Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-03-25
Something To Think About


during this crisis the nation history shortage of school
Not only schools various the country already
suffering shortage teachers pointed out by Dr.
William Allen who has been authority school problems for
years. the shortage going greatly the future
evidenced by the falling off in enroments in teachers training
schools.
Caxton Commissioner of Education reports
The shortage constantly increasing and embarassngy large
N sections"
that young longer turning to the
teachers profession for is not hard to find.
1t is a matter Of salary
Perth Amboy furnishes good example young woman after
completing high school spending three
training normal school, possibly four at college, is
started at work at the munfcent Of $3.50 year.
But she doesn't get the $3.50
the that every teacher must be assessed
for the benefit of the Teachers Retirement
This assessment which deliberately taken out of her
envelope her. $11 year. So the
salary Aboy who has spent deal
Of time money preparing herself for the position the prncey
Of $539 for the first year.
This amounts a weekly wage Of $1O36
On the other hand young completing her
school need attend the school, but spend
business college instead where within six months
year the most she learn be stenographr
and position that at the outset from $2 to 5
q week.
YOU Taxpayer children be educated who
insist that they be placed capable hands receive their training
just ask yourself this question:
If you young had support yourself and
possibly help support widowed mother mention younger
brother sister, you young just finishing the eighth
grade the school and knowing that would have
doing something your living which would you
do Continue for four years complete the high
school and then take twoyear normal school,
either paying board the school paying your carare
commung with that the Of the six years
would be able take position paying $036 week. which salary
would automatically increase $40 that after working five
years would be getting 1887 week. with the guarantee that
the expiration Of years you would receive 1854 which
would be the limit matter how long continued after
that Or would you upon the completion of your school
the high school entirely business college
SIX months and learn to be enographer and within
year the after graduating the school,
position paying from 2 $15 week at the with the pros
pec through reading and studying moments Of being ad
vanced secreaa position within few years paying anywhere
from fifteen hundred thousand dollars year. and sometimes
~morei
Which of these would appeal you the most Mr..
Taxpayer you young about to face the world in
effort to your livng
And think of the character Of the kinds
trasted too
The stenographer very often has private her
which to do her work quietly and without interruption At
he office where occasional visitor may her
attention. but otherwise she free give the her.
On the other hand the school teacher is daily with
anywhere from thirty five chren-moe the latter
figure than the intellectual ability all crowded
Into into whose unwilling supposed to cram
ome knowledge.
Think Mr. Taxpayer and possibly you will begin
dersand why there shortage
fewer young looking the teachers profession
career
It may also you that you your children to
have the best Of training when they you
~ Tor the best.
going something think about