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Show Universal Kicrof lul ilriing Picrpcnt . Vol 30. No. I Sugar House, Utah January 2, 1958 Price 10 Cents . f 0 i Pa:4:m 0K?i; , c I ft Governor Clyde To Present Special Award Governor George D. Clyde will make an official presentation of a Special Certificate of Merit Award to the Council for Utah Education on January 10 at 1:00 P.M. in the Governor's Board Room at the State Capitol Euilding. This award has been estab-ishe- d by the B.V.D. Company and is their first annual regional and natiosal Community School Improvebcnt award for out- - . standing citizen action in be-half of our public schools. The community effort for which this award was given be-gan in Southern Utah in Octo-ber, 1955, and has since been extended to a number of the school district in Utah. The awards were made on: 1. Degree and depth of com-munity participation. 2. Skill in performance and lasting value of the project. The Council for Utah Educa-tion was organized in 1953 as an independent citizens' organ-isation broadly representative of the state, to study the Utah Public Schools and work toward their improveent in cooperation with the legalized authorities. All officers are lay people with school boards, school administra- - , tors, school personnel, students' councils and organizations in-terested in schools, acting in an advisory capacity. The officers of CUE are: Da-vid A. Symond, M.D., President, Milford; Mrs. Leah T. Foerster, Executive Secretary, Bountiful; Mrs. Russel B. Petty, First Vice. President, Ogden; Roger A. Brown, M.D., Second Vice-Preside- nt, Bountiful; Mrs. David I. Gardner, Secretary, Murray; Earl S. Latimer, Treasurer, San-dy; William Mason, Jr., MJD., Panguitch, Board Member at Large. Renewal Of Accreditation Given To Westminster The Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools, ' accreditation agency for the Inter-mounta- in Region and the Pacific coast, has granted unrestricted ac-creditation renewal to Westmin-ster College, it was announced by Dr. Frank E. Duddy, Jr., presi- - dent. The Association took unani-mous action at. its recent annual meeting in Spokane, Washington, following unanimous recommenda-tion by the visitation committee and the Association's Commission for Higher Schools. The committee which visited the Westminster campus in September was headed by Dean Charles W. Howard of Lewis and Clark Col-lege. Assisting in the evaluation were faculty and staff members of the University of Idaho, North-ern Montana and Montana State Colleges, Northwest Nazarene College, Eastern Washington Col-lege of Education, Brigham Young University, and Weber College. The committee members devoted three full days to a careful study of all aspects of the Westminster College program. The report of the committee, submitted for consideration and actios by the Association via the Commission on Higher Schools, was highly complimentary in many respects. The trustees were commended for their wise selection of able and dedicated College administrators. The de-voted and enthusiastic faculty also received favorable notice, as did the caliber of the student body. The committee members were pleased to note good business management cn the part of the College staff; sound maintenance of plant facilities and endowment; increasing financial stability thru more and larger gifts from indivi-duals, families, and businesses; the steady and increasing assist-ance of supporting denominations and the effectiveness of the Co-llege's public relations. "There is also evidence that the academic structure is likewise stiffening and should form the structure upon which community confidence and support can be strengthened," the report continues. "The future looks promising for Westminster under its present educational" and busi-ness leadership." The College administration will file a progress report after two (Continued a page 2) New Officers Hold First Meeting Mode Wright, new president of the Sugar House Chamber of Commerce, announced the first board meeting for the organiza-tion will be held Thursday morn- - ' ing, Jan. 8, in the board room cf Walker Bank. At this time, Mr. Wright said, the committee heads will be appointed. Cannon Urges Tourist Trade As State Project Tourism offers a new dimen-sion to the economy of Utah communities, according to a recommendation received today from D. James Cannon, director of the, Utah Tourist & Publicity Council. The recommendation is that every Utah community form a committee to develop the tourist industry. . munity Can Profit From the tourism in the past, benefits in Tourist Business," and is avail-able for 15 cents a copy from the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Of-fice, Washington 25, D.C. .The booklet plainly demon-strates how tourist development can be undertaken by the local I community, and thus get a slice of the $20 billion dollars that Americans will spend this year traveling in their own country. "Because the tourist business is a composite of many other businesses," the booklet points out. "it stands to reason that everybody in the community will benefit." Even the farmer, who h&a ahown ao little interest in (Goatiai en pff 1) t "Too often in the past, Utah communities have only thought of agriculture, manufacturing and mining in their economic development plans," Mr. Cannon said. He added that tourism of-fers the greatest promise to most Utah towns. For example, the U. S. Department of Com-merce reports : "If the commun-ity can attract a couple of dozen tourists a day throughout the year, it would be economically comparable to acquiring a new manufacturing industry with an annual payroll of $100,000. There's no need for a commun-ity tourist committee to "fly blind" according to Mr. Cannon. An excellent guidebook to com-munity action haa just baen published by the Department of Ctonamerc called "Tour Cora-- Game Dept. Begins Training Course Courses in Survival Training will again be offered this winter at the state's colleges and uni-versities, spokesmen for the Utah Fish and Game Department announced today, j Dates and meeting places for the corrse of instruction are -- ; Mondays, beginning January 13, Utah State University, Logan; j Tuordays, begimng January 7, University of Utah, Salt Lake City; Wednesdays, beginning Jpm'ary 8 F.righam Youn Uni-versity, Provo; Thursdays, be-- : ginning January 9, Weber Col-- j lege, Ogden. J The class in survival training is designed to prepare sports-men for safe outdoor living un-der all conditions. Those desir-ing to become instructors in the subject may take the qualifying examination and annly for ' cer-tification as an N.R.A. instruc-tor as part of the course. i Start the new year rght and subscribe to the South East Independent |