The diamond drill., 1920-01-17

and deplorable conditions OF the
teachers. School boards everywhere
are answering the requests OF teach
ers with either bonuses or larger sal
aries. thus combating the possibility
OF lower school standards which
small salaries woul inevitably neces-
state. IL Is not infrequent for local
school teachers TO receive flattering
offers from other schools which are
fortifying the standard OF their in
stitutions by attracting and holding
the best teachers in the profession
against the competition OF schools OF
other cities. The movement OF local
teachers is not singular nor isolated.
Everywhere the campaign is being
waged in hopes that the school teach
er may come into her own and re-
ceive just compensation for services
rendered All the future welfare OF
Iron River and It's place in the service
OF the state and nation and the world
depend on its schools as on nothing
else. The value OF the schools de-
pends on their teachers. III higher
wages are paid elsewhere, teachers
cannot be expected 10 ignore these Of
fers."
miners working at the various
mines are receiving larger yearly
salary than are the teachers" stated
Miss Crause. After years OF study
and preparation, entailing much ex-
pense we must see better wages come
TO the untutored than the teachers
enjoy. The scarcity OF teachers is
generally attributed 10 the fact that
there is no incentive or inducement TO
enter the profession. The public
schools, the boats OF the nation, VIII
seriously suffer unless school boards
enact remedial legislation, which is a
higher salary schedule"
Expenses are such that the average
teacher is merely able 70 meet her
obligations" informed Miss Kirkland.
III G. l.. Is our bitter enemy and so
far the fight has been uneven. Society
demands that we be properly clothed
and nature demands n0urishing food
These requisites demand such portions
or our salary that there Is little LETT
for things which we are entitled TO-
The campaign throughou the country
would indicate that there IS general
grievance. Our request IS not oniy
legitimate Dut urgent
upon inquiry from President Mum
roe. Supt. Byrns stated that the IN
creases during the past year were
from fifteen 20 thirty per cent, with
minimum salary OF $500.
after a discussion with the BOARD
members. President Munroe stated
that II recognized the reasonabieness
NJ The request but that the matter
would have to be taken under advise
ment before definite action could be
taken.
"I am not in favor however OF an
Increase in salary" he stated. Per
sonally would prefer to give a bonus
q, the end OF the school year as n re-
ward for meritorious service. This
could equal In amount what the board
would originally grant In the line oi
an increase The stipulation OF @1VV
seems 10 me. excessive. III granted 20
every teacher In the township u would
mean an additional outlay OF Slz'ooV'
or 90 per cent increase in the total
salaries OF the teaching corps rms,
hardly think. the board II prepared
TO give. However II IS the desire OF
the board TO gather some statislles
and 10 think the matter over Dut the
committee will be informed Of their
decision in the very near future
"school boards al Norway STAN
baugh and other adjacent towns are
confronted with the same proposiuioh.
Teachers everywhere are asking TOT
an Increase and many boards nave
voluntarily granted higher salaries II
Is generally recognized that teachers
are underpaid. Hundreds have left the
profession for manual tasks ~ y
apparent that unless school districts
realize their greater needs the schools
the future citizenship and consequent
ly the wealth and welfare OF the ci'y
and state and nation will suffer
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