Show Supt Anderson Gets Mixed Replies To Margarine- Margarine Butter Inquiry Superintendent Leland E. E Anderson Ander Ander- son has been carrying on an in interesting interesting interesting in- in investigation of the but but- ter-margarine ter question to learn what is being done in other school districts He sent a letter and questionnaire to each superintendent superintend superintend- ent in the state and tabulated replies received The letter which is really a strong appeal for the of butter was dated Feb 1 1949 and follows Dear Superintendent Will Vill you please discuss the following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing with your Board of Education Education Education Edu Edu- cation at your earliest opportunity and return their decision on the i enclosed form There was a time when our great state of Utah adopted a slogan slogan slogan gan What Utah Makes makes Utah The facts seem to indicate that so far as the dairy industry is concerned theory and practice do not make the realization of this slogan feasible Our State Legislature now in session has the colossal task of satisfying the ever increasing de demands demands demands de- de mands of society and providing the money to meet the same Yet Ye Yein in the face of or orthis this problem the he dairy industry which touches the lives of all of us is not being fully fuBy supported by the school lunch programs of our state Vb When en one tries to appreciate that about 95 per cent of our lunch centers are arenow arenow arenow now using margarine instead of butter he is justified in asking why In a recent convention of the Utah Dairy Federation Merrill N. N Warnick president sounded a warning which may even prove to tobe tobe tolie be lie prophetic of its destruction unless unless unless un un- un- un less we come to a sane support of same He said Dairymen need to capture the butter market As goes butter so goes the dairy In In- In Butter Butler is the foundation upon which a prosperous economy is built on which the nations nation's stan- stan Continued on Page 4 i SUPT ANDERSON GETS MIXED AIMED I REPLIES TO MARGARINE MARGARINE- BUTTER INQUIRY Continued from Crom Page 1 dard of living Jiving depends Mr George L. L Nelson secretary I of this association also observes that Measured in terms of oC the relative purchasing power of the dollar dairy products today represent represent sent the best buy on the market Tills This in a n nutshell proclaims the philosophy of oC the Board of Education Education tion of South Sanpete School Dis Dis- We Ve desire to correct this mistake We Ve trust other Boards feel the same same about it Pubic sentiment alone will bring butter into the lunch rooms of our schools In view of this we will very much appreciate your answering the attached questionnaire and we will send you the results of same as soon as ns all returns are com com- I Thank you for an immediate re re- re ply Questions and roul An Answers The and th the answers answers answers ans ans- received follow 1 Do you feel the the point of view of the attached letter is wrong Fifty per cent of the replies felt the letter to be good and the point L t ol of view sound souna while me ine unit other 50 percent were just opposite I 2 Which is your school lunches now serving margarine or butter Only one district was serving all butter 17 per cent were serving both and 78 per par cent were serving straight margarine 3 Do your school patrons know which you are serving I Seventy-eight Seventy per cent answered yes and 22 per cent said no 4 The serving of butter will necessitate a slight increase in the cost of school lunches Do you favor this in your district Twenty-seven Twenty per cent said yes and 73 per cent no to this ques ques- I tion I 5 Which do you favor serving in your lunches Margarine was favored by only 33 per cent While the other 67 per cent said they hey favored butter they said the cost is prohibitive 6 a. a Do You favor the present method of each district deciding n n this question or I 01 b. b Would ii you be in rn favor o of tat tating f r ing lug united d action achon in f favor avor of ik I Euse I E F use of butter through action of 03 01 State School Board M I Association ion Ninety-five Ninety per cent favored H. H I ting ling each district settle the math malta ell WI on onas onas as at present while 84 per Cd Wolder expressed them themselves elves as y against state slate action achon m in favor of tit use of butter ES o a 8 13 Mag uig Maguy Buy uy at nt home with merchants Ab k ad advertise e at holne hoine- FOR |