The Washington times., 1919-11-22
ASKMORE PAY
FOR Teachers
Arguments to Salary RcybIea
Beard Show rsdaoeouoe
Rank Under TsaHsstogaL !,

Vscnors 70 - . UoocDts
more than food and lsegt1g. -
stress which makes posslbla . ooaD
OF physicd we'll being an1 meatal e.
vsiopmsnt-and she shsull ~ -
more, ana not lea - 10 now he eaGA
than . tee nstsr.~
This typinss volurninoss srw,~0nnHn
for fncrsass1 salaries aaa . s.sso -
nesent school ofgaafRtioa psvoun1nl
to the CongrssstonAl tsint ceuananuoua
ON reciassaacAtten sf salar3uo 60
normal high school an1 rrrSs fss~Ss
ere OF the public scAeeas ef WssStne-
ton - :
II wa fspsstsaay suun,~,a -
unlesa this city anA IL eounayv ~ n
whole awakes to the nnrAo~~oSS =
present conditioas unasrninin~ 49,
educational systsms, tAe eA6lb0 Se
frr-orrow win face IN tmpa4ro1 -.
1seoeo reasAsss Lei
Ernest L Tnurstes, supsrint~o>pue
or schools. quoted agufos o. tho -,
oonAl educational AssoedAttoa 49,
snow recent ioss Of 10o.eoo teaG6I1a1
~ tnis country out 81 total onru0.
ment OF 0be.oe0. prinetpolfy Ho.Ie
ef pitfful salaries pailL
ne explained that oas-fhara = -
ioss repreeented reoignaxjoos - ~
neinoer repreDoUts6 The uuernsno
INTO the teaching prOfonsiuu - -
Trained men and Wonen.
IN Washington splsD1sliy Seu,u.A
seschers have resigned sSA eufSS
.ns oovernment depaft@eots booonn
.ney could earn more" saia lfr. nm.
their life to teaching snl ~, e.-ss~
TO get back into the scheo1s. - -
prevented from % doing hccsn~s -
the small saiaries"
Morale Shattered
"A deteriorating school system a,la
snattered morale Of the toaoS1e@
Iorce was supported By facts -
Ihe committees apposrsnw
SeIore the reciassiftcation commissSeS
declared that the chief farur. =. n.
considered In the improveSspt - r.
public schools was the morals a. 49,
teachers -
1t was recommended that this eeu,a
De improved only ~ tncr>onS~~
teachers salaries. by eoahakng -
TO maintain q standine IN tSe -
munity commemorate yitA thsHr -
.ies ana responsibilities, ~ tocruoo
ing thefr confideDcs In thooe IN -,
thority over them and b. givtn~ a.
snare In the dstsrmfnattoa Of scAeG0
The Sehoois have NOT 49,
Organized since the passaes a -
organic act Of 1904" seafp6 IT, 49,
OF the normal And hsgh Schools vSscS
Was presented TO the eomnnassaon -
Miss Alice Deal
Suggest o1JAoo mnau
AT that time" the SrSef cu,s,~~>A
"the high school teaohers vers -
a basic salary Of $1,000 VIII : vsSr4v
increase OF 800 until q maxtnum q
800 was reached From the 49,.
ings given before CongrooB IN ia
ana from other investiga&5ons q
seems a. II this salary &as fairly 49,
quate for that period 0lDce thos
time. however. the cost Of lsvfne A
the District OF columbia hes incrsose1
50 per cent
gezted.
The arguments OF the teacher, 49,
presented to the reclassi Acatson Co.
mission In three separate brsefs. -.
Ihurston presented q statement in
behalf OF the administrative ofnc>rn
OF the public schools. Niss Deal of-
fered the brief for the normal ana
high schools. and Miss n e. Alton
represented the elementary school
teachers in the presentation of their
case.
CrA11s Ii knpA0naDsA-
In his Introductory rsmaria, Nn
Thurston forcibly emphasized eho
crisis which educational systems face
by detailing the effects Of existing
conditions He declared that the pub.
lie schools Of Warrington and tho
country over are In danger because
of these conditions Mr. Thurs.on d..
clared that approximately le per csae
of the present teaching stan of The
country Is unqualified. and that this 10
increasing rapidly.
The loss of teachers II sstoundtng.
Shall we have the best or the least
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