante Escalante Escalante Es Es- calante last Sat Saturday Proposed changes adopted I by the group will be presented to the School Board Doard for lor its consideration at its next meeting Sherman G. G Eyre was In charge chargo of the meeting which was pronounced most successful by those who attended An excellent lunch was served to the group by the Escalante North Ward Relief Society Professors Visit Dr H. H B. B Hunsaker head of the tho Physical Education department department department depart depart- ment of the U. U S S. S A A. A C C. C at Logan and Dr Noble of the U U. S. S A. A C. C school of oC education were in Panguitch Panguitch Pan- Pan gultch last week checking an extension extension extension ex ex- ex- ex tension work here and visiting with the U. U S. S A. A C. C graduates In Inthis Inthis inthis this area Paint Up Fix Up Does your home need the brightening that a fresh coat of ot paint can provide Maybe your fence or garage needs a paint job Take advantage of at the painting equipment now on hand at the Panguitch Tropic and Escalante high schools to beautify beautify fy your our home efficiently and economically Each of the three I high schools In the county have I Ian an air compressor and paint gun available for the use of high school students who wish to use It In connection with industrial arts projects the beautification beau beau- of their home fences fence or outbuildings A A. fee of per hour Is being be be- ing charged students for the use of the equipment this fee tee being used to provide for the upkeep of the equipment Students interested In using the paint equipment should see Joseph Foy in Panguitch Edison Alvey in Escalante or Dwain Barker In Tropic to make necessary necessary necessary essary arrangements Count County Nurse Mrs FInley Finler Garfield County nurse is expected in Panguitch this week MaxIne Anderson District District District Dis Dis- Health Supervisor and Miss Bessie Dessle Hanson from the State Board Doard of Health were In Panguitch Panguitch Pan Pan- gultch recently making arrangements arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments for Mrs Finley's arrival Irs Finley's office orrice will be set setup setup setup up in the basement of the tho hos hos- pital Agricultural Education I Director Visits Count County Elvin Downs acting State Director Director Director Di Di- rector of Agricultural Education spent last week we-ek In GarfIeld County Coun Coun- ty checking on the Veterans' Veterans training program here Mr Downs spent one day conferring with Joseph Foy on the vocational vocational vocational voca voca- agriculture program at I the Panguitch high school and another with Jim Yardley on the Veterans program in Panguitch Mr Downs was also In Tropic and Escalante conferring with Jessie Holt and Loran Griffin on the tho Veterans' Veterans training programs programs in those areas According to Mr Downs there is some outstanding work being done In the county by veterans under the agricultural training program particularly in the Escalante Escalante Escalante Es Es- calante area Ho He announced plans for an advanced training program program program pro pro- gram to be begun in the county sometime after February 1st This advanced program will be open to veterans who have successfully successfully suc sue completed the present program and will be under tinder the direction of or Mr Yardley at Pan Pan- Attendance Parents and students are again reminded that absence from school means a decrease in state funds for Garfield county count schools Every effort should be made mado to have every pupil In school every day so that the loss of or funds to the district almost last year will be held to a minimum Baseball Game Ganio A baseball game was played here hore Friday between the Panguitch Panguitch Pan Pan- gultch and high schools The score was vas was 7 11 in favor of or Panguitch Bull null Tour Jessie Holt Jim Yardley and andRay andRay andRay Ray Thatcher accompanied by Major Henderson of the U. U S. S A A. A C. C extension division returned last week from a three day visit to leading cattle ranches in state slate Among the points of or in interest interest in- in terest lerest visited by the group were wore the tho Holley ranch at Clear Creek Snows Snow's ranch at Ferron and the Charles R Redd ranch at LaSalle |