Show I NORTHERN NORT UTAH TEACHERS MEET Taxation Is Foremost Among Subjects of Discussion r regional conference of the tho Fourth Utah Education association franc Int 1011 met Saturday In Brigham City with sessions at 10 a a m and 2 p m The Tho tour four districts included from Logan Lo- Lo representatives cd ed d sent gan Cache Cacho county Box BOE Elder county and Rich county and D a large crowd of ot delegates and tore tore ton was In attendance Among Amon those representing the tho President state association were B A- A Fowler of ot the tho U E A Chairman Leroy E Cowles of ot the research committee chairman C CH If H of ot the tho finance com com- committee com committee Chairman C Hay Evans and Mrs Almira D Martin of at the tho teachers locals committee and W 11 U wel- wel welfare wel welfare If 11 Griffiths of ot the teachers fare committee Local arrange arrange- arrangements arrangements ments were In charge of ot James JamesJ of ot the Box El- El Elder El EI Elder Jensen J president der Teachers association G DUST Delegates Included many rep rep- rep representative educators from north north- northern northern northern ern Utah Ulah Including Prof W V L and Prof 1 F D Dames Dallies of at the tho U A C faculty President Ira Hayward 1 of ot of the tho Logan City Teachers association and President President President dent Norman Jeppsen o of Weber eber Count County Teachers association Mayor Herman Bunderson ot of Brig Brig- Brigham Brigham Brigham ham City gave an address of ot wel- wel welcome welcome wel welcome come followed by a II response by President Fowler tor for the tho association association tion Many themes came up tor for dis- dis discussion discussion dis discussion looking toward the tho Im- Im Improvement Improvement im improvement provement ot of education In Utah Utah The The profession Is attracting the finest type typo of at young oung men and nd women today and we want to keep them coming President Fowler said Wo We must strive to tomake tomake tomake make teaching honorable by giving giving ing IlIg high class service and work work- workIng working ing tag for tor more adequate financing of education by having all the peo- peo people people peo people paying a just share share- LE DI LEADING DING G SUBJECTS Leading subjects upon which solutions had do resolutions r were passed to with obtaining reliable data on the tho distribution ot of o the tax burden In Utah number of at teachers avail avail- available available able and tenure tenure-o tenure ot office enact enact- enactment enactment enactment ment ot of a teachers retirement law an amendment to tho the constitution constitution constitution making possible the classi classi- classification classification of property properly for tor taxation purposes a severance ta tax to be enacted Increasing the tho multiple used In taxing the tho net earnings of at mines from three to five modification of ot section which fixes tho maximum rate for school purposes so that eqUIty could be secured It was shown that under the tha rule of ot 19 1922 some districts may levy 7 mills while others are levying le over oyer 20 mills to the detriment of ot those who hap hap- happened happened happened to be below low In 1922 Then Thena a plan was considered for tor study study- studying studying ing budgeting and expenditures of pu public bile funds to determine just where the tax dollar goes dad nd how to secure more economic ex- ex expenditures ex expenditures TIle The regional conference for tor Og- Og Ogden Ogden Og Ogden den and Weber Davis Davia and Mor- Mor Morgan Mor Morgan gan districts will be held In Ogden Olor-I Olor on March 12 |