Show UTAH TEACHERS ASK MINI MINIMUM WAGE OF 1000 Logan ogan Educator Discloses Disclose Resolutions Adopted by f State Association L In a L communication Uon r received yesterday yester day Henry nry l Peterson on superintendent called lIed at att attention Lt- Lt of the Log Log- Logan n city schools t to action cUon ho says was taken atthe at nt atthe the recent meeting of or tho tito Utah Edu- Edu association concerning recommendations recorD recorD- for a t. t minimum teachers teachers' n c caIe Ills His letter and md lh the tb recommendations f follow vs hIt lt 8 resolved that the minimum salary o of normal graduates ra be bo placed plue 1 that the minimum sa sal sal- nl- nl at lOO a year year who have hae sr nr nry of college o graduates h had haJ d professional tra training n Ing be bc at that this department recommends recommends rec rec- 1300 a n. y year r. r ommen s a progressive SlI alary lir schedule sched- sched ulo ule based upon scholarship and s sue sue- c- c teach teaching In v. v with special spa spa- ct cial 1 r reward ward for or distinguished 1 merit It was the sens sens- of nt tho the department as recommended by State Stale Supt G G. N. N Child that th the tho sch schedule dulc should be bethe the same for Ilk liko scholarship and ex experience ex- ex In elementary school ud ind high That Tha t would enable te teach teacherS chers era of distinguished In native ability In th ele elementary ale ele- school sChol to attain us rs hl high h re remuneration re- re mUn In tn their natural field of service n. n as they could coul hope 1 to ret get U b by being changed cd to high school teaching as ast at t present when they attain the tho scholarship of oC collera r g-r graduates Two o Benefit The o of the thc foregoing oln action Is apparent Where here applied It will witt en enable enable enable en- en able superintendents to do two th things hold hold ii In the profession the trained teachers the they now have and to draIn draw dra in and re-II re engage re-engage tte some fome of ot those who haVo liao recently left for more remunerative remunerative tive fields s The real purpose II IK is thus to save e the profession from froni rom tha tearful crisis that confronts It and to save the children of or the state from rom the above ance It will wilt help accomplish purpose if It applied right This action will not as was pointed out by br some flome who at first did not nol see sec through It Increase revenue It was not Intended Intend d for that th Other measures measures meas mans ures tires looking to the Increase of at revenue reve reve- nU nue were passed b by b- tho the same depart depart- m meat ment nt The action here described en enables enables enables en- en ables the tho superintendents and boards to retain their experienced teachers at salaries more nearly nearl just and ami ade ado nde- quate The question as I to o how th the already al already al- al ready rady depleted r ranks o of lh the proE profession lIlon shall be bt filled tilled In th the immediate future was not decided The Thc The are two ways of meeting that issue 1 the ranks ma may bo be filled d by ly adding still more training train train- young oung people without adequate ing lug or 2 Z by running schools on part time lime till un the ranks can be filled tilted b by teachers of ot proper training Tho The former for former for for- mer iner way of or meeting the Issue Is considered con con- ll ered bv b many Inadvisable because it will swamp the pr profession with un untrained untrained untrained un- un trained material Already It Is said we have c nearl nearly Immature and Untrained un untrained untrained un- un trained young people in service as teachers In the tho state Untrained Teachers r Opposed By Bv the second method all nIl children could coul 1 have haye welt well prepared prepare teachers for tor part time nn and the tho profession with Its trained teachers and better pay could he Vie de made Inviting to young oung persons of at ability who Jio would train themselves for this the most Import Important nt o of all nil human human hu hu- hu man service With this better prospect prospect pros pros- peat It might be possible to dra draw many Into the tho teaching teaching- profession who ho are arc training training- In colleges for tor other careers This latter m method thod m may 1 make it necessary nee nee-I essary to close some gOmO schools for tor part time tune but even that Is preferable to tho the ruinous process of or toning down the profession and md therefore the tho proper prop prop- er or training training- o of our children for tor years to come h by putting In tn those as teachers teachers teachers teach teach- ers who have not had adequate trainIng train train- ln ing The fhe writer would rather have children ren taught half hale timo by well welt prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared teachers tel than full tull time b by the untrained immature rind and underpaid help which Is going Into our schools Furthermore tho the closing of schools for tor part time ma may prove the best n way to rouse rouge of ot patrons an and state officials Into state action that Is needEd needed needed need need- ed to save e the schools The Thc situation Is la so 80 desperate as to call for tor drastic action Children Childrens n Welfare Ve Sought must not The rha preceding para paragraph b mistaken as a plea for tor teachers The writer has ceased pleading for teachers teacher not that the they do not deserve H it but that the they can be bo cared for oth oth- The Tho men In the profession might easily engage as sheep herders or ot ranch hands nt at better pay par than they aro arc getting in tho responsible service of ot teaching But besl besides es there are arc ellou enough h communities where professional professional work Is appreciated and where salaries have been heen raised already to take tako care caro of If trained teachers The Tho plea Is for the tho children and for or the fu future future future fu- fu ture state But nut a n. plea plen to reach the populace and rouse a n. state into action even en on an important Issue must take on an Impressive and practical form such for Instance as placing schools on part time for the want of er f means with which to pay professional teach- teach etA The Thc action taken b by the department department depart depart- rt- rt ment as mentioned does not establish the salaries there thero named It dor does a not become effective until each cach board o of e education has hns acted upon It St for tor its own o province antI and prepared a schedule based on the above e minimum that will wilt e the schools Most Moat boards board of education edu edu- u- u cation collon acting on the advice of at their superintendents will probably take tako action action ac ac- ac- ac tion flon alon along these thes lines when thc they see sec seel seeto l tho to c ur urgency and when they see StO that thai their best will In- In r vitaLiy go so to tho the dl districts that have t. k taken en action The writer thinks that hat this is c. c question for r tato tate artion Ion In fact the most important problem now confronting confronting con con- fronting the tho state as It s the tho states state's future rutur but hut until the state can n an anbe be bo I u d into action the above looks to be bo the only measure within the reach of or school a administrators It Is Isto Isto Isto to bo be hoped that tho individual districts dis an and l cities will accept the minimums nUn min named and make male them tho the basl basis t of or salar salary schedulers and t that 1 t it may spread and become state vi e. e |