| Show I j i ff B t tj j 1 f. f II j 11 4 ran 3 r E c i N i r ss wt f i. i f f I A f j iI 0 tf i j iI 1 J ff n 4 J ft nY nYa a L 1 r wt IJ V Jt mr ww 1 i fi sir v viv v-V v M i f i I Leland Wilde Retires After 24 Years Service in Park Schools Leland Wilde Principal of Marsac School Park City School District has tendered his resignation effective July 1 1970 after 24 years years' of service in the Park City District and anda a total of 35 years as a successful successful successful suc suc- teacher and administrator tor in the public schools of Utah Mr Wilde and his family wife deceased 1946 have r resided re resided re- re sided in Park Park- City since 1946 He taught mathematics at the Marsac Junior High School for two years and has served as principal of Marsac School for two twenty-two years BEFORE COMING to Park City Mr Wilde taught one year at Madison School in Ogden and two years at My Myton ton Junior High School in Duchesne County He served two years as principal of My Myton ton Schools and six years as p principal r i n c i p a l of Roosevelt Elementary and J Junior u n i 0 r High School He coached junior and senior basketball and enjoyed seeing some of these same boys take the first state B championship championship championship cham cham- held in the Smith Fieldhouse Fieldhouse Fieldhouse Field- Field house at Provo Mr Wilde is a Summit County product and g graduated r a d u a t e d from North Summit High School He worked several years in the county's coal mines and then worked his way through college having a special interest in inI I structural engineering He be beI became became became be- be I came interested in education and it has been his special endeavor since that time t HE RECEIVED an AS degree from Weber College his BS degree from BYU and did his graduate work toward an Ed EdD D. D degree at the University of Utah He majored in Educational Ad Ad- ministration While attending BYU he did graduate research work on Consolidation of Schools in Utah utah- He still believes th that t school consolidation should not be done t through h r o 0 u ugh g h political en enforcement enforcement enforcement en- en of pf small districts but rather in a much larger practical and economical way by bythe bythe bythe the organization of eight districts districts districts dis dis- i ins instead n s t tea e a d of the present forty school districts Consolidation should never be enforced piece-meal piece by a afew afew afew few limited service politicians but rather by a referendum vote of the people affected affected- he thinks Mr W Wilde has a uni unique que philosophy of education and has seen and ex experienced per i e n c e d many changing the theories 0 r i e s practices and philosophies as employed and expounded by and through state leadership in order to keep pace with r rap rapidly a p i d l 1 y changing times THE TREND SEEMS to evolve in cycles in-cycles cycles with deletions and re returns returns returns re- re turns to f for former o r m mer e r patterns but under different terminology A Afew Afew Afew few of such cycles have developed from the greatly ex expanded expanded expanded ex- ex fundamental processes Progressive of socialized phases the un g r a d e d class classroom classroom classroom room out once but returning articulated units coming back backas as contract learning individualized individualized individualized instruction returning as m machine a chi n e study learning phonetic approaches deleted for show see and tell coming back strong delayed processed elimination o 0 of f memorization practice and d drill rill muffle muffle- muffle approach to language arts etc Much of the change is due to competition between publishing publishing publishing publish publish- ing companies and th the various changes in state leadership Mr Wilde says he has worked worked worked work work- ed with seven different superintendents superintendents superintendents super super- and each one ha has had his own philosophy for success success success suc suc- cess in his app approach roach to educational values proceed- proceed ures and development These experiences have been very edifying and also mystifying MY i LIFE has been very rich abundant and varied in educational experience Mr Wilde states I I could write volumes I 1 have had very few real problem students The boys and girls parents and teachers with whom I have been associated associated associated assoc assoc- have been with few ex exceptions exceptions exceptions ex- ex the very best Without such people to support support support sup sup- port me I would have been very handicapped in the operation operation operation opera opera- tion of your schools and you have had wonderful schools They are second to none in the state Your children have learned well as has been proven by the majority who have become be become become be- be come successful ful adults Keep control of your schools and do donot donot donot not surrender them to federal control and much less to control of m minority i nor it y or subversive elements Besides serving as principal and teacher Mr Wilde has found time to take care of his home and children and to serve the communities and churches where he has has' resided He has been a member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce Director Director Director tor in Kiwanis Club chairman and secretary of various BoyScout Boy BoyScout BoyScout Scout organizations and an or organizer organizer organizer or- or of Little LUtle League basketball basketball basketball basket basket- ball and baseball HE SERVED four years as president of Duchesne Teachers Teachers Teach Teach- ers A Asso Association s s o c i a t i on Dist District Director of Elementary Principal Principal Principal Prin- Prin Prin Prin- cipal Association and as a member of the State Curriculum Development Committee He served in the Stake Presidency Presidency Presidency Pres Pres- of the Mutual a and Sunday School and served in the Bishopric in D Duchesne Duches ne County o y for four y years ars He served as as Men M-Men bask basketball coach World Wo War II years were were very trying and frustrating years in inthe inthe inthe the schools Certified or even experienced teachers were hard to find Classes were large ranging from two forty-two to fifty- fifty seven in a self-contained self class room Scores of teachers were merely housewives and high school graduates without one day or one credit of college ex ex- ex These people were encouraged by Mr Wilde to take service in-service training and summer college w work 0 r k They received their degrees and most of them are still teaching BOYS AND GIRLS taught by these people found time to do their school work and homework and yet found time to participate in bond drives paper drives scrap iron milk weed clothing various other drives and have become successful people in their own endeavors Mr Wilde says say she he could write a volume on the history and development of the School Lunch program His local PTA in 1935 was the first organization to develop a lunch hot-lunch center in inthe inthe inthe the state of Utah It has certainly certainly certainly expanded since that time It n was first operated as a local endeavor then became part of ofa ofa ofa a state organization through tax on liquor and is now mostly operated and dictated by federal control HIS FIRST YEAR in Park City was a sad one as he lost he-lost lost his lovely and talented wife However he raised his children children children chil chil- dren to become two of the top honor students to graduate from Park High School Teachers and pupils today have to compete in a rapidly c changing h a n gin g and technological world This one is one reason smaller class size 30 25 is recommended Also with the many new approaches features materials and innovations such as teach teaching three teachers teachers teachers teach teach- ers to a room teacher aides or assistants remedial teachers teachers teachers teach teach- ers speech and hearing hearings s specialists p e cia 1 i s t s psychologists counselors reading specialists radios television modules a failure films slides records maps graphs charts pictures 16 mm f films 11 m s overhead projectors projectors projectors pro pro- teaching carral pens ear phones data processing computers room and central libraries specialized instruction instruction instruction tion teachers for the handicapped handicapped handi handi- capped physical and mental programs for 5 4 year olds free lunch and breakfast breakfast breakfast break break- fast gas heated new buildings no pot bellied stoves no egg- egg crate buildings carpeted rooms rooms cushioned seats rest mats swimming pools ski slopes golf courses play periods rest pe periods and with special p par parent a r e n t help at all times times we we s should h o u l d become a super educated people able to togo togo togo go much beyond the moon or to say the least least least-at at least able to maintain the status quo quo quo- he remarked Mr Wilde has encouraged with the help of his teachers hundreds of boys and girls and scores of adults to become successful people HIS MANY OUTSIDE interests inter interests inter biter ests include boating fishing hunting t to touring o u r i n g and good horses He operates a small hereford cattle ranch He is modest humble and dedicated in all he tries to do He lie believes be believes believes be- be true friends and good health are two of lifes life's greatest assets He does not enjoy fanfare fanfare fanfare fan fan- fare but prefers to be re remembered remembered remembered re- re as a friend and booster of the people schools and other interests in Park City Congratulations to a fin fine e fellow friend and leader for a ajob ajob ajob job well done and very much appreciated by students teachers teachers teachers teach teach- ers and parents Success happiness happiness happiness hap hap- and good health to you always are the wishes from the Park City School District to Principal Leland Wilde |
