The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-30
BRYAN PLEADS
FOR HIGHER PAY
FOR TEACHERS
Asks Conditions That Will
Encourage Youth of Talent
to Enter Profession.

Until We give as much time, care
and study to the raising OF our chill
dren, as we do to raising pigs, and
sheep, and chickens, l wonder If we
can hope for a better race?" DR.. Ell
mer Bryan, president of Colgate Col
lege, in his final address before the
Richmond Chautauqua Friday after
noon.
DR.. Bryan said that he understands
that the mothers and fathers of this
country love their children infinitely
more than they love the cattle they
raise but that he questions whether
or not they give nearly as much
thought to the science Of raising these
tremendously important possessions
OF theirs. as they do their live stock.
Only once in a thousand times,
does the young man who is thor
cughbred decide Of his own accord to
go into the teaching profession" said
President Bryan.
This is of course because in this
profession they are paid such miser.
able, puny, salaries, and I hope and
Tray that the day will come when the
fathers and mothers of this country,
and all the other tax payers, will see
that they are being cheated unless
they provide the best and finest teach
ers possible for their children.
vi hope the time Is not many years
of when all the teachers and profess
sors Of our children can really be call
ed fine enough to be teachers and
professors, and this will not be until
this kind can afford to enter the pro-
fession.
What do the people Of this coun-
try love and honor Washington, Jeffer-
son and Lincoln, and the long line Of
statesmen whose memories they hold
dear? Is it because they lived at beau
tiful Mount Vernon and Monticello?
Surely not, for If it were what
should we think of Lincoln? No, it
is because we hold dear the ideals
for which they stood, and which they
made those Of our country
In closing this part of his address,
DR.. Bryan said:
He is silly who ignores the high
rost Of living today for we the people
must live, but he is wilkedly sillier, If
he fails to pay the price of high living,
the prize of right thinking, of right
thoughts"
Don't Judge League.
About the League of Nations, the
speaker said:
Of Nations. 1t was written on good
paper, and it was as great as a Mont
gomery Ward catalogue-some of you
know how large that is. Il read sew
eral paragraphs of the covenant.
know something about it, but l say
to you that l do not know whether
or not the League Of Nations is right
because l have not had time to study
it. If l began the study Of that vol
| ume today with my knowledge of his
| tory it would take me at least two
months.
Now do not misunderstood me. We
can not all be expected to read the
League Of Nations through with his
torical and political understanding
and make a perfect decision; We are
most of US far too busy with our daily
tasks, which we must do in order that
We may live, but l do say to you, do
not try to disapprove of a League %
Nations because Of Washington 5
last speech, or because of the Monroe
doctrine for anyone who has read
! either, knows that there is no reason
there.
washington said we do not want
any entangling alliances because we
are a young and struggling nation
that is not true now. And do not lei
US expose our ignorance by saying
that he Monroe doctrine, which was
born in the head Of an Englishman
and handed over to Mr.. Monroe. at
forwards taking his name, and which
has since been kept through the
power Of the English fleet, stands in
the way of us entering league OF
nations.
Il ask you not to make either OF
these foolish remarks in discussing
the league. l do not tell you whether
or not l think the League is right be
cause I do not yet know