Show the teachers teacher side at the first precinct primary for the nomination of a 1 nonpartisan non partisan school trustee mr baymond Ka ymond principal of the woodruff reil read the following 0 which was nas signed by the teachers of lo 10 logan oan TO TIIE THE or 1 first municipal ward logan city we ive the under undersigner undersigned signed teachers in the public schools of logan city take this means of expressing and presenting to you yott our al appreciation of the worthy anil and efficient labors labor sol of mr A Lington asa as a member r of the board ul of education of logan city mr langton in the ilie past has shown bi himself a true friend and an earnest supporter of the educational interests of our city of schools indeed of the entire county counte as well nell and lie he has always liand led the educational inter interests ts of this city during his long service in the blaid in a friendly and nonpartisan non partisan manner hiving con stanaly in view tho the bast best educational interests of the entire people mr langton is a broadminded broad minded gentleman in hearty sympathy with the provisions of suitable buildings for school purposes purpose as well ivell ns as to have the same well uell and economically fuini furnished shed ilis his past record shows that his own experience in the school room ns as teacher enables him to select teachers who bring with them that experience and ability that makes our schools the ilie success they the are lu iu brief we endorse mr lavton Laig ton as one worthy our best considers con cong sidera idera tion and respectfully ask you to him as a member of the board ot of education of login logan city line follows the list of of signa C ture ii isaac smith strongly objected to the l t ablie achelis having any thirl thing to 10 lo ido with t the lie election of school trustees tati tating tim 1 that lie he was surprised zed to think that the teachers should present the above to retain a man whom the they expect expected edt to hire them jhc thc in I 1 am surp surprised that anny any one would utter such a sentiment arid and cast fuch euch a i rel reflection lection upon the hie ones who ure are teaching his children and your jour children Is not dot tile the judgment of the teacher just as good creven or even better in tile the selection of a trustee as that ofa merchant or any other why should it not be better the teacher spends ilis his entire time in teaching and studying the wants of his pupils he knows knon s what whai environments are best adapted to the wants of those under his cli chaice aige his whole life and soil oal o are iven to tle further advancement and development of children II 11 lie further knows what the qualifications of an instructor should be then with these things in view should his judgment be ignored in the selection of well men who are to see after these things if so then I 1 am badly ini mistaken staken the teachers of logan knowing a the worthy labors of etli eth A lan langton in regard to the advancement of education in our midst tile the hiring of suitable bui table teachers B the providing of warm arid and comfortable buildings led them to present the above petition and appeal to the intelligence of the people to 0 o return a man mail who lias has with his co labor ers made such rapid advancement in the cause of education no other iti motive olive whatever was in vie view in presenting the petition mr smith left some of the members at the T primary ri mary to infer that the teachers had in view the raising of their salaries al ariee which was to come through 0 tile ho reelection election re of mr langton butruch but fuch an infer inference enco is utterly false and without tho the leaea foundation however be it sai sari I to the honor bonor dof cf mr langton lie has been in favor of paying a fair wage to competent tea teachers chera no intelligent b person knowing the great arc at amount of work ref required aired of a teacher believes in paying him such scanty wages as will hardly enable him hill to live compare the wages wages received ly by the login logan teachers with those of the teachers of salt lake city ogden provo or nr any other city or town in our territory rind you v will blush for shame out of 21 teachers but four are recci receiving vincy over 50 per month the other sixteen are receiving 0 froni from alo 0 to 50 0 but say some and their statement shows tl their air agnor ignorance 0 in ill the matter a teacher out only v work 5 hours a 1 day and 5 3 days in in a week let such puch persons gilead a few years in preparing themselves arid and try teaching to see if they can call properly elv discharge their duties as teat teather teachers her s and get off with 0 5 hours a day and it it 5 days davs ci a week in the first arst place pl ice a teacher should be lit in school room at least J i an hour lie be fore st hool calls alter after school clones cloge 4 his work for tle the day is just half dotie done for lie he lias has work to put on oil the board lio ird students papers to examine and his hid pro gramme to fill out for the next days work he alsi crould inform himself more upon the subject which lie intends to present so as to do so intelligently again ilmy short experience as teacher I 1 have spent dollars in buying books pencils etc for students who have been unable to P purchase them at the time needed again take into consid consideration ration that a teacher is only hired from 5 to 10 months a year can call you you axi expect act hita to always find read ready v work durino during 0 the remaining months if he could do so should lie not attend some good summer school and further prepare himself to carry out his calner but B 1 t say some abrain he be does that for his berie benefit fit lie lias his a selfish motive in view then ifsich if such be the case and your children chil ebil dien are arc not reaping 0 the bene benefits rits of his efforts why have schools at all such an 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