Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-20

is striking pretty close to the hearts
OF the people. Many teachers in this
county receive but $50 per month
and are employed for but six months
during the year. In comparison to
the services they render the public,
there is no class OF workers so poor
ly paid as teachers. The reason for
this is lack of funds, and vet the
county Judge maintains that the cost
is excessive. The amount provided
by the county for the schools is only
about two-thirds enough TO pay
teachers salaries alone, even at the
low salaries teachers receive. Sure
ly the county judge would not cur
tail the right of the people to vote
upon themselves an additional tax
for school maintenance.
The article goes on TO say: I'VE
have superintendent at 81, 500 per
year, 5000 year more for travelling
expenses, and a clerk for him at
$500 more" The county judge also
gets a salary of $500 and we have
heard no one say that it is too much.
Does he think 5000 per year for trav-
cling expenses or $500 per year for
clerk is excessive?"
Two Supervisors.
Then again: I'VE have two super
visors at $12O per month besides
their expenses" This also is a mis-
statement. The supervisors get $12O
per month and are furnished post
age, stationery, telephone expense,
| etc, but pay their travelling expenses
from their salaries The law pro-
vides a minimum OF 500 per month
and all expenses. The attorney gem
eral of Oregon has held that this
means the county should pay travel
| ing expenses as well as postage, sta
tionery, etc. In their desire to re-
| duce travelling expenses to the mini
mum the county educational board
allowed the supervisors $12O per
|
own travelling expenses. These su-
pervisors have Travelled mostly on bi-
cycles and on foot in order TO keep
their travelling expenses within the
$40 per month. The supervisor in
reality gets the minimum pay instead
of the maximum, as stated in the in
terview.
More Mis- statements.
1t is also stated that I'VE have the
maximum number of supervisors.
| Also mis-statement. The number of
school districts in this county enti-
ties it to three super VisOrs, and we
have almost enough schQoi districts
to entitle us to for' supervisors, bur
only two are appointed.
Another misleading statement:
1T (the law permits counties hav-
ing more than 60 school districts to
organize and divide the districts into
supervisory districts" etc. The law
does not only permit but requires
the county school superintendent Of
any county with more than 60 school
districts, to organize and divide the
districts into supervisory districts"
etc, The law does not only permit
but requires the county school su-
perintendent OF any county with
more than GO school districts to APP
point a county educational board
and put the law into effect. In ac-
cordance with this requirement the
county superintendent of Jackson
county did appoint a couAty educa-
tional board, which proceeded to di-
vide the county into supervisory dis
tricts and appoint supervisors as
required by law. In their effort to,
economic, the pay OF tho supervisors.
was placed at the minimum, the.
$120 allowed them covering travel
ing expenses as well as salary. This.
board had the option TO appoint one,
two or three supervisors. Two were
appointed.
Helps RurL Schools.
The supervisory law was passed in
the interests of the ruTal school, on
the ground that the boy or girl in
the country Is entitled 70 just as
good advantages as the BOY or girl in
the city. The county over $33 is:
being expended annually for the ed
! ucation of the town and city pupil.
and only S13 for the country pupil.
There is no reason why the country
school should not have az much at
tention as the town or city school.
In the Medford schools a superinten-
dent is employed a: $2,0ee per year.
and five supervising principals at
5000 to $1,000 per year, though only
about As teachers are employed in
the schools. Similar conditions pre-
vail in every wide-awake city or
town. But in all the rural schools
of the county but two supervisors
are employed. and the county Judge