Evening journal., 1919-06-27

salary legislation has reported from 10 per
cent. TO 90 per cent
What has been accomplished is gratifying, but the
problem not solved Increases of from 10 per cent to
20 per cent much more. not sufficient to
the very much greater increases in the cost OF
professional training and the other to
teacher While places have made very satisfactory
progress, conditions in many places Of the country
main most deporabe 10 is still legally possible for
teacher 60 receive the dsgraceu salary Of $40 per month
and that for only six monthsan annual salary Of $40,
&C cents day One state provides in its 1919 laws re-
lating TO education that An assistant teacher holding
third grade certificate shall be paid not than $40
per month and In any district the board Of trustees may
pay lower salaries in their discretion" This means a
maximum Of $3.50 for this class Of teachers, for il the
teachers paid more, II the school than
months the law specifics that the additional cost
must be met by private subscription extra local
ton. In another State the average monthly salary paid
coored female teachers the elementary schools during
1918 only s26l2 total Of si562 for year Of six
months This represents for these teach
ers, many OF whom are graduates Of coored normal
schools OF less than onehaf what they could with
out training doing washing general housework in many
OF the large cities
In great many increases granted under
pressure. and not result intelligent appreca-
ton Of the important issues involved. This fact OBJ
vlous when It is noted that salaries Increased In
many instances only sis $50 the year-increases
living has increased ly 100 per cent or i9i cities
reporting definite increases for elementary teachers during
i9is9 Sc per cent when during the year the cost OF
teachers room has probably increased than that
amount say nothing Of board clothes and other ex-
pcnses
According the report Of the Commissioners Of Educa-
ton the salary paid teachers the United states
has increased from s533 in 1915 TO S63O6i in 1918 II
per cent in three years. In the period the whole
sale price Of all commodities times much.
Is IL any wonder that thousands Of teachers living
beyond their Incomes and either compelled to earn
additional money be supported in part by their fami-
lies? From answers made by teachers throughout the
country to the QUESTIONABLE salaries It appears that
the median per cent OF the salary used for living
expenses is about 90 per cent and that the "medan
amount spent for recreation, books magazines travel
professional advancement etc. is about $40 What
scanty chance for professional growth for the % per cent
Of teachers who spend less than $40 year recreation
books, magazines travel and professional Advancement
These figures based upon returns which came very
largely from city districts and do represent far
conditions known to exist small places and in rural
communities
Compare the annual salaries paid the teachers
OF this country 1918 S63O6i with the salaries paid in
other vocatons and professions The average wage OF
4is9 workers in ship yards during 1918 Siiil'
22i per cent Of the salary paid There
is class of workers in the railroad service. not
the section hands but what receives i0 per cent 10
per cent of the salary paid teachers. com
parson Of the teachers average salary Of $500 with
Union Scales Of Wages Operation in Certain Selected
Industrial Cities Of the United states" shows that nod
carriers from and one-half TO twice much;