Show Teachers Get Raise In Box Elder County County District Takes fal Lead in Grunting Granting of Substantial 1 Increase Member l oi or Salt Lake Lal Board Tells 1 ells Need N Tor foJ Similar Action to Aid Educators Here Educators Here T L EA D G the Hie state in m the mo movement ement to give school teachers salaries alaric sufficient to meet present living costs the board of education of Box Dox Ed Elder r county will put in effect Friday a blanket increase e of 10 a a. month mouth to the salaries lar es of practically the entire teaching personnel of 1 hO O teachers A few teachers in the high schools who do not hold certificates I will not be affected by the increase A bonus of one OIle weeks week's salary is an gift ft of the board boara to the teachers This will take effect Friday also The board decided to give f four ul weeks' weeks salary for the holiday period rather than the usual three weeks according to the announcement of Ernest 0 O. clerk of the board I The The rhe teachers did not ask the increase and the boards board's acl action on There is desire to stir was purely voluntary said Mr Ir Ho lcy no up any auy agitation either cither on the part of the board or the teachers The board was cognizant of the fact the thc teachers of Brigham City district were not receiving receiving- sufficient salary Hence it was decided to correct the therong wrong rong as expeditiously expeditions as possible That the thc school board in City desires to keep expert and certified teachers in iii its schools permanently by establishing better salaries is the reason given gi b by board boar members for this action Recommendation for an increased wage schedule was ma made e by C. C H. H superintendent of schools schools' Mr 11 Horsley the clerk is finishing finishing- the details of the new schedule Box Elder county has fifty schools The combined senior and junior high school has some DOO pupils and a teaching staff of thirty- thirty six members The combined junior hi high h and elementary school in GarI Garland Oarland Gar Oar I land has approximately pupils and ten teachers According to the clerk of the Box Elder Bider board the general 10 10 f inon mo lity ll increase in ea e i 1 a. a reas reasonable I an and fair air a. a adjustment Ju tD en o f f wages wags considering the previous standards or of salaries with nth the cost of I li in living standard of r their Always desirous of keeping up the teaching district the thc board members have ha looked to the welfare of their staff Two weeks s after the schools opened a voluntary increase e of or 5 per to the teachers month was given necessity for a more equitable equit equitable equitable able wage for the school teacher teach er cr is a constant problem in this reconstruction reconstruction re re- construction construe Lion period p of the Unite States Slates it is approaching the 1 point poin where the need must be met dc IC dared a member of the board of or education edu- edu cation in Salt Lake ill in discussing tin thc wide state-wide movement to give gi public con con- teachers salaries to meet present Foon oon after the thear war ar the teachers plight ht became evident In ill all lines ol or laborers labor laborers industry wages soared Common for th thc the ers received recel unheard unheard-of pay pa most menial tasks s. This condition still enJo's enjoys en cli en- en prevails alls The rIse country V While hile h il fu 1 prosperity r r it y I joys Jos ors wonderful a ii c r p th the thc higher salaries arc being ben paid craft craftsmen and ald the laborers the tho prices of or food cloth clothing In I an and other absolute station station- have ha not remained quotations in comparison com cornS ar ary Indeed these parison arc far in excess of or increased w wa wages a cs This unprecedented wave of prosperity pros pros- in the industrial reconstruction She or he hc ha has not helped the teacher r. r increases But Dut has received meager their salaries sa at present pre arc tar far below the ratio of Increase e amon among members of or time the industrial class despite tho the fact the teacher represents tho Lb mos most t important im branch of oC reconstruction in the tho entire nation Tho The boar board of education in Salt Lake It these conditions is co cognizant of or wants to help tho the teacher and n to continue continue continue con con- giving tho the ell city the best possible educational facilities The Tho board in IH gratified that lint the maJority majority ma ma- of teachers arc taking present conditions ca calmly and arc are not fuming or fretting There it ItS sincerity on both sides lilIes fortunately Personally r f am in Ip If favor or of granting granting grant grant- In In- In ing the teachers a cr very substantial crease There Is 15 however time the problem the thic In Increases In- In of oC getting the thc money to Ila ia pay creases ert-ases which l hs 18 the theer very er er first con con- The ric teachers lila l may rest t as assured as- as board Is lIS in favor that that tho the entire of ot Increasing salaries The board hopes hopt s to reach a solution of the time m J difficulty el Cr very Tho entire board huard realties that this problem must be faced fairly alrh and amid DE that Utah tah mus mu must adopt a plan to prevent retrogression sion of her school system by the constant constant constant con con- stant withdrawal al from the tho teaching ranks of efficient teachers interesting interest interesting in ing data on the states state's school system syster was divulged di last night by R. R II 11 Starbuck Starbuck Starbuck Star Star- buck representing Prof P. P A A. Holden Hold Hold- en in in the Utah educational campaign February 1 i to 11 14 inclusive Citizens of or Utah must wake wako up t to tho needs of ot the schools chool declared declare Mr Starbuck who displayed figures t ti to back his contention that the e educational educational situation Is growing serious Better Hetter salaries must bo ho paid to in insure In- In sure Hure tho the best possible standard of oC education education education edu edu- cation for the rising generation third One of ot Utah teachers have nc no normal training according to data dati gathered for or the Utah state tato educational educational campaign an and an unus large number of oC undergraduates are arc holding teachers' teachers po positions Fewer teachers arc are being prepared for school work vork than ever er before said Mr lr Starbuck The Tho total of oC normal school graduates for or 1918 19 was as against 0 graduates for the preceding preceding pre pre- ceding year rear Emergency teachers without without without with with- out normal school training in Utah show a 1 total of 1031 The figures Chures arcas are arc areas areas as follows follows- 17 60 60 1917 iGl 11 1918 ln 1319 O O 10 1031 1 Ir Quit QuitA A s serious lack of or male teachers isone I Iono Is Isone I one ono of the most ominous signs I From rom 50 per p r r cent of oC the teachers in elementary ele ele- mentar grades In ill 1913 to 23 25 per percent percent percent cent representation in the tho year car 13 g gis is the astonishing falling failing off of ot male malo teachers rs Malo Ialo teachers teacher are leaving the profession pro pro- Cf to accept accent positions where re remuneration re- re is sufficient lent to equal living ln expenses This is i evident throughout hout the tho entire nation he said Utah stands pre eminent in child population While the er a average e child In the United States is 26 G per percent I cent Utah shows sho 26 6 per cent child I population She 1 leads California C Wa Washington Wash Wash- I h-I In ington toll Colorado Arizona and Idaho This magnificent representation of youngsters oun is the strongest e t argument for or 1 keeping solid the thc structure of ot education edu cation In Iii Utah greatest asset asset asset- boys and girls Utah's Utah greatest s problem problem lem that that is ia th the slogan slog o of the Utah State Educational campaign TeacherS Te-acherl in public schools are tho childrens children's parents foster They Ther muK be induced to remain in time llio profession and to continue continuo con Coil their good oo work Are Art Made The Thc school chool teachers are arc really sac sac- They are ore on par jar with whElm th the clergy Their noble influence should hould not be he lost sight sl h L of It I r. r The jhc promoter of or the time educational u campaign n cites Chicago u zi ns lis taking cognizance cognizance cog cog- of or tho ho low 10 salary schedule Tho Time minimum there is 18 1000 while COg I an anI energetic etl campaign is being carried carrle on to raise ralso the tile to tOO 1200 lOO i iThe IThe I The state educational campaign i is planned to demonstrate demon tilL the imminent nerd need for Cor or bettor hotter salaries and amId higher hel teaching standards it I Imi announced The Jhc proposed campaign has lias been i r u- u several soars o by h the agi a cul cultural tural Lurat and extension department of tho timo International 1 Harvester company The I Continued on page 7 n EFFORT SHOWS NEEDS J OF LOCAL EDUCATORS Continued from Palo Page 1 I campal campaign n Is directly under tho the supervision supervision super super- vision of Pro Prof P. P A A. Holden noted educator edu edu- cator cato Many Meetings Planned The gospel of education will be spread to the farthermost en ends s of Utah Into every cery hamlet and home avast n a vast corps of or trained experts win spread the motives of or the campaign and Implant Ideas leading to the best possible pos pos- si sible le e educational system for the state It H Is planned to conduct 1000 meetings meetings meet meet- a i ings s over O the tho state Upwards of or eighty speakers including somo some of ot the most noted men of 01 the tho nation willbe will willbe willbe be on tho the program Assisting Mr 11 Starbuck are arc F. F W V. W. W Kirkham In charge chargo of or the vocational department I. I B. B Ball state director of agriculture w tO io Is assistant secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary of the tho campaign The local details of oC the campaign are directly un under er the supervision of George X N. Child state superintendent of oC schools schoos Oscar Kirkham state field secretary of the Bo Boy Scouts is also I assisting The of oC the e educational drive has been offered to Nephi L L. Morris lorris |