Show rf TEACHERS ns SALARIES teachers assembled assembled assembled assem assem- bled in Salt Lake City last week in inthe inthe inthe the annual Education association con con- In n business and committee meetings held Thursday before the convention opened a vigorous protest was revealed against a proposed movement movement movement move move- ment to reduce the salaries of school schoolteachers schoolteachers schoolteachers teachers In the Ule state Without doubt this movement originated in Cache county where J J. J A. A Hendricks and ethers others have been Insisting upon a lower schedule In teachers' teachers salaries The Loan Logan Logan Lo Lo- gan an committee too in a communication communication tion to George H. H Bern Dern In Insisted insisted In- In i that the governor his own salary Hilary and call caU upon all other public office holders to do likewise Governor Dern pointed out that re reduction reduction reduction re- re in wages would not accomplish accomplish accomplish the tle tl e purposes for which the committee committee com com- millee was working that to reduce wages was to decrease buying power Pres Hoover has advised against a n reduction in wages as a means of correcting the Ills of the country To reduce the salaries of the school schoolteachers teachers would do two things first It would take that much cash out of circulation in the various communities I Ithe of the state and second would have havethe havethe the tendency to weed out the competent competent competent compe compe- tent teachers and drive them into other lines of endeavor In of the wealthiest counties one of the state stale a reduction in wages for all I school teachers in that district was ordered d. d TIe The following year found several several several sev sev- eral members of the high school faculty faculty fac fac- occupying other positions One of the best teachers In the state was manager manager man man- ager alier of a furniture store another en engaged engaged en- en in the Jewelry business another accepted a position as city manager another left the community and accepted accepted accepted ac ac- a n position in the engineering department of the state Four of the best teachers were absent men partie- partie adapted for teaching had eliminated eliminated eliminated elim elim- themselves from the teaching profession not they did not enjoy the work but because they could demand a higher wage in other lines Cheap school teachers leathers will not add to t tl c efficiency of the school system of the state which is recognized recognized recognized as one of the best In the United States Competent Instructors should be in class rooms and in charge of the youth of the state Governor Dern just recently stated that the students are more Important than costly school buildings and equipment In other words if there must be a curtailment in the expenditure of public funds fund for school purposes let It be in school buildings rather than school teachers The youth of today will bethe be bethe bethe the men and women of tomorrow |