The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-04-02
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES

"A HILy-cenC OOllar is all tnaJ tne
school teachers have been getting for
their services in the public interest
during the last four years.
That's all the dollars they are being
paid with now are worth when the
teachers take them into the stores
and markets to buy the necessities of
life.
The discovery is not new to the
teachers. They've been trying to find
way to make the dollar go the full
distance, but the dollars will not do it.
eve teachers know the limitations
of the dollar we are receiving" well
known teacher remarked, "but the
public, our master, if you please,
doesn't seem to know it.
Teachers salaries have not been
raised materially for more than four
years. We are living now on sub
stantially the same pay we had four
years ago, and that was when the high
cost of living first became noticeable.
If we were being paid now on the
same basis as in pre-war days, we
would be receiving twice as much as
we were getting in 1915"
A movement is on foot to get the
Old Dollar back through general in
crease of salaries for teachers in the
State for the school year 1920-21. The
appeal first will be made to the State
Board of Equalization, and a constitu-
tional amendment will be asked for
when the legislature meets in 1921.
In the meantime, the hope Of the
school teachers can only lie in the pos
sibility of food, clothing, and neces-
sity prices coming down.
Miss Della M. Porterfeld of the
Mostiller school has recently sent in
the following news items:
"The Mostiller and Lambeth schools
jointly gave box and pie supper with
a ciphering match as an added attrac-
ton. This entertainment proved to be
a decided financial success, as the sum
of $74.80 was realized. This amount
was divided equally between the two
schools and will be used in purchas-
ing needed school supplies.
"The Mostiller school later gave a
similar entertainment for the purpose
Of raising money to contribute to the
relief of a family in destitute circum-
stances. At this entertainment the
sum of $2795 was realized, which, no
doubt, was greatly appreciated by the
needy family. Probably the main
event Of the evening was the auction
ing of box of candy to determine
the young man who most nearly APP
preached the tabled Adonis. VIM.
Doe was the recipient Of this distin-
guished honor"
Supt. o. J. Matthias of the Desloge
school has written as follows regard
ing the work of County School At
tendance Officer, r. G. Tucker:
81 have been intending for some
time to make a statement regarding
the work of our present compulsory
attendance law.
In conjunction with our local at
tendance officer, Mr.. Boyer, and Coun-
ty Attendance Officer, Judge r. C.
Tucker, we have secured the best at
tendance record of any year since
have been in the profession. Judge
Tucker has made several visits during
the year; has conferred with few
negligent parents, and has made ar
rangements by which several children,
in poor financial circumstances, were
able to continue their work in school.
Mr. Boyer secures list of absentees
each week and calls on parents at once
to ascertain the cause of absence.
"The following figures speak for
themselves. There has been slight
increase in the total number enrolled
during the last three years; yet TAX
ing into account the effect of infiuen-
"a last year, there is a marked in
crease in the total days attended by
all pupils.
1918 first five months, 62,5S2 days
1888 first five months 35,771 days
1920 first five months 73,468 days
"This shows gain of 1886 over
1917-18."
J. CLYDE AKERS,
County Supt. of Schools.