| Show New Utah School Supt Announced The new Utah state superintendent superintendent superintendent of public instruction is Dr Walter D D. Talbot a former deputy state superintendent superintendent superintendent who is now chairman of or the Department of Educational Educational Educational Administration at Brigham Brigham Brigham Brig- Brig ham Young University DR TALBOT American Fork will take the place of Dr T. T H. H Bell who leaves April 5 to become an associate associate associate ate commissioner in the US U.S. Office of Education Announcement of the new superintendent was made by byL L LeGrand Grand P. P Backman chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the Utah State Board of Education Selection was made by the board after more than a month of screening applicants from Utah and several several several sev sev- eral other states DR TALBOT was a deputy state superintendent from 1963 to 1969 Before that he served as superintendent of schools in Box Elder and Garfield counties and was administrative tive assistant and clerk of the Murray Board of Education He began his career in 1949 as a teacher at Bryce Valley Elementary He was then a counselor and coach at Bruce Valley High School He became became became be be- came principal of the combined combined combined com com- elementary and high school in 1953 HIS JUS CIVIC activities include membership of the board of d d U U U 00 directors of or both the theand Sou Southern them and Northern rn Utah lien Mental Health Clines He tai also s son on the Salt Lake Co County wry served S Corn Coin Health Study Stud iS y has served in executive and iJ in the Boy Scouts America He lie has been chair J of E man of the Murray City p Library Li Li- Board the Box El Eld Elder County Easter Seal Campaign n and held various positions positions oos rn in m the Church of Jesus ChriS ChriSof Ch Christ mt of Latter-day Latter Saints DR TALBOT received an as associate as degree from Weber WeS State College a bachelors bachelor's de gree from Utah State Univ sity a masters master's degree from University of Utah and a doctorate from Utah State Uni I He has done addition additional al study at the University Of aE California at Los Angeles and the University of or Penn PennSYl i. i vania He is married and has five children |
