Show School District Asks For or Modern Buildings Teachers By lly Nethella Griffin When Legislation enacted In 1947 1917 went Into effect a long step forward was made In tho the direction of oC equal distribution of school funds in the State of oC Utah Long needed assistance was provided for tor schools In districts districts districts dis dis- dis- dis with meager tax Income such as Garfield In ono one respect However this help might be bo listed in the tragic classification of or too little and too late I refer to the sad state of most of ot the school building buildIng building build build- ing In Garfield C County Our schools compared with the Continued on page pago eight District Asks Continued from pago page 1 schools In In more fortunate fortunato districts districts distrIcts dis dis- are poorly housed indeed Somo of them could be lie mo modernized modernized modern modern- ern- ern Izeu by considerable tUlUS tules others should be scrap scrap- ped lIeu They should be replaced uy new now buildings J la ybel condition 01 oi buildings teas lias been tor lor i 1 ifancy ifancy tan fancy C the tho number one headache of ot school chool Boards They y simply could not solve me time problem because because because be be- cause of or lack of Iun funds s. s Just how many years it will take with 1 unu now available to achieve adequate housing for all tho the co county nty schools 1 am not in a position to estimate Possibly ina in ina ina a lew few areas further consolidation consolida consolida- consoli consolidation alion a- a tion lion might help Also it Is being proposed that the next Legislature Legislature Legisla Legisla- ture turo appropriate r funds for buil buildIng build build- Ing lag projects in tho the less wealthy districts such as Garfield At any rate I 1 should list housing as the most urgent of the further further fur tur- ther needs of tho the district as it itIs itIs Itis Is serious nee needing Imme immediate at at- The District is ba badly ly i in n debt and has little money to r build on on What can bo lIo done A close second usually first firstin in tho the nee needs deeds s of schools is that of well trained teachers Every I school needs teachers who ar are I alert resourceful w wise se and sym sym- I pathetic Fortunately there thero arc are I many such teachers in Garfield County In tho the matter of oC specialized specialized special special- I t training however tho the teaching teaching teach teach- ing personnel is somewhat short There Thero is also a shortage of oC I young teachers therefore compensation compensation com com- comI I must be higher in the I poor districts to attract intelligent intelligent intelli intelli- gent well balanced young oung peo peo- plo It ma may be that tho the recent I Isal sal salary Increase will eventually I do this as it was intended ed todo to todo I Ido do unless rising costs of oC living I wipe out tho benefits of t this ls increase A third consideration which I is essential to the bringing or ot our schools up the standards or of ortho I tho the city is more moro modern equipment equipment equip equip- ment such as record players for teaching music appreciation and rhythm science equipment li library ii- ii books musical Instruments instruments ments visual al aids s an and projection machines for films which teach many things more moro effectively than that books or orN or teachers' teachers words can do Finally an ever present need of tho the school is for close cooperation cooper cooper- anon with the parents and n other patrons Every citizen should Interest interest interest in In- terest himself In the school should consider tho the reaching far-reaching importance of the institution to which the tho people entrust tho the teaching of tho the future futuro members of society People should realize that tho the progress and well being of ot any community rests ultimately ulti ulti- matel on the attitudes es and abilities abil hies being developed among its youth This article is published an and indorsed endorsed by tho file Garfield County School District Public Relations Committee 1 |