Show U. U E. E A. A Annual Meeting I Resume Of Activities I IDear Dear Editor Schools closed Friday October t to I give ghe the teachers an opportunity to at attend attend at- at attend tend the sessions of U. U U E. E A. A In Salt Sal Lake Park City as usual was represented by all her teachers and workers Th The theme of the convention emphasized emphasize practical training for all pupils I i A strained effort of former ultra liberals was made to redefine democracy World Work wide wido fear of dictatorship in the one ex cx extremo ex- ex extreme and communism In the tho other ha has forced these so-called so liberals In education tion who ho have been rampant through through- throughout out the United States for the past quarter quarter ter century to squeeze democracy be be- between between between tween the two extremes Need for lay law lawand and order and obedience to the same same has forced itself as a major issue li ir in education This means that in technique old fashioned discipline at attendance at- at attendance attendance rules and lesson-getting lesson wll wil again be practiced It is becoming In Increasingly in- in increasingly increasingly clear to pedagogues that lib lib- liberty erty cannot be construed to mean 11 li 11 license cense to pupils to do as they pleas please Irrespective of rights of others To persist democracy must set fo for Itself a definite positive e program of ac ac- ac action action tion and guardedly follow this program from the cradle to the grave It was re refreshing re- re refreshing freshing fr to the teachers from Park CitI City to take stock of their own practice practice- ove over ovea a a. long period of years and to note how boy howery very ery little that practice needs revIsion In order to square with this recent recently rediscovered need One of the Innovations of ot the com conven comen convention en tion was a talk to the school boards an anc and superintendents on Friday afternoon October by Mr W. W Mont Ferry vice president and managing director o othe of oi the Silver King Coalition Mines company I In some detail Mr Ferry presented J no composite picture of the present economic econ econ I status of Utah He lie charged educational educational leaders lead rs with responsibility to di dc do about changing this picture from negative to positive C He showed that payrolls in the state are arc receding the tho adult population Is reducing th thi the Juvenile population Is La very ery slightly in increasing in- in increasing increasing creasing that new Industry Is static 1 Ii not declining that our young oung people after graduating from our high school schools and colleges are moving out of the state to find opportunities and that cost costs of government In the form of taxes- taxes f. f deral state sta county and local local are are in increasing in- in increasing increasing creasing by leaps and bounds The ed ed- educational educational problem therefore to chang change this picture Is to keep our young people at home after graduation and provide provid them with Jobs These Jobs can only b be created by a campaign of education sym sym- sympathetic sympathetic sympathetic pathetic to the thc states Industries capeci ally the mineral Industries because ou our state Is essentially a mineral producing area As the mineral resources are understood under under- understood understood stood appreciated and advertised out out- outside outside side capital necessary to their develop elop development ment may be lie attracted and payrolls thu thus built More payrolls will produce more Jobs In turn more Jobs will make more room noon for our home boys and girls and will all probably create cr ate need n d for Influx of people from outside sources i Patrons may be bu b interested In some som local school betterments not previously described A few of these are stated state herewith The Tho approach at the Marsac school 1 is b now practically completed and Is in use I After some grading and arid other finishing details are completed d. d the contractor c wil wll receive e his final payment for for the work An entirely new set of t all electric elc work-units work have been installed in th the I Domestic Science Department at th thi high school This has necessitated revision re revision re- re reI I vision islon of the entire electric wiring wiring- Ss tern for that portion of the building Old desks with their electric con con- connections have been discarded New floor floe i covering of linoleum has been installed In In the entire Home Economics plant I For these and previously completed complete summer physical betterments at nt the thi schools plus some betterments not at attempted attempted I tempted last summer a new P. P W. W A i project was submitted to and ed by federal officials more than a year ago age However ever funds for this project were no not allotted It Is probable therefore therefore- that al I payments will have to be be made by th thi the board of education alone I Parents and patrons are again Invitee invited to visit the schools whenever they can I They will be Interested In noting no nol not only only the fine appearance of ot the build buildings buildings ings but the usually high standard o 01 Instruction which prevails I mechanics Auto has been added ti tc tc woodwork In the th mechanic mc arts course I In future rutur with the tho cooper of thE thc mining companies and school authorities I ties it may b 3 possible and desirable t tadd to tc add trade training In practical minin for advanced students This however will not be attempted attempt d thid cr crAt At present a II course for tor adults In min mm- minIng Ing prospecting similar to the tile one offer offer- offered offered offered ed two years ago in cooperation with state department of education has been beer established The Thc first adult I class was held Thursday October at p. p m. m at the thc high school Th The I course will run for tor about two weeks The rho instructor of the former class Mr MI I Gunnell is 15 again In charge Adults who arc are Interested are invited to enroll Nc No fee is charged The regular annual census of school schoolchildren schoolchildren children between the ages of six and eighteen years was completed October The Thc total number enumerated will willbe willbe willbe be about 1050 This compares with 1042 1041 for 1938 1936 and 1021 for 1935 School officers officer express their appreciation to parents and guardians for their helpfulness to tc enumerators this year r. r and past years In gathering census data A very wholesome spirit the entire school organization Board benz Ders officers teachers pupils and par- par parents parents are rore working with noticeable ble har- har mony nony Respectfully submitted HOWARD V. V ALSTON Superintendent of Schools Park City Utah November ember 3 3 1937 |