Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-26

one IL the chief pllrks 90 the plat
from 81 the Rotary club b. education
The Hutaiiaus hcllry, Boo education aud
they hcll,y, in DOING everything pos
siblr to pu'h education un. Last fgl
Gay az the Amarillo uDt,l, the sub
jet tor discussion was th, public
,chools and " n Duncan. sup,rint,nd'
mt OF "a, loyal s,huuls. was the chief
speaker he gave some facts tu tho
Rutar.nns that will b, ~ interest to
all citizens Below n given a hri,i VI
what he said
"Amarillo's biggest business b. Ga,
education uf her $500 boys and gifls.
IN, education u these boys and girls
and cquipplng them Tor lii, Is Infinite
y more IT problem than that ~ an
adequate water supply, good roads, VI
any other matter that could attract our
attention. Tor the eternal destiny 81
thes, boys and girls depends largely
upon the Kind ct education they 40
Colvc.
Amarillo has about seiOooo invest
ii in school buildings. grounds and
equipment en- about uu,fourih the
amount voted az one time Tor streets
and roads
The cost Of running the schools
zach year J. ahou, $3.50 00p &C. So per
child This meaHs e tax Of $40 per
capita for every man. woman and chId
In the city. II means $50 for each
man In the city.
cot the ssoe.O0o In taxes paid In the
city. % per cent goes % m, srhools
% per cent tU the city and % per cent
Ia the state and county. This - per
cent that goes to the school includes
the money that Ne gst from the state
The schools have 90 employees. 40
Of whom ar, teachers who receive
about 100000 per arnum or $3.50
each. This II less thon stenographers
and clerks receive. although the train.
INK required for these Is much less
than that required Tor teachers.
The Amarillo schools require grade
teachers to De- normal graduates or the
equivalent and 90 have had ~ least
one years experience IN teaching. and
high school teachers to be- collcg, grad.
yates and a. have had al least one
years cNpsrienCc IN teaching.
People should not complain Il the
incompctencv ~ teachers unless they
have first raised their voices Tor bet.
ter pay for thu teachers Teachers
ought to u" nsid twice what they ARE
now paid g. A. To airact and keep in
the profcsSion the very best talent.
II IL shame not To pay teachers more
than $3.50 year This IN not enough
To- enable them 10 live even up 10 the
standards required by the people and
several ~ our iachers get money from
their parents In order 10 meet noces.
sary living expenses This ought no;
70 DO. No man would think II putting
his bluo1od horse in charge IT n train.
81 that would work Tor ti25o year.
Aren't bows and girls as good rs
horses
Amarillo Is about tho only place
that has not lowered the standards ~
work In ~ schools because Il tho
teachers shortage and the high cost a
living our srhoOls are now doing the
best work in th'.r history and are run
ming more smuothlv The boys and
girls are working harder and are more
interested in their work Fewer failed
II tho cloro - last term than usually
and fewer than win lo found % fai
N N" schools n the country. Fewer
thnn per cent Il the puuils In IN,
gIads= failed 90 make their grade and
" ~" high school only % por cent a
The pupils failed In one study. and onl'
: nor cent failed In az ih'ir work.
THE state inspector visited the grade
9rhonls n the city last week Tor th'
purpose ~ Classifying them. lie com
p.'ndod tho work very highly and sal,
that he would recommend that they ~
placed IN class one This 4 course
was no more than was expected oul
hirh school in number Of units ~ NJ
filiation and IN The gradc ui work don'
stands with th' hest half dozen higi
schools in the state
The grad" II work that u heln.
done and the standards that are heini
maintained are IN suite 81 the poo
salaries that nro palh tenchers. AM
also IN suite II the bad conditions un
der which The teachers haYo 20 work
cFpseiallv in the high rchool.
"The high school has more than 20
nunils enrolled with only ~ elias
rooms In which tn take care ~ them
witch means that thor, pre- about q
pupils to the room. ~ 10 more thai
are allowed hv the State Committees oi
Affiliaiion, and In order 10 keep on
! utilization we have 10 use m class