The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-06

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United States, not counting the pro-
fesslonal sclioois In 1908 the huihper
had risen to 2O,sS1, showing that inc ne
average annual increase III higher eau li
cation makes openings for nearly q q
Thousand new places year Ill ooiieees
ana universities for teachers proil promo
from the secondary schools anu peihs
found to have the requisite skill ana
scholarship. Besides this the Increase
Hi new places III the secondary schoo'ss
OF tho United States has been soine-
what more. In 1890 the high schools
and academies counted 16,5so sstenehersi
IN 1903, 50, 7G,; being an Increase OF ABOUT
1870. n year for teachers in pubic ana
private schools. s,5
THIS shows that there is n growing
demand Tor good teachers and that inc
man who makes teaching an occupation
ana qualities himself for the best work
viii find plenty Of room ut TIC Top. ~
general way DR. Hnrrls mentions that
what may be chilled higher occupa-
ton, which has to do with protec t'oh
md culture, Increased with a consider
able degree Of uniformity IN the thir'y
years ending in 1900, showing an, increa use Sc
from 20 900 to 1900 in each million. Pro-
fessors ana teachers were counted ps
the census of 1870 IJ,141 IN ehch mili'oh'
but the quota Of 1900 each n1lllloh ~
Increased to 1850, Il gain faster than
the population, giving one new pace ~
each 1870 persons, lie cites tho recent
canvass OF salaries Of teachers ny u
special committee In which Colohei
yvr,cht. the chairman, makes report this
year, giving data from which, ne says says
We may complete our list of better SUI SUI
nricd positions in schools. besides those
IN colleges already named, counting IN SUI
nor,rtcndcnts assistant superintendent,
high school principals elementary school
principals high school teachers, clcmen--
tnrv school teachers. six classes IN al,
rcnorled from dG7 cities of oyer S,0oo.
The list aggregates h3554 positions VIII
annual salaries of 5000 and OVER one
half OF which pays $500 ana upwards
besides 14,1W of $500 to $500 and isl7,122S
annual salaries below 800. DR.. Eihrfls
stops at salaries below 5000, as me 20"
limit because lie remarks, he who re-
ccIves 5000 a year receives more lhah
his quota OF the total product OF the
United States.
~ mr. N
being s55l,56 per nhnbitant, II divided t1l
among the entire number OF persons
working in a gninful occupations say %
0(o ooo OF them in NIL Flo concludes,
therefore, that no teacher mas u & risl ~
To complain, on q soclallstlc paslc II
he is receiving q salary for his annual
services of 5000, lilo does not consider
In this discussion teachers OF rural
schools for three or four months IN me
wear, for he says that teaching as a
| rakcshift occupation can never pc OIL
sufficient Importance to cause young
men and women to spend years at tram
| ing schools in preparation for that work
| But to a young man or young woman
well qualified to teach he thinks that
salary of 5000, with the prospect OF q
4 much better salary as such teacher ad-
4 yances, makes teaching, even from the
4 salary point OF vicw an attractive oc-
cupation, to say nothing of the oppor-
!. tunlty which such calling affords Of
| doing good
But he cites figures further to show
/ that the prospect Of even better
| salaries for teachers is bright. In 1851
/ the total per capita of wealth IN the
United States was. $soS.oo; in lsco' sold
in 1870, $780, in 1880, $50; in 1890 $l'uo
4, IN $50 the average person having q
ganrul occupation produced less thar
$500, and the increase was gradual unli
in 1909 it was Sl,OG5,G9. 1T seems, there
4 fcre.n he concludes, "that from 1850 tt
1Soo no wealth producing power has NOR,
than doubled From p cents per day !
has now risen to 30 cents per day III tn
United states Few countries show sucl
an increase. This means he sums VI
. that the people pl VIC S'l'tSu Io'''o
are now more than ever able to SUP
port schools aud furnish positions 0
large salaries for the highest order
teachers and, therefore, a bright an
{ promising view IN the light OF the gen
eral industry problem, but y far NOR
hopeful one viewed from the economics
, law Of Increased values for vocation
that, have in their object protection an
| culture
There is no occasion for comment, a
: Dr. Harris has covered the whole sui
I jcct but it is encouraging to teachers
G TO the friends of education and to n
q who have the welfare of our COUNT
g and our people ut heart, that as "
g grow IN wealth we are coming to
. fuller appreciation of tho value OF educ
Y lion and of the services of those wi
2 instruct the masses