The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-26
Schools and Factories

Editor The Star;
II has been called 10 my auen
ton that in letter published tn
The star May ~. the salary OF
school principals In compared With
the salary Of the superintendent
II hairpln factory who gets FROM
- 600 to ts.o0o year. ~ against
he principal who gets only ts.ase
A. ths figures and the floor space
we're tho only two items compared
il - TO he assumed that the only
reason Il In hard for the principal
to live on only sssso" ~ because
another man IL getting more money
Taxpayers do not expect teachers
20 live In such style that i would
require $4,000 or 5000 90 keep
them in fancieH and frilla. But ~
Il is necessary for them 20 have 81
much money TO live upon. why DO
not they apply FOR and take the
easy occupa tons A. superintendent
at So 600 or S. 900 a Year, Why
uae such low figures The writer
might Just aa we'll compare the
poor principals with superiutcndcnta
and general managers setting tto,-
900 to $50. 600 q year Why does the
poor teachers defender and apollo.
Fist couf1nc them 60 pcnury. why
not take off the roof and make
the sky the iimitY
Does any person think there Is
any comparison between the work
Of a principal Of a school and that
% a superintendent OF n factory.
hairpius or any other kindf
have worked with pick and shovel.
AK and saw. hammer and drill. and
at other manual labor. have also
been superintendent and general
manager with hundreds Of men un.
der my control. having TO audit and
be responsible for the correctness OF
the pay roll. az well ss the eff.
ness and stability OF the work.
have also helped 10 build school
houses aud personally aid and In.
struct teachers In their knowledge
and duties. and 10 may be permit.
ted to express an opinion. "a pruc.
teal opinion, n not an expert one.
on poor teachers" and supcrintcnd.
enfs.
The results of a factory must
show up every month. there is no
let up or cessation 10 the activities
OF "A superintendent or tho factory
for six long days. Not only that.
but the writer has. az supcrintend.
cnt. done some OF his most arduoua
work on the first day OF the week.
commonly called Sunday. and for
many more successive Sundays
than there are In a month. A Hu.
perintendent must not only ace that
work Is turned out. hut In many
cases must help to dispose OF the
product, and 1t is his concern that
II ~ marketable.
Now. wherein does n principals
work compare with that OF a super.
intendent's. He must be M his
school presumably az 8 o'clock 60. F
the head Of a factory Is on hand
at Z o'clock or before: the principal
secs that school Is called az o.
o'clock. then he sits In his office I
hearing complaints such as. Tommy
pulled PUSHES hair. or Carrie called
Susie "a cat. or Pat punched Mike
~ AAit ENARht AAAHf HAAt i'ff'hFNW
other charges OF equal weight and
importance; or when lady comes
to his sanctium sanctorium to gain
or give some information In a.
friendly visit of inspection, sits
with his feet upon the desk and
eyes her with cold suspicion as
tho she were an intruder and had
no business there.
II is claimed that with the nu. I
mcrous supervisors running around
from one school TO another today. /
the principal is not OF as much /
use about q school as the ianitor.
but Mt any rate. whatever the uti. [
mate value OF his product. he has
very little real worry and concern (
as compared with the head OF
factory.
We pay our councilmen only $4,000. T
and they have some real work to do T
In expending the millions OF tax.
pares' money or listening TO the .
complaints and wishes OF their con
stituents, In building up and regu.
lnting tho affairs ~ the city. 40 h
contrasted with the concern and