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Show Prominent Educators Present . Views on City School System ' ' j Pr, .hM b. ... stated, another attempt was made. Thta time we decided to comniuni- - . . THE ieriutendent to the conditions. . They we submit the following reasons requested that a proper share of his for the recent upheavel In the poll- - rtime be given to the elementary cies and personnel in the public schools They suggested that his flee he moved out of U16 Central system of Provo. s schools Provo of do 1st not, school in order that he n.av be fre- the educational represent properly help where supenision was most Ideals for which this city stands. needed. TO .ducuona,, ol k, We ot I discussed these questions 'hr not There seemed to be little disposition ito change "cate dJrectl' wllh lLe board- - So in December 191S. during the first Influenza epidemic F. M Young, then president of the Provo City Teachers Association presented a comuiunlca-Th- e bearing upon the teachers needs, , 10 'Ir J President of the SchoorBoird Mr. McAdam said the teachers situation had been discussed bv the boarcTand a decision arrued at. would do the rWo - n!her, hn-lf'- to no gootbq Mr. Yong. dtftout supervision. 8(, ,Ithout ,t9 MnB opened the Pre During thfl dlscussion-o- f the ques- - went of the School Board handed the flons And conditions the kindliest request prevailed between the supr-- of Mr, Youtig. stale. In order lo maintain proper ' This was a rather unusual treat standards, supervision Is necessary, jerintendent and the principals. Afa,n ln December, 1918, the prin-'meof the the Board pleas for the employment of J)ur -auperrlsor hai lwayrteeirifi8were3iPa,tsJll1fir Iftfl resportstbiHiy of j of Education to the official represeWith the cry. lack, of funds", This nts Prevailing condltiodi, Will bbiiev ltlve of the teach:"' ? 5 relation, did not satisfy n s. We alwayi be- ing we would be called to account fof The only left OpfeifnoW was lieved that the schools belonged to our part In the program met and for- - direct effort U Improve the condl- Jthe people and that they were always ulated a communication addreaatd tions. We fchew tcTdo this meant acrlflce and perhaps loss of position, Teady to support them In standards to the Board of Education. meetings were held and the questions Others who had tried for better of efficiency. This question has been ably ans- were carefully discussed. That com-- J schools had been either humiliated wered by the' people who sustained munlcation contained the following orforcecLxmt of the which are practically the the "bond Issue". The board was withstanding this we desired to up- same as those stated. to the limit" ln already go to order lift the educational standards of nrged A 'mynmary of the recommenda- - Provo and make them fit the Ideals retain efficients progressive teachers. 3rd. The low salaries paid in Pro- tions will be again repeated: for which our city stands 1. That the superintendent have vo caused many of our most proDuring this time every order This an fDce apart from any school wish of our superiors have been gressive teachers to leave. our teaching force because j building and that he give a proper fully carried out. --- their places were often billed with In- - '.Portion f hie time to the grade "Did "we see the needs or were we schools. . experienced teacher. 'only agitators? Did we not seek 4th.- - A propels upply-o- f text bookgj- - That more supervision was channels until all doors were for'the grade schools, Including syp- - ces8arT in order to bring our schools closed against usV plementary readers for the primary up to standard. Respectfully, 3,. That the principals cannot do F. M. YOUNG, departments, has never been furnish' the necessary supervision, teach a V. MONTAGUE. ed. N. F. WILSON. 5th. Because of the influenza epl- - grade at the same time, and attend demlc which caused the schools toll the needs of the school. The question "of teachers sal-t- o reknaln closed from October 11, 1918 j, Searchlight 'Rifle. December 29 of the same year, it juries during the influenza epidemic To enable hunters to accurately aim was recommended that we return to was also discussed and certain recom- at game at night, no Englishman hnr Invented a searchlight to be mounteu half year promotions."- - It was be- mendations made." These recommendations werejinan-imousl- y beneath the muzzle of a rifle, supplied lieved that this would enable the pucurrent from a storage battery in accepted by the principals of f with pils to make some progress and help of the weapon. the slock, i the "In grading the children. elementary schools and each vot-- 1 i r, Each of these questions contribut- -ed to sustain them. . .1 Not the Right Tune. ( Desiring to secure the support of ed, to the feeling of unrest and man was angry one night that existed among the the superintendent and the Central and beam to swear in the presence ol teachers of the city schools for the school pn the questions mentioned, a his wife. The latter, thinking she jmeetlng was caUed at which the sup- - might shame him Into quitting, de past few years, ciiiod lo lmltnte lilm and swore fer The question Is, have we been fair erlntendent presided. S. r. Central school., vldly. using the same oaths that he i nt ' 1 - system.--.Not-puggestio- 4 care-weaken- . 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