Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-12
SCHOOL TEACHERS
ASK FOR INCREASE
OF COMPENSATION
Sixty-two Appear Before Board
of Education and Ably Pre-
sent Their Case.
PLEAS EXCITE SYMPATHY

~iNty-twu teachers who desire salary
increases appeared before the Board ol
Public Education last night, with Misses
Snhc X Shaw, Ellen Samworth and
Nellie T. Sawin acting as spokcswomcn.
Miss Shaw SAID the teachers had con-
Sidcrci the question oi salary increases
~ 4 meeting held Yesterday afternoon III
thc auditorium of the High School They
are hNing under unusual conditions, such
Is should warrant an extraordinary ap-
ptuluiption Most uf them have been
~ ihr boards employ for many years.
The, decided substantial increases should
hc nla.c al along the line from the lowest
pald Ga the mrhcst-paid teachers They
must support themselves - months in
a1csl While thclr salaries are paid IN ~
month";, mstallmcnts Somc have 90
hn occupations ~ the summer months
~ visit relatives
Ms ~aulvorth SAID tho teachers did
not forget the ia,t that salaries hud been
mpttrall, tu,r,.-Cd ~ rccCut wears, but
tho tuCrras, W,r, made after q lapse
Z" ~ vCars ~l,r was sorry To sc Tn"
unrest w tho tea hing profession Many
Teachers arr taking night COURSES ~ hook
lcepinu pnd strnoVraphy because ot the
muh piailc- ulid lur otilrc Uolh Icach-
trs cauuut ~, hoatd ou unn'muni
-1lar, ui 500 Tho purchasing p"Wcr "l
= dollar has decreased t. - cents Nsking
5000 Tor a minimum ~alarv would hc
asking TOR q ycry moderate amount
salaries now averaging SNN ehnuld I've
increased Increasing tho salaries ot High
~chool tCarhct- ~ 81 'm would not
mako ANYTHING ornamental nor would
Increasing the SALARIES ol heads n d"-
partmcnts - 81 5p Il any dignity IS
attached - tho position of principal thCrc
bpul ho sufficient salat, - matc II
diHmhcd The t,,,lcr requests were
,.Nser,hnrl, rpoi,-t some -,houl build
ing- and equipment ~, dl~Erac" She
WIS pleased - hear bindorGar'cn chars
arr ~ hc pru,ided without holding
hakc Tho c,tl7,nS arr not taking proper
carc ~ the -,hnol- They arc robblng
thou ,hildrcn =, not GIVING thom what
hcionl- 10 thsu She WIS ready to do
vhatev,r -hc could - Er,c the matter
a bt,-t
Ni~- ~,vlu -.ldthc uto,l States Labor
lhtcau ha- c-tthh~h,d IN exchange IN
Z m,4r, and ru,lt,- communication by
:, ou,u who want to better thor coudI-
uan lh, invitation Is nationwide AMI
VIII tttrrt Wilmington teachers IS well
* cthri-
~ cooper ,otd from the School hour
nal IN artlclc referring - Illinois schools
,ud lie ,la.-r ratlnn ~ teachers salaries
- au equitable baSl- llc said The pro
i,-sat,t -lc ~ Wilmington schools Is
quai "a that ot any city oi the Same size
ls thu ul,cl States The teachers had
been loVal HAVING gwen tlno and talents
and now thcN are giving then money to
keep the SCHOOLS where they are The
board soon would submit to CITY Council
\ teachers budget FOR tho next scholastic
,,ar II teachers salaries were not IN
.roa al the boari would be put u a pre-
ib.auAlt
proposed budget was discussed, hut
action thereon was deferred until the
lcNt meeting
superintendent Scott SAID adopting the
,udgct would he the best answer to
d. teachers
President Miller SAID some salaries
~ miserable pittanccs Ilc assured the
teachers that tho board IS sympathetic
ind do,ircs to benefit them
~ Cooper s,'d the teachers could not
,ngapo IN ANYTHING better than going
,n Street CORNERS and advocating the
udrt
Ih, tca,hors thanked the board foy
Is courtesy. aud tho board thanked the
caehcrs for ably presenting their ease.
ROUTINE BUSINESS.
/, ua~ decided to close tho schools on
,oni IudaN. a State holiday and tho
hrd week IN Aprll was SET for the spring
vacation
The board rccou~,dcred tho vote by
, hlch il had adopted a resolution asking
,mhoritv from the Legislature 10 issue
,ond~ M 10 = O00.00o Tor the erection of
,rrmauent schooihousea and killed the
pSointlon
Secretary Guthrie was instructed to
cquest CITY Solicitor Bavard TO pre-
,are a bill authorizing the board To bor-
0w 500 0Ou on short notes for emer-
.onc, school buildings Mr. Guthrie
lso was instructed ~ deliver to Cover
,ar Townsend and the presiding officers
j the Senate and flouse at Dover today !
nttcrs asking that the bills sent by the |
,oard I've givon attention as war urgency |
matters
The cltv ~ l-urcr reported tho fol- I
owing bank balances ia the credit of |
he board Current fund, s97 l6e "a. /
rrci Al fund s7S.525 y /
IaAfOliS - ibiibNS VIII isiN~cA- cdtu- !
rs. S7.73S07, officers and lanitors, /
> .95S 50.
CITY Solicitor Bayard reported that I
hc Workmcn : Compensation act does not /
pply 10 employees oi thc board
Tho board dccldcd 10 pay S5S, the bal /
uc, ot county tax on Pulaski Hall |
nder protest and ASK the Levy Court |
8 refund that amount Having become I
.hool rrnpcrt, tho hall is exempt from .
lvation
~ Bauion reported that 81 school /
hldrcn, oi whom 81 arc Negroes. re- |
alvc treatment at the dispcnsary OF the /
delaware state tuberculosis Commits /
pu That body Was authorized TO |
-tabIi,h an opcn-wnduw school on the /
90 iluur of No - School
Proposed sanitary Improvement Of No. |
4 school Was referred to = committee |
Action Was deferred on q proposal TO |
ut cement pavement and coping in the /
par oi the High School and cement pave /
lcnt between the old and new build /
ngs al cost 81 S56S60
MADE BIG PROFIT.