Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-10-16
October 10, 1853

DGdl I4NAALOA
According to the best informa-
ton, we are short in America in
primary and high school teachers,
around 10000 to 100000. This
fact alone makes it impossible for
the teachers to do their best work
for our children. They cannot give
Individual attention, or be able to
study the children's problems, be-
cause of the great amount of work
required The problem is how to
get more teachers. In the first
place let me state emphatically
that our teachers are the most un-
der-paid workers in America to-
day. They should receive from
$4,000 to $4,000 more per month,
beginning Immediately.
The schools of higher education
should advise the college students
of the great opportunity that they
will have if they take up the pro-
fession of teaching in making the
world better place in which to
live. They should be told, and the
fact emphasized, that teachers,
next to the parents, home, and
church, do more to shape the life
of children than any other people.
Teaching in public schools must
put the emphasis on the American
History wrought by our forefath-
ers, and left to us as a heritage to
carry on.
About two years ago a poll,
taken in high schools in some of
the largest cities, showed the STU
dents knew practically nothing
about the Declaration of indie
pendence, Bill of Rights, or our
Constitution. The meaning of these
great documents, along with the
following twelve fundamental
truths, should be stressed in our
schools.
l. Honesty is the best policy.
2. Sacredness of contract.
3. Equality of all citizens before
the law, with special privileges for
none.
4. Limited sphere of govern
mental activity, limitless room for
private initiative.
5. Freedom to move ones per-
son, family, and property from
place to place without interfer-
ence by individuals or government,
to seek employment, and to work
anywhere at the occupation of
ones choice, for any compensation
obtainable without hindrance by
anyone.
6. Protection of every citizens
right to acquire, hold, and be-
queath, or otherwise dispose of
property, and to work, and pro-
duce, engage in business, and buy,
and sell without interference by
other persons, or by government.
7. Encouragement of thrift, and
capital formation, and the right to
climb the economic ladder.
8. Competition unhampered by
government, and restricted only by
the rule that all deals be honest
and above board.
9. Maintenance of a republican
form of government with powers
of the Federal government limited
to those specified in the Constitu-
ton, and all other powers being
reserved to the States, or to the
individual citizen.
10. Freedom of religion, speech,
press, assembly, and the right of
petition.
II. Right of trial by a jury of
ones peers.
II. Encouragement of the re-
spect for education and learning.
These truths should be stressed
so that prospective teachers in col
lege as we'll as all students will be
so imbued with these fundament-
ais that they will be guided by
them not only in their thoughts
and actions, but also in their dis
cussionS with their fellow man,
which will go a long way toward
lessening juvenile delinquency.
(Signed)
B. Throckmorton Tally.