Evening journal., 1916-11-24
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER "a, 1916.
SOUNDED A RINGING TRUTH.

DROFESSOR f.. L. CROSS. superintendent of Public
Schools in rural New Castle county, sounded a
ringing truth this week when he declared to the teach
ers assembled at the institute that many of them arc
receiving grossly inadequate pay for the educational
service they perform.
Professor apostle OF discomfort IN the
educational field. He simply knows that The under
paid teachers in the rural districts need champion
and one who is not afraid to speak out IL is high
time that the taxpayers in many OF those districts
manifest their willingness to make the comparatively
small individual pecuniary sacrifice needed to give
to The teachers a square deal financially. That only
can be brought about by agitation led by earnest
friends OF education
NJ. L. Britain. State superintendent Of Education
for Georgia, declares:
1.-THE State county, community. as rule has
as good educational training it az heart desires
This being true the following extract from the pro
gram of the Southern Conference for Education at
New Orleans is worth consideration: Hon J. Y. Joyner
Of North Carolina subject What is the Meaning of
This? North Dakota spends $500 per capita for the
support of common schools Minnesota. 1888; Oregon
$3.50; Nebraska. $50; Kentucky, S2S7 Tennessee.
$3.50; Georgia. S19S; Alabama, S1.97.
All good things cost says j. L. McBren United
States school Extension Agent. commenting upon the
above People who want good school must be willing
to pay the prcethe better the school and the longer
the term the greater the cost The plea OF Henry A
the occasion Of his retirement from Congress as Rep
resentative of the district Of Virginia to
cept the position OF minister 10 Brazil is appropri-
ate now as il was then when he said.
TAX yourselves. First To pay your public state
debt Second To educate your chidren-every child
of them-at common primary free schools at State
charge That is my legacy of advice TO you before 1
leave my country's shores to return perhaps no more
forever. Distrust all attempts to disturb the opera
ton of a tax bill already passed. Disbelieve any set
OF men who come before you with false promises Of
freedom from taxation Listen only to those sincere
friends who will honestly tell YOU that YOU must be
tsxei how much you ought TO be taxed and who will
counsel freely and fully with you beforehand TO
the mode and subjects Of taxation. In "a word. learn
TO love taxation as the only means' of accomplishing
such objects those OF paying the public debt and of
educating your children rich and poor See to it we'll
mat no revenue raised for legitimate purposes is
wasted: see that il Is all faithfully applied to the
true ends of government but be TO raise enough
and amply enough for every kind Of State necessity
usefulness and honor There is easy mode of tax
alton no royal road TO paying debts education
Industry honesty economy and education alone can
make you a free and happy people Educate your
,hildren all your children-every one OF them"
Nor is there any royal road leading to the proper
compensation OF teachers employed in the rural dis
ricts in New Castle county and the State Of Delaware
The OF pecuniary sacrifice by taxpayers who
ought be willing give proper support to an educa
tonal system that so much to their children
and 10 the future in life OF such children