Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-16 | Page 7 | Granite Forced to End School Term on May 6

GRANITE FORCED TO T END SCHOOL TERM ON MAY 6 Shortage in Anticipated Anticipated Anticipated Antici Antici- Revenue Cause of Advanced Closing Shortages in anticipated revenues will vill force Corce the Granite district schools to close May 6 G releasing children and teachers from rom school two weeks ahead o of the scheduled time Superintendent Calvin S. S Smith announced announced announced an an- Saturday The total shortage amounts to more than more than enough to operate the schools for a month it was announced The states state's failure to pay the usual 25 per child of oC school age ae accounts for of the shortage according to figures at the district office The board of Oc education recently voted against asking the teachers to serve two weeks without pay so that the schools could stay open on the ground that the teachers are not overpaid overpaid overpaid over over- paid and man many of them would be fi financially financially ti- ti unable to make such a con con- The teachers' teachers salaries budget for next year however has been cut 10 I per cent Superintendent Smith explained ex ex- so that the schools will be beable beable able to operate for a nine months' months term termon on the same district levy of 1218 mills as was in 10 effect this year ear Salary cuts in the contracts which were being mailed to the teachers Saturday were graduated so as to vary from 2 per cent for the highest highest high high- est cst salaries to about 3 per cent on the lowest salary group Elimination of oC all aU capital outlay such as the build building in of or additional fa facilities facilities ta- ta to accommodate a growing school population will wil probably be necessary also next year Superintendent dent Smith pointed out