The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-01
Superintendent OF keokuk Schools Re-
turns from Meeting OF Superin-
8aa tendents Held last Week
in Cleveland.
FINANCE IS TOPIC
Iowa Superintendents Discuss cues
ton Of Salaries Which is Gen.
eral All over the
Country.

Americanism, thrift and finance
We're three of the outstanding sub
iects discussed at the meeting OF the
llsuperintendents' department OF the
National Educational association,
which was held at Cleveland last
week, and which William Aldricn,
superintendent OF schools at keokuK,
attended. The question of salaries
for teachers is one that is nation
wide. according TO the reports gwen
at this meeting, and the Iowa oele-
cation held a conference, or expert
ence meeting over the matter. during
the closing days of the big conven-
tion.
In the matter of Americanization
If wa; recommended that two units
on this subject be taken in the hlgh
school course in the senior year, ana
one unit be covered in the three
wears previous. One of the units Tor
the senior year would be economies
and one American history.
! The subject of thrift was approach
ed from various angles and some OF
the superintendents still hold to the
thrift stamp as the central idea The
main idea is to bring lessons or
thrift home to the pupils and to the
people, as we'll The tendency or to-
day is opposite to that OF saving II
was felt. @ 74.'
| In the matter of finances, it was
found that this is question that Is
to be met all over the country. The
matter of salary for teachers IS a
question uppermost in the affairs OF
many of the cities, and has been or
is being considered everywhere.
What Iowa is Doing.
| At the meeting of the Iowa super
| intendents it was learned that Cedar
Rapids is asking for a bonus Of $500
with an increase of $500 next year.
Fort Dodge teachers have placed the
cost of living at $1,325 per annum.
The taxation there for all school pur-
poses is ninety-five mills. The total
levy is 165 mills.
/ storm Lake has voted an increase
or twenty five percent. This Will
make the teachers salaries run to
$4,000 or 100000 for the year and
the total tax will net only $4,000.
The minimum of 5000 in the grades
will be increased two to three hun
dred and in the high school from
$3.50 to $500.
In LIE Mars the cost of living is
figured at $1,000 and the minimum
expected will be that amount. Dickin-
son county has an increase in rural
school salaries. Mason City has
asked for $500 increase with $l,2O0
to 81 400 as the minimum. Cherokee
will have an eighty-seven mill levy
and Sioux City will have higher
salary list this year. In Sioux CITY
the demand is for an economic wage,
and the tax payers say to ask more.
according to the reports to the con-
Want Special Session.
It developed that some OF the
cities are at their limit in taxation
now, and commission named TO ask
the state superintendent to ask the
governor to call a special session of
legislature to arrange to take care OF
this additional taxation. Some cities
are asking the limit IN free text
books, transportation for part time
schools and similar other taxable
budgets, and then applying this
amount on teachers salaries. One
city is asking for ten thousand for
part time schools, expecting to use
only OIle IuOuS<tuu VI liis III LAcl
purpose, and apply the rest to the
other budget or to help pay salaries
! One of the most interesting fea-
lures of the convention outside of
the regular business programs was
the pageant representing the pro-
gress of the schools and what it has
brought to civilization. The final
scene was one of Americanism, when
Columbia and Uncle Sam enter, fol
lowed by pupils from the kinder
gartens, grade, high schools, col
leges and universities. These in turn
were followed by Immigrants each
carrying their own standards, which
! blendid into shield of. red, white
and blue. - .-'t .,...
/ Chicago was among the cities ask
ing for the next meeting, but was
turned down because Of Chicago's
attitude TO Superintendent Chadsey'
Washington has an invitation in and
so has Kansas City. g.
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