| Show COMMITTEE STUDIES EDUCATION IN UTAH The Sixty Man Commission to study education In Utah appointed last summer by the legislative Council as provided by the 1951 Legislature has Us survey of our schools well This Is the opinion of M. V. Garfield County Representative on the The commission Is currently studying the facilities and operation of the public schools of Utah with a view to recommending changes that according to the an educational program consistent with the state's resources and the desires of Its It Is likely that the findings and recommendations of this while they are not binding upon the will be given great weight by that body when it considers school legislation In the It may well be that the report of this commission will determine the complexion of education In our state for years to and particularly in the school districts like ours where most of the money used In operating the schools comes from the state rather than local Those Interested In our schools might do worse than follow the work of this Sixty Man Commission The Commission consists of 60 members appointed one from each school district and 20 at large by the Legislative Hatch represents Garfield County on the and Fred A. of Marysvale Is the Piute It has elected from Its own membership an executive committee of seven with Adam S. Bennion as its O. A. White of Monroe is the executive committee member from this The com ml a. slon has set up six major areas for Its Inquiry Into the schools and In each area has set up from its membership to survey that These Organization and Teacher Pupil Supplies and and Our M. V. is a member of the Finance Com To help it in Its the commission has appointed a Fact Finding Committee of 48 experts from the fields ot business and This Fact Finding Committee Is divided Into smaller committees workings In conjunction with the six committees of the G. a recognized expert on school is a member of the Finance Committee of this fact finding In addition to the fact finding the Commission has called In some of the outstanding experts in the United States to help with the Consultants from all parts of our country headed by Edward L. Morph-et of the University of Southern California will be used by the various committees to help speed and make more valid their The Commission will give Its recommendations and findings to the legislative Council by This group will In turn pre sent the 1963 Legislature with a school bill or bills which will likely be based upon these |
