The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-05-15
REMEDY FOR TEACHER
SHORTAGE REVEALED
Each Community In Oregon
Should Know Instructors
Of Children Today.

In asking the state OF Oregon to vote
avorably for the twomill elementary
school measure. popularity known "a
the Children's Rights Bill, the teach
era OF the state OF Oregon are not ask.
ing for an increase in salary. They
are merely working for = fair and
equal distribution OF taxes fer the sup
port Of these basic schools. that the
entire state viii be taxed and not only
tho organized school districts. as at
present is the case.
son Is growing so rapidly that the
situation is EARNING In the extreme
Last year 100 schools were closed. and
IN these 100 schools. 230 rooms we're
closed and clcso to 1000 pupils we're
unable TO have the instruction that
rghtly should have been theirs. What
VAS the causey
II was due entirely TO n shortage
81 teachers. Why? Because the teach
trs are being undcrpaid and are lcav,
ing the profession for betterpaid work,
They have to do this. Some day ore.
son must come to the rescue of the
teacher. Now. II 10 being asked "a
ssve the child. the voter OF tomorrow.
Do we want him educatedf Sure.
Only recsntiy Ia, New YORK. aid the
'sssstion Of raising the teacher ssi
; aries come W bsfnre the lsUilAaturs
and u was due 70 . lack oe sufftclsat
sneermation ~ To the extent 10 which
they should he increased. anA the
ability cf communities 10 pay Increases
have led the legislative leaders To de-
eide to postpone final revision OF the
teachers salary law until another scs.
zion.
The temporary readjusimcnt 81 sal.
aries will fix the minimum rate for
the rural school teacher at $3.50. while
in the larger country districts the
lowest paid elementary teachers will
ret 5000. The minimum ia elementary
schools In third.class cities will be
81 100 instead OF $500 as at present.
and that In high schools 1850 instead
ci s9fO Second.class cities must raise
their minimum salary OF elementary
teachers from $500 To 81 200. and that /
az hIgh school teachers from $1,000
~ 3i.aO0. 1
. la order to prevent New York City
draining the adjoining cities OF tench.
ers. Yonkers. Mount Vernon. white
Plains. and New Rochelle are To Be
required to pay within $3.50 OF the
rates In effect in New York CITY. Flat
increases ~ $3.50 over the March I
rates are inundated upon Syracuse aud
m $500 on Buffalo and Rochester.
These higher salaries will do much to
rske the teaching service more at.
The New York City rates are 20 BE-
fixed BY committee now ~ work
upon the problem of determining how
the city's quota OF the direct state tsa
- iis mllls-si2c 600. .000--shall be dis
'-ibuted among more than 2t.oo0 mem.
hers of the supervising staff The
average increase of $500 would seem
mail In compariso, with the ether In,
"Fesses were II not for the fact that
he governor last month signed bill
r Wing the New York City teachers an
crease on June l. SIX thousand ak
lunired and thee teachers viii 70.
eve from 30 20 A. per cent more pay
han they received on Dee. 81. 1919.
' ale Goa others of total OF 24i23
'.ll have their salaries increased from
70 10 60 per cent. Hut The mI,!mum
'alary on June viii be- only sl.oo5.
In redrnftiny the provisions ~ the
'ate-wide sa.ary bill affecting New
iork city the joint legislative commit
- Ia whirh the task was assigned has
Aised this minimum TO 81 Goo and has
q revised other salaries that thoss
s-sdss OF the ssrvics where the chief
nortAse Of teachers ssiats assII offer
siarIes that will attract and hold the
est teachers. In no other way eAu
be standards Of teaching be maintsin-
q. mol 10 say improved.
Whsa the legislative comlsittss 70
erts next year whatever othsr grades
the service have not rscsissd due
nd proper consideration cen be pre-
ided for In fhs general salary Increase
IoAAurs.