Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 304, Decatur, Adams County, 27 December 1956 — Page 10

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Assembly To Face Teacher Demands Higher Teacher Pay f Demands Looming (Fifth in n serie* es stories based on a poll of legislators on sosne of the issues in the 1957 Indiana General Assembly) By SAM NEWLUND Vailed Press Staff Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS (VP)—-Indiana legislators will face new demands next month for higher teacher pay, which at rock bottom under present law is only $7,944 a year. Few teachers actually earn that tittle—but that's the minimum salary far a beginner with less

REAL ESTATE AUCTION SATURDAY, JANUARY 5 Starting at 2:00 P. M. LOCATION: First house east of railroad, on north side of 124 in Monroe, Indiana. > This is a frame nouse with living room, bedroom and kitchen on first floor. 1 bedrooms on second floor; garage, fruit trees. • Don't miss this sale if you are looking for a home in the lower Price class. For farther Information call or see Mcl Liechty, Berne phone 2-8430 or Decatur phone 6-6354 I frAMMi down. balance upon delivery of deed and abstract. Possession on or before March 1, 1957. ALTON J. McKEAN CLARENCE E. McKEAN 7 Ofc < , MILLARD F. McKEAN ALTA J. SEIFERT, OWNERS Sale conducted by Mel’s Realty Auction Co.. Berne, Indr Mai Liechty. Auctioneer David A. Macklin. Atty. Mix Lehman, Auctioneer Dec. 27 Jan. 3

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than three years’ college whose school is in session only e i g h.t months a year.' The average salary last year, according to the Indiana State Teachers Association; was $4,300. Os 68 senators and representatives in the coming session who answered a United Press poll, 44 said teacher salaries should be raised. Fourteen they shouldn’t, and 10 couldn’t be counted because of failure to answer or indefinite Answers. The teacher shortage, like the classroom shortage, has been called ‘‘critical.” School officials blame an unprecedented influx of children of school age—with no end in sight very soon. ’ State SchoorSupt Wilbur Young Complains Indiana is losing teachers to other states and other industries which pay more. The percentage of qualified teachers

who actually enter the profession on graduation is much too low. partly because of salaries, he says. Complain of Low Pay Teachers complain they must spend four years in college training for a job that pays poorly. Even after college, graduates are expected to seek advanced degrees, they point out. A teacher with four years’ college teaching in a nine-months school must be paid at least $2,727 a year. But one lawmaker commented: • "Only 1,020 teachers are Actually receiving the minimum / out of 29,000 teachers. This beajrs checking into, as the club held over the legislators for many years has been that the minimum is never enough.” Those lawmakers who said salaries should be raised, as the Legislature has done the past several sessions, proposed minimums ranging from “enough” to 95,000. The most - mentioned minimum was s3,6oo—an increase of nearly SI,OOO, assuming it applied to college graduates in nine-months schools. One lawmaker, who proposed a $3,000 minimum, said salaries “should be raised on merit only.” “Teachers forget th's, for they want security with no incentive,” he said. Suggests 92,700 Base One legislator, a Democrat, said $2,700 would be a good minimum. Another said “some areas” need increases, “but it should be kept commensurate with general living expenses and conditions.” Others said the local community should bear the big share,” raises should be “in proportion to other state employes,” and “I do not believe there should be a closed shop on teachers.” Republicans voted 33-11 for increases and Democrats 10-1. On another teacher issue—improvement of retirement benefits—more than half the respondents failed to answer of- gave indefinite answers. Twenty-three were fa favor, 20 against. Teacher retirement benefits are based on a complication of factors which now include Federal social security. The .state pays pensions, plus annuites from a fund to which both teacher and state contribute. A '"State Teachers Retirement Fund spokesman said a “typical" teacher — who retires at age 62 after 35 years service at an average annual salary of $4,300 —would be eligible for total state and federal benefits of $2,500 yearly. Metal Diet WILTON, Calif. — W — Johnny Nix, 2Mi. is in good shape again after munching a doubleedged razor blade that sent him to the hospital for removal of the 'pieces. , ♦ Katate No. 5143 NOTICK TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED THE ESTATE OF LEWIS HERMAN HAMHOW. Jn the Circuit Court of Adams County, November Term, tl9sfi. ' in the matter of the Estate of lx>wis Herman Hammond, deceased. Notice is hereby given that Bpyd flayer as administrator of t>he above named estate, has presented and filed his final account in final settlement of said estate, and that the same will come up for the examination and action of said Adams Circuit Court, on the 19th of January, 1957. at which time all persons interested in said estate are required to appear in said court and show cause, if any there be, why said account should not be approved. And rhe heirs of said decedent and all others interested are also required to appear and make proof of their heirship or claim to any part otsaid estate. BOYD RAY.ER, ‘ Personal Representative (Seal) MY’DHS F. PARRISH Jud g"Q * V£>gl<*wede and Anderson, Attorneys •Dec. ‘ZI -J an. 3. Trade in a Gout Town -• De—--A

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THURSDAY. DECEMBER 27. 1950