The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-12-05
MUST ADVANCE
TEACHERS PAY
New Jersey Commissioner of
Education Advocates Mini
mum Salary of 81 200.
WORK IS BADLY HAMPERED.
May Have 20 Increase State School
Tax. but Necessity is FcessinG-
Every Institution and Depart
nsnt Needs tiore.

Trenton--An increase In the state
school tax and 6 minimum salary Of
81 -el9 s year for teachers viii be rec
commended by State Commissioner Of
EdUcati0n Kendall in his annual re-
po-r. he stated il an address at a
conference Of county superintendent
81 the Safe Normal School. Shortage
Of teachers DR.. Kendall said. has Gre
ate-d q serious situation in the states
educational system and there are no
prospects Of an improvement during
the next few years More than 200
schools In the state are being taught
b. teachers who are not qualified for
the duties. said DR.. Kendall, and the
number OF young women and young
men who are taking up the profession
Is steadily decreasing because Of the
low standard OF salaries
There are at present LOO students
taking the teachers course in schools
81 the state. a decrease from 2200 dur
ing the past three years. This situa-
ton, declared Or. Kendall, must be
remedied 10 save the educational sys-
TEN from deterioration and il i'm
poses upon the county superintendent
and teachers the new duty Of Undue
ing promising high school pupils 10
take up the teachers course.
The cost Of maintaining the schools
Of the state has doubled s.nce 1910, Dr.
Kendall pointed out Last year the
expenses Of the department amounted
TO So, 10000 and for the current year
there will be an expenditure Of
S30OO0,00O.
The commissioner warned against
the danger of allowing the spirit of
unrest that is character.zing the So
cial, industrial and political life Of
the nation TO affect the interests and
activities OF the states teaching force.
Notwuhstand' NJ the fact that there
may be dissat sfaction concerning
their present salaries, he urged the
teachers to keep clear heads, and
continue their work regardless Of the
disturbing influences abroad.
"Bolsheyism is abroad with a red
hand" said Or. Kendall, but with the
aid of the teachers the children will
be prevented from becoming prey for
the red-handed SsYieIs. An alarm
ing condition Of illiteracy has beet
brought 70 ligh BY the war. he said.
but expressed the belief tirat material
benefit would result from the passage
by Congress Of the Americanization
bin. carrying with il al appropriation
Of s1.2O0.00O OF this amount. New
Jersey gets 10000. provided that the
state makes available a similar ap-
propriation. The s.ze OF this amount,
however. offers q serious obstacle in
so far as New Jersey Is concerned. Dr..
Kendall said
Suffrage was warmly Endorsed by
Dr. Kendall and he expressed the
opinion that the extension Of the right
Of franch-se TO women would have
substantial effect toward counterfeit
ing the effects OF radical thought and
propaganda throughout the country.
When the legislature convenes il
will be called upon TO consider the
most stupendous demands for money
ever made by a law-making body in
the history OF New Jersey. Every in
stitution. penal. charitable and correc-
tional. and every department in the
state government is calling for money,
and during the coming winter the leg
islature will be asked TO make lavish
appropriations.
This is indicated definitely in the
plans of the State Board of Control Of
Institutions and Agencies. which has
Just completed and tentatively approx
ed recommendations Of its budget
committee for maintenance appropria-
tions for eight Institutions In its con-
troll. For these eight the total appro-
priations will exceed the present ap-
preparation by approximately S310,673,
and this increase will represent only
part of the increased burdens for
maintenance. as such institutions as
the Morris Plains Hospital for the In
sane. the Trenton Hospital. the state
prison at Trenton and the Railway
Reformatory. are not included, and
these are the largest Added TO the
increase for maintenance the State
Board will ask for approximately ST.
OpD,DpD IuT new DullulISss WHICH are
considered TO be Immediately neees-
sary.
Another item that will be asked for
as soon as the Legislature convenes
will be an appropriation of 100000,
needed TO meet increased salaries and
other maintenance costs for the bal
ance Of the current fiscal year. The
estimate for this item is now being
prepared by State Comptroller New
ton A. X. Bugbee Every indication
points to the fact that New Jersey
within the next few months will be
called upon 10 bear It's peak load of
financial burden
Thought Prices Reached Peak.
During the session of the last legis-
iature the tremendous size of the APP
preparation bill created great com
ment. and 1t was anticipated at that
time that prices had reached the top.
This did not prove the case, however.
with the result that departments and
institutions are now confronted with
very serious problem in their efforts
to make ends meet" and most of