Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-04-30
Educational Column
SALARY SCALE FOR TEACHERS.
BY the Chairman OF Better Salaries
Committee of NoXubee County
Teacher Association.

scale Tor teachers pODlSnCC IN THIS
icolumn, and by a few observations,
Figures, and facts try TO prove that
these salaries are reasonable and
that some provision should be made to
meet them in simple justice to the
teachers Of the county.
This scale Of salaries was carefully
iprepsred by d committee Of teachers
| appointed by the County Teachers As
sociation for this purpose and adopted
at the last meeting of the association
unanimously.
Beginning with the lowest salary in
this scale, that Of inexperienced high
gSchool graduates, you will notice that
the suggested minimum yearly salary
lis $500. This is little less than ST.
per month for seven months, and lit
tie less than s42 per month for twelve
months. 1t ls $3.50 per day for 8
scholastic month Of 20 days and less
than sl.%0 per day for q year.
The largest suggested minimum sal
airy for assistant teacher is that " the
college and professionally trained
teacher with experience--$90o. This
Iis$l00 per month for nine months, or
SIS per month for twelve months. It
lis SIS per day for 4 scholastic. month
Of 20 days, and less than $3.50 a ay
for sos days.
Other salaries in the scale come be-
tween these two classes
is 9I4O a oay ior yearly salary
700 huch Tor JAe IueNpeFeHced hlgh-
scnoaI graduate TO receive as teach-
err '' your chl.lN'. 10 l.u ST. your
i.e". FOR Jaal. certainty aiI h'n0s OF
a'"E cost more "a me a.eE#E" ..aA
#..tU d tal. we pig. -... -.-.as' re-
# .'.
.NN..A
-.
E"a you.
SOM .'". ."o".e
10 1h.s ,o-..y a.e..'e p. $ @As.. ANA
more
"N sno-ld NOT he "i".!i- so ora"
parsons mercy ae1|-el common"
unsAtued TABOR and professionally
framed teachers. Inc comparison
should be made between the leaGhlhs
profession as a skilled sclehtlhG ousl-
ness, winch calls Tor unlimited Time
ana study, ana any Oh Ihe oUhGr pro
lessons auch as Meu!clhe ana Law
HOW 40 these profession GoIhpare III
I'haI'claI remuneration 'i llo.I Nv my
compare III thedr eINlce " Iiie N'"'e
ana community .-z..
a comparison , o! Vlle 'taoii!Ls pio-
Iessloh 10 the caiilng u NY Ini'N2 NY
answers eN"cIig potH queslloils S tlte
ministry HS +" hleaV a.iu . pleau D. ~
ness, Is Oh pl"iIe ~ In - - " w.
eeachlle PlVseSoloii' - y VIZ 80
lie saving e'ueaSy " VIC III Li io.'~m 49, t.
slon receive, hNe .ne pNN;-1 i~IIou'
'tacneIs, " lneIc 49,. I - -" noT
al4u cen'9 DO Ooii'p"Ieu W. -.
ms snG P[oiee : Mt1en te4 49,
prsct!c4l4y we sshle ~nIoHt ~ VI IL
Speht ~ pieb"' $50 ~ ~ -. ~.
laSEeeS Vh'AN %Nety P.oi1s,'olt -.
pArtlcuIaI place N out SCI. ,n ny ,,,o
vohpitX CIViI'@a'Ioil 80 W 'ei.,llS W
agree 'iIaI Lhe WIN u 'l.e ny. ~ !" on
schooi IS Ihe corner S.1 m i M. o nun
PleIe IouileIa 40. .I " ~ &c C. - - en-
mise receives Lne assent ! nv Ii PC. -,
ACCORD Oh eNeIyoHe' y, tlleoiS, ~ -
ptaGIice She laOoici De''ts $3.50 ~
ms hlTe uoeS nv always mani ~ P09'
SlDle Iof nm 70 receive II;
IN 4SA4-Io Ie "NelaRe S"laIy u d.
slstant teachers N InIS Ms, county was
about $5V per month Inc aTet"Be -
not more IMAM 800 now now uVeS
TINS smaII H.reaSe III VeaeIie's S"t"-
RES compared with the advance IN the
cost OF hV'ng since 1SI4-Io what mas
IN pr1ce OF cotton three, TOUR or hVGs
years ago when the average salary OF
me pubic schooi teacher was $40 or
500! what IS the price Of cotton TO-
day what dld you get Tor your last
year 5 crop was Il not TWO, TWO ana
a halif' or three times the amount you
received IN l9l9-I3 IL answering
these questions iet De falr 70 GUY ,-i,
selves ana 10 the teachers ~ our emil
dren and not eladc the issue by o's'
, missing II from our minds hghtiy OF
,IDy granting small increases ten o.
htteen per cent IN teachers salaries
Some OF The schools Of the county
eral increases hi Their teachers sala
ries; others expect to do 50. The!
- all should, ana believe they VIII Whel
they understand ana reeallze fu!ly IN
=. necessity o. H. But let us not le
a