Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-25
TIMES-DlSpATCH READERS
GIVE VIEWS UPON AFFAIRS
OF STATE AND NATION

Continued tronl Fifth raeel
ton to public schools, taken IN the
aggregate, sounds rather laCSc-rp,
TO say srind,%Se--hGl l', ms Hn'; y. e,
really amount - ia some oi the re
suits attained
Take. tho large $ and mos, important
item OF eNp,us, III on. pUnuc Schools F.:
providing teachers one mi'!om dcI..
lars VIII make pos> bic An iuvrcas" "t
$50 \ year in the salary oi each t"achc =
white teachers "a Nir- .u!A III l?I1-l>
Mns s42a ryr annnm ,"S !; aN% -;
raised 10 rcuuh $500 pCr annpn Tor ;hr
present yc"c. but ;oi the sake OF arsu
ment. suppose that ii h"d The l,To-
posed increase III S'uto apNronriauonS
Would bring the average 70 .,pout $57c
per annWm for the wear l92c-2l
Now, the annual salary for teachers
mated AZ >I15; N view q. prCSen; ten
dencieS i * inocncrivahlo that this
national average WI re less than
lie; u put de al,osc,hcy the unes-
lions wGcthc" >1to per annum or S.Un
pe- annum : JUS; compensation for
Will stem fA- t'dc OF teachers leaving
the profession Tor otho: ines 81 work.
SquarelN these iwC, questions; VIII tnc
year Isso.2l ind those Nirsinia teach
.rS Who do s'irh 20 Tie teaching. pro
iession remaining in N.rGimia with its
average salary Of less than s5I0. o.
migrating - other SECTIONS ~ an AVER.
age salary. Of NOR than 500" viii
rom Virginia We our MOS, poorly C",,..-
ned or our most c'lic:on; teachers"
81 100000 increase from another angie.
In leI1i@ ranked thirty ninth among
he fort! -eteht states ~ school c>-
lation. Tire .Nuvud.turc rrr CAPITA OF
s.I,ha'3.ol pepula;ion N Virginia was
sl";?,. iee 2N'rasr eN2onditure Per
United states was s2%.S7. Though Njr.
=lris has increased Irr expenditures
since 1915. 20 nave ctnt~ sections. aud
ne ratio ! .doubIess approximately
He same The proposed Increase ~
Virginia VIII mean an inc~cas, in on
ncndtuTe reE .Capiia o. school popui.-
,gHt.nF mana sXpcndiiure re-
OF ihs av.rase Tor the United states
H.' pTcscnt ccnstitu;ional limitations
81 local taxation for scAoo! purposes
powerless % Increase tnei- = ssrool
Eunds. Rclicf must como :rom the S;atc
;\rHropristins tho 100000 proposed
state school tax rate from "a 20 20
cents on tho si0o will afford an an
rreeiahlc degree Of relief. The IN
creased -ate Will add pernanoncy to
this reiisf unit! tho local communities
arc empowered 10 add further rclicr
me d"are:, !nsiiiution % demo
.
danScr-in danger no; N l"ar no- IN
lH.2, but now In 1890 Let 70 30 !lnown
10 orr representative IN tho General
Assembly tina; We VIII approve then,
ana stand back Of them in affor,iinr.
real; immediat" and Dcrmanent roiinr
20 the starved public school system o.
Virginia.
OWEN Il E>sLEY.
Martins i..c Va. January Il. 1920.
:. The Rndsct mud III. Legislature.
10 the Editor .: The Times. pispa;ch. .
- SIT congratulate my friend. MIR,
y. w. winston 81. on his article in
Your Issue oi the 10Th. Ever since !
read the bulge; feel like fling n
nrttion IN bankruptcy for :nvscIc aud
me oId state Since when is I; tnc
business 81 III" Governors 10 call a con.
ifrencH OF land assessors, 10 he :nrst"d
with "son= AND dance and vine. ,rbn
assessment ~ land is not a oar, o-
me EoNernors business. nov is +, ,hc
province Of tho circui; Judge 10 -
Si'uct tho assessors whc:hc~ n 80;
or .ower 'hc ass smcn, Of lands. Tho
"sScSSor Is mere % use his iudcnicnt
- 10 tho value % 10