County N‘ ow 15,573 Weber District | | ae Notes Increase | Of 562 Over ‘63 Figures compiled Monday aiternoon for the 26 schools of Weber School District show 15,573 | | students enrolled, an increase of || = 562 over last year. Dr. William R. Boren, superin, said the administra- tion’s enrollment estimate|| "| proved to be very close, and the YOU CAN HEAR A PIN DROP — Shoes scuffing, chairs moving, all the old famaliar noises of the old time classroom are gone in the Valley View third grade study area. Wall-to-wall carpeting muffles distracting sounds and pupils learn ‘more effectively. Teacher is Mrs. Noel Cragun. o budget was planned for approximately the present number of students. | The largest increase of any : idistrict school was at Weber ‘| High, with an enrollment of |) 1,737 compared to 1,600 last lyear. Roy Junior was close be'— hind with 1,140 compared to WALL-TO-WALL EDUCATION? Carpeting Superior Covering For Schools, Officials Report | 1,017. Other enrollment figures in the '— | | ‘and the 1963 figures following, |are: “Wall-to-wall education some|pany,” Dr. Boren said. |and for 50 per cent less than asENROLLMENT LISTED punsters have dubbed it, but | The local school board mem. | phat tile. This report was made Weber Board of Education mem-'bers not only studied facts and}by the Industrial Sanitation Bonneville High School, 1,408 bers studying comparative costs| figures from schools throughout} Counselors. ‘iand 1,348; T. H. Bell Junior of carpeting and other floor cov-|the nation, but visited Califor-| “Carpeting has proved to he ~ |High, 930 and 909; erings for schools are convinced|nia schools to see the results at|far superior in appearance. Cer984; South Junand , ior 952 Jun tainly the beauty and quiet of | of the superiority and economy |first hand. i ior, 903 and 901; Burch Creek, of carpets. What they saw was very im- carpeting — with its high quali980, 294: Club Heights, 357 and Dr. William R. Boren, super-| pressive and backed up reports|ty cleanliness level and low) 359: Hooper, 399 and 418; Lakeintendent, said that in the re-/from other schools using the ma- maintenance costs — tend to view, 615 and 620; Lomond View, | cently opened Valley View Ele-|terial, such as Shaker High|Prove its desirability in institu562 and 646; MarLon Hills, 599 mentary School in Roy the board| School in upper New York State | tions today.” and 581; North Ogden, 534 and | 652; Park View, 317 and 312; saved $8,000 by deleting parti-| where carpeting was first used! Dr. Boren said the board also| | : took into consideration the ex| asphalt tile. pence of a district at Wahl-// NANCE LESS tions and substituing carpets for|in schoois. Plain City, 561 and 528; River- dale, 241 and 221; Roosevelt 405) MAINTE : quist, Roy Elementary and Roy |) Because open space can be} used effectively when noise is, [2 board made it clear the) junior High where libraries and ; reduced to minimal levels, the | initial cost is offset by and 384; Roy, 496 and 498; Huntsville Valley, 402 and 365; Washington Terrace, 696 and 704; West Weber, 248 and 244; Wilson, 246 and 253; Municipal, main-| materials research centers have partitions could be eliminated. tenance costs by about 50 per!heen carpeted for several years. In the Weber District schools,|C°™ = = _ | Advantages so far as educawhere the team teaching con-| At the Shaker school, a sur-|tion is concerned are many and 534 cept was pioneered, open space|Vey showed that carpeted areas|include a minimal noise situa-| | use is even more practical. are cleaned. 52 per cent faster|tion since carpeting acts as a = || Be —MORE SAVINGS rorprevent prevent thethe teacher's /not voles teacher’s voice reaper feo aah e be a i from carrying to the back of the in North ley whichBates will School open soon, the Ogden school| The mention of carpets tol some persons immediately| brings visions of luxury and un- |= necessary frills in schools. f= (7 _“But Iam sure that any prac-|} tical businessman would choose éo cut expenses if he could at the same time obtain a more ef- | fective product for his com-) wel oe | ee Be official said. ae . a I P Bis iscipline ;,duced; problems a homelike "is engendered a are and injuries are |- fewer from slipping chairs, stud- ~ Seat " — oe oe pe ies have shown. and 626; North Park, 536 and 547. Population figures for the two} new Weber District schools, A.) Parley Bates in North Ogden} and the Valley View in Roy are: Bates, 250; Valley View, 226. re- atmosphere | : | district, with the 1964 figure first || | GOV. CALVIN Speaks RAMPTON Tonight PTA to Hear at | County School FARR WEST — Gov. Calvin| p= L. Rampton will deliver his first |/ Weber County address since be-' 4 coming the state’s chief execu: | tive at a PTA Founder’s Day|) program tonight, at the Wahl-|| : quist Junior High School. The session begins at 7:30 |p.m. and the public is invited. Gov. Rampton is expected to -\outline his philosophy of educa-|| ‘\tion, touching on educational bills new before the State Legis»| lature. TRIBUTE PLANNED Past presidents of the organization will. be introduced and given a special tribute as the ‘major portion of the Founder’s _| Day program. Gov. Rampton will be intro~\duced by William Bruhn of North Ogden, former president| > ~ of the Weber PTA Council, a|— patron of Wahlquist Junior High School and a state official. Special music will be played by the Eagle Band under the|) direction of Ronald Hansen and|) Darrell Lund. _