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J t k j Ji i I r f t f Afi t A r. r c off i 1 t j 1 1 J t LJ L- L I J 7 r I Schools Big b Business I Many Davis County taxpayers ers when they received their last tax notice wondered what it was all about THEY SAW from the mill scale that some communities ran as high as 80 mills and that 46 mills of this amount was for Davis County Schools The family as a whole is well aware of the dally daily routine in the home over the period of the school year Mother is aware of how things go in inthe inthe inthe the morning in getting the family put together and off to school She has contact with the teachers in the school program and the work in the PTA DAD IS well aware of the I drain on the fa family mil budget for clothes and the incidentals called for over the school year This is as it is in every home but what about the 46 mills on the Tax Notice MOST OF Davis County residents have no conception of why school business today today today to to- day has become Big Business Bus Bus- iness They have no conception of the huge amounts of money Davis County has invested in inthe inthe inthe the schools They cant can't imagine the cost of operation and expense expense expense ex ex- ex- ex pense in giving the school population an education Operation of the school district district dis dis- district dis- dis is the largest business in Davis County second only to Hill Air Force Base the states state's largest business WHAT ARE the comparable educational demands today with the room one-room school house of seven decades ago We are told we have seen nothing yet So the sole purpose of this article is to show why Davis County School Business Today Today Today To To- day Is Big Business and to let the residents of the county county county coun coun- ty know why 46 mills of their taxes goes to give an education education education ed ed- ed- ed to their children THOSE connected with the operation of the schools have been very cooperative and helpful in gathering this detailed detailed detailed de de- tailed information for this report report report re re- re- re port for the consideration of Davis County residents Before Before Before Be Be- fore we go on with this report report report re re- re- re port lets let's turn back to the beginning of the century and see what was then considered considered considered con con- an education in th the room one-room school house at the the Cross Roads The Little Room One-Room School House There are still a few of our SeI Senior or Citizens who received their education at the Cross CrossRoads CrossRoads CrossRoads Roads in the little room one-room school house in the early part of this century the school schoolhouse schoolhouse schoolhouse house where the entire community's community's community's com com- school population of 50 more or less received their education where the eight grades were taught during the course of the days day's classes where the teacher labored for 50 a month or less if and when the money was available i THAT WAS where the three fRs Redskin ERs Redskin and were taught and where you learned that 2 and 2 made 4 where when graduated and you received your diploma your education was complete The graduate was then ready for hire at 1 a day if he could find someone that had the 1 to pay him But there is another side of the the coin-the life of the student student stu stu- student stu- stu dent and the party they played in acquiring their education MANY A graduate was well along in his teens at graduation graduation graduation tion time Sickness weather spring planting of crops and fall harvest time broke into their attendance records The family's livelihood depended depended depended de de- de- de upon the crops and the 1 a day for hire The students participated in the family responsibilities in making a living while getting an tion THEY TIlEY WERE early risers i because they had chores to todo todo todo do at the barn and in the home Then the school-agers school with their lunches in a lard pail tool off for a long walk to school In the winter when the snow arrived all the family clothes and the winter gear was brought out Everyone was well covered from head to foot There were no miniskirts miniskirts miniskirts mini mini- skirts at that time UPON ARRIVAL at school schoola a roaring fire was going in the big pot-bellied pot stove standing in a sand box in the middle of the room A pail of water over in the corner of the room was ready for drinking purposes Outside in the back corners of the school lot stood two Chick Sales specials Recess time was recreation time When the school day was over there was a long walk back home with a repeat of many of the mon morning ng After supper came study period and then bedtime The student was healthy not wealthy but happy and as educated as that day demand demand- ed During the past six decades the demands in every walk of l life e has increased year by year Here is the report as prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared by County Superintendent dent Bernell Wrigley's office on statistics and information on the Davis School District THE TIlE DAVIS County School District has experienced a tremendous growth during the 30 years These enrollments have increased as follows 1940 1950 1960 1968 This compares with Salt Lake City's enrollment of 35 Weber and Ogden Ogden Ogden Og- Og den this thus year During the past year Davis County School District has increased approximately 1000 students as it has done for several years now See SCHOOLS page 2 Ii SCHOOLS i I II Continued from front page paget t 1 THE TIlE TOTAL budget for forI forthe forthe I I the 69 1968 school year is This total is represented by for maintenance and operation operation opera opera- tion for school food operation for debt service and 1144 for construction sites and equipment To finance this budget requires requires requires re re- re- re quires a 28 mill levy for maintenance maintenance maintenance main main- and operation and an 18 mill levy for capital outlay outlay out out- la lay and debt service ACTUALLY the tile Davis District District District Dis Dis- benefits in a greater proportion from state funds than any allY other District This is necessary since our assessed assessed assessed as as- valuation is the lowest in support of each student than any other school district district district dis dis- dis- dis in the State From our mill 28 levy for maintenance and operation which raises locally we have received of funds from the State during during during dur dur- ing the past year from the State Board of Educations Education's 1 equalization program il i IN ADDITION the State I 1 has appropriated to Davis II more than one million dolI dollars dollars dol dol- dol- dol I lars for construction of i school buildings I. I i In Davis meals are served daily to students at atthe atthe atthe the rate of 25 cents for elementary elementary elementary ele ele- ele- ele and 30 cents for secondary students Along with the cash I budget an additional i worth of commodities for these i school lunches have been received received received re re- re- re annually from the federal federal federal fed fed- eral government AT THE beginning of the 70 1969 school year Davis County School District will have 51 schools Five are high schools nine junior high schools one special education school and 36 elementary schools This represents an investment of in buildings in sites and in furniture ana equipment Presently the district has 1154 class with at high school level at junior high level and for the elementary level In addition 54 buses are operated op op- crated at a value of The District owns acres in sites much of which has to be maintained I with blacktop shrubbery and andI I grass cutting I AT PRESENT 1425 professional professional professional personnel are employed in the Davis County School District In addition to the 1272 teachers are principals I counselors nurses librarians supervisors and directors of pupil personnel services In addition also are the Superintendent Superintendent Super Super- two Assistant Superintendents Superintendents Su Su- Su and the Clerk of the Board The above tells the story of where the 46 mills in taxes go to educate Davis County's school population and why School Business has become Big Business ALTHOUGH this report has covered only the dollars and cents invested in the Davis County School System there is another phase that money cannot buy Superintendent Bernell Wrigley in support of those who coordinate and operate this fifty million dollar in investment investment investment in- in vestment said said- THE REAL strength of our educational program depends upon the dedication and commitment commitment commitment com com- of teachers and other personnel who help boys and girls acquire the skills of learning Davis County School District District District Dis Dis- has many superior educators educators ed ed- ed who have given great strength to our educational program and have continually won the respect of elementary elementary elementary elemen elemen- tary and secondary students THESE educators are arc supported supported supported sup sup- ported by professional non-professional personnel personnel personnel per per- who assume their responsibilities responsibilities responsibilities re re- re- re to youth as custodians school food employees employees employees em em- librarian aids teacher teach teach- er aids maintenance school transportation and secretarial services Many special programs have been introduced to vitalize our curriculum Many of these have been encouraged and supported by the State Board of Education AT AT PRESENT the new comprehensive high school provides provides provides pro pro- vides expanded opportunities particularly in the vocational and technical needs of youth The Middle School provides an organization to give strength in many ways to sixth seventh and eighth grade students MANY SCHOOLS provide opportunities for team teaching teaching teaching teach teach- ing for those who feel that they prefer this approach to instruction The Cooperative Education effort has saved many of our young people from becoming dropouts It is a joint effort between the Davis County businessmen Hill Field and the Ogden Depot and the Davis County School District and other businessmen to provide provide pro pro- provide vide the on-the-job experiences for many of our youth THE AMERICAN Values Project has been used extensively extensively extensively exten exten- by our elementary schools This has given opportunities opportunities opportunities op op- op- op for our pur boys and girls to learn city state and federal government the rules of parliamentary procedure and develop the basic values so essential for good citizen citizen- ship Our school designed for the is placing great emphasis emphasis emphasis em em- on individualizing student student student stu stu- stu- stu dent learning opportunities and using various media and instructional materials THE FEDERAL funds under under under un un- der Title I of the Elementary Elementary Elementary Elemen Elemen- tary and Secondary Act of 1965 has provided services in many of our school libraries The advanced placement programs programs programs pro pro- grams provide opportunities for many high school stu stu- stu- stu dents to earn college credit Together the supervisory staff the principals and teachers teach teach- ers have consistently investigated investigated investigated gated the new programs in all areas of the curriculum They have brought to our students the best in the new mathematics the new biology biology bio bio- biology logy physics chemistry history history history his his- tory and language arts IN ADDITION major emphasis emphasis emphasis em em- has been given to an enlarged vocational technical technical technical tech tech- trades curriculum j i 14 f 0 f. f t V J i q bo I E k V i-V W W t TO t r r I LT r. r tr II L 4 r W F 4 1 r i r F I I t. t I The old schools were simple and less costly 1 i J 1 i t hi fi r 1 1 I s f r. r t M y r f r rr r r d t i- i v f tr r II il The new schools have man many Y features for learning leaming III I Erosion And Conservation By ACE SORENSEN JR Erosion is caused by the removal of natures nature's ground groundcover groundcover groundcover cover of grasses plants bushes and trees exposing the ground to wind vind rain ram and snow ACTUALLY there are two classifications of erosion wind erosion and water erosion It has been estimated that wind ind and water erosion together have removed about three bil bil- bil- bil lion tons of good croplands inthe in inthe inthe the United States We need only to take a short drive in our own Davis County to notice that in many areas where the ground covering covering covering cover cover- ing has been removed erosion has set in ROADS THAT lead into our mountain canyons when not properly graded gradt and drained soon become eroded as well as the adjoining land Such is the case of the road that continues from Edgehill hill Drive into North Canyon in Bountiful Little or no attention attention attention atten atten- tion has been given to this road and as a result the water and wind have carried away tons of topsoil thus creating little canyons IF SOMETHING is not done to remedy this waste the cost to taxpayers to make repairs could be This road raad leads into a beautiful canyon where here many fa families milies enjoy in the summer This is an area that could be developed into beautiful 1 J L i c ggE K g i TT TJ 1 1 r i'd-r T 4 1 sr 1 I II I f fr fr r r 9 1 f 5 r 1 7 i tw i r a ar r b homesites if the owners of the land and the County Commissioners Commissioners Commissioners Com Com- missioners would take the necessary steps to stop this erosion by putting in adequate adequate adequate ade ade- quate storm drains and grading grading grad grad- ing the road I Davis High has I been n added on to many times limes over the years yem's 1 V f 2 r I 4 I t. t 1 S 'S CT ta crt J V I r N r S T r V N L J r t C d N r 1 i iA A I 9 ml S I rr r. r JMJ h 1 i im k 4 V V J L L I I K L t J Y tr Y Stoker School as it looked man ears I many years ago |