Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-10

available funds shall permit, in no
case more than $50 and SIS per an
mum" Needless to say the teachers
we're not responsible for the avail
able funds" clause and unfortunately
there have been several years since
the enactment OF this system when the
board did not find that available
funds permitted" The last Council
granted funds for two consecutive
years especially to make this adjust
ment, and it is to be hoped that the
new Council will carry on the good
work of the present one.
A hundred and thirty-one teachers
/ or SO per cent. of those in the ele-
mentary schools, receive a salary of
/ S575 or less One hundred and fif-
! teen, or AZ per cent, receive salary
/ of $3.50 or less. The largest single
groups are receiving $500 and $3.50.
| forty-seven teachers receiving each of
| these amounts.
The principals salaries are as low
proportionately as the teachers, and
their beginning salaries show rela-
lively lower starting point, all OF the
present principals, with the exception
OF a few late corners having begun
their principalship at a salary of S4OO
or less. The salaries at present paid
TO principals of elementary schools
; range from $500 to S1O75. Nine OF
t the twenty-slx principals are recelv'
= ing $3.50.
r JanltOrs' Salaries.
d The situation in regard to janitors
d salaries was given in the article pub
s. lished Tuesday last, as salaries ar
+ directly related to the quality of jan
c itor service Since the salaries o
S the elementary school janitors rang
+ from S175 to S750-with 81 $50 in tn
+ case of one school-and 10 of the z
ianitors receive less than $500 pc
r year. the item in this years Board O
: Education budget which reads, Il
IL per cent. increase in the salaries q
30 ianitors," has significance. MUG
criticism of this item was heard at tn
time of its publication. Some OF thu
was due to the question still in tn
public mind concerning the salary
the High School janitOr (S3,5OO), an
the fact that he must have been II
cluded in the go janitors."
Setting aside the High School jar
itor. however it will be clearly sec
that Is per cent. increase to each
the 20 other janitors, will still lea'
a range of only about 5000 to SS'
with 81 .2O7 in one case, and 10 OF Il
ne % will still be receiving less tina
lie SAYS per year. $475 is not a "livir
T. wage" and no able-bOdied man vii
es proper qualifications for school ia
% itor can afford to accept such j.
ut and give his full time to II. 1t wou
err he better to employ fewer men
he fair nav. who can be held respons
~ bic for the proper quality and qua
IL tity of work
%, II has been said in a previous ar
a. Gle that ianitors buy most of the
~. materials out of their own salari'
90 II is not only the janitors who
this. The teachers in the elementa
IT. schools, particularly in the low
an grades, spend relatively much lar
9v, er amount of money upon materii
ne TO use in connection with schc
ns work. They cannot get along a
=, fulfill the requirements made OF the
~ without doing this to some exte
-, and the more interested the teach
az, is in her classes, the more mater
- she feels called upon to provide. III
zoe situation, when one considers
nv amount of salary received, is rea
r beyond comment. With a thorous
or " responsible school managem'
ed. aud a well-informed public, it could
"as exist.