Show TWELVE MONTH BASIS FOR TEACHERS GAINS I FAVOR WITH BOARD School Authorities l Will rill Discuss Year Entire-Year Salary Plan I II I and Iud O Other ler Suggestions at Next Meeting L. L D. D S. S I Educational Leaders A Advocate Increased Pay Permanent relief relle for the public school teachers of oC Salt Lake Is 15 contemplated con con- b by the Salt Lake board of education which proposes to Ja pay the Instructors on a twelve months' months basis This plan has haq received the earnest consideration of all board members rs according to a prominent member of ot the board Approval of the propos proposal l to pa pay teachers for twelve months in instead instead instead in- in stead of oC the usual ten months may bo be given at the re regular ular mc meeting of thy th board Tuesday night said this mem mern- ber The rhe twelve months' months plan Is the only one that has received the the- earnest consideration consideration consideration con con- of oC tho the board declared this member Of or course cours the board will attempt to devise lse means of oC gc getting funds for tor Immediate relief as a means of or establish establishing InS InS' a permanent wage was for forthe forthe forthe the teachers the twelve months' months proposal proposal proposal pro pro- will be the primary consideration at the board meeting Tues Tuesday a night Oth Other r 1 May Jle Be U Used d Thi member said the problem of oC obtaining obtaining ob ob- ob- ob taming necessary funds runds might be solved by drawing from the building and Improvements fund of or the school system or some other fund that could bear trimming trimming- to meet tho the salar salary ex- ex Irenc About is In the the fund for building and improvements Improvements improve Improve- ments and of or this amount might be used as an emergency fund for teachers teachers' hers salaries It Is estimated e that thal the increased sala salary r fund find will to total total total to- to tal and probably more The board has not reached a decision as to what bat is 16 a fair Calr Increase ase for tot the teach teach- ers This Th question may be Le settled at Tuesday nights night's meeting At an any rate the board proposes to do whatever is possible at the thc meeting and to help the teachers with all possible dis dis- patch Thus far everything e has been un un- un certain But Hut the board loard Is striving to straighten n out the salary problem The Thc b biggest problem is to get the mone money We Ve can decide on an equitable salary easily enough after aUer a 3 source of reVenue revenue rev reV- has been found Oh Other Oilier r Cities to 10 II Help Jp Salt Lake The board is having having- data gathered from Crom all aU l parts arts of tho the west This material material material ma ma- alms aims to sl o show Salt Lakes Lake's position In rel relation to other cities of oC its size It ma may be ready for tor presentation t to the board at the Tue Tuesday da night ses ses- sion zion Undoubtedly the teachers teachers' plight is serious But to get the funds with which to provide proper compensation Is the boards board's problem Another alternative besides drawIngS drawing on other moneys of or the school s system stem is the proposal to create a L deficit against this years year's bud budget et which could be met under Increased taxat taxation Ion nc next nest t year eal The credit of or the tho board has been I Continued on page 2 2 I II I L YEARLY YEARL Y BASIS i i V FOR TEACHERS I GAINING FAVOR FAVORi I i School AU Authorities Arc to Discuss Higher Pay Plan at Meeting h. h Continued from Paso Page PD o 1 hon honored red l b and has never ne been b en q questioned b by the banks It Is the b boards board's ards ard's desire to keep strictly within t appropriations o oC of tho budget Special EI Star May Result A deficit ln may be brought about abou a as a last laet resort or 01 funds un s will be uc obtained through a special election Some oC or orthe the board boaro members are strongly op opposed opposed op- op posed J to a a. special election eJection to obtain a teachers' teachers emergency tun fund Opposition to an election eJection Is S expressed b by byone on one board Loar member who declares re that the teachers' teachers contract is sacred find and should l be bc followed out to the hc lelI let lel- t r I I should not wish to break breal a a. contract con tr tract Jt myself he ho said and I do not expect the tho teachers to ask ash for r relief lIel from the terms terras o of their contract I Op om to violating violating- the thc contract in any anyway way It Is valid and must be held as sacred s' s Anything given ghen to tho the tea teachers hers this year ear will be In the form orm ofa oro bonus The board will ill take steps to present pre pre- tent sent ent a n similar crisis next year Technicality of or election n laws Jaws forbids the voting of oC more money for the teach teach teach- I cris cis ers is the interpretation of ot the tho Salt SaIl Lake L ake ke school board The board was ad ad- ad Je legally that tho the salary situation could not be regarded as an emergency Under Undo the tho law hav Attorney General Gentral Dan held heM It t was within th the power or of each district to vote ote funds for Its Us I needs in the tho teachers' teachers talar salary situation allon Gov Simon Bamberg er ns as n tt result oC or the Attorney generals general's ion Iott refused to convene con the legislature In special session to lo consider er the school problem Granite Db Act teis Granite Granite school district proceeded proceed ell under un un- un- un der tier the election eJection sy system lem an and voted 5 an- an jI for Its Us teachers The vote was un unanimous Tune Tho Granite Granito board Is now f arranging a 3 salar salary schedule equitable and reasonable for retaining the best possible experts experts' in U Its schools Action A tion by the Salt SaH Lake board to give gho the teachers an nn Immediate to increase or bonus bonu with the adoption of a n twelvemonth twelve twelve- month salar salary plan for next year car would I solve ol the problem It is Js believed belleve The Tho teachers would gain relief this summer b by receiving full pa pay for the two months month the they arc are Idle According to data ata gathered by L L. P P. Judd clerk of or the school board Salt Lake Jako school teachers receive a subnormal sub sub- normal 1 wage wa compared with other cities of or like Jlko size sire Denver er Seattle Butte Dutte Portland and San Francisco and l lx os s s. s Angeles pay an average of 30 GO 0 to S iO more to their teachers The low salaries here arc are especially noticeable in tn In elementary schools h l Murray urray S Superintendent Denies Boggess Story Denial of ot tho the published report that Ii E. E E. E Bog ess boys boys' summer leader of ot Murray school dl district had r men mended ed the establishment of oC t a twelvemonth twelve twelve- month salar salary plan was as ma made e last night b by C. C I E. E Gaufin superintendent of ot schools Murray hurray district Mr Ir Ur Boggess Boggess' communication to me I 1 concerned solely himself as boys boys' sum sum- I I race leader declared Superintendent r Gaufin I lie He did tid not mal make e any m regarding reg other te teachers chers I in Murra Murray district l Superintendent ent Gaufin explained that nog C R n advocated I a full ten months months' U theoretical training In Smith Hughes agriculture work and two months months' p rac- rac I work Mork In the summer L. L D D. D S. S Educators S Say Sar Raise Wages ages S Salary Ir increases s for t teachers are arc strongly 1 advocated nd b by by- byall all I L. L D D. S S. S cb church commissioners of ot education education This increase th thy y 3 declared Is vital to the best Interests of the tile entire I nit an as no vocation can be recognized I as having ha more Influence upon the I welfare of ot tho nation tha than that of instructing In- In t I young oun Americans Inadequacy In salaries means ultimately ultimately ultimately ulti ulti- ulti- ulti Incompetency in teaching said David 0 O. O McKay a of oC the council o of oC f twelve and commissioner of education The fact that more than 0 teaching situations In the public schools of ot the United Stales arc aro either cither r vacant or filled b by teachers below th tho 0 standard should make us realize that tha t tho the teacher problem is ono one deman demanding g Imme immediate Immediato lato attention This condition conditio n L results lar largely 1 from tho the Inadequate I salaries paid tea teachers Their compensation Ration has not Increased proportionately proportionate proportionate- ly to rates for foz other vocations ore e must consider moro more than th the needs of ot th the tho teachers Tho The real question question ques ques- tion Is what effect will incompetent t teaching have e upon the tho child children ron This s matter becomes a 1 public problem an and d pot one for or teachers only onh Every er reasonable effort should b bo o od hold holt d exerted to Increase salaries and the stron strong competent teachers as fiR Instructors Instructors In instructors In- In for our children Our church t schools aro arc facing the same samo problem Though our teachers are aro ro willing t tomako to tomake o make mako sacrifices for tor the goon of ot th tho 0 schools there Is a n. limit beyond which t oven the most loyal loal cannot go Salaries Salaries Salaries Sal Sal- aries should be Increased even at th the tho expense of or decreasing the teach teaching ins ins- force Pay More 1 Get Best Urges S. S L. L Richards said Stephen L L. It Is m my Judgment ment Richards of or the council of or twelve ana first assistant commissioner r of oC e education edu edu- u. u c cation that the teachers' teachers salaries mus must t bo be raised not only in the church school systems but In ever every other institution n as ns well If It something is not done ono to give tho the teachers their just compensation in th the e near future man many more Instructors Instructor will leave for tor a moro more remunerative vocation vocation voca voca- tion than the teaching profession proCession There are several so reasons v wh why y l salaries salaries salaries sal sal- aries must bo be raised The loss a of oC f teachers however howe Is of ot immediate concern con con- cern There can enn be bo only ono one answer and that must bo be bolter better salaries or a aleast at t least living wa wages The L. L L D D. S S. church will make ever every y effort cHort to care re for tor the tho teachers by in- in creasi g their salaries and will wIn extend to 10 others nil all assistance possible This years year's contracts have ha all nIl been signed nc But probably chan changes will be made mado in next years year's eal n agreement I The raising raisinS of oC teachers' teachers salaries however should be made on a a. scientific has basis 11 The extent and quality of or tr trainIng trainIng train train- ln- ln Ing should be bet t a t large factor in Judging the rate of oC pa pay Length of oC service inthe in fn the school system and adaptability to the profession also should be consid consid- considered ered ere I believe there is a strong public sentiment In favor of oC yielding lel to tho the teaching profession its Just position V We y all an recognize that there Is no more moro Important profession than the train training InS InS' of our boys bos and girls for their life life- work ork We e must grant further that there thero is nothing more moro Important In tho the training of oC our boys bos and girls than obtaining ob ob- obtaining tho the best teachers available b by providing pro reasonable compensation Standard Must l Be Be- Maintained L Dr Richard R R. layman Lyman of oC tho the council council council coun coun- cil of or twelve apostles and second assistant as- as assistant as as- commissioner of oC education adoca advocated advocated ad ad- ad- ad oca ted increased va pay for tor teachers Because there Is hardly anything more important that can come Into inlo tho the lives lIes of or young ounG people than contact with Hh great rent teachers it is Important that s something be bo done to bring Into tho the schoolroom as teachers tho the best brains and the strongest tron est personalities the public produces said Dr Lyman Many loading leading men in tho the business and professional world of or today have havo been teachers As such tho they filled the youth of oC America with Ideals and ambitions ambitions am- am am am- that have been boen a material factor fac factor tor In making this the richest and greatest countr country In the tho world Teaching g Is Lofty Loft Vocation Whitney I I have ali always s 's maintained that teachers were underpaid said Orson F F. Whitney of or tho the council of oC twelve apostles and member of oC the tho general church board of oC education and I shall In an any chan change c th that t wI will bring to them their Just earnings It Is a reproach tl to our civilization that the tho loftiest an and noblest vocation that one can pursue Is In most cases so re recompensed Best Type of Schooling b I Needed N Levi Lc 1 B E. E Young n The many demands demand upon th the the teachers teacher's teach teach- ers er's salar salary for books and other Incidentals inci Inci- dentals necessary if It she is to lo bo be prepared prepare pre pre- pare pared for future work was commented upon lupon b by I Prof rot Levi Edgar Ed-ar Young YounS' de department de- de o of oC western history University of or Utah as s one of ot tho s setbacks Ins instructors truc- truc tors are forced to bear Professor 1 Young Yount oUn was strongly In favor or of ot more adequate salaries for tor tho the public school teachers of or Utah The public should demand the high high- I est typo type of e education for Its Us future cit cit- It I is patent that this entails ex- ex penso pense The Tho public must pa pay for Cor good training for or tho the youth Tho The public Is not aware of oC tho the burden buren burden bur bur- den en on tho the shoulders of the thc elementary and high h school teachers and I sors Though h the they are arc barely able to obtain living expenses s It Is necessary I that final their money bo be spent for tor books book and Incidentals to keep them wen well pren prepared prepared pre pre- I pared all tho the time The Tic Goo good teacher Is constantly stu studying studying Consequently isho Is forced to pa pay for this additional training self out of ot her all too meager Income I r am heartily heartH In favor or of ot The Tine Heralds Herald's Heralds Herald's Her Her- ald's aids movement mo to increase tho teachers teachers' teachers teachers' teach teach- ers' ers salaries Wo We 0 cannot have o good education ed education education ed- ed without paying for It Professor Young declared he ho believed that 1000 yearly should bo ho the minimum minimum minimum mini mini- mum Wage for tor a public teacher who serves for nine months In tho the light of oC present high costs I do O not sec see ho how a woman teach teacher r can n livo on less lesa than this salary said Bald Professor Young Murray r Committee To Study Stud Situation Approving better boiler pay for Cor teachers o of ot f Murray school district the thc following resolution has been adopted by the board of ot education I Resolved That Thal we wc arc In hearty sympathy with the teachers teachers' demands I for or an increase of or In salary fo for or ortho r tho the current year and recommend appointment appointment appointment ap ap- by the president of the board hoard of oC two members of or tho board and two members of ot the tho teachers' teachers association association association tion to determine whether some legal 1 method to provide for tor the tho needed rev rev- revenue rev rev-I can bo be found Tho committee working on the proposed proposed pro pro- ro- ro posed increase consists of oC |