 He claimed that these type of tests would provide a fairer method for the pay a teacher should receive, rather than just by certificates or semester credits.His logic was that the existing system of college credits was antiquated and not a fair measure on a teachers real ability to teach.This then played a major role in the 1930s and 40s on how salaries were issued in the Southern United States, rather than based on race, religion, gender, or national origin.