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Show TEACHERS DID NOT STRIKE BUT THEY RECORDED A PROTEST AGAINST CONTRACTS. They 01 joct to the Manner of Paying Them and to the Summcr School Requirements. The Ogden school teachers did not vote to strike yesterday, but they held n meeting in the Congregational church to protest against signing the contracts offcrd thc-ni by the city board ot education. As near as could bo gleaned Troin ! he general discussion carrie I on at l ie various schools during the day 'ho trouble originated with tho proposed pro-posed contracts olTered lv the board tor signatures until May 22. In these contracts he board stipulated that thf salary for nine months of teaching I would be divided into ten installments I the last of which A AK Ifi hi. it'll 1 'III I days after the teacher had completed the school year. In case the teacher terminated the contract before tho close of the school jear or in anv other oth-er way failed to perform tho conditions condi-tions of same, all claim to tho "tenth month salary" would be declared forfeited. for-feited. It was also stipulated that tho teacher should attend tho Utah Teachers' Teach-ers' association for tho full term unless un-less excused. The division of the salary was made with a view or avoiding a rccunence 'f the difficulties encountered luring lur-ing (he past year when two or more teachers suddenly "quit tho bUsl-ness" bUsl-ness" and left tho board in the luich for substitutes I |