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Show Ebbs Urgency of Increases Is Shown in Addresses at Utah Educational Association Sessions. Superintendent Section Votes to Support Special Spe-cial Session Resolution; Anderson Is Elected. Determination on the part of teachers, superintendents and members of school boards to unite for tho purpose of securing Increases in the salaries of teachers as a means of meeting tho present emergencies emergen-cies of the profession was forecast at yesterday's session of the twenty-fourtu annual convention of the Utah Kduca-tlonal Kduca-tlonal association. Kfglnning with the opening address of the state president, Dr. John A. Widisoe, at tiie morning session and continuing throughout the day, the question of salaries sal-aries for teachers was the principal subject sub-ject of discussion among tho thousands in attendance at the convention. J. Pred Anderson, principal of the Lafayette school of Salt Lake, was elected elect-ed president of the state association for the coming year at the balloting held yesterday, yes-terday, succeeding Dr. Widtsue. His op-poib op-poib nts were C. 11. Skid more and Willie Wil-lie m i?. Kawlings. Mr. Anderson had a majority of thirty-two over tho combined com-bined ote of the other candidates. SALARY SCHEDULE IS PRESENTED. A. Ml. Merrill, principal of the Jordan high school, was elected vice president by a considerable majority over L. John Nut tall, Jr., and H. T. Reid. Ho succeeds suc-ceeds J. Preston Creer of Spanish Fork. Two-year trustees elected were J. T. Worlton. superintendent of the Granite school distri-'t. and Karl Hopkins, super-j super-j intend'-nt of the Ogden schools. Three-yea Three-yea r trustees chosen were Oscar Van Colt, supervisor of the grammar grade of tiie Sail Lake city schools, and Henry Peterson, Pe-terson, superintendent of the Logau schools. The .defeated candidates for places on the board of trustees included Oscar Anderson, An-derson, r.arl Thompson, Mis Lizbeth M. Qual trough, A. J. Ashman and Miss Libbie Edward. The retiring trustees are Howard K. Driggs of Salt Lake, P. D. Jensen of L'phraim, Matilda Peterson of Ogden and P. V. Larson of Logan. Closest attention to tho t alary question was given at the section meeting of the superintendents and school board mein- bers in the afternoon. Mate hupeniuen-dent hupeniuen-dent of Schools G. N. Child presented a tentative salary schedule which provoked spirited debate and which was filially referred re-ferred to a special commit tee for report at this morning's meeting of tho section. sec-tion. SPECIAL SESSION RESOLUTION READ. Mihs Alice U. Rove, representing the house of delegates of the slate association, associa-tion, read to the section meeting a resolution reso-lution winch '.Oil be presented to Governor Gov-ernor Pa m herder asking for a special session ses-sion of tho state legislature to meet proposed pro-posed iucrea se,. Tiie section meeting (Continued on Page 16, Column 1.) TEACHERS PRESS 1NCHEASE DIRE Utah Educational Association Associa-tion Addresses Urge Higher Remuneration. Superintendents' Section Votes to Support Special Session Resolution. ( Cont: n'llft From rage One.) Vf.rr I HI.,. inn:'! V In ai- : "IT"" I "' III re 0I11 ; urn .1 ml 11. I 1 1 1 1 1 hi ' 1 r n IT) U ir ' U I I .1 I I . 1! Ill l '- .1 1 1 hi 1 - mil re.. 111 II111 j.n .. til. 1 1 Km 1-1 I In- M "-hilion "-hilion ,.i,.l 111 Hi'' liii'ini ..Hi '- hi "ilu r v ,' ,1 hi II,.' I'li.ri'.ni, tin in 1.1;. il tul-jltii tul-jltii -1 it l".'i'ii' i- , I In I'. "..In .-1-1 .' lint !l til.' shrirlairc of . , 1 1 1 1 . . .1 l,,.-...,-, I'li'J lull", linn il i-' .; ij: In I in- In. ii. .li. 1 1.. i'..iii.i II.- .1 M'iii li.il'J I m (in- 1 : ot lit- tr.iihnig .1'. .1 .Mull . II fiirllnr outlines Hit: in . -i'y. Ui.in.se uf in.' in.,-., ul liu'.i cost living, lor the .'ii''Urili-; ol .1 eo u 1 1 ie 1 1 sa ' lo 1 1 l'"r tiiohers nllli'li ii.ll. make llin prolCMOli ill-li.i.'lii ill-li.i.'lii In properly trained i n nil idates. PREPARATION OP MANY TU.U IIPRS INADEQUATE. Tu II I ' -! 1 r . i''liL Of (lit; pjVKOIl t 1 fiii'iur.i in U Nt 1 1 vc :;u IjhI ;i nda ni prci-At-H t ion f.r ic-i.-hin;. jn-r.inltn- tu t ho iviinluM'Hi. Tim-.- liiiri.l-i''l frii.-litTM lutve hr-rn cii!j.;t;.;t'(J wiilmnt n-ri It'ii'ii.tr.s of ;uiy Ktiift iiinl ;ipirciin;iHily tWi wtlli only I cm 1 1. 1 1 ii -y rcrLit I'.-.LLi'.y, t iiu I L'lSulutlon It. .1u;inl l.'Kl-'h. uifiiiljcr r liio Op- I ni i rl ni' I'd urn I ion, -(,'m ;ui ad'lrt'Srt in which u- niH-'it' i-(MilH rl;-nn oi' Ihc -;il-;trhs ot I I'.ichiTiH with l hose, of i neclia n jes ami other )ilisii'al lahorrrs. Kri'iin.'ni.!y 1 iiritiL,- I In- a I t nruorjii . nuMil i"ij was made, of llin dif.pa rity h. lu ren the I'uNiprnwa-Lion I'uNiprnwa-Lion p;ild such workers and lliaL allowed C'iichci-y. I'. I i. .Irii.seii. priii'-ipa! of llie Kphraim I I - m -In to I. sa id tliii 1 brick la. el'M, plumb-ci'H plumb-ci'H and ,si riiid ural iron wnrknrs receive, on an average Hirer times us much as teachers; teach-ers; iliai railroad employees receive, from to ..UP ner rent the pay Riven teachers, teach-ers, lie likewise in ado a comparison of the wattes paid the coal miners of the cen- ra 1 compet-i t i ve dist rict with t hat "paid teachers to show that llie coal dlpRers received consrdera.ble niorr? on thu average than tho trained teachers.. Campaign Outlined. Earl Thompson, superintendent of the i;intjh school district, urcd that the :-tatn Ve madn tho unit of aNation to meet the mininiiim mi u ireinen t s of the state's I'dnca ti'Wial nerds- . Uo . urcd . upon Llie siierintendonts and hoard members the appointment of "a live legislative and 1 ni hi icily com m iJ lee. to gather and. eir-culate eir-culate dala. to articulate actively with tiie comity committees, to cooperate with and solicit help from all worthy sources, to v ie,onwjsly champion in all political meetiims the proposed constitutional amendment to be voted on next November. Novem-ber. The com ml (V ee of superintendents, which vill pivseijjt. a scale of salaries this mornin.u, is composed of the following: 1 leiirv I'elcrson, Thatcher Jones, Oscar Vait 'oi t . A. ;. Goodrich, ii. N. Child ami laid A. liroa f beck. The committee U iissist in the prcstMitaJ Ion of the resolution reso-lution to t.;o ernor Ham herder is com- J IT, ED AN"DE?.30X. pn-cipa! of i.h; Lafayette vho'A oi '.alt ; I nre:.:dni:t (A the Utah K't'.icat:on-il j , ! a.,;-,o.:lation. ;,! I; t vS " ' , ' ,i ",. r , V J , pof-.fd of iscar Vn ii i 'ot t . W. G. Barton and i.d wm J. Uich of O'den. ! Hurlon Makes Address. ! At the morniutc session of the convention, conven-tion, President Marion i-elloy Burton of ihu I'ldv ei slty of IM i n nesota. save an a'l-dress a'l-dress on "What Must the Schools Do?" Ho insisted that the teachers must, (trove that the sehoohs stand for Hie welfare wel-fare of the people us a whole, not lor tills or that proup. "All the world lias come to understand I ha t. cdueat ion is the, one prea t ita I forco on which democracy must place its trust today," he said. "Before the war A i n erica believed in educ.a t ion, but toda y A nierica. has a passion for educa t ion. It has suddenly dawned upon a great many people that it is their job to see that the schools and colleges and universities do what they ought to do. one of the things wo must do is lo make the people of A nierica realize that the pub iu schools and colleges stand for the fundamental funda-mental advancement of our civilization. One of the things the seboo! must do is to make' it perfectly clear to the people as I a whole that the 'schools stand, not for, ! the interests' of any group or party or re-i re-i piou. but for the welfare of the peoplo as j a whole. Accuracy Demanded. "What must the schools do? The schools must place a new, emphatic de-ma de-ma nd upon the old requirement of accuracy. ac-curacy. We have been superficial a nd have not done the job with the thoroughness thorough-ness and completeness of the scholar. The A nierica n ed ucational system cannot boast of I lie accuracy which it lias in-slilled in-slilled in the average American student. "The war has done some remarkable things. We have a generation of young people who are. more mature, more scri -ous than ever before. A new sense of obligation runs all through the nation. I and it Is our task now to seize tins thing1 a nd make it a part of the work wo are doing in the public school system. "Accuracy is the elimination of mistakes, mis-takes, errors and defects. Work that is done must be in strict conformity with 1 the standard which is set up. Have you in all sincerity insisted upon that high, ! fine quality of thoroughness and accuracy that America must have iu these days? This is the great problem of American education. Thoroughness Urged. "Mow long will it take us lo explode the old doctrine that it is not the specitie content of a course, but the rigid discipline dis-cipline which students get in any course that counts for the most in education to-dav? to-dav? Hoes anyone think he can train bovs and girls specifically for the problems with which they will have to deal? Certainly Cer-tainly not. Wo can give them only a magnificently sharpened tool, by which thev can cut their way through the problem's prob-lem's of our common activity. This, to niv mind, is the first thing the. public school system of America must do. It must train a generation of citizens who can work with thoroughness and who can think with accuracy. "I do not see how a teacher lives on what he or she gets. A teacher must have enough money so as not to be the ridicule of the community, and lo be able to enjoy some of those things which make for the cultivation of real life. Favors League of Nations. "Another thing the public schools must do is to modernize their students. The public school system demands that we reckon with the present. There are two or three outstanding things that we must reckon with. First of all. the whole problem prob-lem of international relationships. 1. be- . lieve that every man should love his own country more than any other country, but I do not believe we can say, 'America first, and America only!' At this point Dr. Burton brought much applause by digressing to say that: "The league of nations is not a party issue. The ideals, the self-respect of this nation na-tion are at stake. 1 do not believe that we can say America first and America only. AVe cannot live apart. "L'pon the peace of the world depends the future of America. With or without reservations, the treaty and the league of tuitions ought lo be ratilicd at the earliest possible moment. "Another problem is the labor situation. situa-tion. The issue is not wages or hours. What these men want is for everyone to recognize that they are not a commodity, but men. Representation in industry is coming. "Wo must teach our children to grappfe with the problems of industrial democracy. Ballot Box Agent of Progress. "The third problem is, shall we achieve our social progress by means of the direct met hod or by means of the ballot box? Shall we appeal to unreason, destruction, violence and force, or insist that the regularly reg-ularly constituted agencies of our government gov-ernment shall be maintained? "Wc must cultivate respect for the thought and point of view which would grapple with the conditions of our day. "Our public schools must be training schools in integrity. The war dest royed confidence everywhere. It has made people- suspicious of education. "Wc have got to send out a generation nf hoys and girls so trained that instinctively instinc-tively they wiil oppose every false and u ii worthy oranhia t ion a nd movement, and instinctively lend their applause and support to the things which ought tu win approval in America.'' Widtsoe Advocates Efficiency. Dr. Widtsoe said in part esierda y: , "IMueation has indeed become the main j business of our republic. Tin' fir-Id of educj.tr ional service has been broadened tmmeuseiy. To render full service to the cat ion under the new conditions. Kadi- ! ' iiiu' must be nuole more "ffjetent that: j .ver. Then the efficient tey.-her niuM Iojk'Ii fact s in rela f i"ii to man's . lie -ds-. mut rsfablish within the hearts of the i-li ld; on a leu o for t he use of trut h for the upholding and developing of our dc-iiioorucc. dc-iiioorucc. "This w r cii.i M do. In t"i s state we :li.ie already made h brave K g i mi i 1 1 u. i j ! doubt, not that, u-uided by the spirit that j made our country possible, we shall build I :n this land a ,-;-steui of education which I I in its field shad he, as is our political! government, a light to ad the uorld." Dr. C. A- Prossr-r. form-'r din-dor of I ' . i cdera 1 1 .o,f -d for o- a tiona ; educa -jnon. cy:-a.-K;-;. The school system of; di.' n-'iiiu-r:)'"- of the na'.ioii. j "Tiie SOO'W," e :i:, tho touch- iscone througn w'.ich ;hc youth is l.i;i;in''.l 'to pi: i y ;i u intelligent r;i i- in re n re , i , - t .i i . c CO' - efn mc lit . let the .-! ;s me u i the wa', pro ide the means w i ;c;e j eery A n i''ri' a n cbi'J may r..aiiZ" ail jt.'.t; is in liini. Cu-thate in tiie .-i-boois i ; ,1.- habit i.f .ur'inr'v and oi disc mime j -nd L:e habit of ;-i.i!noU;::!.'' I Americanization Is Problem. ' Mrs. Jo--cp:-.ine Corliss Preston, pr.si-d- tit of L.'.e National Pd t ica r ion a .--oda -Hun, and Dr. P. V Winship, tditm- of the "Journal of pd u -a lion."' v. ere t he peakei at the iron oral ses.-fun hdd last ic-.-iit at the taoeMiacIo. Mrs. Preston in p.irt. . ' Y , a :- i-i-ci-e-iied v. ; t ' i t ":e cd a - t ;.c;.t 1 rro''1'1'1 t'':c; -;ntj fro II t -'- We j (Continued on Fage Nineteeu.) WAGE NEEDS TOLD BY EDUCATORS (Continued from Pago Sixteen.) have a common problem, and that id tho America ni.a I ion of the people. "There has never been u time when there wa- more need for true-hearted t.iieh'vs who are l oo per cent American citizens. Are yon a bio lo sive this lesson les-son to the children so thm it will be ;c,t bv all our people'.' AY no u the v.iir came our bovs from e-erc -late. troio tiie past, the rsl, tie north atitl (he south, e.io-.e tnccllici- and tl.cn wo rc.-iuzcd c ha'l a coiuniou problem. prob-lem. "We have prominent y six prol'ienit-: The tr.tiiinii and ene-i-ivy of t-a'-iicrs. as to-lav we ha e :;s,"ti,i s'-lioots i los.-d t"r unlit of t'-ach.is; the r,,r,, s-.-ln'ol: the p ill. lie heaitii; Hdult illlt.-r.-ti v. lor tile a iit-v ia I ton of whi'-n tuaiiy are Miikiti- b.'tni; tlni A mi-ficatitita t fin of our peoi'l-', anU the t-stahiisiuii, lit of a Pore. m of eilin-ation, itli hc:idiiiai-LerM at Washington, Wash-ington, I i. C.. wi'li a iiieiiiti.-r of the id -net ot tin: president of I lie United Stal.es at its he.nl. "Th- I i est m'-tli.s of the Xational j Kdueatiou as.- 1 ion 1 ntt.-nderj was in S'.nt I.ahe. ami I ,,-.! n,ev o; o:i0 ph-ar-l at hoim h.-i-e. out Pope tin- next lir.l- iii? m;iv p. I .-, I,, re. a wis that already al-ready lias 1 ii on.-d h a nui f , . t i t of tile nieiiiiiers of tile national boa l il ' Dr. A. E. Winship Speaks. ' Vr. Wiii.-ld"! tallied un "t"'o;n.i;un:tv I I.'i niO'-ra--;. ." I .-aid : "Point)' T;iey v a s born in 1 V , on 1 he day the nruhMice -. as s.red. So tar j ay was known, there was no tho-j-ht of I democracy in the w c.; il to 1 hat (.;;!. You can no more rual:o democr;j.oy -ut of indiMduals than y.:i ca n make urip ,r. t of sand. Kiber is ;'la's 1 n'-ccs -a :"-'. . ;; n d that nUeav.j nit.'jus adiosinu and uinyu: toLe'her be- l.i-n, , thnii;-. ""I lie rifn.o--r.icy of t m;iv js ci'Uie to liavo Unity or its .-fU'cr. I e n f 10 : ;i c v muibn unity, t onusc .1 u ln.iliv, 0o:u-nnir.il 0o:u-nnir.il y r ice, con. ui nun y d' ol ion. "W C to l.i - v.- arb.- fur r.r-'v coi n ; - Hons, aial wo nc'-d to rvh.- fluit di-u:o.'-r.icy is for rill tho p- oph- Ihlm atcui .n n incul-a t inu' pi 0''e;-3 a nd r.ol a coi.j "Mv dot'j n j t ion r f cd u---,j ; ion this ' c;tr is that education is a -ha i b i .gc, a c.,a'.-ieuu c.,a'.-ieuu un- bo.- s a:-d -iris. "Ve snd our lj'-y.-, and this to s.-hnd to be cluillr uu-.tI . b a h , 1 1 u- tM 1 t n.-c tin ir irains; no'' for t h "ii be.s alone, bul for the community, for Immunity. '"The c-'-'-af var ;is one pcrp'-nial chal-leiu;. chal-leiu;. We did nnun in y - pon.- to that. . hahonu'e than h;id over Iw, n ilmic b.-fo.-e. Ti'at gif-ai. i-'diliii't ciu- lb'nf.'t d us ;u evny point, a i id wo nii't lis. isc cha lion ko.s in wnys thu t were a.-1 on i ' i i u . ; i .' I t : m 1 i i c. "if the teacher c;i n throw a love tor community .-or vice t, nd foi'iinnintv urvo-tion urvo-tion Inin tic lit. arts ol ilio bo'a and ,;:ls, .-he has done s"iii('l 1 1 1 n it for tmu- and t l orn it . 'Iho fundamental pm po-p for wbich eoucaii'Ui stands today i; not . b.i t our student d' in but what they Im ve po'. er to a crr.nip! i-'di a Her I h y lea e du,ol. The w, oi Id l.i cha lleii'-'.mg us now." Music for lat nirzht's .-neral ntf'tinc was provid--( by the Orpheus bib. uhi'di Mini; t Ik' folio winu' at the e r-nin m'-sion m'-sion : "Sa nrhiKJ n." bv Trot b- ro; " Tin t . l; Ib-r Atr.iin tt ,Ic." bv liastmp-s. nnd "u,i the bv Iiurtlev Hud.;. 1 'r-d -s.-. .r ,bdin J . Mr' inPiiii we; Ml tho r,r-;,n. In tlin niorni ntr I h c y i rb' of i bo . i. i;i"0 club irfiv-- the ;-i'-ocial 7iinnbr.. 'J'his ;:fieinoon tic- Salt 1,,'J,-- hih school chorus ill b'o! the aiiouui",: in the hiuKinj; of There's :i l,n::, hniiK Trail," under the dlreciiou oi ,M.i.-s f.i 0 Ti'Ddford. .Mrs. la-nest. ,. .Siuiifi '. ill yive a. contralto solo. At a meeting of stnt, and city officials, business rcpi-'eniai ivrs and members of tho state board of education hld y.-, r day alternuon at the Jlot. I ta h, it was decided to la unoh a ca m pa iu'u to in I o-,i Hie ppopb. ot' Ih-1 stale of lt;ili'., leaner-ship leaner-ship in . difa i tuna! law s. Civic Sorielies FLin Dinner. On moiioii of r -i v it t i). M"K'a;r, lie. id of I the eonijui.-.-nui of J,. J iw S. hin eh sOiools a dinner will be livid at u hieh all ii:. I ' rest concern ( d in t lie mo ven i.ui ill I have oppoi I unity to express th-ur iews. The nieetint; will lie- oaib'd for 1 . cenihf;-under cenihf;-under the .-nispicea uf the L'tah Ao.'o-eiatcd Ao.'o-eiatcd Indu.-.tries. A meet in of repmsen t a t i ves of civic and eoinnwi ctal todie of the rit. to-K''thor to-K''thor with educators of the .-rate, u d! be held this mnmi a: (!i.- Ib,i:d l'tah at ll o'el'.'ch. to fj upon a prora in of aetjou to be followed. Sp'-aUers at ihe ut.-et iiiK ye.-t.-Hlay inelud.Ml I T.-ri v I. J ioldeii. u I,. A. Win.' hip. S -ri. Monde Mon-de ut Child, l-Yanels. W. Kirkliain, A. i '. Tees, K. A. Small. J mi iks y, i 'oilins and Harden I '.. nnio,,, - r...ret;,,-v (1f ,5lale. At a hre f sp.-eial i.u . 1 of i iu. ,-il e i-oard of rdue.-Mloii :. hi la i p-rnui,-, 1 lie iu-oblec,i of t. -a. hers' salar.es w -i eous-id-ereii iiiformallv and I'lioiiv jciorroi the comrniUee vi l.-a-hers and school work for in e..t ;-at ion ,miu i-'por; bach. OH'1 pi oblojii : o which iho cu. mi nt ec is e.-pec!a lly c. peel cd to 0.. ol e lis en - , t ;.'S is (hat or Hie iw Ive-nnnil h basis ot .--a l.i ry pay; urn! . 1.be t cachei s ha v n ik r",Ucsted ils cons. dcra i ion b- the hoard. Miss Margaret Sire,.;..-r of Philadelphia. Was one of l he spe.ll-:eis at the nuiS.e de-:rliivnt de-:rliivnt scs: inn of Iho l'tah lCdnoa I 'ojia I a;-soc;;j 1 ion held est erda v afternoon at tho Assembly hall. Miss Sd rcoler's iir's-sa-" to tic teachers was that all people should be iicoie to apprceinte music. 'J he w;ir has 1 a ii - ht the a luu of music, sbe 1 said, and ph-yed its part ;u the vieiory. ; At a me. .luu; of the modern la nyua.u-o departmoi.i oi lie; I'tnh Kduoalional ;i ! s.Jidatinn li'd-.i vestcrdav at tlic Hotel ; blah. I'rolcs-jr .laUic., L. i-arkr-r of tin-! tin-! rnicrsile ot I " La h said Met the pho-! pho-! netic. method of tcaehhij; lOntTlish would 'be a ni'eat help ui c d'.ica ( i n;; ll.m foreigner. for-eigner. Professor i-:nrker ti'iiv- an in-! in-! terest Ins addres.i on "Tho Pan'4u;tf4c Tyiu'lifr in 1 he A nu rieau ir.a i ion .loc-! .loc-! nienl.." A phonetn- laboratory is 1o be e-iab!ish"d a' tho ruiej-s;t of I, tab, be said. pi-'Y:..r i'harh-s Whittak'-r of 'the l-h-mhrm Vmi:: university of Provo i suok. mi -'post-W-u- ;n-ohlenc.." and I'ro-I I'ro-I feor osear 'h Uoss.dl of I ho I'mversity ! of l'tah spoke on ".Pur Tr.ilniiiK in Uui- , i uuaue WnrU." ' business session nfjhe eouvon-'OU w i' be held this inorniiiL;' nr I I. o'clock at the ta nr niacin. Tne closing eoulcr-enco eoulcr-enco will be Ht 'Z o'clock I his afternoon at the tabernacle. Dr. K. A. I'.ryan, ceun-udssioner ceun-udssioner of education of Idaho, will speak on "The Poes of nomocracy." and i r C A. Trosser on "plah's Program." Thia wiil bo the concluding nice Liny of the con'cnlion. |