Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-02-27 | Page 19 | Teachers Ask Restored Pay

TEACHERS ASK RESTORED PAY PROVO Recommendation that salaries of Provo city school teachers be restored to the 1931 level was made Tuesday night to the Provo school district board of ot education by members of ot the teachers' teachers salary and contract committee The request would involve r restora restora- tora- tora tion Uon of or a 14 per cent cut Superintendent Superintendent H. H A. A DIxon said Members of ot the committee asserted a general upturn in business of the country and cited an Increase of 24 per cent in living expenses during durin 1934 as 38 reasons for the requested ted salary salary salary sal- sal ary increase Fred C. C Strate chair man asserted teachers teacher also had Increased Increased In In- creased their expenditures for lor additional addi addi- schooling A proposal to adopt a salary schedule ached sched hed ule ute for teachers teacher of ot the district was presented by the teachers' teachers commit tee Such a program members member asserted asserted assorted as as- sorted would result in attracting better better better bet- bet ter qualified teachers Mr Strate the committee included Mary Huff Hazel Lyda Lda Van Leuven Marion Frank Johnson and R Ross Jensen