Show EDUCATORS TAKE TAIE UP SALARY MOVEMENT TO SECURE SPECIAL SESSION OF LEGISLATURE TO ACT ON PROBLEM Members of the Utah Educational Association As As- s. s in Twenty fourth fourth Annual Convention n lon Discuss Problems Confronting Teachers Salt Lake Nearly earlY Utah school schoolteachers teachers were u In itt Salt Suit Lake C for the time fourth twenty annual convention of the time Utah Educational Association which closed December 2 22 J. J Fred Anderson principal of the time Lafayette school at lit Salt Sait La Lithe Lake I e and prominent for years lars In lit school work worl throughout the time state sume was wits elected president president president pres pres- J ident of the association Other officers selected were A. A M. M Merrill Jordan High s school vice president president pres pres- ident Karl Hopkins of Ogden and amid J. J T. T Wonton of Stilt Snit Lake year two 1 term trustees and Henry Peterson of Logan and amid Oscar Van Cott of Salt i Lake Lal ear year term trustees Many subjects were discussed at the time r different meetings lucid held but the time one that probably was of most most int interest rest to t the time greater num number er of the time t present was the question of the time probability ability of an Increase in salary It is generally recognized that teachers are receiving but a n mere macre pittance in comparison com corn parison larison with salaries received b by members mom memo hers bers of other othmer professions l Recognition that education has suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly become a n democratic thing timing that It has imas outgrown aristocratic um prejudices f es and antiquities was waS the time common common foundation on which time the supervisors of the time various educational departments discussed proposed changes and Improvements Im Im- pr in in- the tue system Will Appeal to Legislature One Omme of the concrete steps to assure h the time states state's retention of ofa a a qualified i teaching personnel was taken at th time the l department meeting of the f dents and school t l boards when af after er a U heated discussion of the time present resent wage scale of f teachers several everal t tentative tenta nta- nta tive the teachers' teachers salary schedules s were I considered with the final filial result that thata a U committee was appointed to draw Up lip further schedules to be submitted to the time state legislature rt for tion Supt Henry P Peterson telSon recommended mendel mended t that the minimum wage cage fo for fora a n qualified teacher be 1000 At present present pres pres- ent emit ent It t tw w was s pointed out ut teachers many luauS 0 of them theta holding emergency certificates tes ar are b being paid nearly an anything from from up Coincident with the time mo movement ement for higher wages G G.- G. 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N CI Child states state of pub public lc Instruction announced an- an an an- following a meeting with members of the time legislative committee of lIf if which hm lie he is the time chairman that a petition for a Special session of the legislature hind had just been framed framelI and would be s submitted to Gov Simon Simon- Bamberger Every effort will be brought to bear bearta to effect speedy consideration con con- n of the time teachers rs pl plea a It t Is 18 said Compulsory Time Part Education Another step toward toward an end emid which is destined to to m mean an much to the state it Is said was taken when the leading leading educators of the time state met with the ti most influential bu business Iness men of the larger lurge cities in Utah to discuss a n stat wide state campaign The Time campaign outlined is to to- acquaint the residents throughout the time state of the time fact that Utah recently enacted school legislation legisla legisla- legislation tion which has imas caused aused all the time educators tors of America as well as the time educators tors of the time rest of the time w world to look lookIn In this direction The legislation is In connection with the time compulsory part time education for all children under 38 18 8 years years- The Time school-men school of the stat state m are anxious for the time operation co-operation of th the lime civic workers and amid business men In Inthe th time the plan to bring about an appreciation for the time legislation and a living up to th the laws which will whit prove that t. t Utah educationally Is holding to its i scheme to lead the time world itt iri ed en t r tion M That the enactment of recent Utah legislation j legislation providing that that t the le seh school system exercise ri ml guiding hand over O overall I all under 18 IS years ears has met a situa situa- t tion In Utah which was growing dangerous dna dan gerou was the time consensus of of opinion at the time juvenile court meeting S For a Closer Relationship f r fIt 19 It was here brought out that flint In J Utah there is not a su sufficiently close leh relation i tion between school principal an andr pupils after school Is out outto to do the pupil much character good What was va f fI suggested was that the state stute provide f I front from to tn Hh ii summer I to en enable bl the time direction of ih f the school 1 to be extended through time tIle summer i vacation va cation season that school 1001 principals I be lie given authority over the youths and amid girls 1118 In irm their Idle season reason organize hikes supervise or organized soda I fl ac- ac S and amid so forth The Time teachers flayed the I 1 picture craze joyriding t and amid h r j adolescent amusements which hleb they ar argued tS' tS gued would be particularly limited by bythe bythe the lime enforcement of the time curfew urte law haw Time The of new motto of the educator the time state will swill have to do with character charac- charac I ter formation of the time pupils under their I fire care Plans have be been n formulated to toI I check up tip on the time childrens children's civic pride I f j what they timey do on holidays their VOit work whether or not they wIllI will I Join garden clubs climbs etc if It they timeY ar are not 1 working and their methods of ng I leisure hours S. 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