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Show , ' Teachers' Salaries I Are Declared To Be Too Low SALT LAKE, Aug. 26 Greater efficiency effi-ciency in the schools can be brough: about only by increasing the salaries of teachers to the point where the best talent will be attracted to the teaching profession, declared Nephi L. Morris in the opening session of the Salt Lake City public schools institute at the East I hich school yesterday morning. Mr. Morris called attention to the fact that the average wage paid school teachers is below that of common labor. It In barelj a third of the wage paid a North Carolina street cleaner, and less than jhalf the minimum remuneration demanded de-manded by a negro barber, he declared. "Education in the future." Mr. Bfor Iris continued, "must fit the boy for work at his very door, and vocational (education answers the needs of all the J community in this respect. It Is reasonable reas-onable to suppose that in the near future, fu-ture, the public, seeing the necessity lot adequate training for the children, will demand that teachers be paid B 'wage sufficient to insure capable instruction in-struction in the public schools." Dr. Ernest A. Smith, city superin- tendent of schools, who presided at the meeting, gave an outline of the school J work for the coming year He called l attention to the fact that there are 170 ! additional teachers on the force this season, and expressed coniidence that the school year would be successful. "A new social order." he declared, "has arisen as a result of the war. and ' ihr problem of reconstruction la one to Iwhieh education of the future niu-.t adapt Itself. I would suggest that a council of teachers be formed to dij-cuss dij-cuss these new matters." Oscar Van Cott, supervisor of lnter-j lnter-j mediate grades and junior high ! schools, spoke of Ihe necessity of mak-j mak-j ing ihe schools more practical. Ho announced that hereafter the firsi report re-port would not be tissued until school ! has been in session for eight weeks, (instead of four, as has previously be n j the case. This, he explained, will -r e ihr tfaehers mom time to get acquaint led with the abilities of the pupils r. being called upon to judge their '. standing. L CoipinUiUtj singing under the direc jtiou of Squire f'oop, supervisor of mu- sic in the junior and senior high schools, was a feature of the Session,, |