Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-11
Editors Letter Box
ocieees = Propaganda fsr jan'oe
Els- Sercci.

Eavlu- been beseigeG today Win
GALS from ! great many ci-t-EAS =
A1g1stl -e4rG-1E Ii article II III
mornings Journal quoting rron1 al
.a.i,s-ess ,,f Up superintendent q
>c1ccls. Mr. start. given before t1e
A.tss Lea-ue Of Women Voters
asst evening : an az theIr UE=e1-
request goirS &c take lp = rev OiI-
-=rs pertaining 70 Lfe Ir1rciiL coz
,fg-lcr q -he ctEv ar1 4-So 20 st1e3
-nac he propaganda started -cr e1s
adoption II ! Junior Rlgn ccrN o.
ORGANIZATION With L building pro-
gan involving as Mr.. stuart says
.csc az abcU- s.5d-a}4, Is not Sai-ec
~ tie entire Beard. for a. Least
-a-se Il 80 -1-z- members feel -ha-
x1th . h1-a lax ra-e, Al-1sta cannot
a@crt % approve o. proposition
involving such AZ oC-4E o. lo1e-'.
The valuation Of AvguSta - SO
-..a4sa. therefore the limit for
which We are allowed Under -n-
Constitution 10 bond the city i
s+Si4.5. ard Our present borosc ceot
= s4.a,G0g, .savlng availatie upon
Ehica 20 .ss-e bonds. Only s5i-s.3.
Should tie program be adopted cur
Variation would have 70 O. raised
about ss7i1a0a. OF %. total Of
acout sI3.4i2, $40. quite 4 SiZatle
Jump f3r oCe Ea1r. L sIch : va.G-
a..oE were possible 20 obtain wc1it
tie people Of Augusta submit 70 such
burden U.S. Tor ne sake OF pro-
v-t.--g 80 INSTITUTION asked f0r. w
:. reey Ga1 r. shown rt1c anything
d -ha- s;.r- = necessity Let ne
people answer
I All perfectly WING TIA any
nan be presented % IL people a.
o,.- 2--.4- May meeting ard t~iteTa
nat II - pubic vii interest Them
=1---S enough 70 v.sir Cj!r various
sc!-7oIs i-ejlt-c= Cor Hi-c they
VII Ert -ta- y Re TO in great
1zaGer - turning CIR sc-Ce--s UPON
r.s streets because x ;cate-. lIate
housing space o. that r--y VIII b
obliged 20 occupy L1s1cic-2rF CpoUls,
alt tur-te- believe that - car dis
r4nse with any school building pro-
gram i AUE-S-A Tor se-era- years
- come without Any great sacrifice.
NJ. d--S LI-G-- - ~
received - or elementary -Eachers
: s;il Pc year I great many o.
-neu -eteejve $1,000 pr var Of about
-ica months + : --,-e that the al
va1ces 10 This 5-ure bet-sue eEec-
i've January / .a-9. but when per
scc IS gwen ar Increase 20 any fig
ire, yGT1 correctly speak OF -letr
saIz-y attained az their -r-.e salary
ard upon that hasis our average sal
arr II the elementary schools -
about $3.50 OF about s3f:94 above
-he average paid throughout the
STATE acCcrii1E u rece-- figures
published 1y the STAT Department
y Education This fgu.e s TOO IoV.
and everybody in -tEE-s-a acQUain--
81 with MY views knows teycrd any
dispute that have always stood for
: good lL-trG wage for or teachers
2ri shall co-cI-Ia . DO so I be
lLeva r1a- the Average paid our
teachers IT Augusta Should equal
rhe average o. say ~ ts1 Or twelve
largest cities IN Maine We should
nat take some one O. Two obscsre
country towns. Eei-h=r the large
cities ct Massachusetts or New York
az cur basis Of ccmpar.so1- Our
uperircende1. receives s2-l0 Per
year and IS employed by the Board
u Education, and We have ore
prlEc1pa. for our elementary schools
To assist him who receives setdo
: realize that i IS very unpopular
70 question schoo. expenditures and
. -zr-1- -z-,rl ,r.-4-L--,- -. ~ -~-z.E
With attempting t. imp4t+e educa-
t.oaaI expansion. but i IS because 81
my interest n education and MY de-
sire hat Augusta shaI. have what Is
far and just that | rais- my voice
in protest against z building pro-
gram 50 radical a. 20 defeat any
thing within our financial ability
which We might Later aSE for and
while DO not for ore moment pic
-ure our local educational system oe-
You'd opportunity for Improvement
or our buildings as IDEAL. do BE-
lleve that with a present tx rate Of
. mills which : quite liable - go
higher w should cut our garment
according 20 our cloth
NJ. stuart IS quoted As saying:
Not only give your children =
chance 70 learn the things they want
70 earn but The children on sand
Hill" LEI m stats that scholars
residing On Sa1d Hill have AZ The
present time the same opportunity.
a. scholars in any other part Of the
city.
some Of Us may be called old
fogies because We cannot accept
av@ry new p-ocran which Is pre-
scented. bat I believe there is some
danger Of 700 great q departure from
the = 2 C's OF Education, i: those
must b@ sacrificed il the change
Very truly.
WLBERT s WILSON.
Member Of the Board If Educa ton