The Detroit times., 1914-07-20

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WASHINGTON. ID. c.. July 20
Public school teachers and university
professors may
Teachers nov get accurate
Salaries. information on sal.
AIRY schedules In
force IN an parts of the United states,
thanks To Uncle Sam, who has sup
piled the statistical experts, and 10
the National Education association,
which has supplied the FUNDS for a
comprehensive study OF the pay rolls
ol every city, town. village and rural
community in this country.
The Tangible Rewards OF Teach
ing Is che subject OF the new pub
LEGATION supplying this information for
teachers and school officials. IL Is
known Officially as United States bu-
geau OF education bulletin No. $50,
and il is now ready for free distribu
ton TO all teachers and educators
Who make a written request OF United
states Commissioner OF Education +.
T. ClaNton.
This Information on the manner
and methods OF various communities
I'm helping hardworkiug teachers 20
meet the increasing cost OF living has
been compiled by James G. Boykin,
editor OF tie bureau OF education, and
by Miss Roberta King, who has been
Ina charge OF the statistical work on
more than 400 pages OF salary tables
In the new bulletin exclusive OF com
pilatiOn of state laws relating TO
teachers salaries The committee OF
the National Education association,
for which the new bulletin was com.
piled consisted ~ Joseph Swain.
chairman Robert c. Brooks eXecu-
tive secretary Ernest G. Moore
David B Johnson Harlan Updeeraf,
Grace G. Strachan Margaret Haley
and James Ferguson
Mr. Boykm and Miss King have
gathered much Information without
making any attempt 20 draw concn
sious or institute comparisons, The
tables are arranged I'm such simple
form that the reader can easily do
this for himself or herself The gov.
enment experts by grouping intor
nation and through the careful ar.
rangcmant of figures, managed 10 do
almost the impossible, and have made
statistics interesting
The governments new bulletin
shows that the highest salary paid
20 school superintendent is Sl0-
600 which is given to the superinten-
dent OF public schools OF New York
city Boston, Chicago and Cincinnati
and the lowest school salary Is drawn
by the head Of little one teacher
colored school down In Carroll coun-
ty Miss This colored school teach
ar. in these days OF high cost Of Nv
ing. manages 70 keep body and soul
together on the salary OF SOS for an
annual school term which is limited
to 40 days,
The information about college and
university salaries was given with
the promise that neither the names
nor the locations OF these private in
stitutious would he given The high,
est tangible reward for r,tnning> a
university In this country Is $4,000,
according TO information gathered by
the governments statistical experts,
and the lowest is $500 Only one col
lege professor IS listed as receiving
as much as s7500--a professor OF
law and the compensation drops
rapidly down the scale 20 $40 a year
ar which low rate il is possible to
get assistant professors Of physics
chemistry English, biology. zoology
and several other subjects which il
costs 9bont 40 times as much To learn
as the aforesaid assistant professors
may ever expect to get back at such
rate Of pay Educators point out,
however. that a good man neither re-
mains an assistant professor long nor
stays in a university which is too
sttngy to pay living wage. SO who
knows, educational experts say but
what a si0-a-year assistant professor
OF today may be a s12.500-a.year uni
versity president In a few years.
That the present policy of the Uni
ted States government in the regula.
ton Of rivers and
River Regulation work 10 prevent
Plan Criticised. doods is entirely
wrong and that
there is the necessity for the imme-
date adoption OF a new policy is the
claim OF Judson G Wall, chairman OF
the committee on soil erosion OF the
American Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Science A report by
Mr.. Wall 10 his association showing
the relation between food prevention
and the nations food supply has been
received and is now being studied by
officials OF the United States depart
ment OF agriculture who are interest.
ed in the conservation OF soils and
by members OF the engineer corps
or the United States army who have
charge OF river improvements
Mr. Walls theory Is that the prop.
er policy for the government is to
prevent conditions which result In
floods, and that policy which in.
cludes only the building OF levees 10
prevent floods after they have start
Is radically wrong He complains that
the government by allowing flood wa.
tiers 20 accumulate and rush toward
the sea during the season when tho
snow Is melting and producing fresh
cts Is permitting the food producing
power Of the soil TO be reduced by
three different methods the loss OF
top soil by erosion the robbing OF
the upland OF moisture which Is