Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-09

they employed they earning the less
than the wages given the scrubwomen employed in the
public school buildings of the United States government
graduates receive less salary than street
sweepers high-schoo principals and superintendent
than foremen country school teachers less
for instrucng the 1a12ers children than he pays his
hired man to feed his hogs.
In certain of Illinois, instance, the aver
age wages of fifteen miners for month was $2li
while average salary of fifteen teachers in the
town was $50. another town miner, who, by the
way was an enemy alien, drew than $1,000 last
year. while salary high-schoo principal in the
same workngman will be the first to join with in
the -Delaed recognition being given the
man who works with his hands. We believe that this
same workngman will be the first to joint with in
asking better pay for those who teach his children.
No wonder there are fifty thousand vacancies in the
teachers in the United States who have had school
being filed with weak men and with immature women
who merely use The profession as a stepping
something better No wonder there thirty thousand
teachers the United States have had school
ing beyond the eighth-gr grammar grade. Small wonder
indeed that million of schoolchildren
ing trained by teachers. mere boys and girls themselves
who have had no professional education whatever.
When consider that the 100000 teachers of
when moreover consider the fact that living costs
have actually per cent since beginning
war; thereby cutting the buying of these in
significant salaries in half easily determine that
only fool martyr would choose teaching pro-
tesson would long remain in it unless these terrible
conditions were swiftly remeded.
What a crime is this! What an Indictment! What
objectionable sin at the Of enlightened
pie who find themselves at the head and forefront
of the democracies of the world How better
prepare the great undertakings reconstruction than
by setting Immediately remedying this peril
condition In these trying and chaotic times when
the world by unrest by anarchy, by revolution
by the DEVILS brood appalling evils that follow the
train of wars make that the foundations
of our republic are set rock that it may stand
against the food -
The peace and security Of the world of the future
will be in safe keeping generation the
schools These boys and girls must weave up the
eled sleeve civilization. Their hands minister
to the wounds of the nations Their minds meet
the difficult and crucial problems that will be
their inheritance Their hearts must so imbued with
and with the poverty and anguish that
inevitably follow in its wake that they in their time will
enter upon it only as last in national selfde
tense or in support great principle of humanity
| Never has there been a urgent need for high
minded great-heared splendidy trained 100 per cent
American instructors drive home the vital lessons
that these times hold the future of the ma
ton been so clearly committed the hands of the
teachers. yet thousands of and women of abl
ity who would prefer teach reluctantly leaving
heir chisen calling forced by necessities of
their very existence.
The teachers ask no largess the hands of fortune
They their profession for service not riches But
they years money in preparation for their life
work and knowledge they gain shared with others
then by every right in all justice expect return
that will permit them and their dependents decent
ly and in comfort.
In every community reached by The Literary Digest
men and thoughtful women who will see-nay, perhaps
have long since seen-the critical and compelling i'm
porance of this problem. We directing this appeal
to them We urge them to compare the salaries of their
teachers with the wages of those who are doing
equal value There will be challenge in the facts that
. will stir the community to action
Let each community invest in schools that it may