The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-06-11
CALEDONIA NOTES.

with a prosperous small farmer. We
were discussing salaries of teachers.
Mention was made Of one who, at
that time, was receiving $500 per
year for an eight-months' school. He
thought this teacher was overpaid
He remarked that if he could make
that much per year he would con
slider himself fortunate indeed. We
| then computed the amount Of corn.
cotton, and other products grown on
/ his farm, the vegetables consumed by
the family or sold, the profits on live
+ stock, timber, etc We easily esti-
mated an annual income of 81, $50
/ exclusive of such expenses as fertiliz-
er and seeds. But, said he. Won
should not count our garden veg
etables and that which is consumed
/ by the family I replied that no
doubt the teacher would be glad TO
not count such things consumed by
his family. But they must be con
sumed, and if consumed paid for.
Nothing was said about the difference
in reading matter and library mate
rial usually needed by the teacher,
and the difference in laundry, tran
sportation, expense. etc. I am glad
to report that this estimable farmer
is now an advocate of higher salaries,
and if necessary, higher taxes to Sc
cure the higher salaries
The same writer gives as an illus
tration of the case of an earnest, hard
working young man who spent ST.
500 fitting himself for his work, and
by hard struggle finally became the
teacher of science in city school at
$50 per month And a tbick-headed
school-mate who never spent a cent
for higher education rose TO the
position of janitor in the same school
at $65 per month. The janitor testi-
fed that his work was ''as easy as
falling off a log and that he owned
his dwelling house. He made S65 per
month during vacation working at
the carpenters trade. The teacher !
could not be sure of his position "a
common condition. and was renting
a modest fiat at $40 per month He
had nothing to do during vacation
except to attend educational meet
ings and keep up with his profess
sion" Let US ask, in all. sincerity, /
is this fair? Is it not placing a pre-
MUM upon the material rather than .
the intellect?
Miss Willie Lou Halbert, our
courteous and efficient Hello girl" +
at the exchange, visited her sister. (
Mrs. Emmett Smith. last week. We
are pleased to know that Mr.. En- /!
mett's eye is going to be all right
again. 1t was rather dangerous !
wound
We had quite a heavy rain last
Friday night and enough wind with
it to make the corn in our patch"
look like some one about the size of
Taft had sat on it. Nature
has provided for such emergencies,
though, and the corn got up again.
Mr.. Roy B. CASTOR, who has been
with Mayo and Weaver for several
visited his parents here a
few days last week and then departed
for Oklahoma City, where he goes in
search of employment and better
health.
Mr. L. B. Lawrence and wife Wis
tied at Capt. Egger's last Sunday.
Miss Clara Drake, of Aillport. vis-
tied at the home of W. A. Nickles
last week.
Mr.. Thomas Virgins and wife
went to Columbus on Monday Of last
week. Mr.. Virgins has been in bad
health for some time and has gone
to where he can have constant med
Ical treatment. We hope to hear of
his improvement.
Mr. w NJ Belts and Mrs. Willie
Jernigan were in Columbus last ;
Thursday
De Witt and Ozzie Lawrence at
tended the A. and NJ. commencement.
Mrs. Lucy Stanley, of Columbus,
IS to visit the families Of A. L. Stan {
ey and J. N. Dodson in the near fu-
-ure
Mr.. F. B. Wheeler and wife spent
4 day recently with Mrs. Wheeler's :
parents, Mr.. E. NJ. Cain and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Bryant, of West
Point, visited Squire J. L. Williams
ast week.
Mr. w. ]. Stanley is to have his
iwel1ing house painted. We hope
hat is contagious and that many will
De exposed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berry Gallop visited
,ur townsman, Charles Egger, lately. f
Miss Birdie Stillman is home g
tgain. She spent the winter in Ham /
lton. where she attended school. /
Mr. Thomas Andrews has been s