The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-28
NAR W. MOYLE DEFINES POSITION
F AS TO TEACHERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL

either vote for or against me, l feel that
my position should not be misunderstood.
l never have been in favor Of displacing
eastern teachers with local teachers,
Those eastern teachers who were al
ready IN the schools have been. and in
my Judgment should be. retained. In
the employment OF new teachers and
principals however, where we have had
local applicants who have been equally
qualified with .non-residents have taV-
ored, and still favor. the employment OF
such local people
1 am in accord with the sentiments Of
your editorial To the effect that 1t Is
good 10 have an effusion OF new blood In
The teaching force, and that this new
blood may we'll come from outside of
Utah. ] do not hesitate TO say that |
have acted during the eleven years l
have been on the board OF education along
the lines suggested, and never AT any Tune
favored any principal or teacher on ac-
count OF religion or for lack OF religion.
or on account OF the locality from which
he came. Our superintendent has always
recommended good percentage OF teach
ers from outside of Utah, and his recon-
mendations have been uniformly ratlned.
Usually we are compelled TO hunt outside
Of Utah for many OF our teachers, since
the local supply has not been sufnclcnt'
/ did say In my remarks referred to-
and possibly that is what caused the mis-
understanding-that. when first became
member Of the board Of education there
was not In my opinion that confidence
existing between the board OF education
and the local teachers and principals that
there should have been and that this
was shown by the fact as j understand
1t to be, that at that time only one
principal In the city schools and not a
single high school teacher had ever spent
a day in any. school in Utah, although
! there were at that time educators In
J Utah who could have been procured' ana
! who were as well. If not better, quail
| fed than some in the schools at that time
/ For some reason or other, whether from
/ ,Y.Ic pdine nre1I0igH the then
| local teachers and principals were not
! as II seems TO me, sufficiently encour,
/ aged or induced 10 come into the scnoo ,I1c
/ system. In conversation with DR.. Mills.
! paugh concerning this condition at that
! early time. I understood from him that
! the local people did not apply, and tha'
, he would have been pleased TO put more
into the schools had they done so, II
would seem 10 be fairly proven that these
same local mon were fuzzy qualined ici
the positions, by the fact that TO-DAY som,
! OF our best principals In the city school;
were then In the school business. but were
not brought into the schools In Salt Lake
! and | might add that as far as an
! informed although they are LEGAL people
thew are not members OF the Mormon
At the meeting referred to ! said tha
! I was pleased 10 have had part ~
| bringing about what / consider the pct
| ter condition existing at the present day
| that is, a condition where greater conii'
| dence and sympathy exist between IN,
! school board and the local cuu'dloIS ~
! BY local do not mean members OF tn
dominant church. although II they are q;
good teachers and principals, they Ger
| tainiy have as much right ana are en-
| titled to as much consideration as any
others in tho schools | said that I'M!
| improved condition is shown by the iac
! that we are now getting the best taien
Of this state, and, as Well: gooo euuSatp'
from outside,
I also stated that this improved condi
tion is shown by the fact that: at thi
tlmo both teachers and principals do no
| trouble themselves as much as iormeriY
| N M all concerning She question OF VIE
| shoii or shall not L. members OF th
board OF education. They do not vast
| as much time OF energy as has been a
times wasted. and which could have bee:
more proGtably given 10 the interests o
the schools IN ar effort 10 elect or DC
feat certain candidates. for fear II snc'
] candidates should get control of the boar'
they would be ousted from their POSITIONS
Tj,cy do not have that feeling or dis
trust that formerly existed against Ger
tain members Of the board OF education
bur have learned by actual eNperlShc
that all they need concern themseNe
ohnI,, In order to hold their positions /
TO give honest. efficient service TO IN
bel,cvc that the schools today ar
in a better condition than ever before
that we have the best that were III IN
system Ina the beginning OF the preSen
| ecbooi system and those who nave pee
bronght In later, II there has been an
difference have been as wen, or oettSI
qualified II there was any , poasI,n
done by me in my remarks aItnouSi
do not remember OF any, IL wSe nrn ori, - =
some credit with the other members {
IN, board of education for INC condltio
''a' OSCAR W. MOYLE.