Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-05-04 | Page 42 | Teachers' Union Opposed Educators Rap Move

Teachers Teachers' Union Opposed c 4 e isZe 4 4 4 Educators Educators' Rap Move Affiliation l With Vi l Gompers Clan Disapproved by Gorans Gowans Go- Go rans and Bennion HAT was to ha have hao o been an open W WHAT forum discussion or of ortho of tho the subject Unionizing the tho Public School Teacher Teach Teach- er or developed through lack of or I time Into two addresses on the subject t delivered delivered de dC- de- de livered Ii one b by Dr E. E G. G Gowans Cowans su superintendent su- su su- su ent of or state tate schools an and the theother theother other b by Dean Milton Bennion of tho the University of or Utah school of oC education at the se hotel yesterday noon Both Doth edu educators voiced tho tue opinion that it was was-n cessar to tho the life lIfo of oC the teachers that they organize and co cooperate cooperate co- co operate but alliance with tho the American Ameri Amen can Federation of Labor at this thiS' time was frowned upon Another meeting was set set fo for the tire first Saturday in June About teachers tc members of the tho Schoolmasters' Schoolmasters club of oC the state slate at attended attended attended at- at tended the meeting yesterday e Representatives Rep flop rc cs from many p parts arts of or tho the state were present ent The Schoolmasters Schoolmasters' club is an organization organ- organ i atlon of oC the he teachers of tho the state having only social and educational functions State and city school associations associations associations as as- will decide In the he end whether er en a union shall b be formed but the discussions which have taken talon place an and which are aro scheduled for Cor the future will before the tle Schoolmasters' Schoolmasters club lar largely eh shape the tho policy of oC the associations associations asso asso- it is ts believed Although Ogden teachers have havo I joined Chicago o and San Francisco c ed educators ed in affiliating with tho the American Ameri can Federation of oC Labor It is far from tho the Intention of or Salt Lake City teachers teach teach- ers to unionize at present in the opinion of or Miss lIls Margaret MacVichie president of or the tire local teachers' teachers association asso asso- elation Tho The board of oC education hI h has I granted ranted an increase to Salt Lake City teachers ag aggregating reg Ung for this year which we feel Ceel Is ample and adequate adequate ade ade- quate said Miss MacVichie 3 yesterday S