Show T THE H E NEW W SALARY SCHEDULE FOR ir OR TEACHERS TEACHER the board of education for the sevier school district adopted a new salary schedule tor for teachers our readers snaders are familiar with from last weeks aweeka issue the minimum salaries es prescribed are for teachers with ono one years preparation beyond the high school 1000 tor for those with two years preparation and 1300 tor for those who are college graduates the schedule has been worked out with the greatest care and contains those elements of strength essential for continued improvement in the schools of oe the district the minimum sala salaries are high to attract attra ct good teachers and the schedule p provides ro rewards for special ability special preparation and continuance in ili the profession and this meets the present emergency in education the schedule is designed to raise the standard ot or te teachers in this district by giving them a fairer living salary since 1914 the salaries of 0 teachers have been increased hero here ag per cent and the new schedule means a raise of another 30 per cent making a total increase of GG per cent while the test 0 ol 01 f living in the same period ae according to duns index increased at an average of 0 90 per cent the price ot of sugar for instance increased IGO ter cent lard iga bacon ham SO 80 bread milk potatoes coffee soap and matches the lowest being tor for salt 50 60 per cent it certainly 23 3 no wonder that at the salaries paid heretofore there ams as nothing to at tract good teachers and no wonder that iu ili many cases cages school was N as and it 19 taug taught lit by substandard teachers it will be different now and this coupled with the fact that the schedule provides tor a nine line months school ear while glade schools at present are arc running tor eight months only constitutes the most progressive step taken by the sevier county school bisti district fact since bince the consolidation of schools in 1912 |