Smyrna times., 1903-10-21
SAMUEL BUCHANAN FAVORS
MORE PAY FOR TEACHERS
MAKES A PAINT OF HIS SCHOOL DAYS IN
SMYRNA AND COMPLIMENTS TEACHERS.
Former Smyrna Boy, Now a Leading Practic-
lug Physician "DOwn Town. Addresses a
Meeting and Makes a Strong Plea

Former Smyrna Boy, Now Leading Practic-
lug Physician "DOwn Town" Addresses a
Meeting and Makes a Strong Plea.
Teachers from the First and Thirty.
ninth sections of Philadelphia, met in
the Baugh School, Sixth and Dickin-
son streets recently for the purpose of
taking action in the fight for Increased
salaries. The attendance was large
considering the weather and all the
speakers asked to address the meeting
showed their interest by being present
The speakers representing the Tbir-
ty-nlnth ward were Common CounciI.
man Balzley, DR.. S. A. Buchanan, O:
the sectional board and William De-
1rates, OF the Board of Education
From the First ward came expressions
OF opinion by William S. Ware. Re-
corder OF Deeds; Common Councilman
Joseph McAllister and Charles r.
Davis, of the Board of Education
Or. .. z. Cornman, principal of the
Northwest Grammar School. who is
chairman of the Central Committee of
the Teachers Association. also made
an address.
In his address DR.. Buchanan did
not fail to tell the teachers whom ba
addressed, the debt of gratitude he
owed to his former teachers while at.
tending school at Smyrna, Del. That
money could never repay teachers
Tor the valuable services rendered 70
the public and yet there was no class
OF pubic employees who were so moor
~ palo. He who is wont to make two
Dlades OF grass grow where ono voe
wont or accustomed to grow is snraIv
oenefactor to mankind. No teacher
KNOWS the amount of good thew are
accomplishing, or the result of their
laoors' until the seed she has sown has
"eTa.oDed, or until the girl or how hoe a
grown and shOuldered the respons;. a
oilltles of man OR womanhood. S
RELATES an Incident Concerning Smvru. Rou =
some years ago in country town n
Ooy with meagre advantages was in 81
Iuced through his teachers and - W
1uence of the president of the looa1 p,
cnool board, George H. RAYMOND ii
ieceased' to try for West Point He st
Iio SO and graduated with honors and ca
lterWards became one of the briobt.st rs
'"yers IN New York city. This summer liz
. returned to his native town and fe
i'i'eu MS former school teacher and an
resented her with the same beantifnI Of
lld flowers that he was wont - ~ an
men boy, with these words "To Won cal
owe my success in life." So tbaro Oh
% .4-sdsssSya - 4 1.Xh who has ascended the is
uuer :, lame who does not owe his do
lccess In some degree to his teacbar sa,
Philadelphia is no longer recoenizad anC
SLOW city, for according to her So
lollc improvements and exnendi. the
res she is keeping abreast with KIN
ner cltles' but we must acknowledge and
is slow in one respect, that is in ser
'ognlzlng the true value of her rae,
lool teachers. When we considor rae,
rapid influx of immigrants and wo teri
leu them come and we will mako NJ.
lerlcan citizens out of them with reas
ar efforts. for it is you who teach Aue
I'm lessons of patriotism, therefore ton
cannot pay you too much for vonr Al
ua6le services. When our lovad poir
's are taken away it is a beautiful pres
tom with us to give floral tributes pray
some token of esteem, but a better tive
tom would be to strew flowers upon inAu
If pathway while you are with ms that
that is why we so strongly advo. us tc
a higher salary for you. viteC
' Gen. EIkins pems,,ho., E.
'"s's' pany
'e are cognizant of the fact that Spee
70 are greater demands upon Won in ton,
social world consequently vour Cove
enses are greater. No we are call I
80 W acknowledge the fact that 1905,
lie Philadelphia is the third citv in mncl
niatlon, she is 39th in payment Of
vs. w. poi neau Ior school purposes. Clayt
York allows $500 per head for
'ol purposes, while PHILADELPHIA
allows $9.48. General Elkin Rim
d not have left a greater NOM EXCEL
tnan when he left a proviso in A f
Will that all school teachers q ftor be tb,
ears services should receive q car- The
amount as pension fund. Tbis ported
ron should be in every state. For land I
they have expended tbeir Lost One
sies, sacrificed their valuable York
and to be thrown on the cola Dees a
ity of the world - :. o"i" For
Y with our e,oro'.'..:.- Nv. III mar onions
o boastful. We Lift
m tcopfdon4 cold f
,ovo a. u your success as light C
nave the press with you. public Rbnl
=, W 'no poIItlclans In former rich I'll
'H' ESPECIALLY Senator Ware and BILE m