The condition which was described by the teacher of Queen Elizabeth, that greater compensation is paid for the unimportant things than is paid for training the intellectual abilities of our youth, might exist in the sixteenth century, but it ought not to exist in the twentieth century.
Coolidge critiques the disparity in compensation for educators compared to other professions, advocating for the value of education in society.
Share
More from Calvin Coolidge
Whereas Section 6 of the Radio Act of 1927 provides that all Government stations shall use such frequencies or wavelengths as shall be assigned to each or to each class by the President
Miss Virginia Ladd may be appointed to an appropriate clerical position in the classified service without regard to the provisions of the civil service rules.
Mrs. Mary Scott Mills, widow of Mr. John S. Mills who served the Government very efficiently for fifty-one years and from 1897 in the Treasury Department, may be appointed to an appropriate classified position without reference to the…
Mrs. James E. Golladay, widow of Mr. Golladay, who served in the Interior Department for twenty-eight years preceding his death, may be appointed to an appropriate clerical position without reference to the civil service rules.
Other voices in this conversation
