The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-18
State Superintendent Urges Boards
Of Education to Make Provisions
Now for Increasing Salaries
for Next Year.
SAYS UNREST MAY LEAVE
FEW IN RANKS FOR 1921
States Teachers Entitled to Know
This Year What Action To Be
Taken; Applies to City and
Country Schools Alike. a

Pointing out that in many eases
the salaries paid school teachers are
barely sufficient TO meet their liy-
ing expenses during the school year,
and emphasizing the point that I'M
less the school boards Of Oklahoma
take some action to insure the rails
ing of salaries for next year, many
school children will bo without
teachers supt. II. II. Wilson has ad.
dressed u letter to the bosrds OF ed
ucation Of Oklahoma urging prompt
action.
The superintendent states that
there is feeling Of unrest among
the teachers that means that they
will seek other employment il some
relief is not given by the boards in
the way Of increased salaries begin
ming next year. The letter states
also that the teachers should be adj
yised now what is to be done next
year
The letter of the state supern-
tendent follows:
The teacher question for next
year is going 70 be very serious
one. My Judgment is that the
boards Of education throughout the
state with bnt few exceptions, have
done the best they could by their
teachers this year notwithstanding
Gis, there IS feeling OF unrest for
the reason that in q number OF in.
stances teachers arc not being paid
more than what it actually costs
them to live during their term Of
school
q appreciate tho restrictions OF
the law which prohibit boards Of ed
ucation from making contracts with
their teachers in excess Of their levy
which cannot be made before next
July but unless some step is taken
before July by boards to insure
teachers better salary many OF
them will quit Others will be out
seeking better positions and thcro
will continue a feeling Of general un-
rest in the schools from now until
they close a number Of school
boards, including the board at Ok
lahoma City Tulsa, Drunrght, and
others, have already fixed salaries
for their teachers for next year
Il recommend that all school
boards take this matter under ad
yisement at once and decide upon
the amount of money necessary to
m3iitain the schools and agree upon
the amount that can be paid to dhe
teachers in tho various grades and
notify them what tsey may expect.
] fully agree that any teacher has a
right to resign when the school work
does not appeal to her Yet. ! know
that if all the teachers should resign
who are dissatisfied on account OF
the salary question many Of our
children win go without teachers
for next year.
Tho teachers are entitled to know
early what they may depend upon
and tho boards Of education should
know at an early dste whether or
not they win be required to secure
4 now faculty, feel sure that un-
der the existing conditions any com
nunity in this state will vote the
full limit as provided by law for
school purposes if the board Of edu
eaton finds such a plan IS necessa-
~ in order TO maintain the schools
on high standard This same plan
applies TO all country schools, and
| request that the county superin-
tendcnts. by letter take this matter
up iwth their boards OF education at
once This plan II carried out inn
mediately, will increase the elficien-
cy Of the present term OF school
twenty-five per cent"