| Show Church Officials Answer Questions About Jr Colleges Continued from last week Answer to Question No 3 The answer to all nIl parts of oC this his question is in the tive ive The Church will he be in a n position to carry carryon on the regular school chool program Because of the fact act that the school year will I already have begun the Church Churchvill Churchwill Churchwill will vill consider itself bound by employment c con o n t t-r t r a net c t s which have lave already been entered into with all members of the teaching teach teach- ing ng and custodial staff Further the he same curricula including the same courses will be continued both oth for day and evening school both oth for day and e eve evening v e n i inn n g schools Sabbatical leaves already already alrea- alrea dy ly granted will be recognized he the t same tuition will be charged I and the same students will be he admitted and permitted to continue continue con- con the courses for which they originally registered without any interruption just as though there had been no change of operation of the schools It maybe may maybe be that in addition to the courses cours cours- es for which the students have already registered additional courses may be offered so that there would be a better balanced balanced bal- bal and richer curricula but there would be no diminution of the courses already offered Answer to Question No 4 It would be our intention not notto notto notto to transform any of these co colleges col 1 leges into what some have termed termed termed term term- ed religious seminaries It would also be our intention to integrate all three of these institutions in institutions institutions in- in into our C Church ii h u r l' e c h School System and to operate them as high-class high accredited Junior Colleges with a awe w well e I 11 I qualified faculty competent to meet educational needs of their theil respective communities Our in intentions intentions in- in as to competent faculties faculties faculties ties can best be measured by our past performance when these same schools were vere were previously previously previously pre pre- operated by the Church Answer to Question No 5 We Ve have not of course formulated formulated formulated for for- any retirement policy for the three colleges in question question question ques ques- tion nor can enn we be expected to do so until we know the outcome of the November elec elec- tion We Ve would expect however however however how how- ever to pattern the retirement system for these three institutions institutions institutions along the line of the re retirement retirement retirement re- re system now in effect at nt the Brigham Young University University University sity which we are informed is the most favorable retirement system of any University in the State The teachers at nt t that hat h a t Institution in addition to having the benefits of the Federal Social Social Social So So- cial Security pay 5 per cent of their annual salary into a n teachers teachers' teachers teachers' teachers teachers' teach teach- ers' ers retirement fund This five per cent is matched by t the h e Church The combination of the two provides a very good retirement system for faculty members noo Answer to Question No 6 6 The statement you report is not correct Veterans of World Work War II and of the Korean War Wai have the same educational benefits benefits ben hen in Church schools as inState in inState State schools At the Brigham Young University for instance the tuition and nd fees of veterans of World War Val II were paid b by bythe bythe Y the Government in the same way as ns at State institutions Veterans Veterans Veterans Veter Veter- ans of the Korean War who de desire desire desire de- de sire to pursue higher education are paid certain educational benefits s direct to them by the Government and may use these benefits as ns they see fit for tuiI tuition tui tui- I tion in either private or 01 State I schools I Answer to Question No 7 We Ve answer this question i ithe in inthe inthe n the affirmative We Ve trust the aforesaid answers ans veers will help to give the voters voter s I the facts they need for an nn intelI intelligent intelligent intel intel- decision at nt the polls and I that in particular they will re resolve resolve resolve re- re solve doubts as to the operation of these colleges should th thI the e I voters who will exercise their r I right to vote as they choose decide to sustain the action o othe of f the Uie legislature Faithfully yours David 0 O. O McKay 1 Stephen L. L Richards Richard RichardJ s J J. J Reuben Clark Jr o 0 Carl Alder son of Mr an and d Mrs 1 David Alder observed hi his s tenth birthday anniversary Monday Monday Mon Mon- day by entertaining a group o of 01 f friends at nt a picture show an and d refreshments 4 P. P i r. r J. J |
