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Show 123 Historically, Utah. this Orson Hyde, argument is to some degree out of character in early Utah pioneer and LOS Church leader an stated: and after having availed themselves of the labors of teacher for the benefit of their children they allow him to go unrewarded until his ambition sinks within him, and he concludes to go to some other business, and thus we deprive ourselves of the best class of school teachers, and we have to put up with persons of second or third rate ability. We ought to employ the best talent that can be procured as school teachers.19 • a John R. Park salaries. was another prominent .early Utahn who Lamenting the fact that teachers were spoke for higher paid so poorly, he said: These figures speak for themselves. It must be evident that such a pittance is not enough to induce men and women of superior ability to remain in the profession of teaching.20 It would appear first from the above that teachers have his- torically had difficulties obtaining the kinds of salaries they have thought they deserved, and secondly, there is believe that prominent from time to time, people have faced with financial realities issued statements of a Joseph F. are causes However, it idealistic statements. bit later, other different tone. LOS General an a basis to supported the teachers' especially in Utah's earlier days. should be realized that the above uttered in some When prominent people One such statement was Conference session by Church President Smith: 190rson 20John Hyde, Journal of Discourses, vol. 17, p. 352. For other like Park, First Utah School Report, l896 Service Of (Salt Lake statements, see John C. Moffitt, Century 454-55. City: Deseret News Press, 1961), pp. R. |
