Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-04-14

There is a meeting this week of
all superintendents of counties con-
nected with the Glendale Normal
Summer School.
Those who are acquainted with
Ben H. Gibson, who taught in DAN
bury district in 1918, will be inter-
ested to know that he is principal
at Bucyrus, N. D. This year he is
getting $4,000, and his salary for next
year will be $2s0o and free house rent.
Most people think that the schools
are our chief burden of expense. The
fact that all schools including new
buildings, teachers salaries,- equip
ment, heating, lighting and incident
ais, cost less than one million a year
year in the United States. Compare
this with the following items:
Face powder, cosmet-
les, perfume, etc. $3.50, 100000 90
Furs $500. -. 80. 30o,oo0,0oO 90
Soft drinks 80. 500. 35o,00o,OOO. 90
Toilet soaps. $3.50. 100000, ,0OO. 90
Cigarettes. 80. 80. 100000, 900 90
Cigars cocoon. So. $4,000, ,OoO. 90
Tobacco and snuff. =. s0o,00o,ooo. 90
Jewelry ...... ...... 100000. 90
Luxurious service :. 100000, 900. 90
Joy rides, pleasure re-
sorts and races. 5000, 900, 900. 90
Chewing gum 80. =. 5O,00O,OOO. 90
Ice cream ...... go. 250,000, 900. 90
Food luxuries -. ..5 ,000, ,O0O, ,O00. 90
1t is interesting to compare some
of these items with the expenditures
for education. The amount paid for
face powder, cosmetics and perfumes
is one s12,0Oo,00O. 90 less than the
total amount paid for public, elemen-
tary and secondary education in 1918,
and within $4,000, 900. 90 of twice
the. amount of salaries paid teachers
in public, elementary and secondary
schools.
The amount paid for jewelry is
nearly s1oo,000,0o0. 90 more than
the salaries of teachers in elementary
and high schools in 1918.
The $4,000, 200. 90 for chewing gum
is two and one-half times the total
expenditures for normal schools, and
almost exactly the same as all state
and city appropriations for higher ed
ucation.
Tobacco's cost in one year equals
higher education cost in 273 years.
The article goes on further to make
comparisons, but we believe the above
should settle the fact in anybody's
mind that education is NOT our chief
burden. The trouble is that when
the average taxpayer comes to the
county treasurer to pay his taxes, he
finds there that the taxes collected by
the treasurer are largely made up of
schefdrtax. But, the tax you pay the
couf treasurer is the smallest part
Of the average mans tax.
"Mooseheart'' is school for chill
dren Of every age from infancy to 1s
year of age. It is on a tract of a
thousand acres on the banks of the
Fox River between Batavia and Au-
rora, ILL.,, about 35 miles west of Chi
cago. It is supported by the Moose
Lodge, which assesses every member
81 a year for it's support, and a
million and quarter dollars year is
raised this way. Dependent orphan
children of members who are in good
standing at the time of their death
are eligible for admission. This
school is spoken of by School Life
issued by the U. S. Department OF
Education as the "School thai Trains
for Life"
A letter from the Teachers We'll
fare Department" of this state in.
forms US that the minimum salary law
goes into effect July 1st, this year
and effects all contracts made after
March 10th for next years teaching
The law provides that any teacher en-.
tering into the profession after Au.
gust 31st, 1928, must hold at least
diploma from q four year accredited
high school.
A teacher who taught in the public
school of THIS state prior to August
31st 1922, and who is not higf
school graduate, shall not receive les,
than $720 a year.
A high school graduate shall not re.
ceive less than $50.