Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-27

s sa;;y. No per month. which she re-
ner railroad fare home. thence 10 tho
.1putapie sumner school. She must
nay, nave n .sSo clothes: for il is now sum
MORN htr that she must buy a new
book which has Just come from the
seen on pedosogy." 0ei Evsry SaT ,eae eyer
must have tn!s look in her home
me no ood-natlred teacher timidly in
CURES as 10 the price OF the uook
is cn!y $500" informs, the pro-
| iossor In a tone as II no was quoting
. the price Of a lead pencil the summer
a"nabie. board only 81 week. or one
.m no OF The poor teachers salary
to be a representative tLero from some
'",asa4!ne: The presiden, of the schaol
he teachers in a special meetine 10.
.nia plrpose. that they should SUD-
s se..b 60. e~en me nape'; They an SUB
rates OF $3.50 Tor ten consecutive nun
1 %. OF Snn paper. 20 begin the FOL
teacher mas been doing more Than Just
s snt. ing ; ;nnoneyi she has been work-
I 10 90 1t summer school. That hook
..ic bought. ia!ch. long and dry as a
r9"def nose. she must stand cxa!ni-
,I't'!.. o.! every chlptcr At the end Ct
IN" n!th week. No. they don't have 10
DO anything the asst week but ius;
h.
-.st she expects 20 teach tho coming
:t!r' oi course. all THIS comes very
s"sS 20 heF tired rnild. after the long
grades. e'e"
Iust few days, before she leaves
ing she IS glad that she viii soon b,
ho!he She has Just finished her last
examination ;; and believes that she made
had TO spend nearly very SEM OF ,hai
$50 which ! saved from my salary. and
mn ma t,a; ! haven't got enough for
close me !. check fer $40. III
Inc good father ecnds the $40. bu.
something about bcceminc ,enchers y,
...hnns his foot and enphaticaliy says
OF any t"acner OF the sou tyeiGa' r Sas1
u ,aaoh ana | am sure that every
NSn2n Tor these facts
states NJ claxon. the T. ted S s1a,es
.ns,on. has already made sevcrai pub
!ic statements rcGi riding the problem
OF securing teachers next year Why
mex, year 30 dout, many G havs sa asHss
mis- question lag. answer IL? Be-
cause that cher has heard OF bet.
.e. position? No. not In her profess
sion. hut as stenographer, a book
h SsSn or clerk. Tho young mon
vacant. so the teachers are going to
M great many OF them. They viii
receive n" same salary waicn tho
Eoung follow, nov In the trenches re-
cslSeH while he nlled the placc-sG5,
S'I. sso ahd $50 the year round. with
a. Iour weeks vacation in the summer.
40 institute or summer school. No ex-
pcnsc. no worry. no public to please
I profession? e $50
American people. wake up. we must
meet this vast problem. ana time has
| utilized. -" 70 DA
We arc spending billions to win the
neglect our own flesh and blood here
we must keep these teachers. we
cannot spare them. Their place can
not be filed by others They have
! prepared themselves for teachers not
] commercial work. How can we retain
| mem By giving them n decent salary.
! 90 not condemn any of the SUMMER
/ schoois. only know too we'll now
e.9ehsial they are to the modern teach
cr. But give her a salary which she
can AFFORD to attend such schools and
not have to call on the folks at home"
/ FOR q ticket home.
w" are knocking out tho foundation
/ or our future civiliza ion when we i'm
any way inJure the education of our
! boys and girls.
Get together. call a meeting of the
peopie OF your district, start a bond
/ thing.
Ey all means get that dear little
teacher back on living salary.
q. r. BRUMSON.
hichmond. Va. March 26 1915