Show MAY MAY SHORTEN SCHOOL TERM FOR Board of Education Reserves Right to Take This Action in Employing Teachers MONEY SHORTAGE FEARED J Budget Appropriation Allowed for Salaries Salaries' and Big Slash Is Expected ARI G that a a. shortage e In Ln finances F FEARING for tho the coming school year may i have to bo met the Salt lIt Lake Lalee board of ot education last nl night ht In authorizing the employment of ot high and elementary elementary school teachers for the next year re reserved reserved re- re served the tho right to shorten the school I term terni from front ten months to nine and one- one half months If fC necessary and to pa patho pay tho the teachers only for the tho time actually ThIs s action was taken on a n. resolution tion by Geor George e M M. f. f Sullivan which was unanimously ly passed b by the tho six members mem mem- bets bers of the tho board present It is understood understood understood un un- un- un h by the tho board that tho the same fame proviso will be Included In the action of ot tho the board when It authorizes the employment of principals supervisors and md manual training training- school chool teachers These teachers probably will he ne employed employed em em- at tho the regular Juno meeting meeting- or ot the hoard board Action ActIo in reserving th the right rights to the hoard to reduce the school year from fort forty to el thirty eight ht weeks provided the tile finances inan e of r the board demand It It was wan taken ken on only I after atter a len lengthy th discussion discus discus- sion ston In committee of oC the whole on a by Mr Sullivan resolution presented n r n n 1 t rt ll-rt m means ans Of ot Sa say say- l II Ing expense TJ The or original resolution provided that in case the hoards hoard's funds proved ro Insufficient to meet all requirements requirements require require require- ments and to give I e the schedule Increase in increase In- In crease to teachers entitled to the an annual annual annual an- an nual Increase In salary a uniform re reduction reduction reduction re- re In salary of oC all teachers teacher of oC per per cent should be made or oi the school year should be be reduced from ten to tonino nino months or both such reduction and shortening of tho the school year ear might he be made en oe Cut Supt D D. H. H Christensen took tim the thes s tari that tho the proposed reduction of ft 5 per cent In salaries was out of tho the question He lie pointed out and showed fl figures uleM to prove that the teachers of oC tho the Salt Lake schools are paid comparatively com corn less salaries than the tha teachers teachers teach- teach ers of ot other cities s of oC comparable size to Salt Lake The board hoard members agreed reed that the proposed salary alar reduction reduction tion as a means of reducing expenses and making the boards board's finances holdout holdout hold holdout out was not the proper solution The superintendent gave ave further assurance that It would not be necessary to re reduce reduce re- re duce thee the school term a month He lie declared his belief belle that it t would not b be necessary to reduce It at all because be- be cause as us he lie argued when the tax and other othor revenues re can be bo accurately determined determined determined deter deter- mined the Income will be bo found to be be sufficient to carr carry the tho schools through the entire term and to give all schedule schedule sched sched- ule ue increases in salaries recommended by him Under action of ot the board as taken the recommendation of Superintendent ChrIstensen that practically practical all of or the theold theold theold old teachers In both the high h and elementary elementary ele elo- schools be re-employed re for the coming school year at the regular schedule of Increase in salaries Is adopted Of Ot the elementary teachers authorIzed authorized authorized author author- to be re employed there are aro SO high school 83 pianists and clerks 6 C making a a. total of ot The These e Include all nil the present teachers In these de departments departments do- do except about 14 H whose names are to come in on a a. supplementary tary list later the superintendent an an- Dod Budget d I III Cut IUM OO The budget appropriation allows s 's for teachers' teachers salaries next y year ar and to take care of ot all schedule In Increases increases In- In cre creases es' es and antI other changes change contemplated contemplated contern- contern plated it Il was estimated b by the superintendent superintendent that would be bo needed The Tile budget committee cut this 30 30 and now the superintendent esti estimates mates that he lie really needs about oo 00 to take care properly of ot schedule increases new teachers and other adjustments adjustments ad ad- needed In the tho general teachIng teaching teaching teach teach- ing corps He says however that he can arrange to get along on the amount allowed and take care of ot the proposed increases The Tho board members however fear lear the general revenues of ot the tho board will willbe willbe be so 50 limited that another reduction of ot about In the allowance for salaries salaries salaries sal sal- aries of ot teachers will have hao to be made It was at first thought that this might be bedone done by a a. general decrease ee in salaries salaries salaries sal sal- aries of 5 per cent which would eliminate eliminate nate the scheduled annual Increases but hut It IHnow isnow figured that If It necessary this his can be saved b by cutting I HIt trie school term short two weeks I Just Juat what the board will have in the way of ot revenue re cannot be accurately figured until the final assessment figures fig ures are established b by the county and state boards hoards of ot equalization Now tho revenue Is estimated at for forthe I the coming year but it l Is th figured that about more than this is needed Tho budget buds allowance for the coming I Is about In excess of ot the estimated revenue |