Evening journal., 1915-06-21
No Salaries FOR
teachers Until JULY
Offer of Trust Co. to Ad-
vance Money Is Refused
By Board
OFFICIALS REACH
CONCLUSION TO-DAY

Fearing difficulties Whlch ne salu
might arise with the coming change
Of city government Samuel Il. Bayn-
ard, president of the Board of Edu-
cation, this afternoon formally de-
clined to accept the offer OF Colonel
j. Ernest Smith, president OF the Del
aware Trust Company, that that in
stitution furnish the 5000 necessary
TO pay the salaries Of school teachers
for the month of May. The Board Of
Education, Mr.. Baynard said, has re-
oeived assurance from City Council
that sufficient money will be on hand
by July to pay the salaries.
The refusal CT the Board OF Edu-
cation TO accept the trust company's
offer of loan TO pay the teachers
their May salary came as a surprise
to the teachers as well as to many
city officials, who believed that in
Colonel Smiths proposal way out
Of the difficulty resulting from the
boards expenditure of the teachers
money for other purposes would be
found
1T was my plan," said Colonel
Smith this afternoon, Ito find a way
to pay the teachers and have some
one either of the Board Of Education
or Council stand good for the money.
Under the law the school board could
not borrow the money. Only the city
can make the loan. ] talked with
Mayor Howell yesterday when | sug-
gested the matter to him and confer
red with Mayor-elect Price today.
am sure the plan could have been put
through without any difficulty"
Mr.. Smith declared that he did not
wish the idea to get abroad that the
trust company has backed out of its
offer to furnish the money for the
teachers. I'VE would be glad to ad-
vance the money" he said, IF we
could get the proper parties to stand
good for the loan"
Mr.. Baynard's decision to refuse
the trust company's offer came after
q conference this afternoon with Col
onel Smith.
"Now that we have the assurance
Of Council that the money will be
raised from taxes due by July H.
said Mr. Baynard. 1T is expedient
that We wait until then rather than
complicate the situation with accept
ing this money from the trust COM
pany. There is hardly any manner
in which the money can be secured
from the company and guarantee its
repayment under the existing law"
Colonel Smith said that the trust
companys offer merely was n effort
to get the teachers their money. II
is a shame" he said, that they can
not have their salaries to make theiI
vacation plans. They did their work
and they are entitled to their money
The offer of the trust company wal
purely on the grounds and we dic
not expect to make any money ou
Of it, All we asked was that th'
sum be secured.
The following statement was issuec
at Colonel Smiths Office this after
noon:
"Inasmuch as the Board Of EGuca
ton has received assurance from
Council that sufficient money will b
raised from taxes by July / to guaran
tee the teachers salaries within ter
DAYS or two weeks. in the opinion o
the board il is wise to eliminate thu
possibility of difficulties which nigh
arise from the trust company's one
and for that reason the offer Will no
be accepted. ,,
"The board also deems it inadvisabl
to accept the trust company's oher an
TO ask the company to assume legal r.
sponsibility in The matter"
The statement was prepared by Nj
Barnard and Mr.. Smith at their confel
ence this afternoon.
II was pointed out that the chief OF
stscle in the way of the boards accept
ing the trust company's offer was u
fact that the city government Is
change on July !. Ii was not know
it was said. how such an arrangemer
would be received by the incoming a'
ministration. Mayor elect Price IN h
conference with Colonel Smith tn
morning. was said to favor getting III
money and paying the teachers. He wa
unable to speak for the other member
of his administration
The announcement that the teacher
nav would be held up for ten days
two weeks, as was announced att
Mavor Howelrs conference with Colon
Smith Yesterday. was received by q
teachers in different parts Of the eli
today with dismay.
Following is q communication from
friend of the teachers, which is sclf-e
planstory; -
Wilmington, Del. June .. 1915.
Editor of THE EVENING JOURNAL
Do you not think it an outrage to
the teachers Of our public schools
wait until July Is for their May sa
ary? The salary. due June II, wa
as understand. what is called Ion
pay. they having to wait FIVE week
from their last pay for it.
Most of the teachers are home col
tributors or board among stranger
Surely the Board of Education shoul
De more business-like with them.
Very rpsnectfullV