| Show LOCAL BUSINESS MEN URGE THAT INCREASE BE GIVEN TEACHERS Prominent Merchants l Declare City Should Recognize Plight of Instructors Granite and Logan Grant Instructors rs Raises f high standard of public school chool e education in Salt alt Lake must THE L. L be maintained maintain cd if local citizens are aro compelled to circulate a subscription subscription subscription sub sub- list to raise fun funds s for giving the teachers a wage that will meet present conditions declared Charles F. F Adams of Gardner Adams company clothiers who emphatically indorses the movement to raise raise teachers teachers' salaries Why should some little statute stand In the way of ot upholding the educational structure of ot Salt Lake City and Utah Regardless of ot how we get the mone money the teachers must bo be properly provided for They are the bulwark of or our state They The havo have submitted meekly to hardships Now ow is the time to re reward reward reward re- re ward them then For one I would be willing to obtain subscriptions for tor a teachers teachers' teachers teachers' teachers teachers' teach teach- ers' ers funds I if It tim the board of ot education education education tion cannot find a wa way to assist the teachers In their dilemma There Is a real not Imaginary menace to Utah's school system Unless proper attention is given the teachers' teachers real conditions the sin will be suffered by the tho rising rising- generation Wo We must safeguard our future citizenship by providing pro this relief relic Laws Lawa are all right but evidently evident evident- ly Utah's present legal system does not provide a method for Cor affording Utah public Instructors instructors' proper in living conditions One cannot blame blamo mem es of ot the profession proCession l from withdrawing Y when n they ley a ace aijo o f forced to pur up with a pitiful Granite Minimum Is Fixed at Establishing a precedent which mp may my possibly be adopted as a standard in Utah the board of education o of Granite Granite Granite Gran Gran- ite school district last night went on record to p pay y Its it teachers a minimum wage wase of ot a month G. G S. S Platt Piatt board member presented the tho motion th that t all elementary teachers teach teach- ers rs receive recel the minimum wage of or BOO The motion carried unanimously Pro and con discussion on the in increased increased increased in- in creased salary schedule of or J. J T T. Wonton Worlton Won Worl- ton superintendent of ot schools which Is the outcome of ot the in bonds Granite voted to pay Its teachers a living liv liv- lug inS wa wage e was carried on throughout last nights night's meeting without any definite nito nite conclusion being being- reached Adjustment Difficult The board was faced with the difficulty dif dif- of having a limited fund to apportion among the teachers of four ty-four schools and at tho the same keep from embarrassing tho the district The Tho con contention ten lion of ot opposing members centered on tho the justifiable justiCIable salary that should be paid tho the te teacher cher and und the salar salary salary sal sal- ar ary na ns it should bo be fixed on the tho basis of efficiency Mr Platt placed on record an original original original nal schedule to supplant that of ot Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Super Super- Worlton A motion to accept his schedule was was put to a vote volo and lost Platt explained that the schedule was tho the method favored by b his constituents Failure of this schedule to be accepted resulted in Mr Piatt's PiaUs motion to sot sota a minimum wa wage e of The Piatt Platt schedule and Superintendent dent Worlton's schedule will probably b bl bo mer merged ed to reach a happy happ medium that will decide the teachers teachers' needs Would ir Incentive Sir Mr 1 Platt Piatt explained that his Increased salary salan schedule was framed to meet the immediate needs of ot the lowe lowest t salaried salaried sal sal- aried teacher not the tue highest paid In- In It Is no incentive for fOI a girl Irl who ha has devoted time expense and en- en erg orgy cra to preparing herself to enl enter r school teaching at a salary of ot 6 65 to 70 declared Mr Ir Platt Through tho the SUCCeSS mcceil of ot tho the Piatt motion mo mo- tion if It Is not amended In the final analysis of or tho the new salary salar schedule the lowest paid teacher now receiving 65 will sill be b paid Mr r Platt Piatt said his program woud cost the district a month He Hc fixes the tho principals principal's princIpals princIpal's pals pal's minimum salar salary at i O and nd the maximum at nt 10 Under this thit schedule a principal r receiving cei would b bi J paid 10 An interesting si sidelight was Mr r. r statement that the girl ctrl stenographer stenographer who prepared copies cOPles of his hla Continued on page v pago-v ii I wage waSe hardly keeping them sustained sustained sus sus- tamed and clothed A number of ot teachers arc arc going oin- oin schools the schools the best Into private type of or Utah Instructors Others are arc going Into business I am advised More rore will withdraw unless there is relief reller Every taxpayer in the state should bo willing to stand a small additional burden for tor the tho sako sake of ot othla his hla or his neighbors neighbor's children Utah's record must remain Docs Does it sound reasonable that a plumber receiving from 8 S I to 10 a day should begrudge a slight levy loy to Insure his children the best possible instruction from public school teachers Nearly ev ever every ev- ev er ery craft has lias bettered Its conditions conditions conditions condi condi- during the tho reconstruction but the tho teachers aro are ono one of ot the exceptions The country is prosperous prosperous pros pros- pros pros- and could meet the expense o of improving the tho condi condl- tion The Tue public to a man is willing and anxious to look after the teacher rather than see Utah lose her splendid standing Tho future citizenship is tho the dominating dominating- feature but in all aU due justice tho the teachers must mURt be re rea re- re warded warde a dl ecI- ecI A cl great E l. l n olt sacr sacrifices rIces I Former Fonner Superintendent Super I Favors Increase Three meals a day is la a L luxury beyond be be- yond ond tho the means of ot some school teachers teachers teachers teach teach- ers In Salt Lakes Lake's schools according according- to toD D D. D H H. Christensen former superintendent superintend superintend- ent of ot schools In Salt Lake One teacher in an elementary school supports her mother he continued She Sho does without tho the noonday meal to tomake tomake tomako make mako ends meet This teacher is worthy of ot more pa pay If IC she were not tho the best type of economist she would be compelled to ask relief relic from the charities Others in a somewhat similar unfortunate unfortunate un un- un- un fortunate fortunato stalo of ot circumstances must ponder over the bill of faro fare of a restaurant res res- to save savo pennies Meat leat is a a. luxury luxury lux lux- ur ury beyond their pay envelopes It is not because these public in instructors instructors instructors in- in aro are Inefficient Tho They arc are a good typo type of or teach teachers rs It Is the fault of or no ono one that the they are arc forced to suffer suffer suf suf- fer ter in this way It is merely that a menacing menacing- condition has loomed up This menace mu must t be faced squarely This heroic sacrifice from the teachers teachers teach teach- ers who are training training- our children must be rewarded Mr Ir Christensen said he did not care to assume tho the role rolo of ot alarmist but tho the situation of ot the teacher who could afford artoN only two meals a day was a a reality t- t The Tho men and women of or Utah would hang their heads in shame sham If It they wore Informed of ot the tho true conditions he d de du- du dared That man many of the best teachers in Salt Lake LaIe are s seeking positions elsewhere elsewhere elsewhere else else- where where remuneration is the tho principal Incentive is tho the statement of ot Mr Christensen Having bc been superintendent of schools In hi Salt Lake my name Is sometimes sometimes some some- times used by b a n teacher teach or as reference ho added It Jt has como romo fo o my attention attention attention atten atten- tion that many teachers have been seeking positions outside tho the elt city They are going to points where they can better bettor themselves es financially A new now type of or teacher is Is entering entering- tho the state They are not of ot tho the high hig-h standard Id I'd Utah has had in tho the past There Is a reaction In the teaching ranks a withdrawal wal of man many of tho the best instructors into other oilier lines and to states where here public Instruction Is valued valued val val- Uel higher The absence of male teachers Is la marked Ever Every boy should como come under the tho Influence of ot some man manly teacher In his school career carcer It Is essential that efficient nale teachers be retained In both cl elementary and high bight school chool grades Male t teachers In elementary grades Continued on page 3 I TEACHERS GET RAISE IN GRANITE DISTRICT I Continued from Pa ago Pago o 1 I schedule was paid a month I h. h She Sho had a few tew months' months preparation In business business bustness busi bust ness college while the lowest paid elementary elementary elementary ele ele- teacher had hall devoted at least two years in training CaU Called d Imperative e e eOther Other members were for fixing a salary salary sal sal- ary scale Brule b by the efficiency c of tho In Individual individual In- In teacher regardless of the needs of oc tho the less experienced tor Oscar V. W. V Carlson Carlion advocated the highest typo hPe of or teachers and wanted wante none nono but teachers holding certificates to receive salary increases cs Piatt Platt averred it was wrong to give 1 10 to to the highest salaried t teacher acher and 15 to the lowest paid teacher Wo We ought to proceed on tho the theory that tho the people must pay for education education education tion declared Mr Ir Carlson It Is is' ono one of ot the commodities that has ha gone up It Jt Is up to us to decide whether wo we want to live 11 in a dugout or mansion Unless wo act the trained teachers will leave leavo tho the schools I 1 cant can't imagine a girl with schoolteachers schoolteacher's schoolteachers schoolteacher's school schoolteachers schoolteacher's teachers teacher's training receiving 80 SO a month We Wc should uso use all of at the 50 voted for this year If it It is needed We are arc a corporation and cannot afford not to give our future citizenship the tho proper education If It we wo are arc going to have hac expert education we wo must pay Superintendent Worlton went over In detail his schedule for Increases He lie named a minimum salary oC of UGO for Tor principals giving a 10 raise to all principals For lor elementary teachers he would establish a maximum of Head teachers would receive a uniform Increase of or 5 a month with a special Increase of or 10 for tor added ad ed ty Standard I Is Iy High Speaking Sp of the salar salary t r Corthe for Cor forthe the tho Granite Granito High school the superintendent superintendent superintendent pointed out that Granite Ja is relatively relatively rel rel- aUvel high in tho the state The Salt reI-I reI Lake monthly salary schedule Isn't butter bot- bot ter he said paid and nd Granite ranks s amon among tho the beet beat In the state in point of high school salaries Jamea Jame E. E Moss advocated nd a a. half day 8 system of or employing teachers as ns the thelast thelast thelast last recourse and to put the tare lac lack of at 1 financial resources up tip to the state Showing tho the true conditions of ot teachers teachers' teachers teachers' teachers teachers' teach teach- ers' ers salaries Superintendent 1 Worlton announced that the ratio of or Increases for tor teachers since 1914 was 25 per cent cont while drivers ers employed In Granite district district district dis dis- received a 65 per cent increase In salary for that period CI SALT MIT LAKE BUSINESS BUSINESSMEN MEN FAVOR INCREASE Continued from Pago 1 are almost nIL In the high schools there arc aro few male teachers below tho the ago aro of or 30 0 0 Most ost of the tho male teachers aro are between 40 and 50 GO years rears old ald Fine FIno schools are arc to be bo desired but the primary c consideration is the teachIng teaching teaching teach teach- ing ing- personnel said tho the former Cormer schools superintendent I r would rather send m my child to the homeliest domicile in Salt Lake LaJe where good efficient t teachers teach teach- ers were than to to a 3 handsome schoolhouse school school- house with only or ordinary teachers It ll is rc regrettable that the tho state board of at education was compelled to lower tho the standard of certification for teachers It had to bo done however because teachers could not be found Cound to meet tweet the previous certification 1 K OB Oll l ia ager b in Favor of Increase H. H. H N. N Byrne ll rno assistant manager of at Keith OBrien company compan enthusiastically enthusiastically cally indorsed the movement to raise teachers' teachers ra pay He said Of or the greatest g Importance is the proper education of our children The best minds mind in tho the community should be devoted elevated to this work I If our country Is to maintain its Us foremost position In Inthe Inthe the tho matter of ot education the pay of our educators tors must be such as will at attract attract attract at- at I tract and hold the best Dry Goods Manager l Would Raise Pay Milton E. E LIpman manager or of A. A L L. Cohn Dry Goods company said last night If competent teachers arc to tobe tobe tobe be kept in the schools of ot Utah ado ado- salaries must bo be paid them The future of or our nalon nation depends on the Intelligence in intelligence intelligence in- in of or our coming citizens and anda a grave mistake is being made in al allowing allowing al- al lowing many of or the best teachers In Inthe tho the state to leave leao the thc profession for cor other lines of ot endeavor where hero they will be better belter compensated ted for tor their ser services Ices Business Man VIan Says Increase Justified W R J. J Halloran of at tho the Halloran- Halloran Judge Trust company compan when asked for tor his opinion on the que question tion of or salaries pal paid the teachers of or the public schools of oC Utah said said- While I have not given the matter a groat great deal of or consideration con con- I firmly believe bellevo that the tho teachers are being greatly underpaid for tor their work and think thc they should receive a substantial increase Meeting l b at Murray l I Is Postponed The Tho scheduled meeting of oC the tho Murray Murray Mur Mur- ra ray district school board and a special special special cial teachers' teachers committee to discuss the possibility of or general salary increases was waa postponed last night ht to Saturday I night Mrs Name Mame Fraser of or the committee committee com com- comI I announced A tentative Increase schedule will b I presented at tb the meeting int The hc meetIng meeting meeting meet meet- I ing will be bo held at Murray school |
