Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-14
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ISAYS 4 NOTED
SCHOLAR |
Present Educational Trend in
This Country Has Never
Been Witnessed in Any Era
of World.
GREECE AND ROME IN
HEYDAY DIFFERENT

Washington, -. c., Feb. lg.--"No
one who is cOnversant with the edu-
catlonal history Of the world will tail
10 see evidences OF a movement which
can not be matched from the records
cf the past" declares Or. Fletcher -
Dresslar Of the United States bureau
of education. IN a report on education
al progress for ;he first decade OF this
century The report has Just been
issued by the bureau for troe
distribution. Greece and Rome IN
the DAYS OF their greatest al
yances know nought Of school build
iugs as thev exist today Far more
money 60 invested in public school
property than was required TO main
tain all the machinery OF our Federal
government IN 1919.
"But let ms not boast OF good woi KS
rnd FORGET those useless expenses or
our eo-Called enlightened civilization.
We spend each year for purposes
which an reason and scientific inYes-
ugation condemn as harmful enough
money 90 duplicate all our sclNol
lmldiEgs aud have millions of dollars
lCit for providing worthy Fairgrounds
Ior children
In proof OF the assertion Chat the
people OF the United states are max
Ing unparalleled expenditures for eau'
cation Dr. Dresslar elites statistics
collected by the bureau of education
Nhich show that "thc total income
trn1 an sources for the common
schools has Increased from S2i9,tjo'-
$40 I'm 1900 20 sl03Gi72S9 In 1907
This Is truly a remarkable show
ire" Dr Dresslar continues, ihe
school population has increased only
IA the nolghborhood OF 10 per cent
while the total income for common
schools has increased more than 50
per cent
"As indicated above. the large tom
in this increase IS the income iiom
local taxation. This fact adds great
significance TO these figures; for NOT
emily does 10 emphasize, as already IN
dictated. the Willingness OF the people
e. support their common schools W
an immediate and direct way, but ~
should furnish a striking object les
son 10 those states which are yet
afraid apparently, 10 trust the people
with power 10 tax themselves Tor lhe
adequate support OF their cehAuh
schools
Those states which stlll persist
lll IInNNNNNNA TIC NNfNNfAhI AAhNh Wv
orcisiur the right 10 local taxation Tor
school purposes are surely out OF Inc
with tho democratic faith so strikinsly |
shown by these figures. Whatever |
runlOs may arise at times on account /
of civic luemcicncy In other lines Of !
pndoayor h a. plaln that the Amer |
f,Rn pcople believe IN the education !
OF their children and are willing Ia |
.... a.. 30 atrartI4 ouf of tholr own
pockets
As further indication of the large |
increase during the decade OF Amer
irn's Investment I'm education, Or. |
Dresslar notes that the total value OF
IAN school property has Increased |
from Sl50.O00000 IN 1900 TO the enor' /
nous sum OF sa6S 100000 In lHos.
Groat OUTLAWS have also been necessi-
tatcd hy the increases Ia teachers /
salaries. whose monthly wage mas 4
risen about 80 per cent for the man
aud 25 per cent for the women,
I'm view OF the fact also that the /
school term has heightened from 1913
DAYS Ca 1900 ia 1853 days In 1903, the /
teachers. who are paid hy the MONTH /
have had a further actual Increase ~ !
salary, and al the Same time have been /
able TO increase ;lelr educational ci- /
focilvoness In This particular alone
hy some eight per cent
Among the doplorahle factors In ne |
educational trend Is the relative elm |
ination of man teachers from the pub
lie schools This elimination mas !
cen going on steadily and RAPIDLY |
since 1850" In the hrst decade OF |
this century the proportion dropped |
from 80 men in each 100 teachers 90 |
only about "a In the hundred, a Sc |
crease OF nearly go per cent IN zen |
ears Discussing these figures Or
Drosslar said there rs no doubt that |
u rs unwise 10 intrust so important |
matter as the teaching Of boys ana |
Girls 80 largely TO womeni but the