The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-15
NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
TEACHERS WAGES

The Record has made comment previously con-
scale being set for cotton mill workers, and a
consequence of the cut in pay which school teach
ers face as a result of the new school machinery
act passed by the last legislature the public edu-
services the coming year than so-called common
laborers
Such situation is not to stimulate pride
in the breasts of parents with school children to
educate. Most parents of the right sort have one
supreme ambition when it comes to their family,
and that is to give the children the advantage of
good schooling. It is generally recognized that
whereas the inheritance of money sometimes proves
a curse, every child is advantaged by well-round-
ed education That is why we have come to stress
school attendance as essential for all boys and
girls.
The surest and most direct way to undermine
the schools is to destroy the morale of its teaching
staff We cannot expect to maintain the educa-
tional standards of North Carolina with a wage
scale for teachers that is lower than that of cotton
mill workers.
That other newspapers coming to realiza-
ton of the critical situation which our schools face
due to legislation enacted by the general assembly
this year is well illustrated by editorial in the
Raleigh News and Observer today. Those who con-
sidered The Record unduly agitated during the
session of the legislature when we sought to warn
| of the threatening dangers may now see that the
facts not being distorted After calling at,
tention to the fact that out of $4,000 teachers in
| the state, more than 1000 are college graduates
| -(many of them holding masters degrees here in
Hickory)-The News and Observer concludes:
! "Thus so far state contribution and state sal
aries are concerned last year school teachers in
North Carolina received for years teaching less
than cotton mill workers will receive under the
code which soon goes into effect in that industry
/ School teachers in addition must expect cut from
! the salaries of last year. For many teachers the
terms will be longer which will mean more months
of pay. For many the terms will be shorter which
will mean less months of pay. But the whole body
of school teachers in the state under the law viii
receive salary cut of not less than thirty per cent
per month This does not that all will receive
a thirty per cent cut but the average will be re.
duced thirty per cent.
:, Such consideration of school salaries last year
does not include local supplements which in towns
and cities increased not only the months of teach
ing and pay but also the level of salaries. Next
year in the majority of towns and in some cities
no supplements will be added to the sums which
will come from the state for the state-supporteC
eight months term
I Comparing the earnings of school teachers and
textile workers by the year-and both live year
even if schools teachers only paid for the term
lit is apparent that the lowest paid textile work
ers under the code approved by the federal gov.
eminent will receive larger annual incomes than
the majority of teachers in North Carolina.-The
= Hickory Record