Show AN OPEN LETTER TO THE CITIZENS OF CARBON COUNTY BY ORSON 11 YAN the bublic schools belong to the peo rea pie and arc are maintained by hr them thein for the education of all the children U vie e cannot hope for a solution to the siri si ri oua ous educational problem confronting ua us unless a majo majority rit of the people come to realize that if we permit our to suffer fron front a lack of adequate support the people themselves will be the loser losers while we ve are fortunate in carbon county this year in securing a well prepared pared and efficient corps of teach era ers we know that all who think must understand that cco noci condition are driving many good teachers out of the profession ne e have this hi acay ninety teachers in carbon county af f these forty five or just one half are teaching in the county for the first time capable young men and women are not being attracted to teaching as a career a reer it is safe to ear sav that not one cite half of the teachers now in our sc cola licals to remain in the profession more than one year As an inevitable Inel tabi 11 re bult of these conditions our out arbiol will deteriorate and our children must suf out for fer nhat must be dael I 1 am well ivell much is being done to raise teachers salaries eal arlea and that this movement is bup hup portel by a wide screal public sentiment I 1 also know that carbon carboa county pays relatively good salaries to its teachers it deemi to me ne however that salary increases alone will not cheek the losses ani 1 lod d the best teachers permanently it in out on echolls no real teacher ever liaa has or ver ever via work mork aa sarly ly for moi mot av v ab A I 1 ee sto it teachers are attracted to and will remain in a part particular iular school first aae the salary e in Is attract five tire be end because ac living conditions are congenial A man is i rated not so much by the brilling bu illing in alil h he lie works as the house in v I 1 he lie alvea third because of a w 1 ir ome sym pathetic community who ho respect a and n appreciate the teach cr and support the schools 1 because of an opportunity to grow professionally bif th because of a wholesome and wide A ide awake press which alit always ays ham cham the right and constructively boosts for educational improvement the carbon county abrard of aduca tion and its administrative employed emp loyes have done and are doing all within thair t tr power to meet the first and fourth of these conditions TIte Ae others can be nut only by the to operation and continued support of the leading influential citizens of each community the fact that we bave have been able to attract to th carbon county schools men anil and women of ability as tea teachers hers and principals and this in spite of the fact that our salaries are not the best in the state and that opportunities here for professional advancement by tactics of extension or week end courses at universities are limited speaks well for our citizens our communities ani our ar press I 1 maintain that our educational needs can be beat best served by retaining and improving all teachers wl wi 0 are now with us providing ily il tl y are wor thy of cur our support and am b making the five con I 1 lions t numerated above so attractive that the strongest and anti picot st men anil and women momen will tome come to carbon county as teachers in behalf of the tnt mr ehll chil dren and anti your children th ildren 1 I sk tl ti e ac se live tive ro operation cooperation and assignee of every loyal citizen of carbon c omitty thi this is 1 a personal appeal to at y u who are reading this carbon county went vent over the top in furnishing shIng her bep quota of men to make the world safe for democracy democracy em she went over the top in the purchase of war savings stamps and in every welfare drive the she tood stood first in the purchase of liberty bondi with your help she will stand first in education it makes a man mail furious to have hap a woman use her in intuition on him in ate id of her reason aptton lie knows alies lies right and has no business to in be and anywhere where ie Is the ancient loafer loafed that used to be able to quote shakespeare by the yard while his wife took in sewing by the yard and hung out wash in ing in the yard I 1 |