The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-02-24


pal will help the school. question, al |
so, very seriously, whether Emporia |
and the State can afford TO have KEEL |
logg pursuing such course as TO seri- |
riously affect the appropriations for q
new building and current expenses.
Who knows but that next year, should
he succeed in his demands this, he
would be here demanding a salary of
four thousand dollars, and one or two
thousand dollars for ''back pay?" i
think that is about the estimate he
places upon himself, in view of his ex-
pressed desire to go into the banking
business. In that case the legislature
would undoubtedly become Disguised
and stop the appropriations for the
school altogether. Many of the east
ern Normal schools do not get over
$4,000 year for running expenses.
The Principals comparison of his sal
airy with those received by principals of
other institutions has no weight what
ever with me. The State Agricultural
College pays its President $500, 1t
has a large fund from the sale of its
lands and does not draw the salary
from the State. Besides, President Dem
ison raised by his efforts about $4,000
for the benefit of the Institution. In
point of ability 1 question whether any
but Mr.. Kellogg would consider the
comparison favorable to the President
of that college. The principal of the
Leavenworth Normal School receives
3d. 400, only part of which is for the first
well might Mr.. X. count in the several
hundred dollars he has received for
some years for editing the Educational
Journal, and specializing in additions"
and "town Sites" as part of his pay.
The State Normal School of Illinois has
some six hundred students When we
get rich as Illinois, and have six hun
dred students, intead of $50 or 160, per-
haps we can pay $1,000 for principal.
Let me give few instance on the 9TH
er side. DR.. Lock, President of Asbury
Indiana university, an able educa-
tor, receives S1,7OO salary. DR..
McNutt, President of the Indiana
State university, receives $1,000 sala-
ry. DIR. Merrick, President of Della
ware college, Ohio, receives 1,800 sal
airy. 1 might site numerous instances
of this kind had time. Our Governor,
Supreme and District Judges only get
the same pay we are all willing to give
to Mr.. Kellogg as principal of school
which has $50 to 100 students, instead
of 243 as he falsely states. 1t is not
fair to count the number that has at
tended during the whole year instead
of those in attendance at one time.
"But," says the Principal, sit is not a
question whether the teachers are worth
these salaries, but whether the posi-
tons, the offices, are" That's logic.
Suppose we give 50, 800 to the Office OF
principal. Who is to be the judge
whether he is worth the money or not
Would the principal ''gobble" it all, or
would he leave some for "the Office
the position" o, see. 1t is the dig
mtg that we are to pay for. Dignity,
that's the word. No difference what
Mr.. K. is worth in dollars and cents,
the salary must be large for dignity's
sake. Dignity is a good thing, but SO
long as our State tax levy is 10 mills,
we cannot afford to spend so much as
$500 on dignity for one little man. We
could not afford to give him over thirty
or forty dollars and have the dignity
fund go round.
To sum up: l have no i'll feeling to-
ward Kellogg, or any of the teachers.
have counted them all as friends, and
hope 1 may continue to so count them.
/ think / have done them some service.
L made up my mind so soon as 1 saw
the estimates to oppose them. think
$1,000 is a large salary for him-all he is
worth. l have been told that he only
heard one class during the last session
of the school. Whether this is so or
not, he earns his money easy, and has
heretofore had time to make several
hundred dollars a year by outside
work. 1 think $1,000 enough for his
first assistant. That's what the same
position pays in our other institutions.
thiuk all the teachers had pay enough
at last years salaries, except the Pre-
ceptress, whose salary will be raised.
am not in favor of any "back pay"
The demand in this item heretofore has
injured our institution, and am in IA
vor of putting a stop to "back pay" for
ever. When persons accept position
with fixed salary they should be salts
fed with that salary until raised in the
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additional teacher, because believe the
number is now sufficient to carry on the
school with its present room. l am
satisfied that this additional teacher is
only asked for to relieve the present
teachers from some of their work.
When am convinced that the teachers
are overworked will favor an increase
in their number. 1 oppose these in
creased appropriations honestly and
conscientiously, and not for the purpose
of making fight on any body. My
first duty is to the public and not to
personal friends. So shall always act
in my representative capacity for the
people. l am not in the woods very
badly. l am out in the clear sunshine
of those who have conscientiously dis
charged duty intrusted to them by the
public. I hope Kellogg's eyesight will
become clear enough for him to see be-
yond the end of his nose. Let him look
out beyond his own selfish desires, and
get enlarged and generous views of the
interests of the State, and act accord
ingly. SToTLER.
TOPEKA, Feb 10th, 1871.
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