Show Local PT PTA A News What do you know about PTA and its functions Items of special interest in the broad scope of the PT PTA A program will be featured soon on your radio Plans are underway for a fifteen minute program each week dealing with vital issues and problems of parents and children It is expected these programs will commence on Station Richfield the first part of February and continue continue con con- for several months To be better informed on your PT PTA A program plan to listen on these informative programs sponsored by your PT PTA A Council and local PT PTA A organizations Watch for further further fur fur- ther announcement of time and detailed program SCHOOL DROPOUTS AND COUNSELING MUST l BE DISCUSSED Dropouts from high school is the one major problem facing facing facing fac fac- fac- fac ing the nation today and will receive top recognition as pointed out in programs atthe atthe at atthe the Manti ManU High School The late President John F. F Kennedy Kennedy Ken Ken- nedy said Ignorance and il illiteracy il 11 literacy unskilled workers and school dropouts these and other failures of our educational educational edu edu- program breed many failures in our social and economic eco ceo system Delinquency unemployment chronic dependence dependence dence and waste of human resources resources re- re sources a loss of productive and purchasing power and an increase in tax-supported tax benefits bene bene- fits Each youngster who drops out is an individual with his own peculiar combination of reasons for doing so Through research it is found that four factors are prevalent among potential school dropouts These situations are present present pres pres- ent in inthe the local schools Next week this discussion will be continued Any parents parents par par- and other interested persons persons per per- sons with comments pertinent to this problem can consult with Merl Harmon of Manti or Dona Peterson of Sterling r |