Show Statement on National Education Week Out Last In 1021 the American Legion and the National Education Association joined together in the establishment of American Education Week to be observed These progressive organizations could see the need of informing the public of Hie accomplishments and needs of the public A need that is more evident today than ever The world has changed a lot since the first in Has our American educational system changed as rapidly as the Are we providing the educational opportunities necessary to meet the of These important questions are being asked more and more in these days of grave What must we do to provide the education that our youth A few more a few more buildings and a little more money will not be The nation's need for good education is A good education is Securing financial support is the greatest public school problem Let us examine some facts involved in school The local government pays 56 of the cost of our public the state government pays and the federal government pays It is evident that in poorer areas such as Emery the schools are handicapped by the lack of i Uncle Sam is our biggest tax he gets almost out of every yet out of every he I only goes for the support of secondary an In 1032 education's share of all taxes was 25 in 1957 it was less than 12 a clear indication that education is falling During the last ten years Americans spent billion for alcoholic and During that same period we spent only billion for public A fact that would seem to indicate that we would rather be pretty and live-it-up than to give our children an opportunity to learn more so that they would know how to spend their money more the pay the bill for public We should demand the best that our money can We should see our school officials get the maximum benefit from every single In Emery County we are in the process of getting some new schools and It is time now for us to let our school officials know we expect from those who Tire teaching our Let us pay for what we get but let us get what we pay The week of November 5 to 1961 has been set for observance of American tion It is our responsibility take this' opportunity to learn what we can about our American Education and to do what we must to bring it up to standards it must maintain for the peace and happiness of our kelty N. Ware Utah |