The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-11-03
]. s. CHAMBER
SAYS TEACHERS
PAY TOO LOW

NEW YORK. Nov. s.--,Ths al.
sries. trainins and esperisnss Of pub.
lic school teachers In the United
etater sre declared 10 bs ''inAdc-
suate" By tho national committee for
ehAmbcr Of eommsrce cooperation
With tho publio schools. despite 70
cent salary incFeasss. the Committee
asseFts that the crisis he's net bssa
passed.
These eoneiusioas ere 6ravs N .
summary os . survey OF shs schools
sf sss eitiss conducted BY the som-
nittce. which 10 composed Of - sse-
sstasise Of chambers OF commerce
Esd - supssiatendsuts Of schools.
Tho Thoughtful eitissn nseds 70
ssk himself" declared d. Usorgs
", straysr Of columbis anivcssity.
chairman Of tho COMMITTEES. in the
light of tho returns presented by our
tsQuiry. questions like the follow
ing: Can teAcheru In our com nun
ity have . comfortable place 10 live.
good food and decent clothes for thu
amount Of money which 10 pay
thomf Are tho teachers Who vovh
In our schools abis. on tho salary
paid 10 them. 90 mahs provision
against tho liabilities Of iiincss and
cid asc' DO tho teachers In our cities
have salaries sufficienS 10 enable
them 10 buy books. to subscribe TO |
magazines. TO enjoy munic. to travel. |
to S06tiass thsis professional study |
and otherwise 10 leAd the tycs Of
iifc whcih makcs them tho hiLd Of
0en and women that can be most |
helpful TO my boys and strisf Would
: want my son and daughter u 90
into ieaehinG' II the Sccognitiou CIV
On 70 teachers. In terms Of ssiasy.
In my city suffieisas 70 attract the
abisst os the yosss men end vom-
sn In our community" The replies
~ these Inquiries. In visv of tho
findings. must all bs In the negative.
ssys DR., s,rayrr.
In isis-i<s one-haif Of the men
elementary teachers In cities With .
popuiation OF from 5000 10 10000.
tho report shows. received Ices than
es<s. In isio.3o. one-haif of the
aams group were receiving les than
Sass. an advance Of ISIS or ~ pcs
cent. Meanwhile. II vaa stated. the
cost Of living had advanced iot pr
asaS.
American cities paid high school
. rtncipais an average Of $500 last
yesS while elementary school prtn.
ripais received an average salary Of
sis3s. Many OF the salaries paid
10 thess positions requiring the man
sssmsnt Of compiler osganisatioa and
ahiliful lesdssship." The rspostfI
v'oints out. ARE not saosGh 10 &C.
rers eompeteat secretary. let slons
10 b. considered adequate nay for I
he pvtaeipais. 4 SUMMARY OF the I
,1Tvey Issued By the commattss says: Z
TIE ssTvey also diseiosss that the
,aiAsies Of artisans and labossrs
throughout the cosntry are much
Aishes on tho average than thoss Of
|saehsrs. These iov salaries have !
In . serious teeehcs short :
lss throughout the cosntSy The
lemAnd Tor tes<hsrs 10 - great that
'tudsnts leave normal schools whom :
heir eoursss have bssa but half com.
's~s~S' 49, sssss1so0~ sss0v HsVSSs -
Ion OF the tesehePs - Q result arc y :.
tsaehers lacking In pro- :.
'es training for their work. .
Reports from the cities Of this "
aTvey chow that 80 per cent Of the
eachers In the elementary schools
. Amsrieau cities have had less .
han six and onc-third years Of train =
NJ beyond the eighth grade; that s, s.
Q per cent Of the junior high school u
eachers have had less than yeven $
ears training beyond. and that 80 y "
or cent OF the senior high school
rachcr have had less than eight vi
nd one-haif years.
'Chembers OF commerce IN every
late have assumed the leadership In
onductinK local campaigns 10 bring n
he seriousness OF the situation to al
ublic attention and organize COM RI
lunRy forces for improving condi- ~