Ogden 16A Standard-Examiner, Tuesday, March 11, 1969 Be t J a special amplified telephone “DONALD HALL listens in as Jay Hancock dials the High School. Junior Wahlquist at classes studies social in used being ee : : 7 bringing : Phones onierence f ‘ Cc RA A’ ’ | Te Many. Visitors. to. Wahiquist. M was not uncommon to see school If you ask a Wahlquist Junior other telephone except that con- buses loaded with students headHigh School student how far he versation can be amplified so for Salt Lake City to allow is from Washington, D.C., the | that as many as one thousand ed it with ease. youngsters to watch the state | reply would likely be “Thou- students can hear in action at the’ The innovation, which helps | government sands of miles in space, but; to teach concepts of time and | Capitol Bu ilding. only minutes in time.” : SEE BUSES of part as Students at the school are cur- space, is being used Although such trips have been rently using their own version the over-all school program at rable for those participatof the mythical ‘‘time-machine,” the school, and according to|memo as schools have grown in| in the form of a conference tele- school officials has proven its ing, population, the percentage of practicality in many ways. In past years, they say, it those being afforded the opporThe device is much like any phone. tunity has steadily decreased. Not only has it become finan‘cially impractical on the part ‘of the school to sponsor field Health Officials U rge places handle to such be vis- large “Most groups are restricted to “Ty all fairness,’ Mr. SchPoorly maintained public rest between 10 and 20 students, but rooms are becoming a menance ce | wartz said, ‘‘we must recognize through the use of conference! stato the health and safety of citi-' that, in general, service telephones, all students can exzens, Richard K. Schwartz, diritions, department stores and perience visits with specialists ector of environmental sanitatand celebrities within a matter ion of the Weber County Health restaurants have some of the of minutes. cleanest and best maintained Department, said today. One of the most interesting He urged ‘“‘an all out effort” public restrooms.” . uses noted by school adminisHe said outdoor facilities and be made to keep restrooms ‘trators and teachers is that of clean and he asked the public restrooms for sporting events ‘connecting groups of students ‘to notify the department when- often alarm. in different geographical areas. iin In many cases, he added, ever dirty or improperly mainPHONE HOOKUP lag | time considerable a is there one restrooms are encountbetween the heavy usage and’ Through the conference phone ered. heokup, language arts classes icleanup operation.. SOME JUSTIFIED ‘can study dialects and actually Investigation of from irate citizens complaints about rest- BEGIN TEACHING He suggested children hear English as it is spoken be in various parts of the country. taught in school and at home | Foreign language classes can percentage of the gripes were ‘that wanton ‘ destruction _anda ee directly to people living in result facilities of ‘abuse justified, Mr. Schwartz said. in the country whose language “Experience has taught san- financial loss for the manage- they are studying. itarians to expect the worst ment and deprives others of In addition to adding these the facilities. Inew dimensions to the class‘when called upon to inspect using Good public health practices public restrooms,” the health FON, the conference telephone in this area include: officer said. is useful for in-service training rooms has shown that a high Often the floors and fixtures are filthy, the plumbing is inoperative or overflowing, the water faucets don’t work, no soap is available and the towel dispenser is empty, he oe ed. Cleansing hands after using |programs for teachers. facilities. Almost any well-known edu—Providing conveniently locatcan be brought into a ed handwashing lavatories with cator faculty meeting by telephone hot and cold running water, soap, towel or well maintained hand-drying device. to explain new concepts or pro- grams. PMA the LEG but erase els, ited cannot groups. BOE Rest Room Clean-Up ' BPS IEEE ‘trips involving entire grade lev-