Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-27
ON SLOW
PAY TO TEACHERS
SCHOOLMASTERS OF HENRY
COUNTY, IN MEETING AT
MDONOUGH, MAKE PLEA FOR
RELIEF FROM STATE.

The teachers association of Henry
county had an enthusiastic melting yester-
day at McDonough, the special feature Of
the occasion being the discussion OF the
present deficit OF the school fund.
The teachers were very much encour-
aged by the reading of a number OF let
tiers from various people of prominence
throughout the state, freely expressing
their sympathy with the purpose of the
meeting.
Speeches were made by County School
Commissioner Quincy, Professors w. d.
Green, W. R. Fullerton and others.
MIR. Fullerton Protests
1t was shown by Mr.. Fullerton that the
present system of paying the teachers Is
costing the teachers, an indirectly the
state of Georgia the salaries or lOO teacn-
ers annually; tnat it had its beginning
forty years ago, under the carpet bag
government. lie blamed the teachers for
allowing the perpetuation of it and de-
clared it a crime against the common
wealth of Georgia. and every child born
in the last 10 years and injury 10 every
child that may be born in the next gener-
alton.
He declared the right to tax people is
sacred trust and that trust violated
when it is squandered by allowing a
waste in interest of from $4,000 to $SO,OOO
annually as is the school fund.
Resolutions were enthusiastically adopt
ed condemning the present system. The
resolutions follow:
Text of Resolutions
Whereas, the common school teachers
of the state of Georgia re serving the
state at a very small salary and
Whereas, the state of Georgia pays all
its other employees promptly while the
teachers are required to wait for their
pay and
Whereas, this delay is unreasonably
long and is driving, and has already driv-
en-, some of the ablest talent engaged in
teaching to seek other fields of employ
ment and
Whereas, the present system of pay
lnent is forcing teachers to sacrifice their
meager salaries to the curbstone money
dealer at usurious and exorbitant rates,
which may safely be estimated from
$40, 900 to $50 900 annually and
Whereas, it seems unthinkable that the
great state of Georgia shall continue in
definitely to impose so unfeelingly upon
its worst paid, most helpless, but most
useful servants, therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Teachers association
of Henry county, that recognizing the
manifest hardships and injustice that the
present system infiicts upon the teachers
Oh the STATE VI GeOTBldY the ESSulb VI
which injustice must necessarily be man
ifest in the training Of the children, the
future citizens of the state, to the detri-
ment of the educational interest, and fair
name of the state.
Resolved, That we, as teachers, urge
our fellow teachers and Teachers asso-
Citations and institutions of every county
in the state to adopt resolutions calling
upon their representatives in the general
assembly to pass such laws as will rem
edy this evil.
Received further, That we hereby re-
quest the various newspapers OF the
state, which have heretofore so ably
championed the cause Of popular educa-
ton and the friends of education
throughout the state to advocate the abol-
ishing of the present system and the
adoption Of such a one by which the
teachers may be paid monthly as are all
other employees of our state.
Resolved further, That copy OF these
resolutions be forwarded to the conven-
ton Of county school commissioners
with the request that said commissioners
have them published by the various
newspapers of their counties.
w. r. FULLERTON,
w. D. GREENE,
LAWRENCE DUFFEY,
Committee.
April oath, 1909.