Show I Legislators Off to Start I j I 1 u Icy liy Sum Sam Taylor Ta lor i At t the the windup wind of the first weeks week's weeks week's ks k's activity In Utah's state legislature problems per of financing J i to the I OW oll nl 11 levels levels are are again Y to J the forI as major leg legis- legis lathe laUve headaches I F Problems The school problems which acs- acs ac counted for a good portion of Governor G C George I e o 0 r g e D Clydes Clyde's State at of the Stats State message last Tuesday were made even clearer dearer to co o the Utah State Senate We Wednes- Wednes day elay- LeGrand P P- Backman presh d dent nf of the Coordinating Council on Education Allan M M. West secretary of the of-the the Utah Utah- Education Education- n. n and Md Dr Or E E. EAllen Allen Alen lIen Bateman eta state 0 superintendent nt of ot public Instruction met mIl with the Ben Senate le Wednesday Wednesday to plead their case The educators who brought out drafts sho showing that Utah was i spending less than the national 1 average er e expenditure per were met with with- numerous questionS ques clues lions from Senators aimed at de de- what was being done to to Improve U Ille qua quality Illy of or duca n under the present setup set Senator Emi SUO Mantes Mantes' ID ID- l he felt that t 4 r stated that Just bringing stain stalo expenditures 5 tip up to n a national average was meaningless TIlls These same wn l ments were expressed 1 by Governor Dover Gover nor Clyde Tuesday l' l when he said that comparisons ons With Stith other oU states s do have a 1 certain value value- tout but ut only a 1 as comparisons s The Tho Governor went on oft to 10 state state- that the school problem should be attacked at- at tacked In the light of or Utah's own n own conditions tOndi o needs neros and experience x A Ari rK tun ro 11 1 t rte n 1 Gd The arguments of or the three educators educators ed lod were summed lip up ip by f secretary West when he said There is n a close dose corr correlation laUon be be- between tween expenditure tween-expenditure expenditure of money and the excellence of the school pr program pro pro- gram gran and I it is unrealistic to try to- to 0 improve ve quality of education without spending outspending more money r. r Sen Sen Marl Gibson D Price a after k that thai no study of oftie UN UK fd school ol finance program had 4 teen been made by any state slate agency lek 8 Q as the Legislative Council roved th that the Senate hear from tt the be e Council the Utah Taxpayers and Utah Foundation to to 81 see eee II If I the Ule schools really nee need 1 this money tone and whether we have the to pay pa lor or or It IV it Requests for funds from colleges 8 said and to universities and consideration n fer the nt of other anal anial colleges in 10 the Ute state appear J be e among o other educational 1 the legislators will be fished fd to deal de-al wIth this don But ut it also appears certain that legislators III becoming more and J tore Ort ware aware of increasing state expenditure ree in to the light of state stater i r Income win will carefully examine any ny school re request before fore making dr I How flow It Stacks tip tIll Alter After swearing ln c laet te t week Republicans kept l tn s-s s st ta the ate e rate 1312 Q but bon the Democrat Democrats i ged ge s In the 4 T 1 cr c i T r fi h. h j n HOll VI 42 Democrats to 10 only 22 republicans Ben Sen P P- Lloyd Salt in-Salt R Salt Lake was named Senate S Senate President while another I a Salt Sall Laker Democrat Sheldon Shildon R It Brewster r took Wok the re reins In the tho H House House- Committee ee assignments In b. b both trip the Hou House and the Senate I w wire were announced last int sjay I As Hyde Clyde Set Sees It I Governor George D D. Clyde CIde told legislators i last Tuesday that substantial substantial sub s surpluses had been built u up In the O General Fund and In Inthe inthe t the Uniform School Fund during t the first two years of or hs h's administration admin adman I At the same time he hc he said state departmental operations opera I are Improving satisfying s strides have en own made In unfilled unfilled un un- 1 filled needs of and cap cap- 1 Ital Hal construction mind and the state has opera operated 1 within its means I Tho The Governor listed l some 60 1 Items he hoped would bo be given consideration by y the th legislature i many of which have been introduced Intro- Intro du ed diu-ed ed In the form torm of bills at this I I time Ho lie praised the work of the 1 Legislative Council and stated staled that even though he did not agree willI all council recommendations j I he ho hoped d legislators j I would glove the studies ful consideration 11 Following the lile Governors Governor's talk Iol Legislative Council members out outlined outlined out lined their proposed legislative plans plans- J Action UI To Conic Come At the tho end of the first week of or legislative work a good many biLs had l d made their way way the hoppers of or both the Uie House Howl and Senate Amon Among the first to come were a group designed to dIm dim- mate the office of District At At- Attorney tome torney ta a basic science law and anda a n proposed Sunday closing law which li Ls from different that defeated in iri l several pMt past sessions of the legislature A local option sales tax a II proposed proposed pro pro- posed increase In special fuel 4 and a n pro proposal 19 ip 10 change the form of g government for 1st and sad 2nd class cities also found their way Into Inlo the hoppers 4 Vital bills pertaining to fiscal fiscala appropriations appropriations' a I I are being re readied at the present timE lime time and will be filed tilt for legislative consideration after Governor Clyde delivers his budget m message e this w week k It Is la a foregone conclusion th that t. t more bills will wul be up for consid oration at this session than ever before and for tor that reason committee committee com com- committee work will be very Important Import Import- ant ante especially In the la latter ter days I of th day 60 get get- together get er Governor Clyde proposed an ran n |