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Show U- - . . - w U Ci i r . " t!:n C:; : L' -'.J tD . Cc::::r;L.H to '- ' .House bill No. 217, introduced - by Representative Harks, looking for an Increase in the pay of school teaeiiers, was discussed by the Commercial elnb committees on Education this after noon.. Col; William Kelson was chairman.' chair-man.' - ' . By raising the present rate of mills en the dollar to pay teachers te 6H mills, on the dollar, a fund fof in ereasing the salaries of pedogoguaa is provided. ' . - In an interesting booklet, compiled and circolated bj the Salt Lake City Tseh are' association,- a number of salient facts are given. Here are a few: "In Colorado there is so maximum levy in cities of the . nrst elaas. The law permits the Board of Education of Denver Den-ver to make the levy any rate that will support the public schools. "In Kansas, in cities of 30,000 and more, the rate is 12 mills for maintain-anee, maintain-anee, and 8 mills more for building purposes. : "Seattle teachers receive from 50 to $864 in grade schools, salaries to be increased to $1000 by September. "Denver pays a.n average of $65 month for the first year, f 70 for the second and $80 for the third. "Boise pays from $017 to $712 for sine months session. "Butte teachers' salaries are paid in monthly installments, and range from $850 to $S50 a year. ' ' The present schedule for Salt Lake teachers in the graded schools varies from $360 to $720 a year." |