Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-29


division. where the averages are S.. SO
for mon and $51.9i for women teachers.
Up to 1907 Pennsylvania paid It's teach
ers the minimum average salary. At1A
for men and S3s q for women. but since
that time they have received higher com
pcnsation. Massachusetts is generous to
ma'c teachers. giving them sl40M per
month California is partial to women
tcachors and pays them $65.Si per month.
IT Is but fair TO say that the exceed
insly low wages paid to teachers in
the country districts are the cause of
the low general wage average Taking
the cities and towns as n basis. the aver
age monthly salary is largo, relatively
to that in many European countries
where the standards of education among
the masses is high and where educational
facilities rank with our own. In Great
Britain male teachers receive an
average yearly salary of $3.50. while
women are paid loss than 500.
In Prussia the average salary is
sch. while women are paid less than
900 In Prussia the average salary is
S2lS year. The average salary in
I'rancc is 500 while in Spain It is 500
Sweden and Norway pay $50 year to
women and s1?n to men. The highest
salary paid is $500
While tho salaries received by teach
crs in our own country are liberal as
still much force in the complaint that
they arc out of proportion to incomes
derived from professions requiring less
training and responsibility
II VERMONT DAIRY INTERESTS
NEED A BUILDING THEY SHOULD
HAVE IT
From the Mortified News)
Commenting upon the proposed bill to
he introduced at the coming session of
tho legislature for the erection Of q
hrilling for the school Of dairying. the
Pare Telegram suggests that Vermont
has enough sons abroad who might easily
md gladly erect such n building and
donate il to the state il they anew the
need" We are getting too much into
the habit of looking 10 some loyal son"
TO do this thing ana that thing for his
native Statc and the above reaches about
tho limit, If Vermont really needs this
building to advance it's agricultural in
t"rcsts lot the state build it, instead Of
going outside to beg Of somebody who
was born in Vermont to come forward
and make us a present. The next thing
in order will he to nut binders on YER
mont. set her down on some street cor
Nor in a metropolitan city, with the tin
cup and the sign. II am blind; If YOU was
born in Vermont please give me a few
PENNIES to help buy a tin rooster for the
dom" OF the state House" 1t is hardly
necessary to say that this criticism n no
way has reference 70 the many ga. rous
deeds of former Ncrmonters who huV" or
may erect memorial buildings. for their
native town. An entirely different prip-
! cple is involved in the latter work.
SENATOR PROCTORS TRIBUTE TO
ROOSEVELT.
! Trom the ST. Johnsbury Republican,
Senator Proctor had this to say IN a
recent chat with a republican rcprcser =
t9tive: "HaVe you read the President 5
letter of acceptance? Strong iOCum' at
isn't il II hits from the shoulder, ri; Vt
out straight 1t is manly it Is honest
is definite. There is something salts
tory about it. II masculine 1.ool
p JudGe Parkcr's n noes since his NOM
ination' rhcy are OF the neuter gender
| every one Of 'em!"
SENATOR DILLINGHAM HONORED
Fror the Barre Timcs)
senator Dillingham; of Vermont Is sig
nallv honor"d in berg selected by tn,
republican national committee to opcn
with Senator Fairbanks the campaign ii
Marvllnd. Tho junior senator from this
State is winning his spurs In his owr
party councils as well as in the halls OF
CAMPAIGN HUMOR.
a. rom the Rutland News)
| The Montpelier Argus is guilty OF this
hit Of humor: The prohibi;ory and re.
strictive features of the law have WORKED
we'll. and every town that desires 4
straight brand of prohibition can hav,
II. 1t is only IN its license features tina
the law H weak. and the weak parts arc
principally those plac~d in the Law as 4
cor cessior to prohibitionists."
VDRMONT'S ATTRACTIONS.
N'rom the Middlcbury Register.)
i Both fully agree that Vermont win
l. ter weather was alphabetically easier
| 10 bear and far more conducive TO
Il health and comfort than that Of Mas
| sachusetts. and both agree that the
| eternal beauty of Vermont's hills and
| valleys respecting which the native
| resident seems sordidly indifferent re-
| mains throughout the year; is here
Il in December IA well as IN June
| White River Junction Landmark.
| This ie true Nermonters do not hal
lapDrrcistr the beauties and attraction
lof their state. The editor of The Land
mark came to Vermont to recover hi
Ihcalth and. we are glad to note. is sue
lcceding.
| MERRIFIELD AND SPEAKERSlIlP
(From the Brattleboro Roformer)
| The election Of Speaker Mcrriheld I
, again represent Ncwfane in the hous
makes It practically certain that he wi
receive the support OF great man
members for ELECTION as speaker. Hi
record in the last session mas receive
more communication and less criticisr
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