Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-01-31 | Page 16 | Greater School Fund Advocated

GREATER SCHOOL FUND ADVOCATED I Utah school chool superintendents and district school board members swung their heir support Thursday to measures providing more adequate school fi financing financing financing fi- fi taking the of office ce of the state superintendent of ot public instruction out ut of politics and providing free textbooks for elementary and high chool school students Meeting Wednesday night representatives from virtually every district district dis- dis in the state voted approval of these hese measures but voted opposition to o teacher tenure bills one of which I is s sponsored by the Utah Education association W i Opposition to the tenure bills was wac voted after alter a lengthy discussion in which Superintendent Sup J. J G. G Reeves of Carbon county reported a similar law aw was proving detrimental to California Cali forma fornia schools and J. J R. R Smith U. U E E. A. A president supported the he bill bil The school officers also adopted resolutions asking for representation on the state planning board asked for Cor guarantee of ot the 25 per st student d nt school money with 5 equalizing fund and positive appropriation of sales education after relief tax lax funds to demands had been satisfied of at the North Summit L L. E. E Wright district school board Pf president ent ot of the association of school board members members mem mem- bers presided Dr John Nuttall Jr Salt SnIt Lake City superintendent of schools and chairman of at the reported bills int intro introduced live tive committee diced in the legislature 1