Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-03
REQUEST OF
TEACHERS DENIED
School Board Refuses to Alter
Clause in the Contracts,
CAN NOT AFFORD TO DO 1T.
Not Enough Funds TO Warrant
Guarantee Of Nine Months Pay,
schools Being closed or Not

The effort on the part N the teachers
In the graded schools, to have the clause
IN their contracts that relates to half
pay when the schools are closed ten
or more consecutive days. has fallen to
the ground So also has their effort
C. secure in their contracts a guaran-
tee Of nine months continuous employ
ment The school board claims that
there IS not enough funds at It's dis
posal 10 warrant It In guaranteeing to
the teachers nine months full pay
whether school is held or not and while
the members expressed keen regret at
not being able to accede to the request
Of the teachers, they were firm in the
matter.
The reply Of the board to the teachers
IS embraced in the following resolution
which was offered by Mr Critchlow
and was adopted;
Resolved. That this board acknowl-
edge the receipt through a committee
OF resolution adopted at meeting OF
the graded teachers requesting the
board 30 TO frame It's contract with
teachers as to guarantee fun pay for
nine consecutive months. also of an
oral request that the contract submit
tea be further amended by striking
thereirom the provision supulat.ng
that should the schools be c0mpulsOrl-
ly closed on account OF the preyalen
" contagious disease for ten or more
consecutive days, the teachers receive
but half pay Cor the time during which
the school are so closed,
That the superintendent be instruct
ed 20 convey TO said committee and 10
the teachers the answer Of the board
which Is as follows:
The board acknowledges the justice
and fairness Of the first request and
deplores the recognized fact that the
salaries paid 20 grade teachers are not
commensurate with the services eX-
pected and rendered. The failure TO
grant the request Is due only to the
fact that It is entirely beyond our pow
or 10 do, There are now about 250
grade school teachers IN our corps,
whose salaries constitute by far the
largest item Of our expenditures We
are forbidden by law 10 incur any in
debtedness beyond the amount OF our
annual Income, ana any attempt upon
our part 20 bind the board of education
TO the payment Of sums In excess Of
such income would not only render us
liable. but would in our judgment be
void and Of no effect. We cannot at
this time estimate with precision the
length Of the school year. We hope for
no 90
enable us TO continue the schools the
full period Of nine months. but we are
not justified IN relying upon this hope
! TO the extent OF mourning a liability
| or attempting 10 incur liability which
may be far beyond our means.
We have no hesitation, however. in
assuring the teachers and the public
| that schools will be kept open as long
as the means committed to us will per-
nit.
AS 70 the second request. we have
! TO say that we think the teachers upon
| reflection will agree with US that the
stipulation Is just and fair.
We 90 not anticipate a recurrence
OF conditions which win make this pro-
| vision operative. Should any conta-
| gious disease appear We doubt II IL
| would necessitate the closing OF the
| schools for so long a period as IN days.
| hut should such a calamity oyertake
| us We think the teachers would not OBJ
| Ject and the public would expect US as
! their representatives 20 so divide the
loss so that the whole Of II would not
| fan on the people. The provision for
| half-pay while not employed I'm the
| schools viii enable the teachers 10 live.
| ana the money so saved TO the board
| would certainly be finally paid TO the
| teachers and the schools would thereby
be kept open for a longer period.
We have endeavored 10 submit, and
| believe We do submit. a contract as lib
eral and as fair as the limitations i'm
! posed by law and our duty 10 the pub
lie viii permit, and trust It win upon
reflection be accepted as such by those
interested"
The Following recommendations OF the
committee on teachers and school work
were adopted by the board
Accepting the designations OF Nora
GWin. Katherine Hawthorne. Rose Vi
mont. Maud Hardy 7, S, Pendergrass
and X. +, Caldwell
Assigning Althea Morcton, Gwendo-
Ign Harmon and Lydia Smlthen, as
sistant teachers. 10 places In the regu-
lar corps.
Increasing the monthly salaries Of
Rachel Tire from $50 10 $50, Nellie Petit
from $50 20 S55. Clara Snyder from $40
10 Si5, to correct errors made In grada-
ton al the time OF their election.
Employing Ruby Armstrong at a
monthly salary OF SI5. to do clerical
work for the principal Of the High
school and 10 assist the Instructor in
the commercial deps
Allowing the teachers Of the Bonnie
vile, Lake Breeze and Jordan schools
s. a month each In addition TO their
salaries for car fare
Employing the following teachers TO
ON vacancies. Eleanor McMaster.
Katherine Wall, Winnlfred Hardy.
Irene Emery, Eta Hazeltine Martha
Beeson. Mrs. /. ID. Travis Olive Thomp-
son, Lois Miller and Martha Clay.
Electlng S. d. Bradford principal Of
the Jordan school at a salary OF SOS
monthly. vice II. +. Caldwell resigned.
A letter was read from President
kleberg and Superintendent Hopkins
Of the Galveston public schools In
which the board Is requested TO give
the public school children Of Salt Lake
an opportunity 10 assist In the rebuild
ing Of the school houses that have an
pten QesuOyedi that the surviving
school children Of that stricken city
may pursue their education. The mat
ter was referred 10 the committee on
teachers and school work with power
20 act
Mr. Bamberger offered a resolution
which was adopted directing the COM
mittee on buildings and grounds 20
have plans and specifications prepared
for the new school building 20 be erect
ed al the head ~ State street.
Treasurer Barnett submitted his re-
port for the month Of September and Il
was referred 90 the committee on
finance. II showed receipts. Si31t93:
paid warrants sl5,llI22; due treasury
September ist, $40 .2l56i. leaving a ball
ance Of Sg3 gsl.23 due 10 the treasurer
on September 3Oth The revenues for
the three months Of the school year
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