Evening journal., 1918-02-26
BOARD Will
Need MORE NOEEF
Members Are Urged TO Pre-
pzre Estimates That Bud,
gets May be Made Up
FINANCES NOW IN
GOOD CONDITION

Stating that in order to meet its /,
urgent needs, such as increasing the
salaries Of the teachers and also having
to pay more for materials, DR.. Victor
D. Washburn, chairman Of the finance
committee Of the Board of Public Edu-!
cation at the meeting Of that body last
night urged the members to submit esti-.
mates for their various departments not
later than April This will give the,
board time to appear before City
Council in May and ask for an increase
in their budget.
In making a report on the finances Of
/ the departmnt Or. Washburn stated
that the financial condition Of the board
was excellent, but he added there will
be need Of more mony. The general
balance at present is 100000, but all Of
This with the exception Of $4,000 ia
appropriated. The necessary improve1
menis to Pulaski Han. which is to be
converted into school building, will
cost about $4,000.
Or. Thomas q. Cooper confirmed Or;
Washburns statement. He added that
Dr. scott was having trouble now In
getting teachers and retaining thos}
the board has because of the low sal
aries paid.
Previous OF his comment on the
finances of the board, Dr. Cooper
recommended the acceptance by the
: board of the resignation ~ the follow
ing teachers, and 60 least ono Of the
teachers whose resignation was ac,
copied resigned because he secured a
position which paid better: Anna V.
Rol. No. 2s: Walter w. plock. High
school Madaline Miller. 40. p: Nerla
Collier, No. 3; Helen Webster, No e.
and G. Arthur Fenncr, No. 2S.
The teachers committee recommend
ed the temporary appointments az
AIargherta Wright as a teacher az No.
20 school. Miss Beatrice Foulk az No.
school, Miss Elma Durstein as teacher
at No. school, and Miss Elsie Vaughan
at No. % school The committee also
reported that Miss Lydia Scmple, p
teacher, had been granted a leave oe
absence from February 3 TO April I.
During the meeting Rabbi David r.
Swiren, Of the Adas Kodesch Congre.
, CATION. submitted a plan designed bs
Mrs Swiren for the purpose OF con-
serving food
The chief feature Of the idea Is 10
3 eet the school children, and through
them their mothers, Interested IN food
conservation and having them originate
new recipes for experiments az the
! public school lunch room. In the case
81 0f Wilmington such experiments could
, only be tried at the Wilmington High
& school and the Howard High school
IL 90 L.
y ii0ns for the new idea of food cone
se-vati0n and offered his assistance and
that of Mrs SWircn in connection with
the practical application Of the scheme,
which on the face seems 10 he highly
Z feas Bile. The scheme had already beeU
approved by the Federal authorities a.
. well as by the Delaware Food Admin
, islrator, but the board took no action
on the matter previous 10 its submis
sion TO Dr. Scott who is now atteldir
convention of the National Educa-
tional Association at Atlantic City.
EllW0od Souder. in behalf Of the piN
Z pills of Schools Nos Il and 26, presented
The board with q new piano, which
g the scholars had purchased from penn
savings Miss Emma L. Strickland Is
J.; principal Of the school. Mr.. Souder alsl
e explained that work on the new higt
school was progressing rapidly. They
p said the building is about completed
'o with the exception Of the heating plant
a Permission was granted BY ths
r. board for the use Of the High SchOo
auditorium by the odd Fellows Lodge
e. on Tuesday evening, March 80, whof
= they viii conduct a lecture for thu
u benefit Of their library Admission {.
y the affair will be a thrift stamp. sC
Il that two good purposes will be accom-
plshed with the same entertainments
Eureka Lodge which desired the audi
torum on the same evening. will b
+ notified that the odd Fellows. hayini
p requested it FIRST. were granted the audi
rs torium and that they will have K
!. choose another evening.
The Howard High School was als'
= granted permission TO use the audf
L torium Of school No p for a basket
,r ball game on March s, should II b,
ready by that time