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Show TEACHERS DEMO! BIGGER PAY MIDI' BETTER IjCiOIS Utah Teachers Organise Public Must ! Spend Money to Give Pupils I ' Best, j . ' y i Dr. John A. Widtsoe,-president of S the University of Utah, was chosen 1 president of the Utah (Educational as- B sociation without a dissenting voice I at the opening session of the Twenty- I third annual convention at the Taber- I nacle in Salt Lake Wednesday mora- I ing;-.' ;.,.-' .. ,1f"i-.' I J. Preston reer, superintendent of I schools, Nebo district, Utah county, I was chosen vice president; J.H. Wallt- I er, superintendent of schools, Alpine 1 district, Utah county; P. W. Fish. burn, member of Box Elder board of 1 education ; D. W. Parratt, Guy C. Wil- I son D. H. Robinson and Elmer Miller of ffalt Lake were nominated for the office of trustee. Two of these men will be elected by ballot at today's session. The retiring officers are D. C. Jensen, president; L. J. Muir, vice president; D. A. Broadbent of Heber City, and W. S. Rawlings of Salt iLake, trustees, .v ; ' - A committee" oh time of meeting was instructed .to report to the con-, vention the beti.me for holding the next convention, ; The , members of this committee-are -Superintendent E. iOOowans, R,y-V. liarsen, J. Preston Creer, E.A! Smith, (WY 'N. Patterson, I I J; John 'Nuttall and John Farrer, board mmbern, -. . - - .Prof. II. R. Driggs, Supt J. H. Walker Walk-er and Supt. C. H. Skidmore were appointed ap-pointed a committee on resolutions.. Should Have More Pay.' Following the afternoon session the sentiment expressed by Gov. Simon Bamberger and other speakers of the day to theeffect that Bchool teachers Rhould have more pay crystallized In the formation of a state teachers' organization or-ganization which will have, for its object ob-ject the general betterment of conditions condi-tions having to do with teachers. Pri-1 marIVy the matter of increased payi will v receive . attention. More than this, v the new organization aims to promote the general welfare of teach-eru teach-eru throughout the state -.impressing upon the public the necessity for i I spending more money upon the public schools. The committee appointed at yesterday's meeting will extend th' organization to - the couatyt districts,' a.Dij. Jay the foundation for a permanent perman-ent organization among the teachersT' A number of.' superintendents were present at the meeting. i? ' t k : , |