Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-05

FOR this work. the character and quality
NJ tho service given. and the response
hilltieH Imposed upon those Co whom we
are committing the care and training ~
our children. we uru forced Co admit
r. sense ~ shame ut the lundopuuCy uf
this compensation. We believe that "
the efficiency uf our corps lH 10 be
maintained all questions uf fairness and
Justice Co the teachers being waived,
We must within the near future ar
range Co rc1diuHt our SALARY schedule.
The total number NJ teachers and
principals employed no the close uf the
school year. Including those employed
by the University mo the training
school, was 252. ~ whom go were ro-
employed or rendered Employment
In the liking u salaries Tor the come
lug year your committee huH adopted
the system 81 giving un annual Increase
Of salary until the teacher reaches the
salary NJ $50 per month. ur $3.50 per uu-
mum, after which Increases are given
only whore proficiency Dr. shown.
10 is estimated thut the High School
win not show the same increase ln ut-
tendance Tor the coming gear nH hcrc-
tufurp. The enrolment fur the past
Year was 6Gi an Increase uf 20 over the
preceding year. II ~ believed that the
enrolment viii not exceed go. and that
our High School accommodations will
Dc adequate Tor some years 90 come.
PIANOS IN SCHOOLS.
We and that some action ought 90 be-
taken hy the board tu remedy the lack
uf uniformity ln the use OF pianos iu the
schools. Some OF our larger buildings
have pianos owned Boy th" schools. ace
/ uulrpl through tho cNertluuH NJ prince
pals. teachers and pupils others rent
instruments, relying upon contributions
by teachers and pupils. These sources
uf income are prgrafluuH uud the bur
den falls uuVqually upon teachers ana
patrons There are IN use IN the differ
| emit schools twenty-five pianos, OF which
ten are owned outright aud have been
| paid Tor uH above stated. The rcmnin-
| Ing fifteen are rented upon such terms
az tho teachers can obtain. As soon uH
/ tho finances uf the board Will permit,
we believe the Instruments now uwu'd
/ by the various schools ought To De- pur-
/ chased and the FUNDS applied Co the
purchase uf books or gymnnHtic uppnr-
! utua. and the three HChuulH without In
Htrumouts ought 90 be supplied, We
suggest the udyisahilty " arranging
/ for the tuning OF nll the instruments ot
the expense Of the board.
NEEDS OF LIBRARIES.
with the exception OF three. each
| school has what may be called the
| nucleus uf o. library The books hnNe
] been donated coz acquired by the cAcr-
! tluus OF pupils. but nag libraries NJ refer
! puuU they are. with few exceptions,
! hardly worth the name. The total
! number OF volumes ~ about $500. many
! ln poor condition, uf "a value uf about
! 81 900. n Sc easy Co see that there ia
/ much 90 boz desired along these lines.
II ~ with pleasure that We call nt-
! tautlun 90 the fact that the resignation
| OF superintendent MulHpuugh and hla
/ removal from tho State ln the middle
| ~ the school year caused no Interrupt
| ton or break IN the general work u
| the schools, This fact reflects credit
upon the excellent organization cstub-
| lishcd by him, upon the acting super
| iutondout who carried ON his work Tor
| tho remainder OF the year ana upon
| the personnel OF the teaching corps
| We bollcvc that under Prof. Cooper the
| work OF our schools Will be- nc least ua
satisfactory as II has been In the past.