Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-02-03 | Page 45 | Scant Pay Causes Teachers to Quit

SCANT PAY CAUSES TEACHERS TO QUIT Gorans Apprehensive Over Movement of Pedagogues in Carbon County Who Are Seeking Discharge. S v- h oo I t ea v h o r s i :i C a r b o n c o u u :y having boon ro;-oreJ as teekii: honor hon-or a b e i1. ichario iro m 1 1 eir j o r. : r a e t s I'Ct-ai.e they are dot rei'-eivin v.ii i'ient renuiin-raTion. Dr. K. 0. luiwar.s. :ate tuperinteii-ieiit or r.ubtio ii.;: ruction, yes: er. iay ex preyed a j. prehension lest there sho'-ibi be iarthtr i'eavi of such a movement. , ' While the department is heartily in sympathy with any movement look-iiiii look-iiiii to an im-rrase in teachers' sala- ries. Dr. Ooar.s said yesterday, "and realire that the profession as a whole is seriously underpaid. 1 hope that the Teachers of Utah, in view of The contracts con-tracts into which they have entered, will continue to the end of the year nnd not ask to he released. This 1 , hope they will du in their own interest. ; in the interest of their profession and : of their schools, even though it may en- j tail soivie sa.-rifiee on the; pari as a J result of the increase in rhe cost or living. Superintendent Orson Kyan of Carbon count'- a?ketl the state board of education educa-tion for a list of names of those applying apply-ing for teachers positions, by which I fact it is thought by Dr. Gowans that he is r-eraring to fill the places of those tea.-hers who abandon their contracts. It is stated that the school board of t arbon comity is unable to grant increased in-creased ) ay on account of lack of funds.