Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-31
Give SMALL PAY
TO THE Teacher
Many Country Instructors
ceive but S35 a Month
for Their Work.
HOPE FOR A MINIMUM WA
Number of Standard Schools Of
Country Raised From Four to
Twenty During Year.

Teachers of country schools in r
Island county receive a mere pitta
for their labors, according to 4
Lou Harris. county superintendent
a review Of the years work she
submitted relative to the school W
of the county. Some Of them work
as low as s35 a month and a gr
many receive but $40 and have
seven months of school.
"Of course, We know this is VI
poor compensation and We know.
that when We pay more salary we
have more efficient work" decla
Miss Harris. 1T is hoped to raise
standard of the teachers first, and u
in that manner, raise the salary scH
ule The Illinois certificating law
probably this year have an am=ndmI
adding a minimum wage and whel
standard of this kind is set in any
cality. it raises the quality OF
teaching service"
There are 14,572 pupils and
teachers in the county. Over 500
pie are holding teachers certificate.
this county, some of whom are ted
ing in other counties, others attend
normal schools or colleges vi
others are out of active service.
Zone year ago there were four 81
dard schools in this county, whert
at the present time there are al
twenty ready to receive the "plat
a number of schools having putt
new desks. furnaces, and other \
provements which are required "a
standard school. There are two a
pletely new school buildings, ons
Carbon Cliff and the other at BarsN
while the Osborn school has N
made over so that it is practical
new school.
Plan Uniform Course.
THE schools this year seem clt
together inasmuch as they are VI
ing under a special system of outl4
sent out each month. Next year
course is to be revised and we
know in the rural schools just vi
each teacher is doing every day
same as the city system is control
We are confident that such work I
rive better satisfaction and the Il
iren will develop much more rapk
lnder A systematic method rather
! haphaZard one.
THE plans are being laid wherF
rock Island county may have at
lext annual state meeting a req
-ntative in the spelling contest
THE county officers meeting is
ng planned for the latter part OF
arv. We hope to have this sesf
Tiger than the one of a year
-hich was said by the state sup4
endent to have been the largesf
he state.
Many Improvements.
"AIl of the districts in the cor
ave been showing great interest,"
chool improvements; wherever
airs have been needed they hav1
early all cases been made. shof
nat the people really have eleT
, the Office of director OF their
chools men who are thoroughly
sted in the welfare of the commu7
believe the community has awake
, the fact that men who are say
le financial end OF the school
ess to the extent that they run
istrict into debt and have TO i1
lterest bearing warrants are nol
elm hut a hindrance to them.
~ am glad there are very fen
,ese directors in this county 4.
onev has been levied TO NEE
expenses. This does
any criticism on the A
individual persons as the inc
taxes is so small that II is not
: the individual. but il does "a
great deal to the community in
ding better equipment and ser9
r the education of the young,
is is the sole purpose OF the sen
he better the education the bd
@ citizen. and the better the 4
unity. the greater the results
receives for the money
,nded for educational institutiout
----
The secretary of the interior,
me. is a first class man, but he
yer be president of the Unt
IL mae bn-n In T.nad,H