Show Trib Editorializes The Salt Lake Tribune last week editorialized thus on an the situation Representatives of the three small school schaal districts in Summit County County- North Narth Summit South Sauth Summit and Park City have City have asked the Utah Legislative Councils Coun Caun cil's Education and Welfare Cami Committee Committee Com Cam i to hold hald off art recommendation recommend recommend- of consolidation of their districts until the whole matter can be studied They said they had enlisted the help of Dr Walter D. D Talbot de state superintendent of public pub pub- lie lic instruction In making such a study I I I I The request is surprising in that the three districts only a year ag ago hired one One of the states state's foremost educators to ta make consolidation consolidation con con- study and later rejected all of his recommendations I Dr J. J C. C Moffitt retired superintendent super super- 1 of Provo School District District Dis Dis- submitted the results of his study studs in November of 1965 1965 only only eight months ago aga In his report t he said sald We have hav att attempted In all atthe of at the ree research we have done to prepare prepare pre pre- pare this report repart to t find reasons w why y consolidation of at the districts ought aught not be effected effected- We can not nat find one one- ACT EARLY ACT EARLY Therefore It If is urgently recommended recommended re- re commended that the three school boards of Summit County aunty act at a athe atthe atthe the earliest possible moment t to ta taplan plan state legislative enactment that would create one Summit County school schaal district In reference t to ta the latest reI request re re- quest Dr Moffitt said there Is no na point paint In ln making further studies A central high school schaal could could provide full programs libraries 11 U. and counseling s services not now naw available to ta Summit Summit- t Co ca school schaal children There are good gaad surfaced hard roads loads in the district nd while we couldn't say how haw much more mare transport transportation at Ian to ta t a a single high school would cost in the light of or orthe the improved program program of f education education edu edu- cation that could be offered this cost cast would be inconsequential RESISTS CONSOLIDATION Summit County resisted re reo In the main the school schaal consolidation con can law of more than 60 years ago aga All AU three ee districts have shown shawn a drop drap l i In enrollment inthe In Inthe inthe the last 30 years and state and andI I district conditions conditions' point toward the need for taking advantage orthe ot or the economies and educational improvements that consolidation would provide v Dr Dr- Moffitt said the boards should now naw consolidate get a IL member five-member board baard of education hire a superintendent and deter mine their transportation needs according to the program program they decide to ta follow fallaw whether It Involves involves In in- valves a single secondary school or whatever The Tribune b believes s it is Is' time for these three boards to follow his recommendations The alt alternative alter r. r native would be replacement of the boards by the electorate or their displacement by the State Legislature Salt Salt Lake Tribune une |