The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-03-14
FIXING TEACHERS SALARIES

N. D. Showalter, at one time
resident of Moscow, now president OF
the Cheney Normal school, is on the
program at the Inland Empire Teach
ers Association meeting at Spokane,
the last three days of March and first
of April, to speak on teachers salar-
les, on what should they be based"
Mr.. Showalter is an authority. he
might tell the convention how he
fixed" his own salary while superln-
tendent of Whitman county schools,
IL 1911 The counties % Washington
are classified upon a population basis
and salaries are paid in accordance
with population. Whitman county was
in the ninth class, according to the
census of 1900.
When the census of 1910 was taken
it raised Whitman county to the
eight class, but the salaries IN the
eighth and ninth classes of Washing
ton counties are the same, but there
is a sharp advance in salaries III
seventh class counties. Mr.. Showalt-
er's salary was $1,000 under the
eighth and ninth class but under the
seventh class it would be $4,000.
Where there's will there's way
and Mr.. Showalter had the will and
found the way He went before the
county commissioners and male affi-
davit that Whitman county had pop
ulation of $4,000, which entitled it to
enter the seventh class, although the
census returns showed only 31,S60
population, which placed it in the
eighth class.
being paid 81 per day for time actu-
ally served, and paying their own ex-
penses, under the laws governing
counties of the eighth and ninth
classes, would get $500 per year and
all expenses, including meals and ho-
tel bills while attending sessions, Tn
der the seventh class ruling
The commissioners promptly accep-
ted Mr. Showalter's affidavit in pref
erence to the federal census and adj 7
vanced Whitman county to the sew '
enth class and increased Mr.. Showal {
ter's salary from $1,000 to $4,000 per :
year and their own pay as stated \
above. The farmers union brought C
suit to prevent this but when the court
required the farmers union to out up :.
a big bond for all costs, the matter
was dropped Mr.. Showalter and
succeeding superintendent drew their
$4,000 per year and the commission =
ars their increased pay. But the 1920 S,
census shows that Whitman county
still lacks several thousand of being a
n the seventh class but for 10 years :
he people of that county have been a,
paying seventh class salaries because in
Il Mr.. Showalter's affidavit. te
We insist he is competent to speak y
N the subject assigned him. He can D,
ualify as an expert. Il
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This is the week when scores of
Dung men who will later be stud no
nts of the University of Idaho, if las
leir first impression of that great me
,hool is a favorable one, will visit ma ya
OscOw for the annual interscholastic Mo
asket ball tournament 1t is the un
lty of Moscow citizens to see that is
lese young men, every one of whom ~, ~,
lould come to Moscow for four years. are
given a good impression, not only
the university, but of the city The
diversity people will see that the 30
sitors are we'll entertained there the
i'd impressed with the Importance of thu
coming students of the university qu'
len their high school days are over. WI
1t the university cannot do it all. VIII
lie faculty, students and athletic di- n
.+ors ond fratornitios n,n.t ha,,o VIII
Up. Let us all help them to the WI
st of our ability. 1t will pay n,
Ia m IA No.
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