Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-05-08

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The gentleman misquotes us.
We said the indefinite fee system
should be abolished" BY that we
mean that the Principal of the
BerryviIle High School should re-
ceive stated salary. We think
at least 800 a month is small
enough. The fees required of the
scholars should be paid to the
Clerk of the Board and turned into
the Treasury. And then. If the
fees fail to make up the deficit, an
increase Of tax can be made. An
optimistic teacher who applies for
the Berryville High School can
look forward to an attendance of
at least hundred, under the fee
system; while 4 pessimistic educa-
tor viii imagine. that the attend
ance will be only about eight in his
room and thirteen in the second
room.
We think the Principal of the
Berryvilie High School should re-
ceive a stated salary of at least
800 per month; his assistant, SIS:
the other four, $50, $50, $40 and
$50, respectively.
That would mean, for a nine
month school (which we think
should be given in every grade),
a salary roll of $3, 1876.
No teacher is of necessity "
under-paid. If there is any form
of taxation which is willingly paid.
1t Il that of schools. And we can
not believe that we are mistaken
when we say that the people of
this County will pay any and all
taxes levied for that purpose. If
we can 60 before the country with
the statement that Berrvville has
the best-paid teachers and the best
schools Of any in the State in a
town of this size, it will be the
greatest advertisement we could
possibly make TO bring new peo-
pie, new industries, new money
and new brains into our community
School Boards, other than here.
seem 10 be looking out for the
Improvement of their schools at all
times, and even though the law
does require written application
for TEACHERS positions, it does not
prevent the Board from looking
out for teachers who will increase
the efficiency of the schools. and in
vltlrg them to make application for
the positions. And when a teacher
Is told OF the good salary to be
obtained here (under an idea similar
to the one we have .outlined)
prompt application will be made
by the best teachers to be found
anywhere.
At present the teachers in the
Berryville High School and its
grammar department receive re-
spectively, $40, $3.50, $50. S25.
$50 and $3.50. To the $40 (the
Principals salary we must add the
indefinite amount of fees. Thus
the total stated salaries are only
81 ,495 in a nine-month school.
Until some change is made in the
ideas of the School Board, the
school affairs will continue as at
present.
We do not know cfany man who
gives his time, labor, and brains"
to the service of his country. or to
any individual, for $40 a year: so
the question seems strange. At a
rough guess. however, we should
say that a man who gives his time,
labor and brains to his country. or
to anybody else, for $40 a year, is
either one of the grandest patriots
the world has ever seen, or wants
that so mighty bad. or only earns
about that much. If the gentleman
will tell us who this SO man is.
we will then undertake to put him
in one of the three classes we have
named. If he belongs in the first,
we will help to erect a monument
to him; if he belongs in the second.
we will tell him where to get a bet
ter job; and if he belongs in the
third, we will suggest an increase
an the salary, so as to justify the
employment of some SIS man who
will produce better results.
EDITOR COURIER.
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Mrs. :. Joyce, $50 sullivan St, Glare
mont y, H., writes; About a wear ago