NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
worthy of the highest respect, can 
fail to see that his platform ad- 
dresses of the last year have be- 
fogged the real issues. With an able 
debater on the same _ platform to 
answer the fallacious arguments of 
the former President and to bring 
forward the real issues of the eam- 
paign and defend the President of 
the United States and the republi- 
ean party of which he is the titulac 
head, Mr. Roosevelt will find him- 
self in an entirely different situation 
than that presented by addressing 
an enthusiastic hero worshipping 
audience of the west. If this debate 
is aranged and earried out it will 
be of great political import. It will 
turn the eyes of the whole country 
back to Massachusetts. The con- 
test was precipitated in Massachu- 
setts. It may end in Massachusetts. 
Every day that goes by adds to the 
barometrical importance of the pri- 
maries in Massachusetts. If this 
debate results in a defeat for Mr. 
Roosevelt it will be the beginning 
of the end—then comes Waterloo. 
Mr. Gardner has nothing to lose and 
everything to gain. Massachusetts 
is loyal to Taft and Mr. Gardner will 
answer the charges in open debate 
against the administration. It will 
be a battle of giants and such a 
contest would be a_ battle royal. 
Tlow can Roosevelt avoid the con- 
test? 
The Teachers’ Salary. 
The teachers of Beverly are peti- 
tioning for an increase in salary. 
This opens up the whole question of 
compensation which is just to the 
teacher and fair to the community 
which the teacher serves. It is a 
mistake for any community to keep 
the teachers’ wage lower than other 
cities or towns because good teach- 
ers are attracted by the shghtly in- 
creased salaries and are forced by 
necessity to seek employment in 
such cities or towns paying larger 
salaries. This results in an impair- 
ment of the service. No teacher can 
do good work for a community 
while he or she is worrying about 
personal economies. Any communi- 
ty that will see the lght will re- 
ceive back in loyal service and in- 
telligent te: whinge more than is ex- 
pended in salary increases. Larger 
Salaries mean that the teachers 
worry less, have more. efficiency 
developing recreations, travel more, 
have more funds with which to pur- 
chase hooks and more money to take 
needed vacations and rests. What 
the teacher gains adds to her con- 
tentment of spirit and _ personal 
efficiency and goes back to the com- 
munity in increased efficiency in the 
school room. <A corps of discon- 
tented teachers is the inevitable re- 
sult of low wages. 
A high grade and _ intelligent 
corps of teachers with an enviable 
esprit de corps is the inevitable re- 
sult of reasonable wages. The high 
cost of living now prevalent pre- 
vents the teachers of every com- 
munity from obtaining — suitable 
clothing, rooms, board and_ other 
life necessaries at the low rates cur- 
rent when the present schedule of 
Wages was arranged. It is a well 
known fact that many laborers re- 
ceive larger returns for their labor 
than do the trainers of the future 
citizens of our towns and cities. <Al- 
ready the competition of other eall- 
ings, suitable for the training and 
skill of women, is being felt in our 
school systems. Young women may 
now choose their vocation. 
The school room ceases to have 
the attractiveness it once had, for 
other fields of labor are opening to 
women and the schools are feeling 
the resulting competition. The 
ereatest evil in the adjustment of 
modern wage seems to be to get 
most for the least money. This shows 
itself inevitably in the state wide 
movement to benefit the women 
teachers. <A teacher ought to be 
paid what she is worth to com- 
munity and ought not to be engaged 
for the least that can be paid to 
keep body and soul together. The 
worth of the work and not the cost 
of living should be staidard. The 
facts are that the teachers of our 
schools are worth more than they 
are now getting. It is poor economy 
to try to save money on the school 
budget of any town or city. Put the 
salaries up; it is the best sort of 
municipal economy. 
Andrew Mack at Boston Theatre. 
One of the pleasing announce- 
ments of the Spring season is the re- 
entry to the legitimate stage of An- 
drew Mack, the sweet-voiced tenor, 
who will again be seen in his fam- 
ous romantic character of Tom 
Moore. Andrew Mack is too well 
known both for his portrayal of 
these dashing» Irish romantic roles 
and his sweet, silvery singing voice 
to need further introduction to thea- 
tre-goers, but a few words regard- 
ing a play woven around the inci- 
dents in the life of the celebrated 
Tom Moore are always of interest to 
the admirers of his poems and works. 
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as the dashing devil-me-care fellow 
he always was, no matter what his 
surroundings, or how well his purse 
was filled. In fact, with Tom Moore 
it was generally a meagre purse, und 
well worn at that, until unexpected 
opportunity gave him a chance to 
save the life of the Prince of Wales. 
From that day on Tom Moore was 
looked on as the intimate friend of 
the Prinee and his friends were 
iegion. Of course he was a particu- 
lar favorite with the ladies fair and 
this added to his popularity also. 
Being a poet and musician of note 
consequently added a natural touch 
of romance to his career, and in 
Mr. Mack’s portrayal of the master 
of melodies and songs without words 
we are treated to a stage character 
full of interest and far from ordin- 
ary. 
Frances Starr in Great Belasco Play 
When Frances Starr makes her 
initial appearance here in her new 
play, ‘‘The Case of Becky,’’ at the 
Ilollis Street Theatre next Monday, 
April 22, she will be weleomed by 
probably the largest and most dis- 
criminating audience of the year. 
The magic of David Belasco’s name, 
coupled with his record of past per- 
formances in this city, already as- 
sures this. A Belasco ‘‘opening’’ is 
an ‘‘event;’’ all.who keep close te 
the progressive ideas of the stage 
are there to view the latest product 
of the Belasco mind, and usually he 
gives them a night to remember. 
Miss Starr’s first appearance at 
the Hollis has aroused, ‘therefore, 
unusual expectation. Her excellent 
work here in former plays deserves 
this compliment; but the strange 
nature of her new drama, ‘‘The 
Case of Becky,’’ written by Edward 
Locke and founded on a famous 
medical case treated and recorded 
by Boston’s own Dr. Morton Prinee, 
has stimulated speculation as well 
as interest, 
