The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-14
s. TUESDAY, JANUARY IA, 1902.

From REMARKS dropped by many of the
prominent men of the state it is evident
that efforts will be made to still further
improve the educational system of this
state. There seems to be no denial of the
fact that there is room for this movement
and that there is no object to which es-
pecial attention can be given better than
this Everything that has been done in
the past has been productive of great good
and the results have amply repaid all ex-
penditures. The state appropriation can
easily be increased to large amount, as
the balance in the state treasury is on the
right side. Receipts from the large cor
porations might be, with great profit,
turned into the school fund.
SOMETIMES, when the legislators assem-
bled at Trenton have nothing else to
take their attention, they discuss local
politics and possibilities. Last week the
subject was the nomination of sheriff in
Monmouth county. Senator Francis is
said to be candidate. Nothing surpris-
ing about that But it was developed that
ex-Assemblyman Samuel w. Kirbride
would also be in the field. In the last
shrievalty contest Mr.. Kirkbride was pro-
minently mentioned and it was probably
only because he would not say the word
that he was not on the ticket This is a
matter in which Burlington county has no
say except to speak good word for one of
its boys. Samuel w. Kirkbride was born
here, and our people have high regard
for him. He has been prominent in the
politics of Monmouth county for some
time and his record is good He has never
been accused of double dealing or any
other dishonorable acts While not con-
tinually trumpeting the fact to all quarters
OF the state he is probably as much en-
titled to credit for Republican ascendancy
In Monmouth as those whose hats seem to
grow too large for them every day II
Monmouth county should elect Samuel w
Kirkbride sheriff it would have an official
1t would be proud of.
NOBODY in New Jersey questions that
the average pay of the public school
teachers in the State is too low. 1t is
far below the compensation made for ser
vices that require no higher intellectual
training, no greater moral excellence nor
more arduous and wearing labor in other
professions. This is all freely acknow-
lodged, with more or less earnestly ex-
pressed regrets that these faithful workers
are not better paid The state of New
Jersey, or rather the county educational
authorities, now have excellent opportu-
mites to prove the sincerity of these pro-
fessions
The teachers salaries may be increased
to substantial extent in every county in
the state without costing the taxpayers
single penny over what they had been
paying under the low salary system. All
That is necessary is for each county to
devote to an increase of teachers salaries
is share of the $780, 900 distributed from
the surplus in the treasury toward the
payment of the three mill school tax. OF
course 1t is too late to make such dispo-
sltlon OF the fund this year, but it could
be done hereafter, to the great relief of
the most faithful, conscientious and valu-
able body of workers in the state. AS
there are about five thousand public
school teachers in the state the devotion
OF the 5000 to this purpose, would
mean an average increase of $3.50 year
IN their pay. In view of the practically
unanimous confession that the teachers
are shamefully underpaid, the taxpayers
should not lay their hands on this money
-Neso York Herald.