The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-06-27
TEACHERS TAKE
!. UP MATTER OF
SALARY RAISE
Plan Countrywide Meetings
To Educate People To
Conditions Existing.
INSTITUTE ADJOURNS
AFTER 4-DAY MEETING
Roll Call of Teachers Present
Published; Also List OF
Committee Members.

The Teachers Institute which is
holding it's sessions in the auditorium
of the courthouse began their OPEN
ing service with good attendance.
Every meeting, morning and after
noon, has been we'll attended, indeed.
The programs of each day follow
the same form opened with songs,
prayers, talks, and lectures on spe-
cial numbers, solos, etc.
The fundamental question that has
undergone much serious discussion
is the. one Of salaries--larger salaries.
This is question of immense impor-
tance lately. After grave consider
alton of it from every possible angle,
the decision has been reached by the
teachers attending the Institute, that
either they must be paid salaries that
are proportionate with the work done
or the school term of teaching will
necessarily be shortened. The pres
seaft"compensation is such that a teach
Sr cannot live on the salary. There
is a serious drawback to such pro-
cedure as this, beside the injustice of
depriving the children of the county
of education that is theirs by rights.
|If the quality of the work, and num-
Der of hours consumed in it do not
meet a standard set by the state, a
certain percent of state money used
for educational purposes is with
drawn. II, the teachers are forced
to shorten the school term from lack
of money and so fall short of state
requirements, the money will be
withdrawn, also.
The decision was finally reached
to call meeting Of the residents of
every district. and get the opinion of
the people as to higher taxation. An
increased taxation of Is cents is de-
sired. Monday night of the follow
ing week has been set as the time
for the meetings to be held. The o.
pinion prevalent among the attend
ants of the Institute was that if the
i existing circumstances and proper
faes were presented in the right man
ner, there would be no difficulty ex-
perienced in raising the taxation.
One interesting feature of the pro-
grams of the Institute has been the
stories and readings of Miss Rosa
Judson Rogers, of Peabody.
Mr.. Routon has presided. Mr..
Rainey and Mr.. Richardson have been
two of the speakers.
The teachers attending the insti-
tute include:
Miss Matte Parkhill, Miss Robbie
! Paschall, MN Phillips, Miss Willie
| Peoples, Miss Fannie Pierce, Miss Sa-
| die Ray, Miss Vera Routor, Miss Ro-
ga Judson Rogers, Mrs. R. M. Ray,
Miss Katie Lillian Ridgeway, Miss
Ola Snow, Miss May Smith, Mrs. G.
D. Steely, Miss Clair Gilbert, Miss
Grace Pickett, Miss Vera Snow, Miss
Evelyn Travis, Miss Angelyn =. Up
church, Miss Frances Walters, Miss
Howard, Miss Bedie Wilson, Miss
Maye Wilson, Miss Hattie Neal, Miss
Lizzie Edwards, Miss Katie Ridge
way, Mrs. Litha Travis, N. E. Wool
bridge, Mrs. C. H. White, Jasper Wig
gins, Mrs. A. P. Yates, Mrs. Matte
Yarbrough.
Following is a list of those ap-
pointed to serve on the committees
and the district assignment.
Mrs. Elsie Ethridge, End district
Mrs. Hanna Ray, 3rd district; Miss
Vera Ruton, 4th district; Miss Hattie
Neal, Miss Lizzie Edward S, Miss Ka-
tie Ridgeway, 5th district; Miss Mary
Ethridge, 9th district; Miss Lizzie Nc
Daniel, 7th district; Miss Sadie Ray
Miss Vergie 0lds, Miss Ola Snow, 9Th
district; Miss Maye Wilson, Miss
Frances McGehee, Miss Grace Der
rington, 9th district; Miss Maude
Cochran, Miss Lunetta Hagler, Mis-;
Angelyn Upchurch, 10th district
} Miss Merle French, 11th district
Miss Carrie Dowdy, Mrs. Yates, 12tl