Evening journal., 1919-10-14

law paid the increases and kent omen
the schools
In doing this, the school authorities
nave had to do some things they didn't
want to do. For instance, there is a
school in the vicinity Of Milford. where
lhe teacher is young and inexperienced.
She is getting $50 a month. The former
teacher. under the old law. got 20. She
was experienced. The people OF that
district are now complaining because
lhey are paying more school taxes but
are getllng an inexperienced teacher.
VINO Is being paid less than their for
lher teacher. They have a complaint.
But is II against the new la,v2
Inc ola teacher quit 10 get married
Ihat would have happened under the
Ola law. She positively refused TO teach
again this year 70 was not a question
OF salary. The county superintendent
wanted her To teach again at a salary
lhat would be satisfactory 20 her. but
sue hau no desire 20 break up her home
ire Tor several months. The new school
law had nothing 10 DO with that. The
county superintendent then went into
tile market for teacher. The employed
lhe best one he could find and he paid
her according TO her ability.
The question arises. what would the
old school commissioners OF that dis
lIlct have done under the old law?
What could they have done that was
any better? They could not have em-
ployed the old teacher. THERE was no
olher teacher in the community. They
had ample opportunity 10 recommend
q new teacher TO the County Superin-
tehdent, but they didn't, presumably.
because they knew Of none other ex-
perienced or inexperienced. Yet. be-
cause the County Superintendent finally
FOUND them a teacher and kent their
school open, they now Join I'm denounc-
ing him and The new school law be-
cause The teacher ne did nnd is not as
good as the old one who got married /
But they argue, why Increase our /
taxes If We are not 90 have as good |
teachers at last year? Why not wait |
until we can get good teachers before 1
increasing the taXes' The answer 90 /
nat is simple. Again. it Is "a parallel I
With The scarcity Of farm labor. Farm .
ab0r Is scarce because men have dis I
covered that they can make more /
money working for somebody else than .
armers. Farm labor will become plcn- |
iiul again when farmers guarantee
wages high enough 20 attract men from
.ther industries. But the guarantee of
wages has 20 come FIRST Help is not
oing 10 turn from the city 10 The
ountry again until 10 knows better
wages await 10 i'm the country. /
20 % Is with teachers. Low wages
aid teachers for a number Of years
ave kept women from preparing for
he work OF teaching They left school
clerk In stores. DO prepare 10 be
and typisls. Each year
ne number Of girls preparing 10 DE
'achers grew less. Until the public
'hool system guarantees a higher
age for teachers, until the school nu-
lorities are able 90 say, I'VE have in
'eased the taxes and are going 10
larantee good wages 20 any Young
oman who studies and prepares her
III for the profession Of school teach
g' there will continue TO be scar
ty Of good teachers.
Men are not going 10 give M other
lbs TO work on the farm unless they !
low i'm advance 10 is going 10 pay
lem. Women are not going 10 train
be teachers unless they know IN ad-
'nce it IS going 20 phy them. Guar
liee of permanent higher wages must
, made 10 teachers in order 10 get
omen to train for that profession.
he only guarantee is higher taxes from
hich the higher wages can be paid.
Even If the new school law is repeaI-
at the next General Assembly, this !
ct will remain unchanged. The peo- q
r Of Delaware will have 10 pay more {
hOol taxes Than they ever have paid e