The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-14

cause teachers cannot be found TO
open them.
Leaving all other considerations
aside. YOU readily understand why
the lndiyidual will not pursue n vo-
cation that pays less than Twins
wage when other avocations are
clamourlng for help al consider
able increase In wage. The laws OF
economy are immutahle. Human ma
ture IL human nature Self y~~yer IA
tion is an elastic term than can he
stretched 20 include most all human
activities
1t is evident. then. that the teach
er problem Is the first to ne met
and solved by the board. The rooms
We have must be kept going before
We invest more money In additional
rooms
Howf
It's your question quite as much as
II is the boards or mine. obviously
the answer Is: They must be. paid
commensurate with other aVoca-
tions To be lre That means that
the taxpayers must prepare them
selves to assume greater burdens
And that is literally true, too. But
that Is never popular. But what
about this Let us see
The opposition TO bond issues or
In creased tax levies always comes
from the man OF average or less
property interests. Occasionally n
corporation or wealthy individual
kicks. but not very often. It's the
small home owner that complains
because that type Is really less able
TO meet increased demands made
upon the eNcheauer than the fellow
who pays so times as much in taxes
Cost OF Schooling Your Child.
But let us cOnsidsr Suppose we
say quite arbitrarily that the aver
age home owner pays total tax OF
Alu0 per annum. That includes all
taxes-munloipal. county, state ami
school. Also that he has three chill
dren, lie ought TO have whether he
has or not II he hasn't he is doing
less than tho economies OF humanity
require ot him. One is in high school
ana two IN the district schools.
II " costing the district S76 50 "a
take that one pupil through "A single
term In 'he high school. and t3G.5-
for each uf the other two children
in the district scools
So that on that basis the taxpayer
finds his total taxes considerably in
sufficient To meet the fixed charges
on The education OF his brood
who does pay the deficit? Tho
corporations and the heavy taNpay-
ers who rarely object to Increased
taxes and bond issues--if they un-
derstand them to be necessary.
There IL very considera hle nd-
vantage the man OF small means in
Tulsa has over the man Of small
means In the country district There
he mus' pay fully his per capita OF
The school district eNpense. Here ne
pays only small part OF tin a
VERY great number OF instances no
part at Rlls The big tax payers. who
also have less than an average OF
three in school. pay for 10 20. so
and In some cases 100.
Convinced Of the necessity for IN
creased taxes and "A bond issue the
small taxpayer should make no
complaint. He Is getting all the
best ~ t.. when everything else in
the world has gone to double lts
former price We cannot expect the
cos. ~ conducting our schools 10
remain al Tho former figure Again
YOU are face TO face with lnelastlc
conditions.
Tulsa must have more money
with which 20 increase the pay OF
her teachers or she will be without
teachers And she must have Rdil-
'loral school facilti or plant dc
'er.orauon will will set in
Increased Pay Not All.
But money II no. all OF the teach
81 problem The attitude OF the
patrons towards the woman or man
" no instructs the child j. in many
ra Sos which | have heard. indefeu-
shI". ! have 'alkcd % many each
ars have 'alked g. meffihers OF
The board have talked 'o others
ann not .nIu'giug In Wild. oNtray.
lEAnt statements what I say here
is ~ true as The gospel.
The school ga hers IN the city OF
ru'sl is 'o some extent, a. least.
social ofsfcss' He or she 10 good
enough 20 lay hands 90 Jehnuies'
head and give him Instructions He
or she is acceptable a. the intimate