The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-09
boards. In your previous article you

said:
tsIt would not increase the salary of
the superintendent, neither would it
increase the per diem and mileage of
the school board members; it would
simply increase their responsibilities
and labors."
Now, here is the law:
("Section L. That the salaries of
county superintendent of public in
structon be based upon the total an
nual receipts of each county, for
school purposes, including special
school district taxes, and excepting
borrowed money. as follows: In coun-
ties where the receipts are less than
S14 900, the salary shall be not less
than $50 per month; in counties
where the receipts are more than
$4,000 and less than $4,000, the sal
airy shall be not less than $75 per
month; in counties where the receipts
are more than $4,000 and less than
SAC, 900, the salary sholl be not less
than 500 per month; in counties
where the receipts are more than
$4,000 and less than $4,000, the
salary shall be not less than $125 per
month; in counties where the receipts
are more than $4,000 and less than
100000, the salary shall not be less
than $3.50 per month; in counties
where the receipts are more than
800 900 and less than $4,000, the
salary shall be not less than SITS per
month; in counties where the receipts
are more than $4,000 and less than
100000, the salary shall be not less
than 100000 per month"
fAnybody who knows enough arith-
metic to add and subtract can see that
Ia 10 per cent addition to the millage
is going to raise the salary of the
average county superintendent. We
will take your word for it that it
won't raise yours, tho three mills will
probably carry the county tax over
$40 900.
Ut is all right for you to say the
school board will levy only one addi-
tional mill, but that is what school
boards probably said about the seven
mill limit. They wouldn't, no, they
wouldn't stick any seven mills on
their poor, over-taxed neighbors but
it's sticking there, all the same, as
you may observe. Why, anybody can
tell from the way you talk, Mr.. Brin-
son, that you feel in every bone in
you that more than an additional mill
| is needed at once.)
| You know that you make another
one of your utterly reckless state
ments when you say that the school
board would levy every mill if allow
ed to do SO even were it twenty mills.
Ask the members Of the present
board or the members of the board as
it will be after the coming January /.
I've don't know. and You don't
know, that our statement is reckless.
Judging from our acquaintance with
human nature, it isn't.)
No, sir, it has not been the bust
ness of the teachers to save the mon
!, ey of the people; it has been their
business to earn the money of the
people and they have earned every
dollar that they have gotten and
many more taken as class. Some
of course have not earned what they
received but as a body they have
been the poorest paid of the public
servants and they are the ones who
have performed the service Of pre-
serving and advancing whatever of
civilization and democracy that you
ienjoy-this same educational autoc-
Tracy"
| (Some of the teachers earn their
money and some don't. They are just
like other folks. Some Of them go to
teaching because they think it is their
vocation; they work hard, advance
and do the public faithful service.
These kind of people could hardly
made success at anything else. A
|good many more go to teaching be-
cause it is the easiest way they know
to make a respectable living. These
may also earn more than they re-
Iceive, but it is considered a virtue in
any employee to do that, and failing
not to do it. A lot of teachers have
shown here lately how devoted they
were to their profession by making
swift jumps to better paying jobs
And not a few of them have shown
they can't do anything but teach by
going back to teaching or losing their
jobs altogether.)
i Also, it has not been the business OF
the boards and superintendent to
save the money of the people. They
were elected to spend the money OF
the people and to get a dollars worth
of service or material for every dol
lar spent just as nearly as possible
In this they as a class or as a body
have been faithful as is attested by
the long terms that the superintend-
ents and board members of Marion
county have enjoyed and which have
been full of service to the interests
lentrusted to them.
i Again, am Nsorry to have to cal
your attention to your ignorance Oh
the law and the constitution when you
ask "Why didn't the legislature In
stead pass bill giving each county
the right by the vote of its people te
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