Evening journal., 1919-10-24


"A tons in the United states affected by The high
cost OF living.
It is no respccter OF person!
It knows no geographical boundaries
1t is exerlng its influence today Delaware and other
States the Atlantic seaboardl
Coincideniy, It is causing and women on The
Pacific Coast and in the hnterand from the Great Lakes
70 the Gulf scratch weared heads which are perpeXcd
sorey by economical problems That is especially true OF
what is known the salared class.
TO meet the rise in prices 10 to be expected that
remuneration to those who contribute their labor or
specialized training would increase.
There however is The rub!
Remuneration has increased but not uniformly. The
very papoble result that at the present time an unjust
scale Of compensation is in force
That this The result Of and postwar conditions
manifest and responsibility hardly be laid TO any
,ue source Nevertheless the fact exists and the unfar
ness TO many classes whose work is recognized as OF
nrst Importance presents problem which has 10 be met
. II we are to maintain national stability.
Even before the war notorious that teachers In
our higher Institutions Of learning like Cornell Harvard
and Delaware were underpald although at that time The
. variance not wide.
we remember the cartoon which. appeared in Life
tome years ba.k, of two college classmates meeting in
after years hem the dulad Of The class stops bis
Injurious motor car TO greet his shriyelcdup pedestrian
iaedcoran friend who loaded with academic honors.
Even at the time this cartoon appeared it was clearly
recognized that teachers generally and college professors
particularly sacrificed themselves 10 the cause of edu-
'aton
Even then Il required higher and far less selfish mo
lives for a man whose training emneutly qualified him
10 an an important position affairs to adopt the mortar
board and gown than it would for one less qualified to
enter the more lucrative realm Of business This Is ruer
Today than IL then
With the increased cost OF living teachers salaries
lave for The most part been at slandst Men recog-
aized throughout the academic world crimplng TO
make both ends meet salaries far less than those
paid iouneymen many Of the trades demanding little
preliminary training.
Many have had to take The bit in their mouths and
freak away from their chosen work Of education to
nler fields OF endeavor which at least offer living bear
s ng some relationship TO The present high prices.
ID is really distressing plight and one TO which the
2 'cmedy cannot be too quickly applied
II we stop 10 think about t one viii deny that
a. higher trained the ones largely back Of our
+ Industrial progress and our national advancement.
It is TOO self-eyidenl 10 admit OF denial that educa-
Jon Vital 20 present and future progress and
,ducaon can only be achieved by the maintenance of
" efficient corps Of teachers.
10 IS incumbent upon not only the alumni Of our uni
'erses but upon the public generally to see that our
Institutions OF learning provided with sufficient funds
o maintain instructors Of the highest calibre, and TO-
lduce young men to enter the teaching profession.
Cornell and Harvard aud Delaware already taking
Iclye steps in a new movement which bids fair O.
remedy this situation at The two universities and the
couegs
Their campaigns deserve in fullest measure. the sup
port OF everyone and must look 40 em mol from gi
Viewpoint efforts 90 raise money Tor the particular
purposes OF te two universities. but step &c is rgh
-<recoB towards rcmcdyns situation which has eE
lsesl fos years become particularly acute snc
NE war