Show TEACHERS GIVEN 4 PERCENT PER CENT HIKE HIKER ii R IN 43 43 42 WAGE S S. S L L. Education Board Votes otes Increase in Salaries Salt gait Lake City public school em em- yes will find a 4 per cent wage wise in their 43 1942 contracts t to be mailed them as soon as they un can a be be readied it was announced Wednesday y after a special board of education meeting Tuesday evening evening eve eve- ning ping when the wage increase was voted The increase will amount to approximatelY approximately ap ap- proximately Dr L. L John Nuttall Jr school superintendent reported ported r The increase will affect affect affect af af- af- af 1187 in all departments departments depart depart- I ments of the school system For the Ute last two years salaries have been on a 96 per cent basis rand find ra d the boards board's action makes the first time salaries have reached the the per cent level TeaT Backers chers Asked Raise The special meeting was called after fter er a committee representing the Salt Lake City Teachers' Teachers association association association tion appeared at a board meeting April 14 and requested consideration tion be given wage Increases in 43 1942 contracts fAlton AIt Alton n B. B Poulsen teachers' teachers as- as president told the board at that time that teachers had signed a resolution calling upon the board to increase the wage scale c e to per cent or a 9 per percent percent cent nt increase IDan Dan Baker West high school r principal appeared before the b board ard at the April 14 meeting and urged board members to act favorably favorably fa fa- fa- fa on the request Wednesday he expressed himself as satisfied with the 4 per cent raise Z 1 feel the board is doing the best hest it can and making every effort effort effort ef ef- ef- ef fort to help the teachers We are fortunate in having a board that attempts such a program in the face of limited finances he said I fated Cited Rising Costs if Teachers said increased cost of jiving living and maintaining teaching standards justified their request I. I If I f Plans for housing between I and children in the southeastern southeast- southeast em ern rn section of the city during the next ext school year also were considered con- con at the special meeting A Anew Anew new 10 room school building is planned for this area but no re- re reply reply ply from an application for federal federal fed- fed leral eral funds has been received I m A committee headed by John B B. B Matheson was appointed to at at- tempt tempt to speed up up federal action Ton on the Ute request At present children children chil- chil dren in the area are being transI trans- trans I 4 ported to attend the Garfield and andt F Forest rest schools and those buildings t already are overcrowded Dr Nuttall Nut- Nut taU tall reported m Transporting the children during 43 school year would cost an estimated it was reported Iud Bonds Make Moke What Jap Japs Cant Can't Take Tah |