Show SD Jr College Study f A junior college for Davis County a br breakdown of recreational recreational I expenditures for the north and south ends of the county and multiple use of ot school facilities fa facilities facilities fa- fa were among the suggestions suggestions suggestions presented in two studies at last weeks week's meeting of ot the South Davis Study Committee A FINAL report was given by bythe bythe bythe the study committee on Davis I District Schools and recreational recreational recreational facilities Schools was taken up first The comment was made that the I success of a democratic government Is de dependent dependent dependent de- de I pendent upon informed citi citi- I zens In recommending a South Davis Junior College the com com- mentioned that emphasis should be upon education and the accelerated courses in high school The committee said There have been no real strides to expand higher education education education tion In the past 30 years with the exception of making Weber a four year college and expanding the facilities at the the University of Utah THE COM COMMITTEE also recommended recommended recommended rec rec- rec- rec that a new l high gh school In south Davis be built based upon the number of students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents which elementary schools send into junior and high schools annually With the completion of the elementary school in Bountiful the area south of Farmington will have 16 elementary schools each with a capacity of ot students There are four tour junior I high schools with a capacity of about 1000 students each and two I high schools with approximately approximate approximate- ly 1200 students capacity approximate I each RUTH PAYNE chairman of the committee on schools and and recreation stated that constant shifting of children from one school to another as boundary changes required was in some cases disturbing to the chil chil- dren The committee suggested that the board of ot education examine this policy with the idea of allowing children to grow up in one school THE COMMITTEE also re referred referred referred re- re to the Opportunity Center Center Center Cen Cen- ter in North Salt Lake It was learned that no funds from Davis Davis Davis Dav Dav- is School District are available to the Center It was suggested that schools of this sort should have some kind of help The question was explored as to what responsibility the community community community com com- has as a whole toward children whose IQ is below first grade level In concluding its report the committee on schools presented a breakdown of the annual cost of operating the school district THE COMMITTEE found that the cost of ot operating Davis School District per annum was Including capital outlay on buildings bonding in interest interest interest in- in terest salaries school lunch and special education The study on recreational facilities found that the only county owned o area is Memorial Park east of Kaysville At the present tI time me although plans are being made to courts ball fields and play areas there the county does not notown notown notown own any courts or other recreational recreational I facilities TIlE THE STUDY pointed out that while recreation of these types is available at the expense of the county communities ad adjoining adjoining adjoin adjoin- joining join join- ing county boundaries provide the facilities During the summer months of 1966 recreation in south Davis included tennis arts and crafts drama baton twirling baseball leagues and softball programs The total budgeted expenditure in the entire county for tor r recreation recreation tion last year was IT WAS recommended that there should be a breakdown in bookkeeping as to how much money was spent on recreation In each end of the county In or order order order or- or der to see what type of management management manage manage- ment there there is of tax money The committee noted the golf course in Memorial Park is a paying facility with receipts for tor representing money re received received re- re cei ved from green fees at 1 per round A was RECOMMENDATION RECOMMENDATION was made in each of the studies that future planning for schools and recreation should consider ad adjacent adjacent adjacent ad- ad jacent locations and multiple usage Members l who served on the committees con concerned c ern e d with schools and recreation were Ruth Payne chairman Dr John Kemp Irvin Brierly and Jack Balling THE MAR 21 meeting will present reports on police pollee and fire protection and a report on storm sewers Meetings begin at 8 pm p.m. The public is invited lk lk |