Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-23
SCHOOLS TO CLOSE
IF TEACHERS DON'T
GET SALARY BOOST
For Next Scholastic Year SIS 900
Above the Normal Schedule
Must be Appropriated.
HARD TO RETAIN TUTORS

Clifford J. Scott, superintendent OF
public schools. addressing the Board of
Education last night, spoke OF the difti-
Guilty experienced in retaining teachers
and expressed the opinion that some
school rooms, if not entire school build
ings. would close before the end of this
scholastic term.
II wish to call the boards attention to
the fact that Wilmington school system
faces serious situation, Mr.. Scott SAID.
Every teacher could get y better po-
sition tomorrow than she now has could
get 80 per cent increase in salary Teachers
are being solicited to leave their present
positions. | am concerned 10 know what
the city will do. The teachers met and IN
reasonable attitude said what they
thought they ought to have. with hlgh
cost of living and SO many opportunities
offered the teachers feel the city is under
obligation To them. ! have heard runor
that numbers of teachers are Just waiting
To see what will be done. The teachers
request is modest. The increase asked Tor
by the whole teaching body, numbering
500, is only s25,0O0 above the normal
schedule i believe the taxpayers don't
want to lose the teachers for that sum.
The matter is not something we can treat
with indifference II the schools are to be
maintained teachers salaries must be in
creased. ! would not be surprised if some
school rooms, or entire school buildings,
should close before the end of the scho-
lastic term
Messrs. Campbell Cooper and Ierger
approved the teachers request Nir
Rommel said the teachers had not asked
for enough. as the increase they requested
was less than that desired by the jsnltors.
President Miller told his colleagues 10 go
before City Council when it gives q hear
ing on the boards budget for the next
scholastic year and convince the Council
men that the sum sought is essential.
The board accepted the resignation of
Miss Elizabeth Bullock, teacher at School
No. II. Miss Grace L Lloyd, teacher at
No. %, and Miss Margaret Foulk, teacher
At No IS
Misses Ruth fleming and Carolyn
Bresm were appointed teachers IN elemcn-
tarv schools and assigned respectively to
Nos. 10 and 2S Miss Nina Terrill was
temporarily appointed teacher in clemcn-
tary schools and assigned to No. 80
On the recommendation of Superin-
tendent Scott and Principal Berlin II was
resolved to discontinue the teaching OF
German in the High School after this
scholastic term and for the period Of
the war
Unit bids for equipment for the library,
domestic science department, lunch room
and kitchen of the High School addition
submitted by Haywood Brothers and
Wakefield Co. of Philadelphia, Leonard
Peterson & Co. Of Chicago. T.. II Sheldon
4 Co Of Muskegon, Mich, and Ransom
Barton Co Of Philadelphia were referred
to the new buildings committee. Secretary
Guthrie was instructed To advertise Tor
bids for gas pipe for the domestic science
department
John j. Kennedy, architect, submitted
plans for improving Pulaski Hall, which
the board recently purchased for school
purposes Plans will be obtained from
other architects before bids for the pro
posed improvements are solicited
The board accepted an offer made BY
the International Brotherhood Of Boiler
makers, Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers
Of America TO purchase the property No.
222 West street for s6, $50 This property
then An Italian mission was sold by the
City Missionary and Church
Extension Society OF the Wilmington NJ
L. Conference to the board two years ago
for So 900, the purpose being TO make 1t q
public school for Negroes, but the project
was abandoned. The new purchasers will
convert the building into lodgnghouse
Tor boilermakers and shipbuilders.
Report was made that during the recent
storm wind blew cornice off School No
a and damaged fences at Schools Nos.
|. 5. ), II and IS. Repairs costing $500
were ordered.