Show RAISE T theia HE ri zis the salaries ot of tate th e teacher teachers oil ot this state those of the public schools and those ot of the colleges 1 ought to be increased we have ta talked ked to quite a few vernal caen men this as searf wat ir aee from join various other communities and they seem to be agreed that the men and women who are naping the destinies of the next ten gen oration are not paid enough they are not getting anything like m much money tor for the work they are doing as they are entitled to not only that but unless sal 1 aries are raised there Is in going to be auch such a condition in the state aa as will amount to a grave menace manses tor for it is pretty well understood that when men and women who are fitted to teach cannot make an honest and comfortable living that war they are going to enter fields of endeavor where the salaries are more in proportion to the work they do already there is said to be a shortage of teachers all overt the country and aind many schools especially in the rural districts aro are unable to secure them conditions are steadily grow tag worse and will continue to do so until salaries are am raised the legislature hould consider this matter seriously there ought not be any excuse accepted from a lawmaker who Is not willing to vote an increase for those teachers employed by the state and if it there it IS any excuse tor for a taxpayer refusing to grant those into whose keeping be he places his child a salary sufficient to buy the necessities of 0 life ife we cadt imagine what whist such an excuse oo of our child children rqn are gre entitled to the befit best of school facilities or they are not it they ther are re then how are they going to eanoy thorn therm if it the state and the fons thereof refuse to pay par adequate ages to our teacher teachers |