ABNER W. ALLEN Gavel ee eeee ea ‘ en 5 - Takes Abner W. Allen of Huntsville was elected president of the Weber County School Board at the annual reorganization meeting in board offices. He succeeds O. W. Klevjord, Washington Terrace, who was sworn in for a new three-year term representing District 5. Earl Swenson, clerk-treasurer for the board, administered the oath. Bryce Jensen, Roy, was elected vice president. An unusual situation developed this year in that three members of the board will be up for reelection next fall. Usually only one member is elected each year, 4 and custom is for him to be elect- ed president in the year his term ends. Up for sleohon in the fall will be Mr. Allen, Mr. Jensen, and Ae Van Drimmelen, South Ogen, Board members joined in a vote of appreciation for Mr. Klevjord’s work in what they called a “difficult” year for the school — oa Allen, Huntsville. ‘County Planning Board. Bunty ¢ Overhaul obésed By School Official A recommendation that the curriculum of Weber County schools be overhauled in a five-year plan, with science to get first consideration, was. presented to the Weber County School Board by Supt. T. H. Beil at its oH! recent meeting. The superintendent also recommended the establish ment of special classes for both gifted and handicapped children. | *Board members asked time to curriculum offerings, ol teachand methods dtady the proposals before acting ing competencies and our standards of achieveon them. an ment greatly improved.” recommended Bell Supt. over-all program which would inLOCK-STEP METHOD curriculum revision, speelude The present lock-step method for provisions ‘cial educational of teaching, he told board memd | retarde mentally and. gifted ‘bers, means that “we pay no atchildren, teaching staff growth tention to the bailities, exceptionrative and development, administ al talents and handicaps of unreorganization, total school plant 'usual children.” facilities improvement, and imThis, he saids, leads to mediproved and more effective public |oere performances. for the exrelations. tremely able child, and the toleraFIVE-YEAR PROGRAM tion or ignoring of the handichild in the crowded Commenting that “I have been capped | wondering if we could adopt a classroom. Noting that adjentane recognize ‘five-year program to systematically and thoroughly overhaul our three principal methods of meet-eurriculum from grades. one to ing the needs of the gifted or (skip12, ” Supt. Bell suggested spend- handicapped—acceleration enrichment (re‘ing a year each on four main ping grades); areas: language arts, social stud- quiring more work in the averor segregation ase classroom); ies, science and mathematics. Due to the national attention it ’a forming special groups), he said is getting now, he listed the sci- that he felt the latter would be ence field as the one which might more acceptable. Although some persons are be the subject for the first year’s against segregation because it overhaul. “Tf we adopted this plan,” he tends to introduce a kind of dissaid, “we would then proceed in crimination, Supt. Bell said that our ‘second. year to study mathe- he believes “it is actually more matics, language arts instruction, democratic because it eliminates| or our course offerings in the so- the artificial equality among uncial, studies. We would give the equals that we now have in our same careful concentration that schools,” The superintendent _ said he ... in the case of a!— would present his program piece by piece at coming board’ meet ‘lings. as aN A. HEIN Valuable | : Award. A. Hein- a : SARR WEST — LorenWahl quist PF Ba: science teacher at High, has been awarded of rship to the University. will f and year ng comi e Utah terith nce} ranted a léave of abse | Wahiquist where he has if tabeht: the past Seven years.$3,000 The scholarship provides $300 ie for the academic. ‘year, ndants f depe four to up tional for dren), chil six . have the eHiners $160 and : traveling, expenses up to is free. F fer books. His. tuition ndae National Science Fou “which presented, the awardf tly ers. only teachers curren ig junior high students . Recipi-f st have taught in a junior d| “three years, must’ hol t elor’s degree and mee 3 . ents irem requ her established | . The fcandation as and in 1950. by act of Congress set up is the governmental agency research to dispense funds. for Its programs. and educational aim: is to improve scl- math: instruction in the | ols by: improving f ’ staffs. the quality of the teachingHigh and Mr. Heiner, a Morgan graduate, Utah of University be- year ‘tuaght in Hooper for aWahl quist. fore’ transferring ‘to Col| He has been: attending Weber er, reAlege night classes all wint viewing math and literature. 3732 Mr. Heiner, who resides at second | the: is n, Ogde in n Bure Van Ao reteacher from the Wahlquist. Nathe : «from p rshi hola ceive acl Science Foundation. How- “Bilis was the first. He is cur: and rently: studying at Utah: U will roby fall. to the Wah Guist this oa “Wags.