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Show City Schools. ill Implement More Vocationna ‘Programs: — ‘ Curriculum revisions for Ogden and ‘Ben |_ Lomond. schools for next year ir more egcaliten! noted SS ‘that— the changes include off-campus vocational classes for seniors at the two high schools which. will be taught at the Utah School for the Deaf, Mound Fort Jun-: ior High, and commercial beauty schools in Ogden. & The deaf school classes will ~ include auto body repair, sheet metal and graphic arts. Dr. William L. Garner, called facilities said she wondered if the at the deaf school, particularly for - graphic arts, probably the finest also skiing | instruction ' Dr. Gerald H. Raat. assistant superintendent in charge of 4 curriculum, erintendent; sup- between coast. Denver and the west A career upholstery class is scheduled for Mound Fort and a cosmetology career class will be handled ‘on a contractual basis with local private cosmetology schools without cost to the student. — | The changes and deletions included a variety of other vocational and standard academic classes at the two schools. Mrs.’ Robert §S. Brodstein, Ogden resident and a frequent participant at board meetings, . oars might be swinging too far in the direction of a vocational ~ program. What, she asked, is being done for the exceptional student and those who are collegebound? Dr. Raat said many courses have been offered for years especially designed for the advanced or the slow students and the vocational program is actu- . ally an effort to catch up in that area. The board backed strongly a suggestion from Dr. Garner that some kind of instruction in Skiing could be included for the tans high schools. ee | — called skiing something the It could be offered as a iio ee: board should try and asked if cal education class with buses it could be offered as early as taking students to. Snow Basin, — the starting of the third quaror as a ski team with a395 od a a late this month. : a - eoach-adviser or as© & a Boyd Crawford, a teacher in course,” — the Ogden District, called the Skis and other éesipinent _ $ki program something SO ex: would have to be purchased for pensive that he wondered if the _ those ‘unable to afford them, Dr. Raat pointed out. Dr.. Garner said participation jn skiing on any basis would mean increased liability, but — that problem could be met. Football, he pointed out, is also a hazardous activity. Board ~ members | Spencer _Klomp and Gilbert Marriott _ district could afford it. Mr. Klomp replied that football and basketball also are ex-’ pensive and involve a comparaite tively: few students. Dr. Garner schools would said set later up the mini- _ courses in skiing which for this . _ year would be open only to sen_ iors on a pilot-course basis. |