St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1919-05-09
The Teachers Salaries

llC OlIlACllO llhuOdNlOilhi
League presents the following
facts and arguments to the
taxpayers of Portland in sup.
port of the Teachers Salary
Measure, which will be submit.
ted at a special tax election May
10th:
The cost of living has greatly
increased. Bradstreet places
the increase since the begin
ming of the war at 11S per cent,
the y. S. Labor Bureau at l03
per cent, and Dun at 81 per
cent.
I Good teachers make good citi-
zens for your boys and girls.
At present salaries our good
teachers are going to other cities
that pay better salaries, and in
to better paid professions.
There is a shortage of good
teachers in Portland. Many
teachers who are not qualified TO
secure regular positions are now
teaching in the Portland schools.
The purchasing power of Port
land teachers salaries has de-
creased. According TO percent
age worked out by Superintend-
ent Grout, and taking into ac-
count the small increase in sal
airy received by Portland teach.
ers since 1913, they have lost in
total purchasing power since
| that date at a conservative esti-
mate The sum of So, 800, 600.
They do not ask a dollar of this
back. The increase asked for
it will only partially restore the
purchasing power of their salar-
les before the war.
We must raise the morale of
the teachers. The morale of the
teachers is no less vital than
was the morale of the soldiers.
Is il probable that an under
paid, discontented teacher will
be able to inspire in our future
citizens "A sincere respect for
our social institutions? Teach.
ers must be given a living wage.
We need progressive teachers.
The quality Of our schools is
dependent on the individual
teacher keeping in touch with
the progress Of education. lie
can only do this by attending
summer schools. The present
salaries of teachers do not per-
nit this.
More than half of Portland's
teachers have dependents.
Teachers hours are long
when the work which they do !
outside of the class room is |
taken into account.
The total amount asked for
will be used for teachers salar. /
les only. II your tax this year /
was Sl5. 10 il viii be increased I
only S.S5 by the proposed levy, .
You can vote for the Teach /
ers' Silary Measure May 10Th. il .
you have the following qualihcG- /
tions:
Must have name on tax assess /
ment rolls of the county. or
must own share in corporation, I
partnership, or some firm, (
which firm. partnership or cor /
poration has property assessed F..
on county assessment rolls.
Must be twenty.one years of .
age.
Must have lived in the dis. .
trict thirty days Immediately .
preceding the election.
Must be citizen of State of /
Oregon.
Must vote in the residential .
district in which he or she /
lives.
May be male or female.
If you own an automobile and
your name appears on the as,
sessment rolls of the County OF .
Multnomah rs the person who is .
liable to pay taxes on said auto .
you are entitled TO vote.
If you are a stakeholder in a
corporation and the corporation /
appears on the assessment rolls .
Of the County of MultnOmah as
liable TO pay a tax, YOU are en-
titled to vote.
II you are a member of any \
firm or partnership and own any Il
interest therein and the name OF II
the partnership or firm appears
pm the assessment rolls as liable
10 pay tax, you are entitled TO
vote.
You do not have to be a regis
tered voter TO vote at this elec-
lion.
You do not have TO own real
as the ownership of
personal property which has
been assessed by the County AS
SCISSOR and for which your name
appears upon the assessment
'olls. will entitle you to vote.
If your vote is challenged you
make affidavit before the Judge
If the election precinct touch
ng YOUR qualifications to vote
Il school elections, no Witness
IS being necessary.