American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1914-02-28
School Consolidation
!. Loading Educators Say That II
IN Is Coming.

. meeting of the trustees and
,n.les of the schools Of the AL
r,rh school district. held In
p',s Grove last Saturday. the mat
r. Of consolidating the grade schools
" .orthern Utah county was pretty
' = discussed The principal
...srs were G. N. Child, Mr.. Raw
. 'p ~ the Jordon Consolidated dis
.''s, and Professor Bennion of the
state University
an those speakers we're In favor )f
,,nsolidating Utah county into two
ss,s,ricts. one north and one south OF
S os"rn but this plan met with some
rI .v as those opposed to 1t
opp,r,s,n tbn; the proposed districts
monid he too large for economic and
successful handling.
I, was suggested that the proposed
..n.o,ida;ion had In mind the estab-
,,yshment OF two junior and one senior
h,sh school, the former at Lehi and
PLEASANT Grove and the latter at Am
',;can Fork. This suggestion, how
orsr was strenuously opposed by
snnsr,utendent Greer, who maintains
,nat Il is his policy to add to rather
Kan take from the present high
srhools In fact. superintendent
Greer was In hearty accord with Pro-
isssor Bennion's plan whereby two
Years should be added to the present
hish schools. making each Of the three
schools now within the district six
vear instead of four-year high schools,
guaranteeing thereby high schools
with an attendance Of over 800 pupils
each.
orassr, that consolidation would be a
GOOD thing, the problem to be solved
being whether northern Utah county
should be consolidated into one, two
or three districts.
A committee was appointed to make
survey of northern Utah county,
When the resources are determined
and the unit of consolidation decided
upon we may look for campaign In
favor Of the proposed plan, for after
all has been said and done the matter
will ultimately rest with the people,
for unless they are In favor Of 1t
there will be no consolidation.
There was, however, a decided SEN
timent In favor of doing away with
the present two-headed system OF
management principal OF the high
school and a supervisor of the grades.
These two positions will undoubtedly
be united in Lehi next year, as they
have been in Pleasant Grove and other
places this year.
Consolidation In some form is a
coming certainty. The present double
headed system Is neither economical
nor efficient Not single public
school official In this city. county or
'tate advocates continuing under the
psesent system. On the contrary, they
igree that continuation of the pres
mt conditions will bankrupt the
'chools or the taxpayers. Consolida-
ion apparently is the best solution OF
,ur educational troubles. But as yet
his paper refuses to commit itself to
my definite plan. However, we do
ayor a campaign Of enlightenment,
md when the facts are all brought to
light the wisest step should be taken.
me steps must be taken with great
elaboration. SO that the local high
chool will not be injured In any man
er or the rights of Pleasant Grove
e impaired In any manner. There Is
o necessity for haste In the matter.
we VIII be pleased to receive COM
lunications from both sides, as we
ecognize there are probably two sides
the question.