The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-01
NOW At BOTTOM OF SCALE
Report Shows All Kinds of
LabOrers Better Paid.
FavOrs lacking Three Mills
ON to School Levy.

That an Increase in the tax levy for
public school teachers salary budget
equivalent to ct least s2k per cent
advance over salaries paid in 1914 be
recommended to the board OF educa-
rion was the opinion Of the teachers
salary com mittee OF the Rotary club as
expressed at the club luncheon today
at the Chamber Of Commerce by H. z
NoGsr. chairman.
IL was brought out by figures based
on a report OF the National Education
association that decrease Of more
than 80 per cent had occurred in four
Years in persons entering teachers
training schools.
ITO obviare this condition presi-
dents OF Institutions recommend:
Higher salaries for trained teachers;
higher professional standards. exclud-
ing the incompetent and unprepared;
a more general recognition by the pub
lie OF the Importance OF ting teaching
profession" oder declared
Teachers at Bottom of Scale
\ chart supplied by the \. E. A,
based On figures from five middle
western states OF teachers salaries,
comparing them with union wage
scales. indicates that teachers are az
rhe bottom OF the salary scale. Trades
were listed as follows. based on the
proportionate size of wages: Machin-
lists. Iarhers brickiayers, inside wire
men. workers structural rom,
plumbers. blacksmirhs. machine tend
ors printers compositors. giaziers.
carpenters. h0Icarriers, bakers; then
high school teachers, Intermediates
teachers. and elementary teachers.
THE board Of education OF Topeka,
Y ODER stated since 1914, advanced
salaries of each teacher and principal
$500 per year This, to the elementary
teachers. approximated about So per
cent advance, to the high school
teachers and principals an advance
ranging, approximately, from 20 per
cent to p per cent.
An increase Of So L per cent IN sal
aries over the salaries paid in 1914,
VIII result in Increasing the salaries
about as follows: Grade teachers,
maximum $3.50 per year; nigh school
teachers, maximum S2.100 per year;
and principals salaries from mini
mum of $4,000 TO i maximum OF So
400 a yea =.
Increase Tax Levy Three Mills.
An increase in the tx levy OF three
mhls" Yoder reported. would raise
an additional amount OF about STE
900 TO $3.50, 900 for salary purposes
The present taE levy raises about $685.
900 for salary purposes, or S4Ses0oe
FOR all school purposes The last sap-
I'M Topeka is S64.00d.000. The last
rax levy FOR salaries was about five and
uue-half mills. An increase OF three
mills i'm the tax levy for salary pur-
poses would more than provide for an
Increase in salaries OF s21= per cent
over 1914"
Reduced to- terms OF added income
and percentage. the increase in budget
for teachers salaries over last year
would be as follows
8 mills. or $4,000 increase.
equals 80 per cent.
gig mills. or $3.50, 600 increase,
equals A. per cent
mills. or st20.000 increase,
equals SO per cent
The net increase over salaries now
paid. computing the $500 per year in
crease. reduced to percentage. follows:
Grade teachers, A. L per cent
High school teachers. 81 L per cent
Principals. 81 = per cent.
The report was prepared by the fol
lowing committee; n. d. Yoder,
chairman. Bernard Crosby. Williar m 7.
FFeTwis John O'Connell and Ferdi-
nand Funk.
A reprint Of an article published in
The state Journal OF March 20, giving
in detail cost OF living. average teach
ers' budget. and tn scale OF wages
teachers were asking. was appended
20 the report. A copy OF the article
was placed at each plate