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Show .UTAH AHEAD OF EAST IN EDUCATION EXPERT ASSERTS BOSTON, June 4. Western slates are outdoing those of the east in providing public educational educa-tional facilities. Dr. L-eonard P. Ayers, educational director of the RusselUSace foundation, said in an address- to the school superintendents superin-tendents of the state today. "Up to ten years aijo Massachusetts ranked highest in school attendance, attend-ance, money spent fgr public schools and equipment and teachers' teach-ers' salaries," said Dr. Ayers. "Jn 191S the atato went into ninth placo. Montana leads the country. Western states. Huch as Utah, California and Arizona have tho only eastern oiale. that shows an advance in tho public school system in tho lost forty yenrs." |